FIGHT FOR "ASHES"

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 39, 16 February 1933, Page 11

FIGHT FOR "ASHES"

ENGLAND GAINING

VICTORY IN SIGHT

AUSTRALIA'S HOPES WANE

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BRISBANE, February 15. Australia'shopes of retaining a hold on the "Ashes" by winning the fourth cricket Test match waned today, when the side was dismissed in the second innings for the poor score of 175 runs. Requiring 160 runs to win the coveted "Ashes," England opened their second innings at 2.35 o'clock, and at stumps had scored 107 for the loss of two wickets. ■ . t- r. The weather was humid but cooler when play was resumed this morning. The wicket was wearing surprisingly well. Much was expected of the McCabeDarling partnership when play was resumed, and the pair started with every confidence. Hammond bowled the opening over, two balls keeping very low. This suggested that the wicket might play trickily, but subsequently this proved not to be the case. An off field was used at the opening.

LARWOOD BREAKS STUMP,

. Larwood, dragging his foot past the wicket, caught a stump and broke it and fell over. Play was delayed a few minutes until a new stump was procured. After Darling punished.Larwood a leg -field was introduced in the middle of an over, but after sixteen minutes' play 16 runs had been added. Strangely enough, both batsmen were 16 at the time. '.'■■"--■ Larwood sent down a 7 particularly vicious over, McCabe ducking every delivery without lifting his bat once. Verity relieved Hammond after three overs, Allen taking over from Larwood. Allen was not bowling as fast as previously. .

McCABE BOWLED.

'. McCabe was the first to go, a ball from Verity coming-in and keeping low, taking his wicket. McCabe had batted for 82 minutes. His dismissal was a great blow to Australia, as it was a bracing tonic tO England. - "With Bromley in, 150 was posted in 203 minutes, but the colt.did not last long, flicking a ball to Hammond in the slips off Allen when he was '7, which he made in thirty-two minutes. Six wickets were how.down for 163 runs. Australia's chances were slim, but while Ddrling was in there were still hopes of a stand. ' - Love was the new batsman, but was very uncomfortable. -'•■'■' ....

LOVE'S GREAT MISTAKE,

After six runs had been added Love called Darling for a short run, then endeavoured to send him back, but Darling came through. The batsmen were at one end when Larwood dislodged the balls at the other end. , Love's was an unpardonable sin. Having made a mistake, he should have run through ,and sacrificed his N' own wicket so as to preserve Darling's, whose 39 runs had been'made in 109 minutes. Ho was batting beautifully, and his dismissal in such a manner was tragic. . .' At lunch Australia, with seven wickets _ down for 169, was; _n a hopeless position. Lovo was dismissed leg-before to Larwood with the first ball after lunch, while Wall and O'Reilly offered little resistance. • The1 Australian innings closed at 2.25 p.m. for a total of 175, leaving England the meagre total of 160 to win the Asho£. SUTCLLTFE GOES EARLY. Jardine and Sutcliffe opened to the bowling of Wall and O'Reilly. The crowd's hopes were raised when Darling, at point, snapped up a great catch from Suteliffe off Wall with the score only 5. This gave the Australian bowlers fresh heart......' Leyland joined his skipper, runs coming steadily, but the advent of Ironmonger slowed the scoring, the veteran left-hander changing ends and bowling seven overs for one run, the last six being maidens. McCabe was brought into,the attack, and his first ball nearly - passed Jardine's defence.' It was a dour fight, and the players must have'had on,e eye on the weather. At tea England was 45 for One wicket, being 114 runs .behind. Wall resumed the attack to Jardine after tea, the captain.being barracked on his slowness. He had been in over an hour without scoring. On driving Wall to the boundary Jardine broke a scoreless spell of sixty-six minutes; he also brought ;up 51 in ninety minutes. The batsmen then brightened considerably, choosing right balls to hit and scored several boundaries.

TOTAL CREEPING UP.

Tho English total was gradually creeping towards the coveted "Ashes" when Jardine fell to Ironmonger lbw. ; The captain had been at the wickets 132 minutes, and the score ' was two wickets for 78,, with 82 still required. Hammond joined Leyland, and survived a leg appeal before scoring. Ironmonger was again' the bowler. Leyland reached 52 by scoring a" boundary at fine leg. He had then batted 133 minutes and had hit six fours. Leyland scored five when . McCabe essayed a wild throw at the wicket which went to the boundary. Elusive storm clouds made the light bad, with half an hour left to play, but the century was 1 posted in 155 minutes. ■'■~'■ "DON'T PROLONG THE AGONY." "Don't prolong the agony!" yelled a wag as drinks were brought out at 5.40 o'clock. Tobin fielded ..in/place of Wall, who had been' limping' since tea, .At stumps England was 53 runs behind with eight wickets in hand, Leyland being 66 and Hammond B. The attendance was nearly 9000; the gate takings to date total £9668. Jardine's relentless knock was typical of his captaincy. Ho is a true sport, ana gives nothing away. Though barracked, ho played an admirable part, all true lovers of cricket expressing nothing but praise for his determination. Jardino's partnership with Leyland added 73 runs. , Australia never looked like a winning team today, Love being faulty behind the stumps, Darling was inaccurate, and the fielding generally was not up to standard. ' Leyland's innings at first was the essence of caution, but later he played pleasing shots all round the wicket. The scores are as follows:—

AUSTRALIA,

First innings 340 Second Innings. Woodfull, c Hammond, b Mitchell 19 Richardson, c Jardine, b Verity .32 Bradman, c Mitchell, b Larwood . 24 Ponsford, c Larwood, b Allen ... 0 McCabe, b Verity 22 Darling, run out '/,[', 39 Bromley, c Hammond, b Allen .. 7 Love, lbw, b Larwood 3 Wall, o Jardine, b Allen 2 O'Reilly, b Larwood 4 Ironmonger, not out ....'.......,. 0 Extras 23 Total '.. ~175 Fall of Wickets.—Ono for 46, two

for 79, three for 81, four for 91, five for 136, six for 163, seven for 169, eight for 169, nine for 171, ten for 175. Bowling Analysis.O. M. R. W. LaTWood 17.3 3 49 3 Allen. ....ii. 17 3 44 3 Hammond ... 10 4 18 0 . Verity 19 6 30 2 Mitchell .... 50 11 1 ENGLAND. First innings 356 Second Innings. Jardine, Ibw, b Ironmonger 24 Sutcliffe, c Darling, b Wall 2 Leyland, not out 66 Hammond, not out 8 Extras - '7 Total for two wickets 107 Fall of Wickets.—One for 5, two for 78. ' ' .

Bowling Analysis.

O. -■ M.' R. W. Wall 7 1 17 1 O'Reilly , 18 6 44 0 Ironmonger .. 22.1 12 23 1 McCabo ..... 7 2 16 0