Aust. names three new men for 3rd cricket test

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33434, 16 January 1974, Page 28

Aust. names three new men for 3rd cricket test

I Pre.it Association—Copyright) SYDNEY. Three new players, including two new caps, have been selected in the Australian team for the third cricket test against New Zealand, starting in Adelaide on January 26.

The Australian selectors yesterday named the 12-man side in which two new fast howlers and an opening batsman have been introduced.

G. Dy mock, from Queensland, seems Io have gained the spot vacated by his fellowstate player, A. Dell. A Hurst (Victoria) will] take the place of M. Walker,; who was not considered be-: cause of a groin injury he] suffered during the second! test in SydneyThe only one of the three I new players who has played l for Australia before is the: South Australian, A. .1. Wood-] cock. He will join K. A.; Stackpole in the opening; position after the expected dropping of A. P. Sheahan. Sneahan announced last week that his commitments!

as senior mathematics (master at Geelong Grammar I School would make him unavailable for the coming tour (of New Zealand. Woodcock's only previous match for Australia was iagainst the World XI in the ,1971-72 season. ■ The full team is 1. M. Chappell (captain), l Stackpole, G. S. Chappell, I. !Davis, Dymock, G. Gilmour, Hurst, A A. Mallett. R. W. Marsh. K J. O'Keeffe. K. D Walters. Woodcock. The New Zealand team is expected to be announced on the Thursday before the match. Two*day match The New Zealanders did their best to put. some fun into the two-day match against Tasmania, which began at Hobart yesterday, writes D. J. Cameron. Tasmania scored 200 for four declared, and took rather too long — just over four hours of the H-hour game — about it.

New Zealand replied with 66 for two from 18 overs, and the obvious intention will be to reach the follow-on mark this morning and then open up the game again by! (declaring. * B E. Congdon, B F. Hast-* lings, D. R. Hadlee and D. R.j 'O’Sullivan were rested, and! the remaining bowlers prob-j ably wished they were. too. ! (when the saw the Hobart] pitch. It was hard, grassless' land obviously unhelpful. B. L. Cairns did very well, to get three wickets, includ-[ ing the redoubtable Sadiq Mohammad, in seven overs' before lunch. R. Doolan. a (solid left-handed opener, did even better in scoring 77. Spinners* punished Later, as Turner offered the bait by using his spinners, A. Benneworth and K. Badcock jhit out freely before the i declaration. j When New Zealand batted, i Turner was superbly caught! ■ at gully and J. M. Parker re-; : taliated by hitting G. Whitney, the fastest Tasmanian I bowler, for 6. 4, 4 from consecutive balls. After this ' flurry, which brought Parker 32 from 34 balls, he was out 1 at 45 for two. J F. Morrison might have gone even more swiftly but for Sadiq’s sportsmanship. The umpire ruled that Morri-

son. before scorihg. had been caught at fine-leg by Benneworth, but as Morrison walked out Sadiq indicated that the catch had not carIried and called Morrison I back.

He and J. V. Coney survived until stumps, with the scoring rate dropping as they [gingerly defended against [three maiden overs of Sadiq’s* leg-spin. TASMANIA First innings Saiiiff Mohammed c Morrison b Cairns 20 B, Doolan c Morrison b Alabaster 77 K, Thomson b Cairns . 0 P. Roberts c Campbell b Cairns 10 A Benneworth not out 68 K. Badcock not out .. 25 Extras (b 4. Ibl, nbl", .. 6 Total for 4 wkts dec. 206 Fall of wickets: 40, 49, 65, 151. Bowling—R Hadlee, 6,0, 23, 0; Andrews, 11, 1, 27, 0; Cairns 9. 1. 35, 3; Alabaster. 17. 3, 50, 1; Shrimpton, 11, 0. 52, 0; Morrison, 3,1, 11, 0; Wadsworth, I. 0,2. 0. NEW ZEALAND First innings G. M. Turner e Panitzkl b Appleton .. 12 J M. Parker e Doolan b Appleton 32 J. V. Coney not out . 9 J. F. M. Morrison not out 9 Extras (b 4 .4 Total for 2 wickets .. 66 Fail of wickets: 28 , 45. Bowling.—Appleton. 6. 2. 15, 2; Whitney, 5, 0. 34. 0; Badcock, 1, 0. 8,0; Sadiq. 3,3, 0,0; Simmonds. 3,0, 5. 0.