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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11827, 7 January 1933, Page 4

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AUSTRALIA v. ENGLAND. A “ONE-HIT” INNINGS OLD YARN RECALLED

Perhaps the most- curious occurrence was the victory won by the Australians against England in one hit. It will be remembered that- Australia winning the tos s sent in Gillen and Lyons, the latter, driving Lehmann’s first bail hard; it fell on the 11.35 express for Sheffield. The batsmen of course, ran, and the fields men saw that it wa s hopeless to attempt to capture the bail, which fell through the .window of the guard 1 * brake. The Englishmen called ‘‘lost ball!” The umpire, however, ruled that a bail is not- lo'st when you know where it is. After consultation it was decided to telegraph to the stationmaster to return the hall, and subsequently Air Stoddart was sent by the 1.10 train to recapture what our sporting contemporaries still call the “pilule.” The 1.10 is a, slow train and on arriving in the evening at- Sheffield Stoddart found to his mortification that ihe stationmaster had sent the ball back by parcel post. The parcel did not reach Lords till 1.30 next -day. Persons on the ground will not easily forgot- that the Englishmen sat waiting in front of the pavilion while the batsmen continued to run. AYhen the weapon of attack wa s again secured, Australia had scored 1849, and the innings was declared closed. The score road thus:— AUSTRALIA —First Innings— Lyons, not- out ... 1819 Giffen, not out- 0 Total (innings declared closed) 1549 Lohmann’s bawling analyst* read: 0-1 overs. 0 maidens, 1849 runs, 0 wickets. The Englishmen naturally failed to equal this gigantic total, hut it was felt that luck bad been to some extent against them. It certainly had been. Fortunately, the proverbial ’glorious uncertainty’ of the game has not yet departed, although 20 years have passed since the date fixed journalistically for that- record hit and overwhelming victory. The thrills that go with, the fortunes of war can still he experienced. But what a calamity if we‘ have to'turn j to the remembered past or guesses ah- ' out the future for real-joy in- the > • V • ‘ - V , ■ game. " >’ /v ,