WITH 349 TO MAKE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 582, 7 February 1929, Page 15

WITH 349 TO MAKE

AUSTRALIA BATS AGAIN

JARDINE AND HAMMOND GREAT PARTNERSHIP ENDED (United I*.A.-—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australiati and N.Z. Press Association) ADELAIDE, Wednesday. The fourth test cricket match, England v. Australia, was continued to-day at the Adelaide Oval, in hot, oppressive weather, the temperature being nearly 100 degrees. The wicket was still wearing- well and playing- perfectly. The slow batting of the Englishmen yesterday apparently affected the attendance today, for only 2,000 spectators were present when play was resumed. Nor did it improve much as the day passed. When stumps were drawn yesterday, AListralia had made 369 runs in its first innings, against England's total of 334, and the visitors had lost two wickets for 206 in their second venture. Hammond (105) and Jardine (73) were the not-out men. The former increased liis score to 177 before he was dismissed, and Jardine made 98. The innings closed for 383, leaving Australia the task of scoring 349 to win. For the first two hours the batting of Hammond and his partner was tedious to watch. In the 90 minutes’ play before luncheon only 55 runs were added, of which Jardine made 17. He was painfully slow’, and was barracked by the onlookers who cheered ironically at every run he made, and groaned when he stonew r alled. ANOTHER RECORD ECLIPSED The partnership was a wonderful cne, however, and it gave England a great chance of victory. Hammond and Jardine eclipsed the previous test match record of 210 for the third wicket, which was made by Ward and

Brown for England in Melbourne in the nineties. The former pair added 262 in 3t7 minutes. Jardine was dismissed by a good' catch by Woodfull off Oxenham. He had batted 347 minutes for his 98, and had hit 1.0 fours. After the departure of Jardine a rapid change came over the game. Hammonc, who had reached his 150 after batting six hours, an average of 25 runs an hour, saw four batsmen dismissed in 35 minutes, whereas he and Jardine had stayed at the crease for a time equal to more than one day’s play. Hendren, Chapman and Larwood lost their wickets in rapid succession, and England had six wickets down for 302. This was only 267 ahead of Australia. Hammond was finally disposed of just before tea. He fell to a simple catch. He had batted 440 minutes and hit 17 fours. He received a wonderful ovation on returning to the pavilion, as his test match performances had stamped him as one of the leading batsmen of the world. Geary was out soon after tea. Then Tate began to hit out. while White played defensive cricket, intent only upon keeping his wicket intact. Tate l it the first six of the match off Grimme.t. He continued to bat m_a breezy fashion. His 47 was made in 50 minutes and included five fours and the six. It was the brightest patch in the match. Tate provided Oxenham with his third wicket. That bowler also dismissed Duckworth and finished with the best average. Three of his victims were out leg-before. Thirty-five minutes were left for play when "Woodfull and Jackson opened Australia's second innings. They batted carefully, and when stumps were drawn the score was 24. Details: —•

ENGLAND First Innings HOBBS, c Ryder, b Hendry 74 SUTCLIFFE, st Old field, b Grimmett 04 J A RHINE, lb w, b Grimmett 1 CHAPMAN,’ c A’Beckett. h Ryder . DUCKWORTH, c Ryder, b Grimmet LARWOOD, by Hendry 5 3 white' o Ryder, b Grimmett .. . Extx as Bowling.—A’Beckett, 0-44; He_ 2-43; Blackie, 1-57; Grimmett, a Oxenharn, 0-51; Ryder, 1-20. The scores at the fall of the wi were; 1/143, 2/143, 3/149, 4/229, 6/263, 7/278, S/308, 9/312. Second Innings HOBBS, c Oldfield, b*Hendry .. . . . SUTCLIFFE, c Oldfield, b A’Becket HAMMOND, c and b Ryder .. .. . JARDINB, c: Woodfull, b Oxenharn . HENDEEN, c Bradman, b Blackie . CHAPMAN, c Woodfull, b Blackie . LARWOOD, Ibw, b Oxenharn .. . 0 334 idry-, -102; -kets /246, 1 t 17 177 SS 11 0 5 6 47 4 DUCKWORTH, Ibw, b Oxenharn . 16 Bowling.—A Beckett, 1-41, Hendry, 1-56; Blackie. 2-70; Grimmett. 1-117> Oxenharn, 1-67; Ryder, 1-1-U Rippax, 0-3. The scores at the fall of the wickets were: 1/1, 2/21, 3/2S3, 4/296, 5/297, 6/o02. 7/327,' 8, 337, 9/3S1. AUSTRALIA First Innings WOODFULL, c Duckworth, b Tate 1 TACKSC'N, lhw, b White HENDRV, c Duckworth, b Larwood 2 KIPP AX, b White gi RYDER. Ibw, b White • • • • •• •* BRADMAN, e Larwood, b Tate .... 4 fi A’BECKETT, b White • • • „• - •' OXENHAM, c Chapman, b White .. GRIMMETT, h Tate , White? 11 f-130^ al Ge O a°ry, /iam/ond', °*The scores at the tall o£ the pickets we „r 1,1 2/6, 3/19, 4/145, 5/22i, 6/287, 7/523; S/336, 9/365. Second Innings WOODFULL. not out ‘ JACKSON, not out 1