ENGLAND ONLY TWENTY AHEAD ON FIRST INNINGS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6801, 3 January 1929, Page 7

ENGLAND ONLY TWENTY AHEAD ON FIRST INNINGS

Australia Two For 118 Blackie e Fine Bowling; Hammond’s Double Century

touted Pres 3 Association —By Electri* Telegraph —Copyright. Received Wednesday 9.50 p.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 2. Tho weather was perfect for the resumption of tho test. The English pair opened slowly. Jardine was cautious of Grimmett who was bowling well. Ho bowled six overs for four.runs. The hundred scored by the partnership took 120 minutes. Hammond showed a brilliant patch and drove Grimmett twice for four. He received a wonderful ovation when glancing Blackie for a single he brought his total up to 200 for 359 minutes. Richardson cleverly stopped a drive by Hammond who was on the other side of the wicket. With his next drive from a ball by Blackie Abeckett at left mid-on threw himself down and took an exceptional catch at arm’s length six inches from the ground. Hammond gave an excellent exhibition and batted 39S minutes. Blackie’s average now stood at threo for 70. Larwood was uncomfortable facing Blackie and was at tho wickets only eight minutes when Blackie took a right-hand catch. His average is now four for 70, the score reading England six for 364.. Geary joined Jardine five minutes prior to lunch. On resuming Jardine polling Grimmett for four brought up his 50 in 178 minutes. Grimmett, who was bowling well, had his first reward when Geary went leg before —seven for 381. Duckworth was batting poorly but was lively between tho wickets. Abeckett made a wonderful attempt at a catch from Jardine who leg-glanced Blackie for four. The batsman then drove a hot catch which Blackie accepted. Jardine scored a patient 62. Blackie was in great form, his average reading five for 81.

Tate put pep into the game, hitting out at all the bowling. He . rapftfly reached double figures. Duckworth managed a three, but Blackie with a beautiful ball clean bowled him, making Ms tally six for 81. WMte, • the last man in, snicked B'lackie for two off the first ball. The Australian total was equalled at 3.52 p.m. Tate was enterprising and humorous. He notched the four hundredth run and it had taken 492 minutes. Ho brought up a bright 21 when he was caught in the outfield playing a shortpitched ball from Grimmett. The innings lasted 504 minutes. The Australian position is more satisfactory. ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, c Oldfield, b Abeckett .. 20 Sutcliffe, b Blackie .58 Chapman, b Blackie 24 Hcndren, e Abeckett, b Hendry .. 19 Hammond, c Abeckett, b Blackie . 200 Jardine, c and b Blackie 62 Larwood, e and b Blackie 0 Geary, Ibw, b Grimmett 1 Duckworth, b Blackie 3 Tate, c Kippax, b Grimmett .... 21 White, not out 8 Extra 1 Total 417 Bowling Analysis.

Richardson’s Middle Stump. Australia opened with AVoodfull and Richardson at 3.35. Woodfull glanced the first ball from Larwood for a single. Richardson did likewise and three were smartly run. Tate bowled a maiden. The second ball from Larwood’s second over got Richardson’s middle stump. He played over the top of it —one wicket for 7 in nine minutes’ play.

Hendry joined Woodfull and played confidently. Tate was in good form, bowling three maidens. Woodful] secured his first four from Larwood whom he hit to leg. The placing of the English field was excellent for Tate. There were two in the outfield and the rest were twenty yards from the wicket. Woodfull appeared set and was driving forcefully. Geary and White were put on as a change after 45 minutes'. Woodfull, stepping out, cut White to- the boundary. He was now monopolising the scoring and 55 runs came up for an hour’s play, Woodfull’e tally was 38. t Hendry took an hour for 12 runs then he came out to play a slow one from White and was stumped by Duck worth.—Two for 60. Kippax got the first to fine leg oft Geary. Woodfull slowed up. He had scored 50 in 80 minutes. Tate was doing grand work in the field. Chapman persisted with Geary and White who steadied the scoring, the batsmen taking no risks. Kippax swung short one from White to square leg for four, but missed badly the next ball, a similar one. Woodfull slowed up facing Tate. Duckworth loudly appealed against Kippax off Geary and the crowd started heckling again. Geary gave Woodfull a fright at 57, but the next ball brought 100 runs in 126 minutes. Hendry made the best stroke of the

day to extra fine leg off Geary for four. Larwood hit Woodfull on tho knee but the batsman recovered quickly. Kippax was going well with Woodfull, the batting brightening up again. Towards the end of the day the attendance was 28,300 and the gate receipts £2200. Hammond secured a batting record by making two successive double centuries in Test cricket. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings 397 Second Innings. Woodfull, not out 64 Richardson, b Larwood 5 Hendry, st. Duckworth b White .. 12 Kippax, not out .. 34 Extras ® Total for two wickets .... 113 : HAMMOND THE GREAT. BULWARK OF ENGLISH BATTING. Received Wednesday, 9.20 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 2. "Plum” Warner, in the Morning Post, describes Hammond as the great batting success of the tour. Obviously he is the best young batsman sinco Hobbs. As an all-rounder ho may be compared with' anyone for he is a glorious field and a good medium paced bowler, but he cannot be expected to make huge scores, run about the field, bend down in the slips and take wickets in the Australian heat. He is tho greatest cricketer Gloucester has provided since Grace, not forgetting Jessop and Townsend. Before tho end of his career he may rival even Grace's deeds.

Woolley, in the Daily Chronicle, says he always had the highest opinion of Hammond’s cricketing abilities as a batsman, bowler and fieldsman, but he often wondered whether he was concentrating sufficiently to do justice to himself. Apparently he did so both in Sydney and Melbourne. His latest is his most valuable effort seeing that England was up against a more substantial total and sterner bowling. He did not agree with the suggestion that Sutcliffe failed because Hobbs did, and is of the opinioi) that Sutcliffe is simply out of form. Clem Hill, in the Daily Telegraph, considers Hammond’s performance outstanding. He is the main front of the English batting. His footwork is inimitable. He gave no chance and did not make a weak stroke. The Australian attack on the whole was moTe virile than in the previous matches, but lacks Gregory’s devastating fast bowling. CANTERBURY 8 FOR 306. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Plunket Shield match Wellington versus Canterbury was resumed to-day on a soft wicket.- Wellington declared their first innings closed with Monday’s total and at stumps Canterbury had eight down for 306. Scores: — WELLINGTON First Innings 433 CANTERBURY. First Innings. Hamilton, run out 9 Newman, e James, b Henderson .. 64 Roberts, b Lowry 12 Page, c Dempster, b Lamason .. 71 Gregory, b Hope 26 Jacobs, c Hope, b Lambert .... 26 Powell, c Brown, b Lambert .... 16 Merritt, not out 36 Reed, not out 7 Extras 36 Eight wickets for 300 PLUNKET SHIELD MATCHES. AUCKLAND’S BIG LEAD OVER OTAGO. DUNEDIN, Last Night. The Otago-Auckland Plunket Shield match was continued to-day in beautiful weather. Scores:— OTAGO.—First Innings. Knight, std. Kowntree, b Bowley .. 19 H. C. Alloo, c Rowntree, b Player 28 Blunt, c Rowntree, b Player .. .. 9 Eastman, c Rowntree, b Player .. 0 Leader, c Bowley, b Player .... 7 A. W. Alloo, c Player, b Allcott .. 4 Cavanagh, c Horspool, b Bowley .. 31 Galland, std. Rowntree, b Bowley . 17 P. Monk, c Postles, b Bowley .... 1 Zimmerman, not out 39 Elmes, 1.b.w., b Player 26 Extras 1 Total 183 Bowling analysis: Dunning, none for 50; Allcott, 1 for 40; Player, 5 for 31; Bowley, 4 for 50; Weir, none for 4. AUCKLAND. —First Innings. Bowley, b Monk 75 Mills, b Eastman 114 Postles, 1.b.w., b Blunt 13 Weir, not out 36 Allcott, not out 2 Extras 21 Total for three wickets .. .. 261 Bowling analysis: Eastman, 1 for 53; A. W. Alloo, none for 42; Leader, none for 30; Blunt, 1 for 42; Monk, 1 for

32; Elmes, none for 18; Zimmerman, none for 48. WEST COAST FARES BADLY AGAINST BEALE’S COLTS WESTPORT, Last Night. Beale’s Auckland colts' team to-day began a match against the West Coast who were dismissed for 47, Knapp scoring 18 not out. R. Bush took four wickets for seven runs and McCoy four for 17. The visitors scored 142 in their first innings, Lanbridge making 41, Vivian 37 and Monteith 20. Casey took four wickets for 26, Langbein three for IS and Baldwin tiro for 36,

0. M. R. W. 31-ackie .. .. 44 13 94 6 Abockett .. 37 7 92 1 Grimmett .. 55 14 114 o Oxenham .. 35 11 67 0 Ryder .. .. 4 0 14 0 Hendry .. .. 28 3 35 1