AUSTRALIA WINS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 328, 8 January 1937, Page 7

AUSTRALIA WINS

THIRD TEST DECISION.

LEYLAND’S GOOD STAND

Hobbs Says England Was Not Disgraced. Press Association—CovyYiglit. Melbourne, Jan. 7. Australia won the third cricket test against England by 365 runs. In reply to the Australian grand -otal o' 764 runs England compiled only 399, making 323 in the s cond innings. Leyland and Robins put up a unexpected fight to-day. making Australia’s task less easy than was anticipated, states J. B. Hobbs in his copyright comment. They were playing very good cricket indeed, perhaps the brightest we Had seen this tour. They added 70 runs in 45 minutes and altogether put on 111 tor the partnership in 65 minutes, it was a pity that England was not a bit n a.rer the goal because the crowd would have been worked up to fever heat. England was so far behind that it could not affect the result. Nev..lrth|ele|s if; was fine cricket and the bowlers were trying too.

England Noti Disgraced. So Australia won, as looked inevitable for some days. Although this sounds a handsome victory, England was by no means disgraced. England in my opinion never had a chance from the start. The rain, of course, helped England in the first and second tests but in each instance England was in a strong position before the rain came. The position at Melbourne was quite different. Australia, by ’winning tha toss, held the whiphand almost from the start. Yet despite that fact rather too many runs cane from the slow 1 bowlers, Sims and-Rooms. The Australians can consider themselves fortunate that the match was not played on a hard fast wicket, seeing that they picked sucili a weak bowling side. Elee-.wood-Smitb’s figures were not so good until he got the wickets with his last two balls of the match. He does not trouble Hammond at all. I am doubtful whether he enhances, the strength I of the Australians, for his batting and fielding are not up to the high Australian standard. England, too,

are carrying a couple of batting passengers. 1 hope these will find their true form before tihe Adelaide test, I consider Rigg an acquisition and Darling a batting failure. I am sure that the loss of this match has not marred England's chance of winning the Ashes. Ou the contrary this victory for Australia is a good thing for cricket. Details are: AUSTRALIA. First Innings. J. H. Fingleton, c Sims, b Robins 38 W. A. Brown, c Ames, b Voce .. 1 D. G. Bradman, c Robins, b Verity 13 K. E. Rigg, c ,Verity, b Allen .. 16 S. G. McCabe, c Worthington, b Voce 63

Bowling: Voce 2 for 49, Alleii 1 for 35, Sims 0 for 3'5, Verity 2 for 24, Robins 2 for 31, Hammond 2 for IG. Second Innings.

Bowling: Voce 3 for 120, Hammond none for 89, Allen 2 for 84, Verity 3 for 79, Roiljins none for 46, Sims 2 for 109, Worthington none for 18. ENGLAND. First Innings. Worthington, c Bradman, b Me-

(Bowling: McCabe none for 32, Sievers, one for 39, O’Reilly, 3 for 65, FUeet.wood-Gmifh, 5 for 124, Ward, 0 one for 60.

L. S. Darling, c Allen, b Verity .. 20 M. Sievers, st Ames, b Robins .. 1 Oldfield, not out .. 27 O’Reilly, c Sims, b Hammond . . 4 Ward, st Ames, b Hammond .. . . 7 Extras .. 10 Total (for 9 wickets dec.) . 200

O’Reilly, c and b Voce . 0 FleeLwood-Smith c Gerity, b Voce 0 Ward, c Hardstaff, b Verity .. . 18 Rigg, lbw (new rule), b Sims . 47 Brown, c Barnett, b Voce .. 20 Fingleton, c Aimes, b Sims .. 136 Bradman, c Allen, b Verity .... 270 McCabe, l.b.w. (new rule), b All len ‘ 22 Darling, b Allen 0 Sievers, not out Oldfield, l.b.w., b Verity 7 Extras 19 Total 564

(I 11 Burnett, c Darling, b Sievers.. .. Hammond, c Darling, b Sievers .. 32 L.yland, e Darling, 1 O’Reilly . . 17 2 Ames, b Sievers . ■ • 3 f Robins, c O’Reilly, b Sievers

Hardstaff, b O'Reilly . 3 Allen, not out . 0 Verity, c Brown, b O’Railly .. . 0 Voce, not out 0 Extras .. . . 7 Total (for nine wickets dec.) . 7G Second Innings. Worthington, c Sievers, b Ward 1« Barnett, l.b.w., b O’Reilly .. .. 23 Hammond, b Sievers . . . . . .. 51 Leyland, not out 111 Aines, b Fleetwood-Smith .. . . 19 Hardstaff, c Ward, b FleetwoodSmith 17 Allen, c Sievers, b FleetwoodSmith 11 Robins, b O’Reilly 61 Verity, c McCaibe, b O’Reilly 11 Sims, l.b.w. (new rule), b Fleet-....wood-Smith 0 Voc3, c Bradman, b FleetwoodSmith 0 Extras Total 222