Australia All Out For 288

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 26, 1 February 1937, Page 7

Australia All Out For 288

England Two for 174 VERITY AS OPENING BATSMAN United Press Association-*-!** Electric Telegrraoh.—Copyright. Received Sunday, 7 p.m. ADELAIDE, Jan. 31. The weather conditions were again perfect for the resumption of play in tho fourth Tost. There are still hundreds of runs in the wicket but they were not for Australia in the first innings. Chipperfield was the only player left this morning with any batting ability. Ho attempted to keep the tail-ender* away from the strike but failed, the last three wickets adding only 21. The Australian total of 28S was not in keeping with tho perfect w'icket and they should have had a much larger score on the board at the fall of the last wicket. The innings lasted 355 minutes.

Voce was not fielding for the English side this morning. He is receiving medical treatment for neuritis and will be fit to play on Monday. Chipperfield gave a fine display. He was not out and was at the wickets for 103 minutes, hitting four fours. Allen cau: cd surprise by opening with Verity and Barnett. Verity emulated tho feat of Rhodes. He was last man in the 1908 series and opened with Hobbs in 1912, both Yorkshire lefthanders.

Both openers should have been out early. Barnett gave the easiest of caught-and-bowled chances to McCormick. The ball struck the fast man on the finger, necessitating attention in the dressing room. Verity gave a run-out chance. He was yards out of his crease but O’Reilly did not field the ball cleanly. Barnett was then 13 and Verity nine. Verity was not the least impressive and more through good luck than good management stayed in.

At 101 minutes the opening partnership had yielded 53, the best for England in the Tests this season.

A bright spot came when Bradman set an obvious trap and Verity walked in with his eyes open. With a leg trap O’Reilly sent down an inviting long hop and Verity swung it into Bradman’s hand A Hammond had a life when at three. He snicked a ball from Fleetwood* Smith to Chipperfeld in the slips. Ths ond of Hammond’s innings came whet) he attempted to sweep a short rising ball from O’Reilly and McCormick took a good catch. Scoring at times was very slow. At one period Verity and Barnett took 22 minutes to add three.

The fielding of the Australians was slovenly at times, Bradman and Fingle ton being noticeable exceptions. The total reached 50 in 79 minutes and the century took 152 minutes, while Barnet reached his fifty in 108 minutes. One shot was a beautiful pull for six to square leg off Fleetwood-Smith. Leyland survived an appeal for leg before off Chipperfield when 14. An amusing interlude came an hour before stumps. Seven seagulls attempted to settle on the ground and play was held up while the players waved their arms and threw their caps. Ultimately they drove the birds away but their coming may be the forerunner of rain. The clouds thickened as tho afternoon wore on and rain is probable during the week-end. If so England may not be in a good position cn the resumption of play with tho last use of the wicket. They need at least 500 on the board to give them a bright chance. The score reached 150 in 215 minutes. Then England was only two wickets down and in a good position. The attendance was 35,000 and the takings approximately £3706. Scores:—

Fender, in a broadcast on tho cricket Test, said: "I am not prepared to prophesy the result. I think England needs at least 400 before I feel comfortable."

ALLEN’S SUCCESSFUL TACTICS

Received Sunday, 9.30 p.m. ADELAIDE, Jan. 31. C. G. Macartney comments: "At the end of play England occupied a strong position mainly due to dogged batting against accurate bowling and first rate fielding. McCormick’s blunder changed

the complexion of the game and it is fortunate that Barnett is still unconquered. "It was a triumph for Allen and his men to dismiss such a fine array of batsmen as Australia possessed for such a moderate total. Fames was a real menace to Australia. No other bowler on the English side compared with him. "Allen’s object in opening with Verity instead of Wyatt was to keep the latter away from the new ball and it would be too risky to open with Hammond. Verity acted as a good foil for Barnett, thus tho policy of opening with a mixture of defence and aggres aion as represented by Verity and Barnett proved most successful. "Hammond wo.s not in hie usual good form and lost his wicket playing one of those round-the-corncr legside strokes when a fullblooded pull would have been safer.

"Barnett was always sound in de fence and made some powerful drives but found it difficult to penetrate the well-placed field. Nor could he afford to take liberties with the bowling. " Leyland played more aggressively •than any of the others. FleetwoodSmith beat Barnett badly twice. He appeared to bowl just as well as O’Roilly without O’Reilly’s luck. McCormick bowled well with considerable pace at the start but faded appreciably,"

AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Chipperfield, not out 57 O ’Reilly, c Leyland, b Allen .. 7 McCormick, c Ames, b Hammond .. 4 Fleetwood-Smith, b Fames .. .. 1 Fall of the wickets: Eight for 271, nine for 2S3. Bowling Analysis. 0. M. R. w. Voce J2 0 40 0 Allen .. .10 o 60 2 Fames 20.6 1 71 3 Hammond ........ 6 0 30 2 Verity 16 i 47 0 Robins 7 1 2G i ENGLAND. First Innings. Verity, c Bradman, b O'Reilly 10 Barnett, not out 92 Hammond, c McCormick, b O'Reilly 20 Leyland. not out 35 Total for two wickets .... 174 Fall of the wickets: One for 53, two for 108. Bowling Analysis. 0. M. R. W. McCormick 12 1 30 0 McCabe 7 2 13 0 Fleetwood-Smitli .. 21 4 65 0 O'Reilly ........ 14 5 18 2 Chipperfield ...... 6 1 17 0 Gregory 3 0 14 0