SEVEN FOR 236

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11833, 14 January 1933, Page 5

SEVEN FOR 236

THIRD TEST MATCH

ENG L AND’S DIS A STR OUS ’ OPENING. '

THREE DOWN FOR SIXTEEN

WYATT AND LEY LAND SAVE SITUATION.

WALI/S DEVASTATING BOWLING

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(Received Jan. 13, 9.15 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Jan. 13

In ideal weather and ort an easy wicket, the third test match between England and Australia was opener’ to-day before a crowd that numbered 30,000 by 11 o’clock. In the Australian team, O’Brien was named as twelfth man, while In the English team, Paynter replaced Pataudi, and Verity was also included. Brown was twelfth man for England. The personnel of the learns was thus:

Australia.—W. M. Woodful!, captain, V. Richardson, vice-captain, Fingleton, Bradman, Oldfield, Ponsford, Wall, Ironmonger, McCabe, Grimrnett, O’Reilly, and O’Brien (twelfth man). England.—Jardine, captain, Leyland, Sutcliffe, Arnes, Larwood, Wyatt, Hammond, Paynter, Verity, Allen, Vote, Brown, twelfth man.

England made a disastrous start, losing three for sixteen in threequarters of an hour. Wall was the hero. Jardine lasted twenty minutes, Wall completely beating the captain. Till then Sutcliffe had not scored, and was playing a very scratchy innings. His first effective shot was to square leg for two, Ponsforcl saving a few feet from the boundary.

Sutcliffe then snicked! three off O’Reilly

Wall had Hammond guessing with his paev deliveries. No ball kicked up.

Hammond, dodging, fluked a single and ripped the next, which Oldfield safely held. This was the last ball of Wall’s sixth over. His figures were now two wickets for G.

England was thus in a parlous position.

WALL’S BRTLIANT CaTCH

A .further /sensation) immediately followed, O’Reilly making a confident appeal for leg against Sutcliffe, which was disallowed. Sutcliffe was playing very tamely, scoring only nine in T 5 minutes. The Yorkshireman got no further, Wall at mid-on effecting a brilliant eaten. He stretched on the ground full length and took the ball barely off ihe grass. Tr was an amazing effort. FIRST FOUR OF MATCH. Lcvland joined Ames and the former hit ihe first- four of the match, swinging an easy one to leg side off O’Reilly. Ames attempting n similar hit off a no ball, knocked his wicket down. Ironmonger replaced Ball. The second hall oi the fourth over Arnes played over a short-pitched one. which took his middle stump. Grimmeti’s first over was a maiden, ami in the next Leyland drove hard to ihe oil side through Ponsford s hands for a four. At lunch the score stood at four wickets for 37. Wall’s figures now being 12 overs. 5 maidens, 12 overs, 2 wickets. Leyland and Wyatt soon got the mastery, both waiting lor right balls. Leyland was delightful on the leg side. Wyatt made a sound partnership. C.-rimmottf' got one within inches of Leylnnd’s wicket when he was 32. Leyland then hit. successive fours off Ironmonger. WYATT IN AGGRESSIVE MOOD. Wvatt: was aggressive, hitting one to square leg for a six off Grimrnett, one to fine leg for four off Ironmonger, and another powerful hit to square leg lor a- six off Grimrnett. The slow howlers were becoming a luxury, and McCabe replaced Ironmonger at 103. Leyland was now 52, straight-driv-ing Grimmott lor successive fours. Forty-five runs had been knocked off Grimrnett. who was replaced by O’Reilly, hut ihe scoring went on unabated.

Wyatt secured his fifty in one hundred minutes by superlative plsy. Wall came hack at 142. McCabe, in the slips, missed a hot. catch from Wyatt, who reached 01 by square legging Wall for -another sixer, lus third. Leylnnd was just as confident, waiting tot* tho loose ouos. \t- tea the score stood at four wie-l-ets for 154, (Wyatt 61. Leyland 63) these batsmen saving England from an' ugly situation.

LEYLAND BEATEN BY O'REILLY

I'here were repeated leg before appeals by O’Reilly, but \Yyatt and Leyland remained unconquerd, either way, the former making beautiful leg swings, reached 70 by a leg shot off Wall for a four.

Leyland appreciated Ironmonger, driving him for a four, reaching S 3. Facing O'Reilly', Leyland was completely beaten next over. His was the bright patch, unquestionably stemming" the early, debacle. Leydahd batted ISI minutes, during which he hit thirteen fours, and was never uneasy. PAYNTER’S TEST DEBUT. When Paynter made }iis Australian test- debut-, Wvatt soon followed Leyland,' hitting 1 Grimmett straight to Richardson at. long off after reaching 78. Grimmett’s onyl wicket cost 34 runs. Wyatt showed dogged end sound dofehco, combined with- aggression. He batted 'two hours forty-four minutes. . ;Six for 196.

■ " * .- • McCabe replaced Grimmetf. Allen cover drove him for t a four, and square cut him for another foiif, > eleven coming from the first ovfer. Alien made four more and then went out leg before to Gfinimett. A- w The attendance was 39,500. and the takings totalled £4OOO. "A: Following are the scores: — ENGLAND. —First Innings.— Jardine, !> Wall ' ... 3 Sutcliffe, c Wall, b O’Reilly ... .9 Hammond, c Oldfield, b Wall ... 2 Arnes, b Ironmonger ... ./. ... 3 Leyand, b O’Reilly ... ... ... 83 Wyatt, e-Richardson, b Grimraett 78 Paynter, not but ... -25 Allen, lbw., b Grimrnett 15 Verity, not out, ... .5 Extras 13 Total for seven wickets ... 235 WALL'S FAST BOWLING . CLEM HILL’S TRIBUTE.

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel- Copyright.) (Received Jan. 13, 10 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Jan. 13;,/ “I have never seen Wall bowl so fast as he did in the opening overs to-day.” said Clem Hill.

BRA DA IA N’ S ! ’DU CK ’’, LIVES OF CHILDREN SAVED PROVIDENTIAL DISGUST. The fact ibat Bradman was bowled for a Murk 5 in the first innings of the second. Test match in Melbourne, was possibly ihe indirect means of saving the lives of three children at Mowbray, Tasmania. Several persons were listening to the description of the match by wireless, and when Bradman was dismissed by the first hall one of the listeners, Afr. P. Hancock, became so disgusted that he went for a walk beside the river. He saw three children run toward the river. over-balance, and fall into the water, which was about 7ft. in depth. Fully clothed, he jumped in and rescued the children whose age- ranged from 21 ro 7 years. M.C.C. TOUR. FIXTURE LIST. The balance of the English team’s fixture list in Australia is as follows: —Test A Lite hex.— (To be played to a finish). January 13 (to-day).—Third, at Adelaide. February 10—Fourth, at Brisbane. February 23—Fifth, at Sydney. —Other Fixtures. — January 21 to 23—v. Country, at Balmain or Bendigo. January 26 to 30—v. New South Wales. February 1 and 2.—v. Toowoomba. February 4 to B.—Queensland. February IS to 21. —v. Northern Districts, at Newcastle. Alarch 3 to 7—v. Victoria. Alarch 10 to 14 —v. South Australia. After the tour the Englishmen will visit- New Zealand and p]ny three matches as follows: Alarch 21 to 22 —r. Wellington, at Wellington. Alarch 24 to 27 —v. New Zealand, at Christchurch. April 1 to 4.—v. New Zealand, at Auckland.

NOTES AND NEWS. When Bradman reached the century in the second Test Alateh in Melbourne. he added-another io his long list of records. The late Victor Tntm per of imperishable memory, scored six centuries for Australia, Billy AYoodfnll. who is proving his value once again, has also made six, but Bradman now holds pride of place with seven. It was a remarkable achievement in a game in which the bowling has been extraordinarily good. Duckworth, standing at the dress-ing-room door just before the second Test began, met Fingleton, who asked: “Picked your team yet, George? ’ George replied, “Yes, and we have got the four fast bowlers in.” ‘Oh, well, on with the armor,” said Fingleton, jocularly, and disappeared into the dressing-room.