Losers Got Tail Down, Papers Say of Test

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 530, 6 December 1928, Page 9

Losers Got Tail Down, Papers Say of Test

DISASTROUS INNINGS ! “A SHOCKING SUBMISSION'” \ (Australian cud X.Z. Press A >nxn.Yfio*. > ! Reed. 11.10 am. SYDNEY. To-day. Commenting on the cricket test, the , "Herald” says Australia had the worst ! of the luck, but this was no excuse for ! the failure. . “It seems that Australia got its tail I down. Not the least remarkable fea- , ture is the recovered standard of English bowling. The English fielding and team work are unsurpassed. Every critic was wrong in the surmise that the English team has a tail. It has none. i “Gregory’s injury is a calamity to l Australia. The Australian second innings. although a forlorn hope, was a | shocking submission to the English--1 men’s dominance.” The “Telegraph” says England’s victory' was too decisive to allow of excuse. The luck was on the side of the visitors, but their superiority was bey'ond all cavil. However, the margin of difference between English and Australian cricket is nothing like what the Brisbane scores suggest, and | the destination of the laurels has still I to be decided.” Another message sa3 r s: The result of the match has amazed cricket- ! lovers all over Australia. Very keen : disappointment is expressed. The newspapers described it as a test of horror and an Australian debacle. They demand radical alteration in future Australian teams.

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ENGLAND WINS BY 675 BRISBANE. Wednesday. The first test cricket match, England v. Australia, ended to-day in a victory for the visitors by 675 rims. There was a poor attendance. The weather was cloudy and warm. The wicket was rather sluggish after rain and there were some bad patches. The outfield was rather slow. When stumps were drawn yesterday the Australians, facing the task of making 742 runs to win, had lost one wicket for 17 in their second innings. Woodfull (4) and Kippax (6), the not out men, resumed batting. Larwood’s deliveries were bumping, sometimes shoulder high. The game generally was uninteresting as the result was a foregone conclusion. Following upon a weak attempt by Kippax to lift one from Larwood after 16 minutes’ play, he was easily caught. Then the bowling, combined with the state of the wicket, brought about a second and sudden collapse. White bowled with a twisty flight and a length and pace ideal for inferior wickets. Hendry, Ryder and Bradman all gave easy catches and the batting was scratchy. Fifty runs took 60 minutes to make. The remainder of the wickets fell without anything like a stand and the game was lifeless. It finished at 1 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, c Woodfull, b Gregory 44 JARDINE, c Woodfull. b Ironmonger. 35 HENDREN, c Ponsford b Ironmonger 169 CHAPMAN,, c Kelleway, b Gregory 50 TATE, c Ryder, b Grimmett 26 LARWOOD, lbw. b Hendry 70 WHITE, lbw. b Grimmett 14 DUCKWORTH, not out 5 Extras - .. • • •• »« 13 Total 521 BOWLING | I I I ! * ! i ; I I t

Ryder o u The scores at the fall of the wickets were: 1/85, 2/95. 3/108. 4/161. 5/ (not stated). 6/291. 7/319. 8/443. 9/495. Second Innings. HOBBS, Ibw, b Grimmett 11 SUTCLIFFE, c Oxenham, b Ironmonger 22 MEAD, lbw, b Gri.nmett 72 HAMMOND, c Thompson, b Ironmonger 28 JARDINE, not out *>■' HENDREN, c Ponsford, b Grimmett 4.> CHAPMAN, c Oldfield, b Grimmett 27 TATE, c Bradman, b Grimmett . . 20 LARWOOD, c Ponsforl, b Grimmett 37 Extras 5 Eight wickets (declared) for .. 342 BOWLING

were: 1/25. 2/65, 3/117. 4/165, 5/228, 6/263, 7/285, 8/342. AUSTRALIA First Innings. PONSFORD, b Larwood 2 WOODFULL, c Chapman, b Larwood u KIPPAX, c and b Tate 16 HENDRY, lbw, b Larwood 3‘* KELLEWAY. b Larwood 8 RYDER, c Jardine, b Larwood .... 23 BRADMAN, lbw, b Tato 18 OLDFIELD, lbw, b Tate 2 GRIMMETT, not out 7 IRONMONGER, b Larwood 4 GREGORY, absent J Extras - Total 1--

9/122. Second Innings PONSFORD, c Duckworth, b LarWOODFULL, not out 30 KIPPAX, c and b Larwood 13 HENDRY, c Larwood, b White .... 6 RYDER, c Larwood, b Tate 1 BRADMAN, c Chapman, b White .. 1 OLDFIELD, c Larwood, b Tate .... '» GRIMMETT, c Chapman, b White 1 IRONMONGER, c Chapman, b White 0 GREGORY, absent 0 KELLEWAY, absent ° Extras .. .. .. .. I Total 66 BOWLING 4 O. M. R W.

O. M. R. W . .. 41 2 142 3 KellewrfV . .. 34 Grimmett Ironmonger .. . 2 . .. 6 2 23 0

o. M. R. W. Hendry .. . 27 6 79 0 Grimmett .. 8 131 Ironmonger 20 85 2 Ryder .. . 3 42 The scores at the fall of the c-kets

BOWLING o. M. R. w. Larwood . .. 144 4 32 6 Tate .. . ... 21 6 50 3 .. .. 15. The scores at the fall of the lay t tickets were: : 5/71, 6/101. 7/108, 8 116,

La rwood 0 3«» 2 Tate White 2 7 4 Hammond 0 2 0 The scores at the fall of the wickets Wfre:—1/6, 2/33, 7/66, 8/66. 3/46, 4/47 , 5/49, 6/62,