KNOCKED OUT

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11835, 17 January 1933, Page 5

KNOCKED OUT

UNPRECEDENTED SCENE IN THIRD TEST. *. v ’ LARWOOD’S FAST BALL HITS 'Oldfield on temple. BATSMAN WRITHES ON GROUND. BOWLER HOOTED AND COUNTED OUT. • ’ - AUSTRALIA’S FIRST INNINGS YIELDS'222. (U.P.A. hy Elect Tel, Copyright.) !. . . (Rec. Jan. 16, 8.55 p.m.), ADELAIDE,, Jan. 16. On the resumption of. play in. the third test, the wicket was in good order and the weather was ideal. Fifteen thousand, were present, at the Start. An immense responsibility rested on the shoulders of Ponsford and Richardson. Larwood was howling at a terrific pace. Ponsford receiving several hard body blows. Richardson was unsettled, and after adding seven, weakly played Allen on, when his score was 2§. FOUR FOR 131. Ponsford was showing an attractive repertoire of strokes, turning' to square leg with perfect artistry two sucessive fours off Larwood and three off Allen and lie was soon in tho sixties. Jardine repeatedly changed his field The crowd became resentful towards Larwood. Oldfield played nl the top of Ids form.

Verity came on at 150. Oldfield drove delightfully to the off' field, and anoihor past point for 2. He played Verity and Voce grandly. A late cut off Verify for a 4 brought him up to 26. When 76 Ponsford placed Voce dangerously alone to Verity in the slips.

At lunch the score was five wickets for 185.

On file resumption of play Ponsford added five, and then Voce completely heal him taking his log stomp. Ponsford played a wonderful innings for 216 tit in it lies. TTo hit eight fours. Grumnclt began with a smart two through the slips off Hammond.

Oldfield at) 200 hit Voce brilliantly to fine leg.

Voce missed Grinimott in the. slips off Larwood when lie was five.

Oldfield made a dashing cover shot in retaliation for a hard log knock from Larwood. Ohlfield lost Oi-ini-mo tt when the la I ter was ten. The slow bowler lipped a fast one from Allen for four. Paynter attempting intercept ion badly twisted his ankle, and retired. The ilex: bail Grimmotr, cocked to Voce who made a brilliant catch.

When Oldfield was 41 a fast one from Larwood came off the bat and struck the batsman on the temple. Oldfield writhed oil the ground and a doctor was quickly in attendance. There followed an unprecedented scene, the crowd vehemently hooting and counting out Larwood at every delivery. Oldfield was removed to (he dressing-room, O'Reilly replacing him.

The last men fell cheaply, and the innings closed after 322 minutes’ batting. Followincr are iho scores:—

TWO LAND. —First Tunings.— Jnrdino, !> Wall 3 Sutcliffe, c Wall, b O’Reilly ... 9 Hammond, n Oldfield, h' Wall ... 2 Ames, l> Ironmonger 3 Ley land, b O’Reilly 83 Wyatt, eßiehardson, b Grimmett 78 Allen, Ibw., b Grimmett ... ... 15 Pay liter, c Fingleton, b Wall ... 77 Verily, e Richardson, h Wall ... 45 Voce,' b Wall 8 Larwood, not out ... v ... 3' i Extras 15 Total 311 Bowling: Wall, 34.1 overs, 10 maidens, 72 runs, 5 wickets. Ironmonger 20, 6, 50, 1 ; Grimmett 28, 0, 94, 2; McCabe, 14, 3, 28. 0. ' AUSTRALIA. —First Innings.— Woodfull, b Allen 22 Fingleton, c Ames, b Allen ... 0 Bradman, c Allen, b Larwood ... 8 McCabe, c .Jnrdino, b Larwood S Porisford, h voce 85 Richardson, b Allen 28 Oldfield, retired hurt 1 1 Grimmett, c Voce. 1' Allen 10 O’Reilly, b Larwood 0 Wall, b Hammond 0 Ironmonger. not out 0 Extras 14 Total 222 Bowling: Larwood, 25 overs, 6 maid ens, 55 runs, 3 wickets; Allen 23 471, 4; Hammond- 17.4 4 0 1; Voce 14 4 21 1 ; Verity 16 7 31 0. M.C.C START SECOND STRIKE)

SUTCLIFFE AGAIN GOES CHEAPLY

.TARDINE AND WYATT TOGETHER

GIBRALTAIt ROCK DEFENCE

Richardson, took up the gloves, O’Brien fielding. The second ball from O’Reilly Sutcliffe sent to fine leg for four. When lie turned one in a similar direction high from Wall, O’Brien ran round and effected a. brilliant catch'—.one for 17. For til© first quarter of an hour, Jardhno was subdued and O’Reilly had Wyatt 1 the runs being' mostly singles. At 35 Wyatt’ gave a chance to {Richardson, for which'ho rail three.

For a timo there was little scoring, 50 occupying 56 minutes. When 14- Jardine -skied Grimmett to mid-on, for which Fingleton made a desperate run, but jnsfc missed by six inches. >

Jardine then adopted tlio policy of safety first and Wyatt, -waited for the loose -ones. Jardine took 91 minutes tq score 17.

ENGLAND

—Second Innings—

Total for one wickets

NOBLE ON LARWOOD

PREY ENT 1 81/E BRUTALITY

‘/IT IS NOT CRICKET

"SOMETHING WRONG”

CLEM HILL’S VIEW

Clem Hill says: —

NOT PLAYING CRICKET”

O’JReilly and Wall came back at 64 and thAn, McCabe had 'a turn "biifc break AHo kMbtaltaF defence

and iftie 1 score 11 crept to 82.' • 5 K *'': - ‘ Bradman hatl a turn with, the ball Jardine turning his first delivery to log "for two.’ ‘ v ’ ' ‘The'attendance was estimated at 30,000.' r > - i ■ fol l Cf .* • ' ; '

LONDON, January 4

Sutcliffe, c O’Brien h Wall ... ? .Jm-dino (in) 24 Wyatt (in) ... 47 Sundries 7

(O.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.' ADELAIDE, Jan. 16. Noble says : —• ’,‘Larwood’s attack is viciou's. On the ; whole, the leg theory is preventible brutality. WoodfuU will provide the visitors an, object lesson of British fairplay, discountenancing retaliation.’'

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright (Bee/Jan. 16. 8.55 p.rn.) • AIDEUATDE,- Jan. 16.

"The venomous leg theory, or rather head theory, is sounding the death knell of scientific cricket, and’ batsmen may soon have io wear base-bailors’ armour to combat, it. Wood!nil’s blow was all in the game. The ball flow sharply and beat the defence. Larwood immediately resorted to leg tactics. It is not cricket. Woodful does not squeal unless something is wrong.”

AVOODFULL’S PROTEST TO WARN FT:. I.ft: theory unfair. (U.P.A. by Elec. Te!. Copyright) SYDNEY. Jan. 10. The Sydney morning- papers are featuring Woodfnll’s protest to Mr. P. F. Warner in the Australians’ dressing-room against the methods ni the English liowlers. Wnodfnll was on the table in the hands of doctors and masseurs when Mr. Warner entered and inquired how he felt, but received an abrupt reply that he did not wish io speak to the visitor.

Woodfull then rebuked Mr. Wnrneieoncerning the tactics of the English team, saying that they were not playing cricket, and that the leg theory policy of the bowlers was unfair.

“Cricket is too great to he spoilt by the tactics which your team is adopting,” said Woodfull. “I dp not approve of them, and never will. If they are persevered with it may he better if I do not play the game.- The matter is in your hands, Mr. Warner, and 1 have nothing further to say to you.” Mr. Warner left the room without replying, and later declined to comment. The papers say that Air. Warner is now in an awkward position, as lie previously expressed decided objection to the leg theory bowling. The Telegraph publishes articles by ?Jr. Warner in the Morning Post criticising Bowes for bowling bumpers and the leg theory. WOODFULL APOLOGISES. BREACH HEALED. vfI.P.A by Elec. Tel. C?npvri&Lt > (Received Jan. 16, 7.55 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Jan. 16. Air. Warner in a brief statement says that Woodfull expressed regret to himself and Air Palairet regarding Saturday’s incident and the breach is healed. Later. Woodful denies making any apology to Warner. WOODFUL-WARNF.R INCIDENT FEATURED IN HOME- PRESS TAUNTS AND SYMPATHY

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Jan. Ify 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 16. The newspapers feature on their front pages the Woodful-Warner incident without comment. The Sketch has the heading : “Woodful sulks in his tent.’i The Daily Mail says : “Woodful snubs Warner.” The Express laments that the Tests have produced far more sensationalism than sportsmanship. ♦ “When rivalry in sport creates international ill-will”, 1 it says, “it is time for commonsenso to blow flie whistle. Woodfull is tlio last player anybody iwohU expect to explode. Tlie more blunt - Australian player would have used a local expletive. It is regarded merely as ‘an incident.’ ” 1 \ ■ J. 'cl White, writing in the Morning Post, says “Every sportsman will extend sympathy to Woodfull. Undoubtedly it -r was! a pure accident. < It- is the ardent wish of us all that friendly relations shall prevail so . as to enalblo tlio tests to he played out in a sportsmanlike manner.'’ White, adds:— “Larwood is a much better man than on last tour and is probably bowling a“ little faster. At any rate,' ‘the Atfstrhlians' 1 appear somewhat frightened of the English fast ■ bowlers;' They ’certainly have not vet mastered Larwood and Alien.”

THE BLACK WEEK i !‘4 -. [-i ■ ; v I

KEEP THE LEG TII EOR Y r . ‘

ROOT SAYS ENGLAND WILL WIN < ' 1 ASHES. r ' I ># FT

"As sure as Larwood and Voce bowl the leg theory intelligently/so surely will England win the Ashes,” writes C! F- Root, the Worcestershire bowler, who has played .against, Australia, in ’ the "Daily Mail.”

"For years, despite the evidence to the contrary, those whose job it is to further English supremacy have discounted the leg trap, resulting in Mailey placing England third in international merit; but Sydney proved him wrong. The leg trap has been criticised as unfair, cramping the batsman’s style and ruining his scoring strokes, but bowlers ' need no more, convincing proof of its effectiveness, especially when reinforced by good holding and the ‘.suicide club/ ns Warner calls the log fielders." Root recalls that F. R/Foster telegraphed him in 1926 to "exploit the leg trap to the last fence, as the Auesies do not like it.”

"The leg trap is the bowler’s legitimate pretest to the doping, doctoring and coddling of wicket's,” says Root. “1 bowled for 12 years and never hurt a batsman physically, although several suffered blows to tlieir pride and prowess. I moderated it in 1932 at the request of the Worcestershire officials, resulting i n Worcestershire going to the bottom of the championship. I am exploiting it in the Lancashire ’ League -in future.’'

Tlie following players have scored two or more hits out of playing grounds in Australia during Tests: —

For Australia': 0. J. Bonner, 31; J. Darling, 4'; J. Ryder, /),; \V. AV. Armstrong, A. Coffer, P. S. McDonnell, each 2.

For England: A. P. F. Chapman, 7; E. Hendren, 1; R. E. S. Wyatt, G. L. Jcssop/ A. E.’ Stoddari, F. E. Woolley, each .2; AY. Bates, L. C. Braund, F. G. -1. Ford, G. IT. Hirst. M. AY, Tate, J. L. Tvldesley, G/tJylett, each 2. TEST RESULTS. First Test, at Sydney, December 2, 3, 5 and 6. —England (524 and 1 for no wickets) beat Australia 1360 and 164) by ten wickets. Second Test, at Melbourne, December 30, 31, January 2 and 3. Australia (228 and 191) ’bear England (169 and 139) by 111 runs. : EARLIER CONTESTS AT ! ADELAIDE. Matches at Adelaide during the present century have resulted:— 1901-2. —Australia (321 and 315 for six wickets) beat England (3SS and 247) by four wickets. 1903-4,—Australia (388 and 351) boat England (245 and 278) l.y gift runs. 1907-S. —Australia (285. and 506) beat England (363 and 183) by 245 runs. 1911-12.—England (501 and 112 for three wickets) beat Australia G 33 and 476) by seven wickets.

PLAY CRICKET!

1920-21.—Australia *354 and 552) heat England 1447 and 370) by 119 runs. 1924- —Australia (489 and 250) beat England (365 and 363) by 11 runs. 1925- —England (331 and 383) beat Australia *'3o9 and 336) by 12 run-. IS CRICKET WAR ? EX-KAISER THOUGHT TT WAS. TALKS TESTS. MELBOURNE. Jan. 5. “Is it cricket or war?” an English newspaper asks in surprise at the feelings aroused both here and in England by the second Test Alatcli. Of course, we know it is not war —not really, ihai is. But the foreigner does not always understand, as witness the Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany during the South African War. It is a long time ago. but the Tests even in those days must have got both countries all wrought up. and Wilhelm (now ex-Kaiser) made a note of it. Australia bear England at Lord’s in the middle of 1899 and took the Ashes; it was the only finished game in the series. The Boer War began in October, that year, and that Test match figures in the Royal papers preserved among the archives at Windsor Castle. Wilhelm may not have supposed that cricket, was war, but he inferred that the analogy was pretty accurate, and he used it for his deep political designs. LN THE VERNACULAR. Well, before long, the tide turned in South Africa and Wilhelm, who found that the Powers would not join him in a coalition against England, began to pose as the only real friend England had on the Continent. He soon had a chance' to congratulate the Prince of Wales. That was when the Prince had a wonderful escape from assassination ill Brussels —April 4; 1900. The lad, Sipido, who fired at him, was acquitted op account of his’youth ; lie was too young to send to gaol, according to Belgian law.

The Kaiser rose to the occasion in true Anglo-Australian style. He was furious at the acquittal '“Either iheir laws' (he wrote) are ridiculous •or the jury’are a set of d——Vt b—scoundrels.” Only a reference fo ! the archives in Windsor Oastio 1 will’ discover Whether the Kaiser filled' in 'the" blanks,' ! bht that is what he wrote; according'to the authorised published versibil;

No one who was old enough at- tho timo will forget the “Black Week/ of the. war in December, 1899, when the Boers defeat'ed the British at Magersfohtoin; Rformhevg hud Colenso. “ The whole Empire experienced the shocked emotions, no doubt in great- depth, which England felt on 1 “Black Tuesday',” Janiiary’ 4; 1933.

Frigid was the Prince’s reply:—,

And that is where the Kaiser, Wilhelm 11., came in with his ideas of

. s*&&;***s ? -*-ii.. • '* re-arranging the English teainapdr© • placing shock/tactics with' a, new ao<i 4 more orthodox plan of campaign;- op. German lines. .A'///'He wrote to his “dearest uncle, ; the Prince of Wales (King Edward) hoping that “dear grandrhama (Queen Victoria) may’not he too agitated or emotioned by the nows,” and submitted his ideas for the conduct of an entirely new campaign. He wrote, he explained— this was on 'February 4j 1900, when lie was 40—as one /who had had the "direction of the German army for 12 years.

His plan, no doubt, was a good one, but there wag a catch in it. -It needed a respite to reinforce and‘'reorganise the British arrny and work out the details. .Britain migni, meanwhile, have trouble with the Euro-

pean Powers. “ff diplomacy cannot guarantee qbsolntely to secure the respite Just; referred to, it would certainly he better to bring matters to a settlement, it'. Wilhelm, as a matter of fact, was playing a very tricky game, and was bowling diplomatic googlies all ; over Europe, pretending to the Prince of Wales to Ik* England’s, best friend, but sounding other monarch's on the chances of making a coalition against her. ;

The “notes’' wound up thus:— Even tlit* best football club, if it is beaten, notwithstanding the most gallant defence)" accepts finally its defeat with equanimity. Last year in the great cricket rnatr-h of England v. Australia, the former took the victory of the latter quietly,' with chivalrous acknowledgment of her HITTERS OF SIXERS. | opponent.

“I am afraid I am' unable to share your opinions expressed in the last paragraph of your memo, in which you'liken our conflict with the Boers to our cricket matches with the Australians, m which the latter were victorious, and we accepted our defeat.

“The British Empire is now fighting for its very existence, as you know full well, and for our superiority in South Africa. We‘must use every effort in our power to prove victorious in the end.” KAISER WAS SURPRISED:.’ The Kaiser professed not to understand, but he was playing ft double game, barracking for both sides on the sly.

“My last paragraph seem s to have given you some umbrage! But I think I can easily dispel your doubts about it ! The allusion to football and cricket matches was meant' to show ihat’ I do not belong to those people who, when the British Army suffers reverses, or is unable, at a given time to master the enemy, then immediately cry out that British prestige is in danger or lost! ForsoothJ . . . But the fleet must be kept up to r date, may a second Trafalgar he awarded to it!” Even then, you see, on February 23, 1900. he had scorned the ‘'•'contemptible” British army. a nd as for the navy, he had a bill brought into the Reichstag just a fortnight before which doubled the size of the German Navy and started the “navy building race.” PRINCED SARCASM. The Piinoe or Wales, never patient of liis nephew who, even as a cub, was scornful of his uncle and often rude, wound the matter up with a short formal note with a touch of sarcasm in it: “I am glad that I misunderstand your allusion to the cricket matches, as I was under the impression that you thought to make peace with the Boers in spite of your successes.” FAST BOWLING. JONES AND RICHARDSON IN 1896 When Australia, captained by Harry Trott, won the sesond Test '.'.at Manchester in 1596, Tom Richardson (Surrey) took seven wickets in ' 110 overs in something more than seven hours! No finer example of courage, stamina., accuracy, or - pace is to be found in th e annals of the game. Rangit'sinhji in this game played an innings in which it is recorded that no other batsman in the world could have been capable of. For over threa hours be never gave a semblance of a chance, and was nnbeaten with 154 to his credit. His cutting and driving were brilliant in the extreme but most wonderful of all was his hooking of Ernest Jones’ terrific bowl, ling. Even in those days of real fastbowling, English cricketers were am!tzed by the SouthTSustralian’s tremendous pace. Time after time Ranji fucked Jones right off his face to the boundary; one ball which he missed actually broke the skin of the lobe of his ear, hut, as he naively explained, to Dick Lilley (who top-scored in the first innings), after the over was completed, “It was very important to get the bead well behind the bail in order to get a good sight, of it!” NOTES AND NEWS. Just before the second Test match in Melbourne, a newspaper cricket scribe wrote, /‘Maurice Tafe is particularly anxious to play. His prospects do not appear too bright, and the Sussex all-rounder doesn’t disguise the fact that, he is not getting a 'fair-go.’ Warner, of course, didn’t want Tate, and Jardine is loth to play him.” ’ '

■Melbourne hospitals will benefit by £2lO as a result- of the Test Match competition run by “The Herald”. Melbourne, on behalf of the Dord Mayor’s Hospital Fund. Entries totalled 20.547. None of the competitors succeeded iu ' picking the correct XT., -chiefly due to the unexpected absence of Bradman-from the team..