BY AUSTRALIA.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 199, 23 August 1930, Page 9

BY AUSTRALIA.

IN TEST CRICKET. England Defeated By Innings And 39 Runs. SORNIBROOK GETS WICKETS. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, August 22. The fifth cricket Test match between Australia and England was von by Australia by an innings and 39 runs, the "ashes" thus going to Australia. This is Australia's 50th victory in the England-Australia series of Tests. Continuous sunshine this morning enabled play on the sixth day of the match to be begun only a quarter of an liour late. The attendance fell off so severely that only 5000 spectators srav the start, compared with 25,000 spectators on the previous day. Dark clouds poon threatened further delay. A desperate position faced Sutcliffe and Whysall, the not out batsmen. The batsmen were obviously anxious about the pitch. Sawdust was strewn freely at one end, but the bowlers found no trouble in getting a foothold. The outfield was dead. FairfaxrWall and Grimmett were the early bowlers. Whysall and Sujtcliffe both received body blows from Fairfax, w ho failed to find his length. Wall bowled more slowly than usual.

England's Last Hope Gone. England's last hope had now gone, and the crowd became 6ilent and gloomy. Tate was out to magnificent fielding on the part of Kippax. Larwood collected two fours, and was then caught at first slip. Duckworth, hitting with the courage of despair, lifted Hornibrook for four. Then Hammond, with a four off the-same bowler, reached his 50, which had taken 90 minutes. The wicketkeeper got two more boundaries off Hornibrook, and was then clean bowled. Forty-two runs were wanted to save the innings defeat, with the last man in. Bradman dropped Hammond, but the Gloucester man was out the same over, neatly caught in the slips, and the match was finished at 3.52 p.m., Australia thus winning the "ashes" • on the ground where they lost them four years ago. The crowd scrambled across the ground to the pavilion and warmly cheered the Australians. Hammond ha 4 batted for 120 minutes and had hit one six and eight fours. After the Game. | It was a great personal triumph for Hornibrook, who, with Grimmett, bowled unchanged after lunch. "Woodfull was 33 years old to-day, and it must have been the happiest birthday a . successful captain ever celebrated. The crowd persistently called for the captains and players. Both sides were at last persuaded to appear on the balcony. Wyatt, in a brief speech, said: ''We were genuinely beaten. I hope all the Australians will be here four years hence, when we will have a better side. I congratulate Woodfull and his men oil a very fine performance. Of course I am disappointed, but we were fairly beaten by a better side; we lost the 'ashes' to a very fine team." Women Mob Bradman. Woodfull said: "I cannot tell you what a happy man I am. It was the dearest hope of the team of which I am captain to recapture the 'ashes.' We owe a tremendous lot to Bradman, who surely is one of the world's greatest."