SECOND TEST MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20130, 15 December 1928, Page 14

SECOND TEST MATCH.

&USTBALIA WINS TOSS. EIGHT WICKETS FOR 251. GEABY BOWLS WELL. 'ACCIDENT TO PONSFORD. BONE IN HAND BROKEN. (Received December 14. 9.13 p.m.) SYDNEY. Dec. 14 The second (est cricket match between England and Australia was begun this morning at Sydney. Hie weather was v;arm and there were licht showers early There was an attendance of 25.000 at first, "which increased to 40.700. a record for the first.day of a test match. The takincs were £4200 England omitted Mead from the selected twelve men, and Australia omitted Bradman. The teams were:— England. Australia. J. B. Ffobbs. D. J. Blackie. H. Sutoliffe. C. V Grimmett. W. R Hammond. If. L. Hendry. D. R .Tardine. H. Ironmonger. E. Hemlren. A F. Kinnax. •A. P. F. Chapman. W. A. Oldfield. M. W. Tate. W H Ponsford. H Larwood. *J. Rvder. J C White. V. Y. Rirhardson. G. Duckworth. W. M. Woodfull. G. Geary. O. E. Nothling. •Captains. The wicket looked perfect. Rvder won the toss and Australia batted first. Woodfull and Richardson opened the innings. Richardson was not quite safe as the Victorian apainst tho fast-rising balls from Larwood. some of which were snicked over the heads of the men in tho slips. Richardson was eventually bowled TiV Larwood with a ball which kept a little low. Kippax's Curious Dismissal. The dismissal of tfippax caused a mild sensation. He turned to play Geary to leg, and the leg stump was struck The batsman remained at the wickets, while some of the Englishmen lay down on the field. After a short time Kippax left the wickets. He (tated later that he did pot know how he was out. At the luncheon interval the umpire said Kippax was bowled off his pad, but peculiarly it was Elder, the umpire at the batsman's end, who gave the decision, although it was outside his jurisdiction. Hele, the proper official, had walked away from the wicket, it being the last ball of the over. Duckworth was hooted " for appealing. The barracking increased when the adjournment was made for lunch. Further ill-luck followed when Ponsford, after making 5, received a blow on the hand, which broke a bore. He is unlikely to play for over a month. During the partnership of Woodfull and Hendry the batting was very blight. LarA wood dropped his pace considerably. Both batsmen swung his short balls to the on boundary. Tate was always difficult, but White, Gelry and Hammond were just accurate for some time, until Geary became dangerous. Woodfnll's Good Batting. Woodfull tried to turn a ball trom him to leg. It kept low and got the Victorian leg belore wicket. He had played a tine innings tor 1(3 minute,4, Md hit four 4s. tie made many nice strokes to the on, and drove huely. getting over the ball well. Hendry was Geary s third vict m He was clean bowled. He bat ed for 82 minutes for 37 ruts and tntfour4 s. Nothling went cheaply. Oldfield ga\e Ryder some assistance. Ryder jumped out to a ball from Geary, missed, and was out leg before wicket. He was playing ■very forcefully and confident y when he took a risk with a ball which was little better than those that beat lr.s colleagues. Oldfield gave a brilliant display for 40 minutes, and was not out. With Grimmett he added 30. Then with Blackie he added 29. Hu made many nice strokes through the slips, and also drove to cover point nicely. A splendid throw by Tate broke the wicket, resulting in Grimmett being run out. Blackie played doggedly, giving Oldfield most of'the batting. Oldfield.undoubtedly shared with Woodfull the batjting honours against good bowling and found fielding. Geary Takes Five For 35. Virtually, nine wickets are down, since Ponsford cannot return to the crease, owing to his inj'ury. Geary took five wickets for 35 runs, which was a noteworthy feat. By comparison with Larwood and Tate, Geary was accurate, with sn occasional turn from the off. But had the players used their feet more frequently and to better purpose, ho would not have been so dangerous. Larwood, who took two wickets for 27 runs, sent down really fast balls in tho early stages of the game, but he lacked sting later. Tate bowled with a good leneth. although he failed to get a wicket. Duckworth kept wickets brilliantly throughout the afternoon. The questionable action of the umpire Elder in adjudicating on Kippax is universally condemned, although Kippax should not have left his wicket when he did. The Board of Cricket Control and both teams sent a cablegram sympathising with King Georgo in his i;lnesS. and expressing hope for his rapid recovery. Details of the score are as follows: AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Richardson, b Larwood . . . . 27 Woodfull, lbw, b Geary . . . . 68 Kippax, b G-.'ary . . . . . . 0 Ponsford, retired hurt . . . . . * 5 Hendry, b Geary . . . < . . 37 Ryder, lbw, b Geary . < .. . . 25 Nothling, b Larwood . * . . . . 3 Oldfield, not out .. . . . . 40 Grimmett, run out ~ . . .. 9 Blackie, b Geary .. .< 8 Jicnmonger, not out . * . . . . 0 Extras . . 15 Total for eight wickets . . . . 251 Tho scores at tho fall of the wickets Were as follows One for 51: two for 65: three for 152: four for 153; five for 171 6ix for 192; seven for 222; eight for 251 The action of the Australian selectors in omitting Bradman is criticised, as Bradman is a good batsman ard the finest . outfield in the 12 selected He is vounir and has great prospects. wlr.L- some of the others are near the clone of their careers. When Ryder won the toss the crowd was delighted, for tho wic-cet seemed to bo made for run getting. With regard to tho dismissal of Kippax, rule 47 of tho Laws of Cricket says: The umpire at the bowler's wicket shall bo appealed to before tho other umpire in all cases, except in those of stumping, hit xvicket, run out at the striker's wicket, or arising out, of Law 42 (regarding tho .jposition oi tho wicket-keeper in taking the ball), but in any case in which an umpire is unable to give a decision he shall v,,V le o, her umpire, whose depiston shall fi aa i.