ASHES GOING

Grey River Argus, 16 February 1933, Page 5

ASHES GOING

EIGHT M.C.C. WICKETS To Get 53 Runs (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received February 15 at 9.5 p.m.) BRISBANE, February 15. The Test match was resumed to-day in cooler weather, with the wicket wearing well. There was a crowd 5000, which was increasing. Much was expected of the McCabeDairling partnership, when the play re sumed, and the pair started with every confidence Hammond bowled tho opening over, two of the balls keeping very low, and thus suggesting that the wicket might play trickily, but subsequently this proved not to be the case. The off field was used at the opening. Larwood, in dragging his foot past the wicket when bowling, caught a stump' and broke it, and fell over. The play was delayed for a few minutc g until a new stump was procured. LEG THEORY AGAIN After Da.rling gave Larwood some punishment, the leg field was introduced in the middle of an over, but after sixteen minutes’ play, sixteen runs had been added. Strangely enough both of the batsmen wore sixteen nt the time. VICIOUS BOWLING. Larwood sent down a particularly vicious over, McCabe ducking every delivery, without lifting his bat once. Verity relieved Hammond after thrc e overs, Allen also taking over from Larwood Allen was not bowling as fast as he was previously WICKETS BEGIN TO FALL. McCabe was first to go. A ball from Verity that came in, kept low, taking his wicket. McCabe had batted 82 minutes His dismissal was a 3 great a blow to Australia as it was a bracing tonic to England, With Bromley in 150 was posted in 203 minutes, but the colt did not last long, flicking a ball to Hammond in the slips, off Allen, when he was seven, made in thirty two minutes. Six wickets wore now down for 163 runs, and Australia’s chances became slim, but while Darling lasted, there were still hopes of a stand. LOVE’S COSTLY BLUNDER. Love was the new batsman, but he wa 3 very- uncomfortable Aftc r six runs had been added, Love called Darling for a short run. Then he endeavoured to send him back, but Darling came through. Tho two batsmen were at the one end when Larwood dislodged the bails at the other end. Love’s was an unpardonable sin. Having made the mistake, he should have run through, and sacrificed his own wicket, so as to preserve Darling’s. Darling’s thirty nine runs had been made in 109 minutes. He was batting beautifully, his dismissal in such a manner being tragic. THE TAIL. At lunch Australia with seven down for 169 was in a hopeless position. Love was dismissed leg before, to Larwood with the first ball after lunch, while Wall and O’Reilly offered little resistance ENGLAND’S EASY TASK. The Australian innings closed at 2.25 p.m. far a total of 175. leaving England the meagre total of 160 runs to get to win the Ashes Jardine and Sutcliffe opened to the bowling of Wall and O’Reilly. The crowd’s hopes were raised when Dar - ling, at point, snapped up' a great catch from Sutcliffe off Wall with the score at only five. This gave the Australian bowlers fresh heart. Leyland then joined his skipper, runs coming steadily, but the advent of Ironmonger slowed the scoring The veteran left-hander, changing ends, bowled seven overs for one run, six being maidens. McCabe was then brought into the attack. His first ball nearly passed Jardine’s defence. It was a dour fight. The players must have had one eye on the weather. At tea England had on 45 runs for one wicket, being only 114 runs behind. JARDINE’S SCORELESS HOUR. Wall resumed the attack to Jardine after tea, the M.C.C. captain being barracked on his slowness He had been over an hour without scoring a run. On driving Wall to t.he boundary, Jardine broke a scoreless spell of sixtysix minutes. He also brought up 51 in ninety minutes. The batsmen then brightened considerably, choosing the right ballg to hit, and scared several boundaries. JARDINE GOES The English total was gradually creeping towards the coveted Ashes, when Jardine fell into Ironmonger’s leg trap. The M.C.C. captain had been at the wickets 132 minutes, and the score was now 2 for 78. With eighty-two still required, Hammond joined Leyland. He survived a leg before appeal before scoring. Ironmonger was again the bowler. Leyland reached fifty-two by scoring a boundary at fine leg. He had then batted 133 minutes, a nd had hit. six fours. LEYLAND’S GOOD STAND. Leyland scored a five when McCabe essayed a wild throw at the wicket, which went to the boundary. The elusive storm clouds made the

light, bad with half an hour left to play, but the century was posted in 155 minutes. “Don’t prolong the agony! ” yelled a wag as drinks were brought out at 5.40 o ’clock. Tobin fielded in place of Wall, who had been limping since tea ONLY 53 TO GET At the drawing of stumps, England was 53 runs behind, with eight wickets in hand, Leyland being sixty-six and Hammond eight. The attendance was nearly nine thousand, and the gate £BOB. The total gate to date is £9668. JARDINE PRAISED Jardine’s relentlcsg knock was typical of his captaincy. He is a true sport, but gives nothing away. Though barracked, he played an admirable part, all true lovers of cricket expressing nothing but praise for his determination. He was out leg before to Ironmonger at 5.40 p.m His partnership with Leyland added seventy-three runs. Australia never looked like a winning team to-day, Love being faulty behind the stumps, and Darling inac curate, while the fielding generally was not up to standard. Leyland’s innings at first was the essence of caution, but later he played pleasing shots all round the wicket. Scores;—.

AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. Richardson, st. Ames, b Hammond 83 Woodfull, b Mitchell 67 Bradman, b Larwood 76 McCabe, c Jardine, b Allen . . . . 20 Ponsford, b Larwood 3 9 Darling, c Ames, b Allen . . . . 17 Bromley, c Verity, b Larwood . . 26 Love, 1.b.w.. b Mitchell 5 Wall, not out 6 O’Reilly, e Hammond, b Larwood 6 Ironmonger, st. Ames, b Hammond 8 Extras 7 Total 340 The fall of wickets was as follows:— 1 for 133, 2 for 200, 3 for 233, 4 for 264, 5 for 267, 6 for 292, 7 for 315, 8 for 317. 9 for 329, 10 for 340. Bowling Analysis: Larwood 31 overs, 7 maidens, 101 runs, 4 wickets; Allen 24 overs, 4 maidens, 83 runs, 2 wickets; Hammond, 23 overs, 5 maidens, 61 runs, 2 wickets; Mitchell, 16 overs, 5 maidens 49 runs, 2 wickets; Verity, 27 overs, 12 maidens. 39 runs, (I wickets. ENGLAND—First Innings. Jardine, e Love, b O’Reilly .. 46 Sutcliffe, 1.b.w., b O’Reilly .. .. 86 Hammond, b McCabe 20 Wyatt, e Love, b Ironmonger . . 12 Leyland, c Bradman, b O’Reilly .. 12 Ames, c Darling, b Ironmonger . . 17 Allen, e Love, b Wall 13 Larwood, b McCabe 23 Paynter, e Richardson, b Ironmonger 83 Verity, not out 23 Mitehell, 1.b.w., b O’Reilly .. .. 0 Extras 21 Total 35G The wickets fell as follows: One for 114 two for 157, three for 165, four for 188, five for 198, six for 216, seven for 225. eight for 264, nine for 356, ten for 356. Bowling Analysis: Wall 33 overs, 6 maidens, 66 runs, 1 wicket; O’Reilly, 67.4 overs, 26 maidens, 120 runs, 4 wickets; Ironmonger, 43 overs, 19 maidens, 69 runs, 3 wickets; McCabe. 23 overs, 7 maidens, 40 runs, 2 wickets; Bromley, 10 overs, 4 maidens, 19 runs, 0 wickets; Bradman, 7 overs, 1 maiden. 17 runs, 0 wickets; Darling, 2 overs, 0 maidens, 4 runs 0 wickets AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings. Woodfull, e Hammond, b Mitchell 19 Richardson, e Jardine, b Verity .. 32 Bradman, c Mitehell, b Larwood . . 24 Ponsford, c Larwood, b Allen . . 0 McCabe, b Verity .'l2 Darling run out Bromley, e Hammond, b Allen . . 7 Love, 1.b.w., b Larwood 3 Wall, c Jardine, b Allen . . . . 2 O’Reilly, b Larwood 4 Ironmonger, not out 0 Extras 23 Total 175 Fall of wickets: One for 46, two for 79, three for 82, four f oir 91, five for 136, six for 163, seven foir 169, eight for IG9, nine for 171, ten for 175. The innings lasted 245 minutes. Bowling Analysis: Larwood 17 3 overs, 3 maidens, 49 runs, 3 wickets; Allen 17 overs, 3 maidens, 44 runs. ,3 wickets; Hammond 10 overs, 4 maidens, 18 runs, 0 wickets; Verity 19 overs, 6 maidens, 30 runs, 2 wickets; Mitchell, 5 overs, 0 maidens, 11 nuns. 1 maiden. ENGLAND. —Second Innings. Jardine, 1.b.w., b Ironmonger . . 24 Sutcliffe, c Darling, b Wall ... 2 Leyland, not out .. 66 Hammond, not out 8 Extras 7 Total for two wickets .. .. 107 The wickets fell: One for 5, two for 78. Bowling Analysis: Wall 7 overs, 1 maiden, 17 runs. 1 wicket; O’Reilly, 18 overs, 6 maidens, 44 runs, 0 wickets, Ironmonger 22.1 overs, 12 maidens, 23 runs, J wicket; McCabe, 7 overs, 2 maidens, 16 runs, 0 wickets ENGLISH HOPES. LONDON, February 14. “Paynter, what a picture,” is a poster typical of many handsome tributes to Paynter’s pluck. England’s recovery greatly revived the spirits of the exports who are again predicting that England will win though they fear the crumbling wicket. SYDNEY, February 15. , Sydney newspapers and critics pay tribute to Paynter’s heroic display. They consider that Australia has still

a good chance of winning despite the costly fielding errors. OTAGO COACH. DUNEDIN, February 14. The Otago Cricket Association has decided to establish a capital fund for the employment of a. coach. It has been agreed that all moneys subscribed for coaching purposes during the next three years will be paid into a fund and income wising therefrom during the next three years bo capitalised, and that after three years the income arising from the capital fund should alone bo available for the employment of a coach. Subscriptions are being received by the Press for the presentation of a testimonial to Badcock, the coach of the Otago i Plunket Shield Team.