SATURDAY'S PLAY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 431, 16 January 1933, Page 5

SATURDAY'S PLAY

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k ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 341 RUNS AUSTRALIA STARTS BADLY

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Adelaide, Saturday. The wicket was again easy for the continuation of the third test match and there was an attendance estimated at 50,000. The Englishmen's overnight score was 236 runs for seven wickets, the not out batsmen heing iPaynter (25) and Verity (5). After an hour's hatting Verity and Paynter had put on 64 runs. The sound batting by Verity and Paynter was the surprise of the morning's p'lay. Verity went along quietly, but Paynter ,the Lancashire left-hander, occasionally got in sparkling forcing shots. Woodfull kept changing his bowling, but the/ runs continued to come, and the English hopes were gradually rising. The third century went up amid applause. It was a great recovery eonsidering the tquick dismissal of the leading English batsmen. At lunch the partnership was unbroken and the Englishmen had seven wickets down for 315 runs. Scoring Slackens After the lunch adjournment the batsmen were cautious, and the scoring was very slow. The partnership was hroken at 326 when Paynter lifted a hall and was well taken hy Fingleton. They had put on 96 runs. Voce was the next man. Verity added another six runs before he sent one up to Richardson,- who held it. It was another wicket for Wall, whose average was still holding good. With eight runs to his credit Voce was clean bowled hy Wall, and the innings closed, with Larwood, not out, 3. In had lasted for 437 minutes, the last wicket falling at/ 3.10 p.m. Australia Open The opening batsmen for Australia were Woodfull and Fingleton, and the start was disastrous, heing even more sensational than the misfortune which befel the opening English batsmen. The first wicket was lost after one run had been added. Fingleton being caught hy Ames off Allen at short stop. Bradman ,the next man in, was greeted with vociferous applause, but his stay was short. After knocking up eight runs he landed one from Larwood into the waiting hands of Allen. The early dismissal of Australia's idol was a tremendous blow to the now excited spectators. Larwood, the Notts express, was bowling with tremendous pace, but Woodfull, who was playing with the greatest caution, with the idea of digging himself in, had 10 runs on at the fall of Bradman's wicket, when the tally for the side was 18. The new batsman was MeCabe. The bowling attack was sustained by Larwood, Allen, Voce and Hammond. McCabe failed to stop the rot, Woodful (15) alone being able to keep his wicket. Just before the tea adjournment McCabe was caught by the English captain, off Larwood, and the third wicket went with the total at 34. Woodfull was stodgy and feeling the effects of Larwood's knock. There was a'double change of bowling, Voce and Verity were in p'lay when iPonsford nearly added to the devastation being missed by Hammond off Larwood, the hall being in Hammond's hands. Woodfull went back to the pavilion, Allen taking his midde stump with a dazzling delivery to which Woodfull played back. Australia's position was really precarious. Richardson, however, heartened the disappointed crowd by first scoring a shot at mid off for three from Allen. Ponsford now got husy after a ball from Larwood had struck his back when he attempted to dodge it. He rlvnvp Veritv oowerfullv for a four,

followed hy a square cut off Larwood for four, and later cut another four on the on side from the same bowler. Larwood at one stage in the afternoon was bowling with only three men on the off side, cover, fine slip and deep third man. Richardson and Ponsford provided a dogged partnership, 42 runs coming quickly when they were badly needed. Richardson late cut Allen crisply to the off, bringing up the century for Australia. The pair remained in the ascendancy until stumps. Ponsford's play was a convincing argument against the critics and demonstrated forcibly that English shock tactics cannot be trifled with, the field being too sure and too well placed for risks in hitting. The dismissals of Bradman and McCabe were tragedies. Australia is now 232 behind England's first innings' score. The attendance was 50,962 and the takings £5410, a South Australian reeord. Detailed scores: — ENGLAND — First Innings Jardine, b Wall 3 Sutcliffe, c Wall, b O'Reilly 9 Hammond, c Oldfield, b Wall 2 Ames, b Ironmonger 3 Leyland, b O'Reilly 83 Wyatt, c Richardson b Grimmett 78 Paynter, c Fingleton, b Wall 77 Allen, lbw, b Grimmett 15 Verity, c Richardson, b Wall 45 Voce, b Wall 3 Larwood, not out 3

Extras I5 Total 341 Bowling: Wall five for 72; O'Reilly two for 82; Grimmett two for 94, Ironmonger, one for 50; McCabe none for 28. AUSTRALIA First Innings Woodfull, h Allen 22 Fingleton, c Ames, b Allen 0 Bradman, c Allen, b Larwood 8 McCabe, c Jardine, h Larwood 8 Ponsford, not out 45 Richardson, not out 21 Extras 5 Total for four wickets 109