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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 261, 18 August 1930, Page 6

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WYATT'S SOLID STAND. AUSTRALIANS CRACK UP. (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON. August 17. The Australian Press Association says that on the first day's play in the fifth Test match Wyatt's solid stand when things were going wrong stamped him as no mere fair-weather cricketer. The Australians worked hard, but cracked up disappointingly at the end of a heart-breaking day in the field. The bowlers were dog-tired. At the stumps, as anticipated, Richardson's absence led to loss of security near the wicket. The English papers pay glowing tributes to Sutcliffe's effort. _ The "Sunday Express" says that his runs were golden runs, worth double the actual figures in a desperate situation.

ENGLAND'S POSITION NOT SAFE. ANOTHER 150 RUNS REQUIRED. (Received This Day, 1 p.m.) LONDON, August 17. The.headlines, "Sutcliffe and Wyatt Save the Day for England," sum up English commentators' unanimous view of the first day of the fifth Test match. Tho "Daily Express" says that England's position is nothing like as good as it ought to be. It needs at least another 150 runs to be in any way safe. RAIN A POSSIBILITY. LATEST WEATHER FORECAST. (Received This Day, 1.35 p.m.) LONDON, August 17. Rain a possibility rather than a certainty sums up the Air Ministry's weather forecast issued in connection with the test match. There mayi be some rain at first, with brighter intervals later.