SHAPING BETTER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 276, 21 November 1932, Page 5

SHAPING BETTER.

ENGLAND MAY LEAD,

AUSTRALIAN INNINGS.

NINE WICKETS FOB 216.

MELBOURNE, November 20.

The cricket match England versus an Australian eleven was continued on Saturday at Melbourne. The weather was fine and cool, and the wicket was in splendid condition.

There were 53,000 spectators, and the receipts totalled £3600.

When stumps were drawn on Friday England, batting first, had made 23S runs for eight wickets, Allen (12) and Duckworth (3) being not out. The visitors' innings closed for 282, and Australia had lost nine wickets.for 216 at the close of play yesterday.

Allen and Duckworth resumed batting. Allen opened brightly, .scoring three fours oil Ironmonger's second over. He added 20 in 10 minutes. Duckworth was content to defend his wicket, and batted another 25 minutes without scoring. Allen was in 110 minutes for his 48, and hit seven boundaries. Nasli showed better pace in his bowling.

The Australians began their first innings at 1 p.m. Runs came slowly at first. Soon after luncheon Woodfull received a nasty blow in the chest from Larwood, who was making the ball fly. Woodfull was batting 71 minutes for 18. Bradman made some remarkably clever pulls off Bowes' "bumpers," but was too reckless at times, both in stealing runs (with several narrow escapes) and pulling off balls. He lost his wicket in attempting such a hit. He had batted 46 minutes for 36, including four boundaries. O'Brien was stolid but neat. He stayed 158 minutes for 46 and hit ono four. Three wickets were down for 131. Bowes was then bowling very accurately, and Larwood was maintaining a good pace. Lee gave a bright display, making 28 in 36 minutes, including two fours. However, the bowlers were definitely superior throughout. Bamett, the Victorian 'keeper, took Oldfield's place. Larwood bowled 13 overs and Bowes 15, including two maidens. Allen did not bowl owing to a slight strain. Scores:— • ENGLAND. —First Innings. Wyatt, lbw, b Oxenham 29 Sutcliffe, c Bradman, b Ironmonger 87 Pataudi, b Nash 23 Leyland, c Darling, b Ironmonger 38 Allen, c Barnett, b Nash 48 Paynter, c Barnett, b Oxenham ... 6 Larwood, c Darling, b Oxenham ..; 2 Brown, b Oxenham 27 Voce, lbw, b Oxenham ; 0 Duckworth, c Rigg, b Nash 3 Bowes, not out 2 Extras - 17

Total 282 Bowling: Oxenham took five wickets for 53 runs. Nash three for 39, Nagel none for 37, Ironmonger two for 90, Lee none for 35, Darling none for 11. AUSTRALIAN Xl.—First Innings. Woodfull, lbw, b Bowes 18 O'Brien, b Larifrood 46 Bradman, lbw, b Larwood 36 Rigg, c Brown, b Bowes 13 Darling, b Bowes 4 Oxenham, c Larwood, b Voce 12 Nash, b Larwood 0 Lee, c Paynter, b Brown 28 Barnett, not out 19 Nagel, lbw, b Larwood 15 Ironmonger, not out 4 Extras 21 Total for nine wickets 216