Australia Victorious

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 7

Australia Victorious

Fleetwood-Smith’s Great Bowling

CROWD DELIRIOUS WHEN HAMMOND GOES. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Thursday, 11.0 p.m. ADELAIDE, Feb. 4. England’s hopes of snatching victory faded, rapidly by a spell of inspired bowling by Fleotwood-Smith. England pinned their faith on Hammond and Leyland who resumed in perfect weather. There was a dramatic moment in the game when Hammond played forward to a wrongun from Fleetwood-Smith, missed with the bat and the ball took his off stump. The crowd made enough noise for three times their number as the English crack walked away from the wicket. Hammond is Australia’s public enemy number one and his dismissal was like the sun shining through a cloudbank. Wyatt and Leyland played quietly and 150 came up in 179 minutes, but Fleetwood-Smith set Australia definitely in for victory when he dismissed Leyland and Ames with successive balls. Allen stayed with Wyatt until lunch, both having good luck in surviving while Fleetwood-Smith was proving & menace bowling into the breeze. O’Reilly was also keeping tho batsmen quiet. Bradman used only two bowlers bo well did they perform. England were facing an almost impossible task at lunch with six down for 221 and stil needed 170 to win. A batting collapse came immediately, four wickets falling for an insignificant addition and Australia won by 148 runs, leaving tho rubber to be decidod in the fifth Test at Aleibourne. England made a game light in the second innings but could not cope with the dexterity of the spin bowlers. Except for the new ball period after lunch Fleetwood-Smith and O’Reilly bowled practically unchanged throuehout the day’s sessions. AUSTRALIA. First innings 288 Second innings .. .. 433 ENGLAND. First innings 330 Second Innings. Verity, b Fleetwood-Smith 17 Barnett, c Chipperfield, b Fleet-wood-Sinith 21 Hammond, b Fleetwood-Smith .... 39 Leyland, c Chipperfield, b Fleet-wood-Smith 32 Wyatt, c Oldfield, b McUubo .... 50 Ames, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith .. 0 Allen, c Gregory, b McCormick .. 1) Robins, b McCormick 4 Voce, b Fleetwood-Smith 1 Fames, not out 7 Extras .. .. 20 Total 243

McCormick bowled six no balls. Fall of wickets: 1 for 4.5, 2 for 50, 2 for 120, 4 for 149, 5 for 190, 6 for 190, 7 for 225, 8 for 231, 9 for 235. The innings lasted 294 minutes.

Bowling Analysis. (). M. R. W. McCormick .. 13 1 43 2 McCabe .... 5 0 15 1 Fleetwood-Smith 33 1 110 0 O’Reilly .. ..26 8 55 1