THE FINAL TEST

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 286, 17 August 1926, Page 7

THE FINAL TEST

SECOND DAY’S PLAY FIVE AUSTRALIANS OUT FOR 90 By Telegraph.—press Association. COPYRIGHT. (Rec, August 17, 1.20 a.m.) London, August 16. For the second day of the final Test match the weather is dull and cloudy. The wicket is good, but somewhat cut up by the bowlers’ foothold. When Woodfull had raised his score to 35, he was bowled by Rhodes, the total then being five wickets for 90. The following are the scores: — ENGLAND. First innings 280 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Woodfull, b. Rhodes 35 Bardsley, c. Strudwick, b. Larwood 2 Macartney, b. Stevens > 25 Ponsford, run out 2 Andrews, b. Larwood 3 Collins, not out 16 Extras 1 Total for five wickets 90 —Reuter.

AUSTRALIAN FIELDING CRITICS’ UNSTINTED PRAISE “LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE MATCH IS OVER” (Rec. August 16, 8.15 p.m.) London, August 16,. The Australian fielding comes in for special appreciation by critics. Colonel Philip Trevor, in the “Daily Telegraph,” says: “One lias nothing but unstinted praise for the wonderful fielding. You could not get a ball through the in-fieldsmen, unless it was hit hard, quite clear of them, while from the longfield Bardsley gave Oldfield catches at the top of the bails with unfailing accuracy.” Referring to the dismissal of the Australians, Colonel Trevor says: “To be perfectly frank, I cannot attribute this to good bowling. Tate and Larwood bowled too short, and Geary was wild. Tate never looked like getting anybody out Woodfull, the unmovable-, always remained unmoved. He never does look like getting out. When he is, one is always surprised.” Graceful Compliment to Oldfield. P. F. Warner says; “The wicket was not easy, despite what lias been said to the ’contrary.” He pays a graceful compliment to Oldfield, stating: “The wicket-keeping was delightful, both in its extreme excellence and entire absence of fuss and frills. Grimmett’s fielding at silly-point and mid-on reminded one of one’s boyhood. Nevertheless, at the end of England’s innings Andrews was two up. Finer and braver fielding than his it is impossible to imagine. Indeed, throughout there were few instances of misfielding, while the throwing was a delight to behold.” Warner adds: “Macartney began in a manner which England’s supporters viewed with the gravest apprehension, but when the great Macartney went so e/irly, the crowd could hardly believe But there is a long way’ to co before this match is over.”—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. “England Has Chance of a Lifetime.” G. A. Faulkner writes in the "Gazette” : “The Australian batsmen’s unaccountable loss of grip leaves England very much atop, but it would be rash to contend that Australia is yet in the cart. She has too many stubborn and skilful batsmen to dismiss But England has the chance of a lifetime. She onlv needs the slightest niece of luck to gain a commanding first innings lead.” . . , , The “Daily Mail” critic declares: “Hobbs went out to one of the worst balls of his long career. Chapman’s captaincv was gratifying. He consulted nobodv.’and did everything off his own bat.” The “Times” critic highly praises Chapman’s captaincy, and says Mailey’s was the finest exhibition of. slow bowling he has ever'seen, or is likely to see.—Svdnev “Sun” Cable.

SMALL ATTENDANCE ON FIRST DAY REASONS ASSIGNED London, August 15. It has been suggested that the surprisingly small attendance on the first day of’the final Test match is due to the English aversion to playedout matches, and also to the fact that the newspapers conveyed the impression that all the week it would be practicallv impossible to gain admittance to the Kennington Oval This, together with the publication that a queue of a hundred persons bad been formed at 6 o’clock the previous evening, convinced thousands of people that it would lie useless to attempt to enter. Very likely there will be a, different story on Mondav, for praises of Saturday’s'play being the most wonderful day’s cricket of the present Australian tour ring loudly everywhere. Aus.-N Z. Cable Assn. ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES London, August 15. County matches were continued during the past week, rain again being troublesome. Results are as follow: Playing at Weston-super-Mare against Somerset, Surrey, in the first innings, made 192, White taking six wickets for 60 runs, and in the second 191 (Sandham 59), Glasgow taking four for 52 and White four for 61. Somerset, in the first innings, scored 103, Peach taking' six wickets for 35, and Fender four for 39. 'lhe match was abandoned. Hampshire, playing against Middlesex, at Bournemouth, in the first innings made 416 (Mead 117, Day 103), Haig taking five wickets for 115 runs, and in the second innings lost nine wickets for 188 (Brown not out 103). Middlesex, in the first innings, made 257 (Hendren 104) The match was drawn. . , Playing for Lancashire against Worcestershire, at Worcester, Makepeace scored 114. Lancashire won Playing for Essex against Derbyshire, at Leyton, Russell .scored 10not out, und for Derbyshire Morton took five wickets for 94 runs. Ihe match was drawn. Playing for Notts against Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham, Walker scored 105 and Staples took seven wickets for 38 runs For Gloucestershire, Parker took eight wickets for 73 Notts won. Plaving for Leicestershire against Sussex, at Hastings, Dawson scored 118, and far Sussex Browne took five

wickets for 72 runs The match was drawn. Playing for Yorkshire against Northants, at Leeds. Macaulay took six wickets for 26 runs. The’ match was abandoned.—Reuter.