MODERATE TOTAL

Northern Advocate, 15 March 1929, Page 7

MODERATE TOTAL

WALL TAKES FIVE WICKETS LEYLAND AND TATE VALAUELE AUSTRALIA REQUIRES 279. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 8.31 a.m.) MELBOURNE., This Day. When play opened on the sixth day, the weather was cool though threatening. The wicket rolled out slow, but easy. In Wall’s second over Larwood’s off! stump was knocked out of the grqund.

Hammond commenced confidently. Hobbs, with an uppish stroke through the slips, brought up 50 after 50 minutes’ play. Hornibrook bowled poorly, with too many short-pitched balls. Hammond was nicely taken at short slip by Ryder after batting 44 minutes with no boundaries.

Hobbs, although beaten badly with an excellent ball from Grimmett when 44, reached 58 in (50 minutes. Tyldesley batted neatly, but when Hobbs was 56 he attempted to drive Grimmett, mishit the ball just over Fairfax’s head in the slips and had a lucky escape. Hobbs went shortly after lunch, making a poor stroke, and was out to a simple catch in the slips. He had batted for 11(5 minutes and made six boundary hits.

Grimmett bowled Hemlren with an exceptionally good ball. Then Tyldesley, when 17, was missed by Ryder in the slips—it was not a difficult chance. Soon after Tyldesley was smartly taken at short stop by Oldfield.

Excitement, was now intense, six wickets being down for L°.l, giving Australia a great chance. , When eight, Lcyland gave Ryder a difficult chance in the slips off Wall, who was bowling splendidly, though not with the best of luck.

Tate hit merrily and scored several boundaries. When he was 27, Bradman made a good attempt to catch him in the outfield off Oxenham. Tate was going at everything, scoring freely, especially off Grimmett, and reached 50 in only 52 minutes. Finally he wgs caught at the. back of the wicket off a mishit, after a very bright innings of .50 minutes. He scored eight fourers. It was an invaluable hand for England. He also 1 made a valuable 47 at a critical stage of the Adelaide 1 Teat. His partnership with Leyland added 84 runs. In Wall’s second over, after ten Geary was clean bowled and White ■was easily caught at silly mid-on. Duckworth was greeted with loud yells of .•‘■‘How’s that!’’, followed Ijy favourable counter demonstrations from the; pavilion. As usual, he battdd stubbornly’ while Ley land tried to, force rune.

' Two hundred and fifty was brought up after 253 minutes ’ batting. Then Leyland reached 50 in 137 minutes; his full time was 140 minutes. He made six fourers and, although lucky in being missed at eight, he played a most valuable innings.

Duckworth batted for half an hour. The time for the innings was 266

minutes.

Wall was in great form throughout the innings. He bowled 26 overs, flve of which were maidens, at fine speed, with excellent length, and he thoroughly deserved, his success. Australia commenced batting at 5,35 o'clock. Five minutes later an appeal was made against the light. Chapman fielded for Jar dine, who had left during the day for England. , The third appeal against the light was successful at 5.45 o'clock. Australia then requiring 279 to win with all wickets intact. The attendance was 20,500, and the receipts £1503. The scores at stumps are as follow: ENGLAND. First Innings 519 -Second Innings. Hobbs, e Fairfax, b Grimmett ... 65 Jardine, c Oldfield, b Wall 0 Larwood, b Wall 11 Hammond, e Ryder, b Fairfax ... 16 Tyldesloy, e Oldfield, b Wall .... 21 Hendren, b ’ Grimmett 1 Leyland, not out .. 53 Tate, c Fairfax, b Hornibrook ... 54 Geary, b'Wall 3 White, e Oxenham, b Wall 4 Duckworth, 1.b.w., b Oxenham .. .5 Extras 20

Total 253 Note; The details are four runs short of the telegraphed total, 257, The extras comprised .19 byes and one leg bye. Bowling analysis; Wall took five ■wickets for 06; Hornibrook, one for 51; Fairfax, one for 20; Grimmett, tw'o for GO; Oxonham, one for 34. AUSTRALIA. First Innings 491 Second Innings. Oldfield, not out 0 Horpibrook, not out 1 Total for no wickets 7 DARING FROPHEUY. WARNER STANDS BY VISITORS. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 2.36 p.ra.) ■ LONDON, March 14. Mr P, F. Warner knows no despair concerning England’s prospects, stating: “I am afraid of Woodfull, but although I am not a prophet I shall venture to estimate that England will win by between 20 and 30 runs. The mirth of the kookaburra will re-echo through the eucalyptus and the pino if I should be wrong.”

He adds: “Wall is obviously the bowling find of the Australian season; indeed, England may well envy Australia her new generation of cricketers. Leyland has made a happy opening to what I believe will be a great career in international cricket.” Woolley, in the “Daily Chronicle,” says he fails to understand why the critics are sufficiently uncharitable to describe England’s second innings as a wretched affair. Those who have had experience of , the Melbourne wicket under such conditions will think otherwise. He thinks that Australia has discovered the rightful successor to Gregory in Wall, and expects Wall to perform with complete success if he comes to England in 1930, Ho considers tiiat Australia, has an excellent chance of winning tomorrow. STILL GOING.

NONE FOR 32. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 3.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Australia has lost no wickets for 32 runs —Oldfield 17, Hornibrook 13, extras 2.