CRICKET

Inangahua Times, 27 February 1933, Page 3

CRICKET

PLAY IN FIFTH TEST

ENGLAND NEARING AUSTRALIA’S TOTAL A BRIGHTER DISPLAY WITNESSED (United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, Last Night. The weather was beautifully clear and warm for the third day of the test. The wicket was still playing evenly. There was a crowd present in anticipation of another day'e bright cricket and they were not disappointed. Ninety four runs yere scored before lunch for the loss of Hammond’s wicket. The Gloucester player just succeeed in making his seventh century in tests when, in attempting to turn a straight one, was out leg before. He was lucky, however, as he had another life at eighty when O’Brien failed to hold a simple catch off O’Reilly’s bowling. Hammond's famous cover and straight drives were much in evidence today and bis twelve fours were mainly the result of these powerful shots He batted 207 minutes.

Larwood offered an unexpected opposition to the attack, adding 57 by lunch. Lusty pulls to leg gained him many runs. After lunch, Larwood attacking the bowling, scoring 2,6, 2,4, off successive balls from Lee, 98 in 138 minutes, but in going for another big bit he was caught. lie played very aggressively as shown by his eleven boundaries and it was a

chanceless innings. Leyland w»s also forceful, scoring 42, including six fours, before a misunderstanding between himself and Wyatt resulted in his dismissal. Wyatt had previously refused to run for an easy single off Leyland’s bat and when Wyatt again declined to run Leyland was so disgusted that he made no attempt to regain his crease and showed bis annoyance when put out by walk - ing the full length of the pitch and speaking to Wyatt. A piece of Ijnlliaint fielding TVT Bradman and an accurate throw in was responsible for Ames’ dismissal.

These run outs caused indecision by Wyatt and Paynter. both of whom narrowly escaped a similar fate. The scoring after tea was much slower, the regular bowlers tiring ana Darling was called upon and sent down five successive maidens. Lee bad Paynter guessing and eventually g° bis w.cket.

Wyatt's innings yvas a mixture of

n' e S°od strokes and upptsh ones. | -Allen was also uncertain but was to unconquered at stumps. *s Three hundred was passed in 291 minutes and 400 took -136 minutes. I Wyatt was out the last ovir. An amtistuo incident occurred, whin, after Wyatt bad twice changed lus I bat and called for another. Brown brought out a toy bat, less than eighe I teen inches long, Wyatt entering into _ I to carry the toy to the wicket. I The attendance was 33,032 and ‘he 3 [ takings £2745. I Poll owing were the scores:— i ■ ENGLAND, Ist Innings. ] Jardine c Oldfield b O’Re-lly .. is | Sutcliffe c Richardson b O’Reilly 56 Hammond lbw b Lee 101 Larwood c Ironmonger b Lee .. 98 , Leyland (run out) 42 1

Wyatt c Ironmonger b O 'Reilly .. 51 Ames (run out) 4 Paynter b Lee 9 Allen (in) 25 Extras: 14 Total for 8 wickets 418 Pall of wickets: 2 for 245. 3 for 310. 4 for 310, 5 for 330, 6 for 349, 7 for 374, 8 for 418.