O'REILLY'S DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 162, 11 July 1934, Page 7

O'REILLY'S DAY.

HEROIC STAND. Ringing Cheers for Player Who . Saved Australia. SLOW PLAY AND FARCICAL END (United PA.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 9.30 a.m.) • LONDON, July 10. The third cricket Test match between England and Australia terminated to-day at the Old Trafford, Manchester, in a tame draw, after an exciting - period in which Australia unexpectedly saved the follow-on. When stumps were drawn yesterday Australia in reply to England's iirst innings score of 027 had made 423 for eight wickets, Chipperfield (7) and O'Reilly (1) being not out. To-day the Australians faced the task of making 55 more runs, or a total of 478, to save a follow-on and succeeded in compiling 491 before the last wicket fell. England then commenced its second innings, and at the luncheon interval had made 21 for no wickets. After the opening batsmen, Sutciiffe and Walters, had taken the score to 123, England declared again. This left the home side 259 ahead. Australia lost Brown's wicket before he had scored, and when the total was 00 for one wicket stunts were pulled early and the game left drawn. .. , As is customary in England on the last day of a match, irrespective of the situation, the attendance this morning was very poor —barely 0000 when Allen opened the bowling to O'Reilly with a new ball. Clark went on at the opposite end. He strengthened liis leg-side field which included three men close in. Runs. came reasonably freely, even O'Reilly hitting with unusual confidence. The bowling was quickly changed. Chipperfield Has Two "Lives." Chipperfield had a lucky escape when he had made eight. He snicked an outswinger to Hcndrcn at second slip, but the latter dropped a relatively easy chance. The 55 runs which were needed to save the follow-on gradually began to come per medium of useful singles and an occasional four, which was more important than gaining time.

O'Reilly cut one from Allen to the boundary. In Allen's fifth over Chipperfield, who had made 17, again snicked an out-swinger, this time to Hammond at first slip. It was a difficult chance and was not accepted and went to the boundary. Hammond was tried and then Verity replaced him, onlv to be hit to the boundary 15y Chipperfield. This brought the score to' 452 for 545 minutes' play. O'Reilly continued to bat pluekily and helped to pull the game out of the fire. He had a close shave when lie had made 12, Hammond dropping a difficult chance from a bumper off Clark. Onlv 24 runs were needed at that stage*to save a follow-on and the position was never more exciting. Verity looked more difficult than the fast bowlers on the dusty wicket. He troubled Chipperfield, who in attempting to hook a leg-break skied the ball to" deep square-leg, where Walters took a well-judged catch. There had been no score for 10 minutes. Chipperfield, who apparently was feeling better, had batted 100 minutes. He had made a plucky stay of almost an hour to-day. Bowlers Save Follow-on. The Australians certainly had their backs to the wall. It was most comforting to their friends to see h«\v well O'Reilly was hanging on at the critical, period. Then Wall made his appearance and was applauded lustily,

Wall soon began to take toll of the bowlers in a manner least expected. Each moment was more thrilling. Ten runs were still wanted to save the follow-on when Hopwood fumbled the ball and lost a chance of running out Wall when two risky runs were taken off Verity. The onlookers appreciated the Australians' fine fight. Allen bowled again at 408. Wall glanced him for four and then O'Reilly snicked a two off Verity, leaving four runs to get to save the follow-on. One run later O'Reilly hit one from Verity to the fence and saved the follow-on. He was greeted with generous applause. There were ringing cheers for O'Reilly when drinks were brought out. Wall continued his merry way and cut Allen to the boundary, but when O'Reilly was 30 he was dropped at second slip by Hendren, a difficult low chance off Allen. Keeton, fielding as substitute for Leyland, ended the sensational innings by a splendid throw from deep square-leg, hitting the stumps when Wall attempted to sneak a second run. The innings occupied 005 minutes. O'Reilly was in for two hours and Wall for 40 minutes, 20 of them before the follow-on was saved. The Englishmen made w-ay for O'Reilly and Wall entering the pavilion, and joined in the great applause. This was O'Reilly's highest score in Test cricket. The English bowling was unusually poor to-day. Twenty-five minutes before lunch Walters and Sutcliffe reopened for England. Bradman fielded in the outfield and Bromley acted as substitute for Chipperfield. No great hostility characterised the bowling, and the openers added 21 runs by lunch. A Fire Relieves Dullness. The attendance was 7000 011 the resumption of play. The heat wave continued, and the crowd was ironic at the undue caution of the batsmen in the first 20 minutes. Then Sutcliffe hooked McCabe twice consecutively to the boundary. There was no evidence that England was forcing the pace, and then declaring the innings closed, as the first 50 runs took 70 minutes, which was unwarrantably slow, seeing that England was not in the least danger. A fire hi the grandstand, quickly subdued, brought a brief diversion to the dullness of the match. Then Sutcliffe unexpectedly swung McCabe for six to square-leg, the first of the match. The Yorkshirenian also hit a four off the same over, and reached his half-century in 105 minutes. The total of a hundred occupied 115 minutes. Walters showed none of his first innings brilliance, his 50 taking 145 minutes.

McCabe Lucky Again. Wyatt declared at 4.15 p.m., and 110 minutes remained when Brown and Ponsford reopened for Australia. Allen and Clark bowled erratically, but in Allen's second over Brown, without scoring, snicked one straight into the hands of Hammond at first slip. Ponsford was uncomfortable against Clark's fast leg-stump attack, but McCabe dealt with it confidently. McCa.be was eight when Allen dropped a relatively easy catch at short squareleg off Clark." Ponsford, who reached his 1000 runs for the season, drove Allen .for two fours. He and McCabe were now batting so well that the prospect of a collapse, was remote. Farcical Finale. One spectator started up a portable gramophone as a diversion from a dying match. Towards the end the scoring slackened to a snail's pace. Ponsford declined to bat while ironical applause continued. Barnett then came out to Wyatt with a message from Woodfull. The immediate result was that Hendren was called on to the crowd's gratification. Hendren bowled one comical over, then a farcical finish to the match was cut half an hour short. This was a very tame ending to a promising match. It is estimated that the total attendance at the match .was 90,000, of which 09,000 paid at the gates. The remainder were ticket-holders and members of the Lancashire County Cricket Club. Scores: — EXGLAND.-—First Innings. Suteliffe, c Chippcrfield, b O'Reilly .. 03 Walters, c Darling, b O'Reilly 52 Wyatt, b O'Reilly 0 Hammond, b O'Reilly 4 Hendren, c and b O'Reilly 132 Leyland, c substitute, b O'Reilly .. 153 4mes, c Ponsford, b Grimmett .... 72 Hopwood, b O'Reilly 2 Allen, b McCabe •• •. 01 Verity, not out ••• 00 Clark, not out ..•••• 2 Extras • *• 2b Total for nine wickets (dec.) . 027 Fall of Wickets.—One for 08, two for 08 three for 72, four for 149, five for 340, six for 482, seven for 492, eight for 510,' nine for 005.

Second Innings. Sutcliffe, not out 09 Walters, not out 50 Extras 4 Total for no wickets 123 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. O'Reilly 13 4 2o 0 Grimmett . . 17 ;> 28 0 Wall 0 0 31 0 MeCabe 13 4 35 0 AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Ponsford, c Hendien, b Hammond . 12 Brown, c Walters, b Clark 72 McCabe, c Verity, b Hammond .... 137 Woodfull, run out 73 Darling, b Verity 37 Bradman, c Ames, b Hammond .... 30 Oldlield, c Wyatt, b Verity 13 Chipperfield, c Walters, b Verity .. 20 Grimmett, b Verity 0 O'Reilly, not out 30 Wall, run out 18 Extras 43 Total 491 Fall of Wicketsl—Geo for 34, two for 230, three for 242, four for 320, live for 378, six for 409, seven for 411, eight for 419, nine for 454. BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Verity 53 24 78 4 Hammond ..28 0 111 3 Clark -10 9 100 1 Allen 31 3 113 0 Hopwood .. 38 20 40 .0 Second Innings. Ponsford, not out 33 Brown, e Hammond, b Allen 0 MeCabe, not out 30 Extras 3 Total for one wicket 60

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs. Mdns. Huns. Wkts. O'Reilly 50 !) 189 7 McCabe 32 3 9S 1 Criiiunett .. 57 20. 122 1 Wall ....':'.. 30 3 131 0 Chipperfleld .7 0 29 0 Barling 10 0 32 0

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs. Mdns. Rims. Wkts. Allen 0 0 23 1 Hopwood ... 9 5 16 0 Clark 4 1 10 0 Verity 5 4 2 0 Hammond ... 2 1 2 0 Hendren ... 1 0 4 0