BITTER CRICKET PILL

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 543, 21 December 1928, Page 9

BITTER CRICKET PILL

AUSTRALIAN JOURNALS CHEW TEST OVER BOWLERS IN CONTROL (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) Reed. 12.55 a.m. SYDNEY, To-day. “Australia viewed the English accomplishments against the States without misgiving,* says the Sydney “Morning Herald,” commenting on the test match. “The latter show’ed excellent form, and the man in the street reckoned that the pick of Australia anyway would hold their own. Then came the debacle of the first test, which left us stunned and bewildered. If that was the best our men could do, the rubber was already decided, and the ashes were England’s again. “Australia, however, recovered her poise. She remembered that all men had weak moments, and hoped that the second test would redeem the position. That hope was dashed, however. Australia made a dramatic recovery in the second innings, but the English bowlers again mastered the position. “The non-inclusion of a fast bowler in the Australian side is condemned in many quarters. This department shduld be strengthened. A test team without a fast bowler is analogous to Hamlet minus the prince. “There are still thre matches to play. We have not abandoned hope despite these initial reverses.” The “Telegraph” says those who hoped the Australians would make the Englishmen fight for victory were disappointed; but the batting of the home side was of sufficient quality to give added zest to future contests.”

The “Telegraph” states that Oxenham, the Queensland all-rounder, has been requested to go to Melbourne.

TAIL WAGS WEAKLY BRITAIN WINS BY EIGHT WICKETS DUCKWORTH UNPOPULAR SYDNEY, Thursday. Duckworth, who was unpopular with the crowd through the Kippax incident, again incurred disfavour through an appeal, and was ridiculed by the crowd. Tate was easily the most successful bowler, although Geary took two wickets cheaply to-day. The last wicket fell 10 minutes prior to luncheon, but the English captain decided to take the usual interval. He said: “We must play to the #~ules. Anything might happen, such as a snowstorm or an earthquake.” England gained a decisive and welldeserved victory by eight wickets. The main lesson of the match was that Larwood and Tate are not so much to be feared as was previously thought. The attendance was 6,900, and the receipts £568. The aggregate attendance for the match was 169,537, and the gate receipts £17,128. The details of the are as follow: — ENGLAND First innings 636 Second Innings GEARY, b Hendry 8 TATE, c sub., b Hendry 4 DUCKWORTH, not out 2 WHITE, not out 2 Extras 0 Two wickets for . . 16 Bowling: Hendry, 2-4; Nothling, 0-12* AUSTRALIA First innings .. 253 Second Innings RICHARDSON, c Hendren, b Tate . . 0 WOODFULL, run out 11l HENDRY, lbw, b Tate 112 KIPPAX, lbw, b Tate 10 RYDER, c Chapman, b Larwood . . 79 NOTHLING, run out 44 OLDFIELD, lbw, b Tate 0 GRIMMETT, c Chapman, b Geary.. 18 BLACKIE, not out 11 IRONMONGER, b Geary 0 PONSFORD, absent . . 0 Extras 12 Total 39 7 Bowling: Larwood, 1-105; Tate, 4-99; White, 0-83 ; Ge»ry. 2-55 ; Hammond, 0-43. MATCH AT NEWCASTLE SYDNEY, Thursday. The following members of the English team will go to Newcastle by an early train to-morrow to play the Newcastle and Hunter River District team: Chapman, White, Ames, Duckworth, Tate, Geary, Leyland, Freeman, Mead, Larwood, Tyldesley, Hendren. The 12th man has not yet been selected.