THE FINAL TEST

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 58, 12 March 1929, Page 11

THE FINAL TEST

AUSTRALIA'S BIG TASK

GOOD 'START MADE

WOODFULL GOING STRONG

United Pren . Association—-By electric T«l«<

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-MELBOURNE, 11th March

The weather was again delightful today when play in the Test match was resumed oa a good wicket. Thore was 11 huge attendance for an off day. Ley--land was aggressive from tho start, and jjhtained 4's off Hornibrook with a vigorous 0~ driyo and a particularly neat square cut. The fit'th century was reached after 594 minutes. Leyland continued to give a fine- exhibition, getting two boundaries in one over from Oxenhain. In the meantime White' was •playing a good defensive hand. When 40 runs had been added in 34 minutes, Leyland was caught at deep point off a hard hit. Ho had batted 300 minutes, making a very valuable contribution to the side's total. He hit-seventeen boundaries. White was at the, wickets 54 minutes, the last wicket realising 49 runs. The innings lasted 615 minutes. LARWOOD BUMPING BADLY. Australia commenefcd its innings at three minutes to one. Larwood was flying menacingly, and the batsmen were very cautious, it being a quarter of an hour before the first run was scored. Then Jackson, by beautiful leg-strokes, obtained two 4's in one of Tate's overs. After lunch Larwood continued to make the ball bump, and once Woodfull was struck severely in the middle of the back, the crowd yelling disapprovingly. White was bowling very accurately, and with a well-placed field runs were difficult to get, but Jackson was batting very stylishly, and Woodfull was looking as safe as ever. Fifty were scored in 70 minutes. JACKSON'S ILL-LUCK. Jackson was very unlucky to bo run out, slipping as he started for an easy single, Larwood returning -well to the bowler, Geary. He had batted 89 minutes, and hit three 4's. Woodfull was trying 'to force the pace, but tho bowling was very accurato, and the fielding was splendid. Kippax reached double figures after batting 54 minutes. The bowlers were concentrating on the. off theory, thus keeping the runs down. Woodfull reached fifty after batting 136 minutes. A .hundred was brought up iv 80 minutes. The batsmen were now scoring freely off Larwood, who was soon taken off, as he 1 "had tired very quickly. The scoring rate slackened again, although the batsmen were trying to force the pace through the well-placed field. When Chapman took out drinks he received a fine reception from the crowd. • - UPHILL WORK. After a fairly long period of quiet play | Kippax entered the thirties by cutting Tate for two and three off successive balls. After batting 116 minutes Kippax was smartly caught by the wickotkeeper. He had hit two fourers, the partnership realising 89 runs. Ryder was subdued in order to: get a fresh start next day, Woodfull taking most of the strike. Tho total of 150 was brought up after 226 minutes' play. Woodfull had batted for 237 minutes, and made two boundary hits. Ryder batted for 25 minutes. The slow scoring is a tribute to the strength of the. attack, as time is against, the Australians, who are anxious to get runs quickly. The attendance was 31,860, and the receipts £2630. The scores are as follow:— „.■'. ; ■■. ENGLAND. ■ First Innings. .'.■' ' Hobbs, lbw, b Byder .142 Jardine, c Oldfield, b Wall ...... 19 Hammond, c,Fairfax, b Wall .... ,38 Tyldesley, c Hornibrook, b Ryder . .31 Duckworth, c Fairfax, b Hornibrook 12 Hendren, c Hornibrook, b Fairfax 95 Leyland, c Fairfax, b pxenhanv ..137 Larwood, b Wall ............... 4 Geary, b Hornibrook ,-........ 4 Tate, c a'Beckett, b Hornibrook .. 15 White, not out 9 Extras '-.".. .••• . 13 Total ....................... 519 The extras comprised four byes, six leg-byes, two no-balls, and one wide. Bowling Analysis.—Wall, three wickets for 123; Hornibrook, three for 142; Oxenham, one for 86; Grimmett, none for- 40; Fairfax, one for 84; Rydor, two -for 29; Kippax, none for 2.

AUSTRALIA,

First Innings.

4 15 9 13

Woodfull, not out 78 Jackson, run ou.t ■• • • p0 Kippax, c Duckworth, b White ... 38 Ryder, not out £ ' Extras 2

Total for two -wickets 152