Needs 742 to Win

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 529, 5 December 1928, Page 15

Needs 742 to Win

AUSTRALIA UP AGAINST IT One Wicket Down for 17

ENGLAND DECLARES. 342 FOR EIGHT WITH two alien short and 742 runs needed for a win, Australia is in a hopeless position. One wicket (Ponsford’s) has been lost for 17. England declared its second innings closed yesterday with eight wickets down for 342. ' ' -

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BRISBANE, Tuesday.

| The first test cricket match England | v. Australia was continued to-day at | Brisbane. The weather was sultry, j The wicket was easy and the outJ field fast. The attendance numbered j 6,000. J Neither Gregory nor Kelleway could ; play. The former will probably have ' to retire permanently from cricket as j he lias injured the cartilage of one legj Kelleway is not likely to play again I in this match as he is confined to bed. I The receipts for the first three days I totalled £5,116, and the attendances 59,967. When stumps were drawn yesterday Australia had been dismissed in their first innings for 122 runs, compared with England’s first innings total of 521. and the visitors had lost two wickets in their second venture for 103. The Englishmen to-day carried their score to 342 for eight wickets and declared. The Australians were thus faced with the task of making 742 runs to win. At the close of the day they had lost one wicket in their second innings for 17. MEAD MONOTONOUS When play was resumed this mornj ing Mead (40) and Hammond (19), England’s not out men, continued batting. The cricket was quiet and remained so until the luncheon interval. There was no striking performance, except that Ironmonger was bowling consistently. He sent down 35 overs, which included 16 maidens. Mead robbed the game of interest by giving a monotonous display. He took ICI minutes to make 50. His shuffling style and macliine-like movements evoked satirical comments from the spectators, who continually boiYibarded him with a running fire of banter. Hammond was caught at mid-off easily. His 2S had taken 70 minutes to compile. SLOW SCORING The fielding of the Australians was much improved, but the bowlers were overworked in Gregory’s absence. There were heated discussions among the onlookers about England going in instead of letting Australia follow-on. also about the slow scoring tactics of the visitors. Mead’s first 60 included 30 singles. Jardine was little better. There was much cheering when Mead, who had been in 112 minutes, was dismissed. A wag in the crowd shouted: “His sun bath is finished.” When Mead had made 65 he skied a no-ball from Ironmonger and Thompson caught it. Mead, believing he was out, walked toward the stand, but was recalled. England’s first 150 took three and ahalf hours to make. Ryder, at longoff. missed an easy from Hammond off Grimmetfs bowling when that bats mad had made 10. PLAY BRIGHTENS UP Hendren jumped out to the bowling and infused life into the batting from the start. Bradman missed an easy catch from Hendren at long-on when the batsman had made seven. Grimmett was bowling at the time. Hendren hit one from Grimmett into the j stand and a woman was slightly injured, but walked away with an atten- ! dant. Thi; six brought the batsman’s j score to it*. , The 200 took 25S minutes to make. Jardine brought it up with a four to leg off Hendry. Hendren hit one from Ryder on to the roof of the stand. Then Ponsford caught him off a high hit ball. Chapman, like Hendren. jumped ouit and hit fours in all directions. Bradman ran 50 yards at long-off for a catch from Chapman. He just touched the ball with his fingers. Chapman was cleverly stumped arter his previous narrow escape. His 27 had taken only IS minutes to make. Bradman at long-on caught Tate easily after some lively batting. AUSTRALIA’S BAD START Jardine made his 50 in 16S minutes. Larwood batted forcibly until he was caught by Ponsford right at the fence at long-on. His 37 had taken 32 minutes to make. Jardine carried his bat for 65, made ■

in 18S minutes. The last part of his innings was the most attractive. The innings was declared closed for 342 at 4.40 p.m. Ponsford and Woodfull opened Australia’s second innings. Ponsford made a fine stroke for four but shortly afterwards he tipped one to Duckworth, who was standing well back behind the wickets. The umpires decided that the light was imperfect at 5.10 p.m., and play was suspended. Three-fourths of the spectators left and stumps Were drawn at 5.40 p.m. Details of the scores are: ENGLAND. First Innings. HOBBS, run out 49 SUTCLIFFE, c Ponsford, b Gregory 38 MEAD, lbw, b Grimmett 8 HAMMOND, e Woodfull, b Gregory 44 JARDINE, c Woodfull, b Ironmonger 35 HENQREN, c Ponsford b Ironmonger 169 CHAPMAN,, c Kelleway, b Gregory f>o TATE, c Ryder, b Grimmett 26 IA R WOOD, lbw, b Hendry 70 WHITE, lbw. b Grimmett 14 DUCKWORTH, not oat 5 Extras 13 Total 521 BOWLING O. Jf. It. w. Gregory .. 41 2 142 3 Kelleway 34 9 77 0 Grimmett 40 2 167 3 Ironmonger 44.3 IS 79 2 Hendry 10 1 20 1 Ryder 6 2 23 0 The scores at the fall of the wickets were: 1/85, 2/95, 3/108, 4/161. 5/ (not stated). 6/293, 7/319. 8/443, 9/495. Second Innings. HOBBS, lbw, b Grimmett 11 SUTCLIFFE, c Oxenham, b Ironmonger 32 MEAD, lbw, b Grimmett 72 HAMMOND, c Thompson, b Ironmonger 28 JARDINE, not out 65 HENDREN, c-Ponsford, b Grimmett 45 CHAPMAN, e Oldfield, b Grimmett 27 TATE, c Bradman, b Grimmett .. 20 LARWOOD, c Ponsford, b Grimmett 37 Extras 5 Eight wickets (declared) for .. 342 BOWLING O. M. R. W. Hendry 27 6 79 0 Grimmett 44.1 S 131 6 Ironmonger 50 20 85 2 Ryder 40 3 42 0 The scores at the fall of the wickets were: 1/25. 2/65, 3/117, 4/165, 5/228, 6/263, 7/280, S/342. AUSTRALIA First Innings. PONSFORD, b Larwood 2 WOODFULL, c Chapman b Larvfood 0 KIPPAX, e and b Tate 16 HENDRY, lbw, b Larwood .. 20 KELLEWAY. h Larwood .. .. .. .. 8 RYDER, c Jardine, b Larwood .. .. 33 BRADMAN, lbw, b Tate 18 OLDFIELD, lbw, b Tate .. ’ 2 GRIMMETT. not out 7 IRONMONGER, b Larwood 4 GREGORY', absent 0 Extras 2 Total 122 BOWLING O. M. R. W. .. .. 14.4 4 32 ft t Tate 21 6 50 Si Hammond .... 15 0 38 0 1 The scores at the fall of the last j wickets were: 5/71, 6/101, 7/10S, 8/116, > 9/122. Second Innings PONSFORD. c Duckworth, b Larwood 6 i WOODFULL, not out 4 j KIPPAX. not out .. . „ / 6 Extra 1 Total for one wicket 17 BOWLING. O. M. R. W. I.a r wood 3 0 13 1 Tate 2 1 3 0 The score at the fall of the first wicket was six. Mead's movements which annoyed the crowd have been the subject of comment in England. After each stroke he turns a complete circle, lifts the peak of his cap. and after raising his bat. settles down for the next stroke. This procedure is adopted with clockwork-like regularity after each stroke.

CHILD’S DEATH FROM BURNS

Rhoda Mary Louisa Dunstan. aged six years, died in the Christchurch Hospital yesterday as the result of burns through her night clothes catching fire. —P.A.