AUSTRALIA MAKES 695

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1056, 21 August 1930, Page 1

AUSTRALIA MAKES 695

Bradman’s Great Score ENGLAND FACES HEAVY DEFICIT Hobbs’s Farewell in Test Cricket United P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 9.20 a.m. LONDON, Wednesday. AUSTRALIA’S great innings against England in the final and deciding game of the present test series ended with the huge score of 695—the second highest in test history. Of that total, Bradman made 232. England began its second innings facing a deficit of 290 runs. Hobbs and Sutcliffe opened, and the Australians cheered the famous Surrey batsman, for it was his last test appearance against Australia. He scored only nine rung. When stumps were drawn, England had one wicket down for 24.

A smaller crowd than on the previous days saw the resumption of play this morning in fine and cool weather. No rain fell in the night and consequently the wicket was expected to be good. Hammond seemed to get more help from the pitch than did Peebles, who were the opening bowlers. Bradman and Jackson, who once hesitated between the wickets, got a scare when Hammond threw' down the middle stump after a slowly run single. Then Bradman, cutting a ball from Peebles, put Australia ahead, in an excellent positiou with seven wickets in hand. The left-handed bonder, Leyland, was then tried. He bowled two maidens. Bradman, in his third over, got him to the boundary. A sharp shower stopped play at 11.35 a.m. When play was resumed after the rain the weather continued to be patchy. The glimpses of brilliant sunshine severely tested the skill of the batsmen. Jackson took 45 minutes to make six runs, and reached 50 in 200 minutes. BALL HITS BATSMEN .Tate looked extremely dangerous; but Bradman played him confidently and passed Sutcliffe’s score of 161 to become the highest scorer in the match. Rapid changes of bowlers t made no difference, except to slow j down the rate of scoring. The part- i nership had yielded 220 in 230 j minutes, of which Jackson's share was 62. Hammond injured Jackson's fingers j with a nasty blow, and Bradman re-1 ceived a severe blow on the chest! from Larwood. The ball was playing all sorts of tricks. Bradman was almost laid out, but recovered quickly, and continued to bat as w-ell as ever. Jackson, still slow and elegant, received another blow on the hip from Larwood, and still another from Hammond. Poor fielding gave away many runs, and 500 appeared in 530 minutes. Another boundary to Bradman made his total 200. compiled in 365 minutes. This stroke put Australia 100 ahead. It was Bradman’s third double century in the tests, and the fifth of the tour. He received an ovation. The partnership of 243 ended with an easy catch at cover. Jackson batted for 270 minutes, and hit eight fours. His innings revealed highclass batsmanship. McCabe started briskly with fourers off Wyatt and Peebles. The bats- j men punished the latter freely. At lunch, Australia was in a commanding position. Tw'enty-five thousand spectators j were present on the resumption of ; play. Continuing brightly, McCabe scored boundaries off Tate and Lar- 1 wood. The wicket was easy. Scoring continued at a steady rate. BRADMAN OUT Bradman, whose great innings had stretched over three days, was dismissed at 570. He flicked a rising ball, and Duckworth accepted the catch. He had batted for 430 miuutes, hit 1 O' fours, 10 threes, and 28 tw-os. He was missed at 82, but otherwise he ; never lifted a ball. The batsman was given a fine reception in recognition of his great share in consolidating the Australian advantage. Fairfax was quiet; but McCabe continued to collect runs. He made 50 in 70 minutes, and was out shortly after to a brilliant catch behind the jwicket. He had hit nine fours. The Australians then passed 600, for the second time of the tour, in 620 minutes. Fairfax and Oldfield put Australia 200 ahead. Both reached the fence with lucky mishits. Tate used the fourth new ball; but the massacre of the bowlef-s continued. After an hour’s batting, Oldfield was dismissed by a splendid low catch at mid-on. He had hit four fours. Grimmett and Fairfax were together at tea, when Australia led by 270. Peebles dismised the opposing googly bowler. Everybody was weary. Even the umpire, Hardstaff, sat down for a brief rest. In the same over, Wall was also out leg-before to Peebles, who had nowtaken six wickets. After 120 minutes, Fairfax reached a laborious 50. Duckworth made a fourth catch, . to dismiss Horuibrook and end the innings, which was the second highest in Test history. It lasted 735 minutes. HOBBS'S FAREWELL Hobbs and Sutcliffe commenced with a deficit of 290. Woodful!, as a sporting gesture, gathered the Australians round Hobbs and called for three cheers for him, on the occasion of the famous batsman’s last Test appearance against Australia. Hobbs gave a few r singles. Sutcliffe drove Fairfax to the boundary; but Oldfield dropped him next ball. The. Yorkshireman also had a most narrow escape from being run out. Hobbs shook his head in misery as he was dismissed in Fairfax's third over, deflecting a. fast ball into the stumps.

It was an unhappy farewell, but a triumph for Australia—one wicket down for 17. Why sail commenced in an indifferent light and scored six from Wall. An appeal against the light at 6.15 was upheld, with Australia in an almost undeniable position. Scores: — AUSTRALIA First Innings WOOL FULL, c Duckworth, b Peebles t»4 PONSFORD. b Peebles .. - - - • •• ■ - 110 BRAD MAX, c Duckworth, b Larwood 23* KIPP AX. c Wyatt, b Peebles .. .. 2S JACKSON, c Sutcliffe, b Wyatt .. 73 McCABE. c Duckworth, b Htamrnond oA FAIRFAX, not out • •••*•• OLDFIELD, c Larwood, b Peebles 34 GRIMMETT. lbw.. b Peebles *> WALL, lbw.. b Peebles ••••••;• £ HORNIBROOK, c Duckworth, b Tate t Extras - - - • - • Total 695 Kali of wickets.— l/159, 2/190, 3/263, 4/506. 5/570, 6/594, 7/670, 8/684, 9/684,

First Inning* HOBBS, c Kippax, b Wall <7 SUTCLIFFE, c Oldfield, b Fairfax .. I6t WHYSALL, lbw, b Wall 13 DULEEPSIXHJI. c Fairfax, b GriHarnett * M HAMMOND, b McCabe S 3 LEYLAXD. by Grimmett .. • • .. • WYATT, c Oldfield, b Fairfax .... M LARWOOD, lbw. b Grimmett 19 TATE, st Oldfield, b Grimmett .. !* DUCKWORTH, b Fairfax * PEEBLES, not out .. .. * Extras - 19 Total 405 Fall of wickets.—l/6S, 1/21, 3'162, 4/193. 5/197. 6/367. 7/379, 8/379. 9/391. 10/405. BOWLING

Second Inrflngs HOBBS, b Fairfax 9 SUTCLIFFE, not out 8 WHYSALL, not out « Extra .. •• •• •• .• •• 1 One wicket for .. .. .. .. .. 24

10/695. BOWLING Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wckts. Larwood 48 6 132 1 Tate .. .. 65 12 153 1 Peebles .. 71 8 204 C Wyatt 14 1 58 1 Hammond 42 12 70 1 Leyland .. 16 7 34 0 ENGLAND.

Overs. . Mdns. Runs. Wckts. Wall .... 37 6 96 2 Fairfax .. 31 9 52 S Grlmmett 66.2 18 13a 4 McCabe .. 22 Hornibrook 15 l 49 1 54 0