DAY OF SENSATIONS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 135, 4 March 1929, Page 11

DAY OF SENSATIONS

ENGLAND-VICTORIA CRICKET MATCH

NINE WICKETS FOR 572: WOODFULL 275 NOT OUT

ATTITUDE OF CROWD CAUSES SUSPENSION OF PLAY

Saturday was an eventful day at Melbourne cricket ground. Not only did Victoria make the greatest score against the English side on the present tour, which included 275, not out, by Woodfull, but a section of the spectators was responsible for a scene that did little credit to its sportsmanship.

United Press Association.—By i (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) rii": Melbourne, March 3. Play was resumed in the match between England and Victoria yesterday in hot weather and on a perfect wicket. Hammond kept wickets. A’Beckett commenced very confidently, scoring freely off Tate and Larwood. He added 24 In twenty-five minutes, and then played Larwood on. Scaffe was missed when .eleven by Tate off Freeman. Then 400 was reached after 330 minutes’ play. Scaife was smartly stumped by Hammond off Freeman. There was a great demonstration when Woodfull reached the second century after batting for 355 minutes. It .was his fourth double Century in firstAlaqq prlpli’pf’ When 14,' Ellis ’skied a ball from Larwood behind the wicket, but it fell~ just out of Chapman’s reach, but in the same over he was easily taken by Chapman in the slips. Wpodfull batted quietly after lunch. Larwood was attaining good speed and making the ball fly. With Ellis’s dismissal Woodfull became jnore enterprising, and scored a four and two two’s in one over from Tate. Makin followed with three fours and two in one of Freeman’s overs. When he reached 232, Woodfull became the. highest scorer of the tour , against the Englishmen. Makin aroused enthusiasm with a great off-drive .over the' fence off Freeman. Five hundred was'reached in 406 minutes. Woodfull reached 250 in 421 - minutes. The bowling was completely collared, and the fieldsmen were very. tired. The visitors were handicapped by the fact that Hammond was unable ;to bowl because of his wicketkeeping duties, and Freeman, although bowling, was limping rrther badly. The batting, however,had been particularly good. ,Sensational Ending. The innings ended sensationally. When Ironmonger, last man, went in, Larwood, who h.ad not bowled for some time, went on. A section of the crowd jeered and counted the bowler out each time he ran up to bowl. Iron- J monger, to the’accompaniment of great cheers, scored two off each, of the first two’ balls. After the third ball Larwood showed "temper, and Chapman And other players sat on the ground. Woodfull had a word with Chapman, and it was decided »to resume. The crowd again jeered and the players again sat on the grass. Woodfull and " Chapman then addressed, the crowd, but Ryder saved a very awkward situation by walking to the gate and intimating that the innings had been declared closed. Woodfull went right through the innings, giving only one very difficult chance. He batted for 459 minutes, and hit twenty-two 4’s. This is the second time, he has carried his bat through an innings this season against England. An Early Thrill England commenced'their Innings at twenty minutes past four. There was an early thrill as Jardine was caught splendidly low down by Ryder in the slips. • Hammond had a cordial reception, a tribute to his great feats in the test matches. The batting was cautious ’ but neat. When Leyland had scored sixteen in fifty-eight minutes he was dismissed l.b.w. Three minutes afterwards fifty was brought up. The proceedings were rather tame after the sensational incident earlier in the day. Hammond occasionally made the delightful off-strokes for which he was famous, blit Tyldesley was - very cautious and 'took half an hour to reach double -figures. Hammond batted for eighty-eight minutes. « The attendance was. 12,000 and the gate receipts £656. The scores are as follow:— . VICTORIA.—First Innings. Woodfull, not out ............. . 275 Onyons, c. Ames, b. Larwood .... 1 Hendry, st. Ames, b. Freeman ~... 19 Ryder, c. Mead (sub.), b. Freeman 60 Darling, b. Tate , 87 A’Beckett, b. Larwood 38 Scaife, st. Hammond, b. Freeman 18 Ellis, c. Chapman, b. Larwood .. 15 Makin, c. Chapman, b. Jardine .... 44 Alexander, c. Leyland, b. Freeman 2 Ironmonger, not out ............. 4 Extras 9 Total for 9 wickets (declared) 572 Bowling , analysis.—Larwood took three wickets for 61; Tate one for 97; Freeman four for 245; Jardine, one for 19; Geary none for 95; Leyland none for 39; Hammond none for 7. t ENGLAND. —First Innings. Jardine, c. Ryder, b. Hendry 4 Leyland, 1.b.w., b. Makin 16 Hammond, not out 46 Tyldesley, not out 13 Extras 1. 4 Total for two wickets . ....... 83

Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. COMMENT BY ENGLISH ;MANAGER . CHAPMAN’S ACTION JUSTIFIABLE. (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne. March 3. The manager of the English team, Mr. Tooner, has issued a statement to the effect that Saturday’s incident was a very regrettable one, necessitating a cessation of play, which was quite a justifiable action by Chapman. At the same time he would be sorry to think, and did not think, that so small a section represented the general sporting spirit of the Australian people. : The Victorian Cricket Association has also deprecated the incident, and expressed a hope that there would be no recurrence on this or future tours. It was satisfied that an overwhelming majority of cricket lovers had no sympathy with the demonstration. London, March 1. “Our bowling, trounced 1” This unusual poster gripped Londoners this morning and was intensified by the fear that Australia next time will make a bold bid to have a clean sweep of the tests. Critics emphasise that Darling’s performance is another justification for Australia’s search for youngsters. A BLACK INCIDENT (Australian Press Assn. —United Service) (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 2. The words “Scenes in Melbourne” were blazoned on posters and the front pages of the evening papers bear sensational headlines. A Reuter message from Australia describes the incident as one of the blackest pages of English-Australian cricket in concerted, churlish efforts by a section of the crowd. It was a scene that will never bear repetition. The correspondent says the only explanation of the" resentment could be in putting Larwood on to bowl Ironmonger, Australia’s “rabbit.” AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS WISDEN ON ENGLISH TEAM’S RECORD. (Australian Press Association.) (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 2. Wisden’s Almanack, under the heading of “Cricketers Of last year,” put> lishes photographs of Ames Leyland, White, Duckworth and Sam Staples, with White in centre place. The editor comments: “Not for seventeen years has the reputation of English cricket stood so high. It is not surprising, after the deplorable post-war period, that the triumphs of our players in Australia have aroused such unprecedented enthusiasm. The success is more refreshing because the risk in taking Larwood and Geary has been convincingly justified. 1 That the side Should maintain form and return with the finest record ever gained will devoutly be wished. . Even if it is not achieved we must be proud of the men who have so speedily and decisively determined the rubber.” SHEFFIELD SHIELD DREARY PLAY. (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney,. March 3. The Sheffield Shield cricket match between South Australia and New South ,Wales*Was continued yssterday. South Australia, in the first innings, have lost seven for 197 (Harris not out 107, Hack 29, Walter 26). Play was drea-y all dav. Harris was missed by McCabe before lie had scored, and he gave a difficult chance at second slip. SYDNEY GRADE MATCHES (Rec. March 3, 5,5 p.m.) \ Sydney, March 3. The grade cricket matches yesterday were marked by low scoring, rain interfering with play. The only side to top 200 was Mosman against North Sydney. Everett, who made 73 for Petersham against Randwick, was the highest individual scorer. Dwyer made 70 for Mosman. The bowler Dupain made 65 for Western Suburbs against Paddington. There were many fine bowling figures. For Northern Districts Scott took six wickets for 35, Hunt four for 55. For St. George against Wgyerley Waghorn took six wickets for 38. For North Sydney Eaton took six for 65. and for Randwick McNamee took five for 28, and .Ward five for 20.