A BAD START

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11834, 16 January 1933, Page 5

A BAD START

AUSTRALIA’S OPENING IN THIRD TEST. TWO TRAGEDIES. BRADMAN AND' McCABE EACH SCORE ONLY 8. FOUR DOWN FOR K)0. ENGLAND TOTALLED 341 FIRST STRIKE. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received Jan .15, (F3O p.m.) Adelaide, Jan. 15. The, weather and the wicket were perfect for tho resumption of the cricket test, Australia v. England, and the prospects are good lor several days. The Oval was packed prior to the start.

Payriter quickly settled down and displayed artistry with his leg side and cover shots. He treated all the bowlers .alike. Ho escaped being run out at 26, Fihgoltoh’s throw being untrue.

Verity was spasmodic and unenterprising.

Payriter, with a beautiful square leg stroke, brought the score up +6 50 in ITB minutes, his, scoring including six fours. Verity, when 16; put Ironmonger sharply to O’jßcilly in. the slips, tipping the ball, but. it was not held. ...As an appreciation Verity, a couple of overs inter, hit two successive cover fours off Ironmonger, making 28.

The batsmen were plainly on top, Wood Cull making, repeated changes.

Paynter, who is a, midget, continued his vigorous hitting, reaching the sixties with a grand four to cover off Grimmett.

Three hundred .came up in 370 minutes.

Verity was solid, waiting patiently for the loose ones, but Paynter was pulsating versatility and resourcefulness.

At luncheon the pair had taken the score to 315. of which Paynter had contributed 72. Verity was missed by McCabe at first slip at 38. The chance was a hard one.

Paynter added five when a mis-lnt to short leg gave Fingleton an easy catch. Ho hit nine four and his innings of 185 minutes was marked by wonderful crispness and surit>Voco was uneasy facing Wall, the South Australian scattering his wickets when 8.

Verity had a life at 44, Richardson dropping him at mid-off . off O’Reilly. Tn the next over from Wall, Richardson made amends, catching the batsman at square log. Verity plaved a solid useful innings for 50 runs.

AUSTRALIA AT THE WICKETS

With tho loss of tho four host batsmen, a demoralising position was confronting Australia after the first hour, and the crowd was on ns toes. Hostility was shown to Larwood, who hit Wood full severely on the chest and the captain was rattled for a time, ringlet ou dodged the high fliers and fipped Allows third ball to Ames, who aceepterl if smartly, the batsman not having scored. Bradman filled the vacancy and hopes were raised when the champion started vigorously with a nice four to leg off Allen. The jubilation was short lived, consternation taking its place, when, with the addition of four runs, Bradman, with a simple shot to silly leg off Larwood, was taken by Amos. The spectators were dumbfounded.

McCabe was greeted with an encouraging cheer, hut he was dost in ed to make no more than Brat.man cocking one close in to Jardine. The score then stood at three foi ,34. It was an unpromising start Larwood had taken two for 8 ir seven overs.

Wooclfnll was stodgy, and "’ns feeling the effects of Larwood’s knock. PONSFORDH ESCAPE. There was a double change in the bowling, Voce and Verity being on when Ponsford joined the captain. Ponsford nearly added to the devastation, being missed by Hammond at first slip off Larwood, the ball being in Hammond’s hands. Eighty minutes’ play had produced only 50 runs. WOODFULL GOES. Later, Woodfull wentback to the pavilion, Allen taking his middle sfcunlp with a- dazzling delivery which Woodfull played hack. RICHARDSON ANT) PONSFORD BUSY. The Australian position was really precarious. Richardson, . however, heartened the disappointed crowd by first, scoring a. shot at mid-off for a. three from Allen. Ponsford also now got busy, aftei a ball from Larwood had struck his hack when ho had attempted to dodge it. Ponsford outdrove Vcrilv powerfully for a four, all, rim, followed by square cutting Larwood for a. four, and a clover late cut on the off side from the same bowler. Larwood at ouo stage in the afternoon was bowling with only three men oh the off-side, cover, line slip and. deep third man. Richardson and Pousford proved a dogged , partnership totting up 42 runs quickly when they were badly needed. Richardson late cut Allen crisply for a four, bringing up the century for Australia, and the pair (remained in the ascendancy ■ to'stumps.

PONSFORD REFUTES CRITICS

Ponsford’s play was a convincing argument against, the, critics. It was demonstrated forcibly, again that the English 1 shock! tactics : cannot be trifled with, - the field being

too. sure and too well placed for risks in hitting. The dismissals of Bradman and McCabe were tragedies. .Australia is now loft with 232 behind England’s first innings score. The attendance was 50,962 and the takings wbfG £5410, a South Australian record. Following' are the scores ; ENGLAND. —First Innings. — Jardine, b Wall. ... ' ••• 8 Sutcliffe, c Wall, b O’Reilly ... 9 Hammond, c Oldfield, b Wall ••• 2 Ames, b Ironmonger p Leyland, b O’Reilly 83 Wyatt, cßichardson, b Grimmett 78 Allen, lbw., b Grimmett l r > Rayhtor, c Fingleton, b Wall ... 77 Verity, c Richardson, b Wall ... 45 Voce, b Wall ... f Larwood, not,- out ... \ pS Extras Total 341 Bowling: Wall, 34.1 overs, 10 maidens, 72 runs, 5 wickets, ironmonger 20, 6, 50, 1; Grimmett 28, 6, 94, 2; McCabe, 14, 3, 28, 0. AUSTRALIA. i —First Innings.— Wood full, b Allen ... Fingleton, c Ames, b Allen ... 0 Bradman, c Allen, b Larwood ... 8 McCabe, e .lardine, b Larwood 8 Ponsford, not out 4;> Richardson, not out 21 Extras - ••• ••• ° Total for four wicketj ... 109 SUSPICIOUS LEYLAND. UNP PEASANT INCIDENT. INSPECTS IRONMONGER’S ITANDKERCIIIFF FOR RESIN. (0 P A by E’.ee. Tel. Copyright) SYDNEY, -Tan. 14. While Levlaml was batting in t*‘« test yesterday ho asked Ironmonger whether he was using resin on the ball. Ironmonger denied that be was doing so. Leyland then demanded to know whether Ironmonger bad any on hi--handkerchief, which be asked to he permitted to inspect. I.eyland also spoke to Woodfult, and Ironmonger then produced his handkerchief, which wae s saturated will, eucalyptus to keep tlics away. Levland immediately apologised.

The use of resin is barred by the Maivlehone Cricket Club, and ihe ban was endorsed by the Australian Boa id of Control.

SPIRIT OF CRICKET LOST. "PETTY BICKERING AND JEALOUSY. ENGLISH OPTIMISMS LONDON. Jan. 13. The Daily Express features a leader page article entitled ‘‘The Call ni the Tests”, by R. W. Thompson, who asks: “What are the tests testing:” Ho answers; ‘‘Are they testing the spirit of friendship between England and Australia to the limit? The spirit of cricket is lost in a maze of petty hioKoring and jealousy”. The writer concludes: “If the tests cannot he played as games they had better hot ho played at all". BF.FORE THE SECOND DAY. WOODFULL’S BROA DC A ST. OPINION. AUSTRALIA HAS FINE CHANCE. MeCABE ANTICIPATED FIRST INNINGS LEAD. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel- Copyright) SYDNEY, Jan. I t. Cricket critics generally are hopeful of Australia's chances in the third test match. Woodfuli. broadcasting, said the phenomenal success of tho Australian side in the earlier stages was due to tho splendid bowling of Wall and O'Reilly. Australia had a fine chance McCabe said: “Wo ought to dismiss England for a moderate score and have a lead on the first innings’’. Fingleton, in the Daily Telegraph, says; “T think Australia did remarkably well to finish with seven Of ihe 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. AFTER THE SECOND DAY. AUSTRALIA NOT YET BEATEN.

MeCABE’S OPTIMISTIC BROADCAST. (11. T> .A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Jan. Li, 7 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Jan. 15. Broadcasting on the test, McCabe said, “Though the ode’s are in favor of England, Australia is not yet

beaten. Ponsford and Richardson are both batting confidently, and can make heavy scores. Our hopes rest on Monday’s conditions. Woodfull, broadcasting. paid a tribute to Paynter’s flue work for England. Bradman says the match thus far is remarkable for the manner in which the wickets have fallen. Kippax says that the life has gone out of tho wicket, which is' now giving the bowlers no ■' assistance whatever.

WHY M.C.C. WILL WIN

A RANK PESSIMIST’S VIEWS.

(Received Jan. 16, 1 a.in.) LONDON, Jan. 15

Cardus, in the Observer, lamenting the mediocrity of the batting, says: s "| am not a lover of the log “l am not a lover of the t eg theory of violence, but cannot Withhold admiration for Larwood's power to transform the lazy turf at Adelaide into a field of, tribulation for Woodfull and Bradman. My reason for thinking that England will win the .ruMj'er isn’t op* timism bitf rank pessimist** about orioket generally. fnA Australian!

must be bad if worse than England. Private advices suggest that the 1 M.C.C. are the worst fielders ever seen in big cricket in Australia. I \supposs it wit? be admitted that the Australians are the worst batting side who ever wore pads in a teste But the absence of masters is producing rare fun.” RAN-71 IS’ SEVERE. “MERETRICIOUS BASHING” - LONDON, January 4. “Australia won a smashing victory ih the second Test Cricket Match by well-proven howling and fielding methods, which England challenged with a meretricious hashing attack, the antithesis of first-class cricket.” So says the former international itar, Rnnjitsinhji, now the Mahararajah of Nawanagar, in a wireless message from sea to the "Daily Sketch.” “The lesson is an open book for all not too obstinate to read,” he declares. “(I is impossible to accept England’s fielding as a. model of what it should bo. in a Test. T am glad for the future of the game that Australia won. vindicating the methods of famous bowlers of the past, who flighted and spun the hall in a hattie of wits, and did not waste time hanging down the ball on the ehanc-e of something happening. England must strengthen her team and includ e two break bowlers arid also two lefthanded batsmen, and thereby get hack to cricket.” £16,077 PAID. SHARING THE SECOND TEST MONEY. Gate receipts for the memorable second Test totalled £16,077, of which £5900 will probably go to the tourists, if allocations are on the same basis as in 1928-29. and £6700 to Australian cricket organisations. First deductions are 12 per cent, taxation, £1800; 10 per cent. In the Melbourne Cricket Ground Trustees, £1400; and then ground expenses. Of the'.£67oo left for Australia, 25 per cent., approximately £I7OO, will go to the Board of Control, from which distributions will be made to the State Cricket Associations in proportion to their representation on the hoard.

The Victorian Cricket A-xooiatior retains the remainder for administration expenses and allocations to dis trict clubs. .

Tn 1928-29 the two Test Marches played in Melbourne yielded £38,278, of which about £16,060 went to ihe Englishmen.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA TESTS

Mr. Charles Rowland, of Gisborne, who was a member of the old-estab-lished Clapton Cricket, and Football Clubs. England, from 1877 to 1904, forwards the following items relative to ted: matches:— From 1877 to 1912 inclusive fourteen representative English cricket teams have visited Australia, and played, in all, 52 test matches there against Australian teams. Of these England won 23, lost’27, and two were drawn. Thirteen visits have been paid to England by Australian teams, accounting for 42 test marches, of which England has won 17 and lost S’, while J 7 have been drawn. The years of these tost matches were 1880. 1882. 18.84. 1886. 1888, 1890. 1893. 1896. 1899. 1902, 1905, 1909 and 1911. —Summaries.—

In Australia—-52 matches—England won 23, Australia 27, drawn 2. Tn England-—l2 matches —England won 17. Australia 8, drawn 17. Total—94 matches—England won 40. Australia 35, drawn 19.