THE FIFTH TEST.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20010, 19 August 1930, Page 11

THE FIFTH TEST.

ENGLAND OUT FOR 405. SUTCLIFFE MAKES 161. SIXTH WICKET PARTNERSHIP RECORD. (UXtTED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BT ELEMBIO TELEGRAPH— COPYRIGHT.) (Received August 19th, 12.4 a.m.) LONDON, August 18. When the fifth Test was resumed between England and Australia to-day a qucuo 300 yards long was waiting to gain entrance to an already crowded ground. The weather was fine, overcast, and warn. There was a light shower during the night, but it did not affect the pitch. Sutcliffe and Wyatt, whose stubborn stand on Saturday put England in a sound position, resumed against the bowling of Grimmett and Wall, the Australians needing to achieve an early separation in order to regain the grip lost on Saturday. Play commenced brightly in the presence of crowds approaching a total of 30,000. Wyatt was warmly cheered for pulling Grimmett'e first to the boundary. Tho next ball went just over the stumps. Wall struck Sutcliffe hard on the right leg, but the Yorlcshireman, who showed more enterprise to-day, beautifully cover-drove the next ball for four. The gates closed at 11.15 a.m. A Useful Partnership. Batting delightfully, Wyatt turned Wall to the fine-leg boundary, reaching a chanceless 50 in 125 minutes. Sutcliffe a little later reached 150 in 380 minutes. Tho partnership was then worth 147. The first half-hour to-day produced 28 runs. Wall did not look as difficult as on Saturday, both batsmen facing him with tho utmost confidence, driving, pulling, and cutting. The pair ran cleverly between the wickets. They broke the English record for the sixth wicket partnership, beating the Spooner-J. T. Tylclesley partnership at the Oval in 1905. Wall should have got Wyatt's wicket when the captain was 56, Hornibrook dropping a hard cut coming straight to him at first-slip. Sutcliffe Dismissed. Fairfax camo on at 359 and Sutcliffe fell a victim in his second over, Oldfield snapping up a smart catch at the wicket from a rising ball. The total was thon 3G7, and the partnership had produced 170. This was broken at a time when the Australians were beginning to look down in tho mouth. Sutcliffe was sound and confident, perhaps more enterprising to-day. 110 had batted for 403 minutes and had hit ten fours, six threes, and sixteen twos. Oldfield's< Good Display. Tate shaped well for a time but succumbed to his usual temptation to slog Grimmett, the result being that Oldfield easily stumped him after several vain swings. With seven wickets down for 379, tho situation looked better for Australia, and became still mora rosy when two balls later Oldfield, by a great leg-side catch, dismissed Wyatt in a similar way to Sutcliffe. The captain was deceived by Fairfax's pace from the pitch and tried to drive but flicked the ball. The wicketkeeper jumped across and took the ball magnificently. Wyatt hit eight fours and made a solid, plucky stand. Fairfax secured his third victim today when ho wrecked Duckworth's wicket. Scores:— ENGLAND. First Innings. J. B. Hobbs. c Kippax, b Wall .. 47 H. Sutcliffe, c Oldfield, b Fairfax .. 161 W. W. Whysall, Ibw. b Wall .. 13 K. S. Duleepsinhji, c Fairfax, b Grinsmett .. .. 50 W. R. Hammond, b McCabe .. 13 M. Leyland, b Grimmett 3 R. E. S. Wyatt, c Oldfield, b Fairfax 64 H. Larwood, lbw, b Grimmett .. 19 M. W. Tate, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett 10 G. Duckworth, b Fairfax .. 3 A. R. Peebles, not out .. .. 3 Extras .. .. .. 19 Total .. ..405 Fall of tho wickets: —One Tor 68; two for 97; three for 162; four for 190; five for 197; six. for 367; seyen for 379; eight for 379; nine for 391; ten for 405. fowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Wall .. 37 6 96 2 Fairfax .. 31 9 52 3 Grimmett .. 66.2 18 135 4 McCabe .. 22 4 49 1 Hornibrook 15 1 54 0 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. W. M. Woodfull o Duckworth b Peebles .. .. 54 W. H. Ponsford b Peebles ■ .... 110 D. G. Bradman not out .. .. 16 A. Kippax not out .. ~ 6 Extras .. ■ • .. 14 Total for two wickets .. .. 200 There was a slight adjournment owing to rain. AUSTRALIANS WORK HARD. WYATT'S SOLID STAND. LONDON, August 17. The Australian Press Association says that on his first day's play in the Test, R. E. S. 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 heartbreaking day in the field. The bowlers were dog-tired at stumps. As an ticipated, Richardson's absence led to the loss of security near the wicket. The English papers pay glowing tributes to H. Sutcliffe's effort. The "Sunday Express" said his runs were "golden runs, worth double the actual figures in a desperate situation.'*