AUSTRALIA IN THE TEST

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 61, 15 March 1929, Page 9

AUSTRALIA IN THE TEST

ENGLAND ALL OUT 257

WALL GETS FIVE WICKETS

United Preu Association—By Electric Iel«----graph—Copyright ; MELBOURNE, 14th Mar Mi.' When play opened on the sixth day of the Test match the weather was cool, though threatening. The wicket rolled out slow but easy.

In Wall's second over Lar wood's oil" stump was knocked out of the ground. Hammond commenced confidently. Hobba; with an uppish stroke through ■the:slips brought up 50 after 50 minutes' play. Hornibrook bowled poorly, with too many short-pitched balls. Hammond was nicely taken at short slip by Ryder after batting 44 minutes, with no boundaries. Hobbs, although beaten badly with an excellent ball from Griminett -when 44, reached 58 in 60 minutes. Tyldesley batted neatly, but when gobba was 56 he attempted to drive rimmett, miss-hit the ball just over Fairfax's head in the slips, and had a Iteky escape. Hobbs went shortly after lunch, making a poor stroke, and was out to a simple catch iv the slipa. .He'had batted 116 minutes and made six boundary hits. Grimmett bowled • Hendren with an exceptionally good ball; then Tyldesley, when 17, was missed by Ryder in the slips—not a difficult chance. Soon after Tyldesley was smartly taken at short stop by Oldfield. SIX DOWN FOR 131. The excitement was now intense, six wickets being down for 131, giving Aus-; tralia a great chance. Whon 8 Leyland gavo Kyder a difficult chance in the slips off "Wall, who was bowling splendidly, tliough not with the best of luck. Tate hit merrily and scored several boundaries. "When he was 27 Bradman made a good attempt to catch him in the outfield oft Oxenham. Ho was going at everything, scoring freely, especially off Grimmett, and reached 50 an only 52 minutes. Finally, he was caught at the back of the wicket" off a misshit, after a very bright innings of 70 minutes. He ecored eight fourers. It ■was an invaluable stand for England. He also mado a valuable score of 47. at a critical stage of the Adelaide Test. His partnership with. Leyland added 81 runs. ■ • ■ ■ ■■ - '.'' : '.•■.'",'

In "Wall's second over after tea Geary was clean bowled, and White was. easily caught at silly mid-on. Duckworth was greeted with loud yells of "How's that?" followed by favourable counter demonstrations from the pavilion. As usual, he batted stubbornly, while Leyland tried to force tho runs. Tlie score of 250 was brought up after 253 minutes' batting. Then Leyland reached 50 in 137 minutes. His full time was 140 minutes. He made six fourers, and although lucky in being missed at 8, he played a most valuable innings. Duckworth batted for half an' hour. The timo for tho innings | was 266 minutes. Wall was in great form throughout the innings. He bowled 26 overs, fiv« of which were maidens, at a fine speed, rwith an excellent length, and thorough ly deserved his success. AUSTRALIA IN AGAIN. The Australians commenced batting at 5.85 p.m., and five minutes later an appeal was' made against the light. Chapman fielded for Jardine, who had; left fduring the day., for England. .A, third appeal against the light was successful at 5.45 p.m., Australia then requiring 279 to win, with all the wickets intact. .. . .-. The attendance was 22,500. The following are the scores:— ■ ENGLAND. First innings • 519 Second Innings. Hobbs, c Fairfax, b Grimmett .... 65 Jardine, c Oldfield, b Wall .0 Larwood, b Wall ................ 11 Hammond, c Byder, b Fairfax ... 16 Tyldesley, c OldfieW, h Wall .... 21 Hendren, b Grimmett 1 Leyland, not out v ••••• •• °° Tate, c Fairfax, b Hornibrook .... o4 Geary, b Wall •• • • 3 White, c Oxenham, b Wall , v * 33uckworth, lbw, b Oxenham 9 Extras 20 Total •• 257 The extras comprised: Byes 19, legBowling Analysis.—Wall took five wickets for 66 runs, Hornibrook one for 51, Fairfax one for 20,, Grimmett two for 66, Oxenham one for 34. AUBTBALIA. First innings •••• 491 1 ■■ Second Innings. 'Oldfield, not out ....,.....;...... 6 Hornibrook, not out .............# 1 • Total for no wickets 7