Two Wickets For 404

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1011, 30 June 1930, Page 9

Two Wickets For 404

AUSTRALIA’S HEAVY SCORING

England Out For 420

SPLENDID BATTING IN SECOND TEST DATTIXO on tire second day of tlie second Test against U England, the Australian cricket eleven has scored 404 tor the loss of fivo wickets, as a reply to England’s first innings total of 42.>. Woodfull and Bradman (not out) hatted brightly , each compiling 155 runs. 'llie match is likely to be drawn. Critics expand in praising Bradman’s performance.

L nited I*.A.—Bij Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, Saturday. When the cricket test was resumed at Lord s today there was an attendance of 20,000. England had lost nine wickets for 405. The day was bright and warm, and the wicket was faster than yesterday. England’s last wicket pair added 20 in 20 minutes, and altogether put on 33 runs. Duckworth, in skying the fast bowler, Wall, gave Oldfield an easy catch. England’s innings had occupied 375 minutes. Apart from Fairfax’s bowling, the best feature of the Australians’ fielding was Oldfield’s admirable wicketkeeping. He accepted four chances and allowed only two byes. Woodfull and Ponsford opened Aus-

tralia’s Innings at 11.35 a.m., Allen sending down the first over. There was a particularly strong field in the slips. Allen in his second over struck Ponsford three times on the body with fast balls. Woodfull and Ponsford neatly cut Tate on several occasions. Allen was some time in striking form, his length being erratic. Tate was indifferent, but later improved. Play was very slow for some time. Tate bowled six overs, of which three were maidens. TAKING NO RISKS Ponsford scored at a moderate rate, but Woodall took 45 minutes for seven runs. The Australians were taking no risks against Tate. After an hour’s play Robins replaced Tate. The score was then 34. The sun was now shining brilliantly. It was dull cricket and the crowd became restive and bai'racked Woodfull. All but the Australian spectators were left cold. The score reached 63 after 90 minutes. The batsmen had mastered White and Robins, but-Tate bowled at a great pace aud was always dangerous. Ponsford scored freely off Allen with delightful square cuts to the boundary. The luncheon adjournment saw Australia 329 behind, with all the wickets in hand. The crowd had grown tci 30,000 after luncheon. The first 100 appeared on the board after 125 minutes. Chapi man’s (fine fielding was applauded frequently. Play now became more attractive. Robins spread the fieldsmen in an effort to coax the batsmen to hit out, but the ruse failed. The batsmen were well set. Woodfull began to score faster than Ponsford. and frequent changes of bowlers did not worry him. He played attractive shots all round the wicket. KING GEORGE ARRIVES King George arrived, and play was stopped for ten minutes. Woodfull and Chapman were introduced to the King and the teams lined up in front of the pavilion, the crowd standing up and cheering. In .the first over after the King arrived White replaced Robins, and the big partnership was dissolved. Ponsford mishit a rising ball into Hammond's hands at short slip. He had batted for 175 minutes. It was a solid and chanceless innings. He had hit eight fours, and imparted an entirely different complexion to the game. Hammond then came on. Bradman was aggressive almost immediately, showing a disposition to punish White, and scored fours off him frequently. The 200 appeared In 205 minutes. The Australians at tea time were in a splendid position, being only 181 behind with nine wickets in hand. BRADMAN IS BRILLIANT Neither Tate nor Robins worried the batsmen after tea. Bradman dealt severely with Robins’s «low balls. The situation was obviously worrying Chapman when 300 appeared in 275 minutes. Bradman was brilliant, and made a hurricane century in 110 minutes. It was his sixth century of the tour. It included 13 fours. The crowd roared with laughter when Woolley was brought on at 326. The great partnership had yielded 200 runs in 135 minutes. Great applause greeted Bradman when he reached 150. The next ball from Robins saw Woodfull stumped in attempting a big hit. He had batted for 330 minutes and hit nine four?. He did not give a chance. Kippax batted for five minutes before stumps were drawn, and brought up 400 in 335 minutes. Bradman had hit 17 fours in one of the most brilliant innings of his record Tn spite of England's big total of 425, Australia’s first three batsmen took complete charge of the bowling, and put together nearly 400 runs. Wood full and Ponsford dug themselves in on the good wicket and compiled 162 before the partnership was ended. PLEASING THE CROWD The youthful Bradman slogged the bowling unmercifully and gave the crowd a remarkable exhibition of spectacular batting. He was still unbeaten at the drawing of stumps, ha-- 1 l'he international cable news appearing in this issue is published by arrangement with the Australian Press Association and the “Sun“-“Herald' News Service. Limited (By special arrangement Reuter's world service. in addition to other special sources of information is used in the compilation of the overseas intelligence published in this ssue. and ail rights therein in Australia and New Zealand are reserved. 1 (The cadte news in this issue accredited to “The Times” has appeared in that lournal but only where expressly stated IS such news the editorial opinion of “The Times.”)

j ing made his second successive test : match century. Details of the score are: F.XGLANP First Innings. : MOTJD.S, r- Oldfield, b Fairfax* . i ! WOOLLEY., c Wall, b Fairfax * 4: HAMMOND, V* (Jrimmett .. .'. ! [ 1] Dt LEEPSINHJI, c Bradman, b HENDRKN, c M.V’ube,' b Fairfax " *4 i CHAPMAN, c Oldfield, 1, Wall . it TATE, c McCabe, b Wall 5-1 ALLEN, b Fairfax . KOBLNS. c Oldfield, b Hornibrook * ’ r. WHITE, no! out .. .. “j”.. • > I DUCKWORTH, c Oldfield, b Wall !! is ! Extras 10 | Total Nils BOWLING ANALYSIS I ... „ Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkis. 1 J) 1 ! 1 ' 2:m. 2 ns 3 fan-fax SI r, int 4 Grimmett .. .. :::: t 105 9 Hornibrook . . . . i; r.2 i McCabe 8 l i>i) ,) by|s. ei: Fah-fax SSrtJPi n n n „ d - b S? l Ven o/L'ob. 6/209, 7/337, S/363, 9/387, 10/42G. AUSTRALIA First Innings. WOODFULL, st Duckworth, b i 52‘JPa^P• c Hammond, b White 1 8J iI.RADMAIN, not out . . ■ KIPPAX, not out ** 7 Extras ‘ ~ * * ” q Total for two wickets 40! ENGLAND SUBDUED BOWLING DEMORALISED BY AUSTRALIANS COMMENTS ON TEST ! Kecd. 9.5 a.m. LONDON. Sunday, j oodfull, Ponsford and Bradman provided a feast of run-getting reminiscent of the corresponding match in 1926. when four batsmen made centuries. A draw now seems inevitable. Woodfull may not be a great strategist, but there is no denying the splendid example of his own reliability and endurance on big occasions. Bradman showed a fine appreciation of the situation and was on this occasion a made-to-order batsman of his type. He’ thoroughly demoralised the bowling and quickly changed the Australian position from an uphill fight to a bold threatening challenge. His feat will go down In history as a cricket classic. His fascinating tapping, glancing, cutting, and vicious drives revealed the superb confidence of this youngster. Chapman’s men had a heart-breaking day. All the bowlers suffered alike, but none looked less like securing a wicket than Allen. I The attendance is officially given at 31.000 when the gates closed. LOSS BEWAILED Chapman’s men are not the only people to be subdued by the Australian score. The majority of newspaper critics are even more subdued. While agreeing that Bradman’s display was dazzling, the greater part of their comment i 3 devoted to England’s loss of Larwood, “which would have mace a world of difference.” The “Daily Herald” features Mailey’s attack on England’s fielding, which declares the bowlers’ hearts were nearly broken. Many boundaries were hit which should have been stopped for one. “In fairness to Chapman,” he adds, “England has possibly the worst collection of fieldsmen that has ever represented her in a Test.” DEPENDS ON THE TAIL ! Colonel Philip Trevor in the “Daily Telegraph,” says: “Australia’s batting strength came as a revelation, even to those who thought they knew them best. Thus far it is a case of roses ali the way for Austral!*. Nevertheless, the Australians must yet show' that its batting tail is not over-long or over-weak. England is not surprised w T hen- Bradman gets a huge score, but she is amazed if numbers eight, nine, ten and eleven add a respectable number. Both at Nottingham and at Lords. England’s batsmen showed they have nothing to fear from Australian bowling. Thus things do not look desperate. England at the worst should i be able to draw. Nevertheless, the j result does not satisfy us. We would | infinitely prefer to witness an unI hesitating attempt on the part of 1 | England to do a big thing on a big occasion.” j Colonel Trevor adds that actual vic- | tory should be the goal, j Discussing the play, Colonel Trevor S says he declines to anathemise the j howling. The batting was just far too j good for the bowling. That is the | long and the short of it. Members of | the M.C.C. asked one another whether j the bowling was the best the country i could produce. FEAR OF BRADMAN i “Lyon” in the “Daily Telegraph” I says the most. serious aspect is not the eight remaining wickets, but the ] fact that Bradman is a not-out wicket. | The bowTers will be the same on Monday. Thus Bradmar may easily ■ make another 150. It is difficult to | forecast the scoring pace, but if Bradj man stays, Australia may add a fui : ther 330 by five o’clock. Then Wood j full W'ould be able to declare in safety, "’for lie will have an innings in hand. England will be batting at a severe phychological disadvantage. A draw or a defeat, tlie critic adds, is the only possible result. “Could the selectors have chosen better bowlers?” he asks. “Person ally I advocated Freeman, but it is j extremely doubtful w-hether he could j have turned the ball on Saturday. 1 j hope I am not accused of treachery j when I say I would like to see Austraj lia win. The score of one-all would give an absorbing interest in the rubj ber.”