AUSSIES START WELL

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 January 1933, Page 7

AUSSIES START WELL

EARLY BRITONS ROUTED LEYLAND-WYATT TO RESCUE [BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYEIGHT.] ADELAIDE, January 13. The third Test match, between Australia and England commenced to-day in ideal weather on an easy wicket. England made a disastrous start, losing three wickets for sixteen runs in three-quarters of an hour. Wall, the South Australian bowler, was the hero.

Jardine lasted for twenty minutes, when Wall completely beat, the English captain. Up till then Sutcliffe had not, scored, and was playing a very scratchy innings. His first effective shot was one to square leg for two, Ponsford saving it a few feet from the boundary. Sutcliffe then snicked three off O’Reilly. Wall had Hammond guessing with his pacy deliveries. No ball kicked up. Hammond, when dodging, fluked a single, but he tipped the next one, which Oldfield safely held. This was the last ball ■of Wall’s over. His figures now were 2 for 16. England were thus in a parlous position. A further sensation immediately followed, O’Reilly making a confident appeal for leg before against Sutcliffe, which was disallowed. Sutcliffe was playing very tamely, he scoring only nine runs in forty-five minutes. The Yorkshireman, however, got no further, Wall, at mid-off, effecting a brilliant catch. He stretched on the ground for his full length to take the ball, which was barely off the grass. It was an amazing effort.

Then Leyland joined Ames and the former hit the first four of the match, swinging an easy one to the leg side off O’Reilly. Ames attempted a similar hit off a no-ball, but he knocked his wicket down.

Ironmonger replaced Wall when three were down for 26.. With the second ball of Ironmonger’s fourth over, Ames played over a short-pitched one, which took his middle stump. Grimmett’s first over was a maiden. In his next, Leyland drove him hard to the off-side, through Ponsford’s hands, for a four. At lunch the scoi’e stood at 4 for 37. Wall’s figures read: 12 overs, 5 maidens, 12 runs, 2 wickets. Leyland and Wyatt soon got a mastery, both waiting for the right balls. Leyland was delightful on the leg side. Wyatt made a sound partnership. Grimmett got one within inches of Leyland’s wicket when he was. 32. Leyland then hit successive fours off Ironmonger. Wyatt was also aggressive, hitting one to square leg for six off Grimmett, then one to fine leg for a four off Ironmonger; and another powerful hit to square leg for a six off Grimmett. The slow bowlers were now becoming a luxury, and McCabe replaced Ironmonger at 103.

FOURS OFF GRIMMETT Leyland was now 52, he straightdriving Grimmett for successive fours. Forty-five runs had been knocked off Grimmett, who was replaced by O’Reilly, but the scoring went on unabated. Wyatt secured his fifty in one hundred minutes by superlative play. iWall came back at 142. McCabe in the slips, missed a hot catch from Wyatt, who reached 61 by hitting Wall to square leg for another sixer, this being his third. Leyland was just as confident, he waiting for the loose ones. At the tea adjournment the score stood at 4 for 154, Wyatt being 61, and Leyland 68, these batsmen saving England from an ugly situation.

After the tea adjournment, there were repeated leg-before appeals by O’Reilly, but Wyatt and Leyland remained unconquered either way. The former, making beautiful leg swings, reached 70 by a leg shot off Wall for four. Leyland appreciated Ironmonger, driving him for four and thereby reaching 83. Facing O’Reilly, however, Leyland was completely beaten in the next over, when still 83. His was a bright patch, it unquestionably stemming the early debacle. Leyland had batted for 181 minutes. He hit thirteen fours and he was never uneasy. Five wickets were down for 185. Then Paynter made his Test debut. Wyatt, however, soon followed Leyland, he hitting Grimmett straight to Richardson at long off after reaching 78. This, Grimmett’s only wicket, cost 54 runs. Wyatt showed a dogged and sound defence combined with aggression. He batted for two hours and forty-four minutes. Six wickets for 196.

Paynter opened confidently, and he soon ran into the twenties. McCabe replaced Grimmett. Allen cover drove him for a four and square cut him for another four, eleven coming from his first over. Allen made four more, but then he was out, leg before, to Grimmett. The attendance was thirty-nine thousand five hundred, and the takings were £4OOO. “I have never seen Wall bowl so fast as he did in his opening overs to-day,” said Clem Hill. Scores: — ENGLAND —First Innings. Jardine, b Wall 3 Sutcliffe, c Wall, b O’Reilly . . 9 ..ammond, c oidfield, b Wall . . 2 Ames, b Ironmonger 3 Leyland, b O’Reilly S 3 Wyatt, c Richardson, b Grimmett 78 Paynter, not out 25 Allen, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 15 Verity, not out .. 5 Extras 13 Total for seven wickets . . 236 REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS. (Received January 14, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 14. Critics generally are hopeful of Australia’s chances in the third test. Woodfull, broadcasting, safkl the phenomenal success of the Australian side in the earlier stages was due to the splendid bowling of Wall and O’Reilly. Australia had a fine chance. McCabe said: We ought to dismiss England for a moderate score, and have a lead on the first innings. Fingleton-, in the "Telegraph” says: I think Australia did remarkably well to finish with seven of their opponents out.

Sydney papers feature the resin incident, and Jardine’s note to Woodfull protesting against Richardson moving about between fine and square leg, while Wall was bowling.

LONDON PRESS DISCOVERY LONDON, January 13. The “Daily Express” features on the leader page an article entitled “Call off the Tests,” by R. W. Thompson, who asks: What are the tests testing?; and answers “They are testing the spirit of friendship between England and Australia to the limits. The spirit of cricket is lost in a maze of pity, bickering, and jealousy.” He concludes: If the Tests cannot be played as games, they had better not be played at all.