TEST CRICKET MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20646, 19 August 1930, Page 11

TEST CRICKET MATCH.

PLAY RESUMED. j j _ II ENGLAND OUT FOR 405. ' " 1 "" " % IUSEFUL PARTNERSHIP. iifc'S''' ' — P [REST- SOON DISMISSED.; pfcy I oldfield as factor. ByTelegmpb— Pretfs Association—Copyright. r (Received August 19, 1.33 a.m.) , j LONDON, August IS. , Tho final test cricket match, Australia v. England, was continued at tho Oval this jnorning. About 50,000 spectators were present When play was begun and a queue 300 yards long of others wailing to gain entrance to the crowded grouud. Tho gates V, nvere closed at 11.15 a.m. < Tho weather was fine, but overcast and y.arm. A light shower in tho night had not affected' the pitch. When stumps were drawn on Saturday England had made 516 runs for five wickets, Sutcliffo (158) and Wyatt (39) t being tho nut out men. Bright Partnership Continued. Theso two batsmen, whoso stubborn stand on the first day had put England in a sound position, resumed their innings against :.tho. bowling of Grimmett and Wall, Ihe Australians needing to achieve their early separation in order to regain the grip they lost on Saturday. Play commenced brightly. Wyatt was ;*rarmly cheered on pulling Grimmett's first ball to the boundary. Tho next ball went just over his stumps. A delivery/ from Wall struck Sutcliffo bard on the right leg, but tho Yorkshire.men, who showed more enterprise to-day, beautifully droVe tho next ball past cover if; 1 ' point for four. Batting delightfully Wyatt turned one from Wall to the fine leg boundary, reaching a chanceless 50 after 125 minutes' batting. jA little later Sutcliffo reached his 150, jtvhich had taken 380 minutes to compile. [Tho partnership then had yielded 147. V. JL'ho first half-hour to-day produced 28 runs. , Sixth "Wicket Partnership Record. ■ Wall's bowling did not look as difficult as it was on Saturday. Both batsmen faced him faith tho utmost confidence, ■ driving, pulling and cutting. They ran cleverly between tho wicket 3. • They broke the English record for tho «ixth wicket, tho partnership beating that <if Spooner and J. T. Tyldesley at tho Oval in 1905. ' • Wall should have got Wyatt's wicket When the English captain had made 56, but Hornibrook dropped a hard cut which ,went straight to him at first slip. Sutclifle Out ior 161 Runs. Faiffax, went on to bowl at 359 and : Butcliffe fell a victim to" him in Jns over, Oldfield snapping !up i catch r behind "tho" wicket ' from a rising ball. The partnership "of 170 thus was broken at a time . when tho Australians were beginning to look down in tho muoth. Sutcliffo was sound and eonfident and perhaps more enterprising to-day. Ho had battled 403 minutes for his 161 and had hit 10 fours, six threes and 16 twos 1 Wyatt had made 64 when he was dismissed in the samo way as Sutcliffe. He received a/great ovation. Larwood batted cautiously and had'not opened his score by the time,Tate had compiled 10. Tate at that stage was stumped o/f Grimmett. Oldfield thus had been instrumental in disposing of three men in succession. The remaining wickets fell cheaply and , tho innings closed for 405. Woodfull and opened Aus- . tralia's first innings and at luncheon had Xnnde 36 runs without loss. Details of the scores arc:— - ,■ ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, c Kippax, b Wall . . .. 47 putcliffe, c Oldfield, b Fairfax .. 161 Whysall, lbw, b Wall . . ... 13 Duleepsinhji, c Fairfax, b Grimmett 50 Hammond, ■//b McCabe 13 Leyland, b "Grimmett . . . . • • -5 Wyatt, c Oldfield, b Fairfax .. • • 64 Larwood, lbw, b Grimmett ~. . • 19 Tate,. st Oldfield, b Grimmett .. 10 Duckworth, b Fairfax .. 3 jPeebles, not' out .. .. • • • • 3 Extras .. •• >.19 Total 405 'Fall of wickets. —One for 68, two for G7, three for 162, four for 190, five for 197/ six for 367, seven for 379, eight for nine for 391, ten for 405. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Woodfull, not out ..., i..i ... 9 3,'onsford, riot out .a k« k. 27 Total Jor no wickets «.-.i 36 [WYATT AND SUTCLIFFE. STAND ON FIRST DAY. ; CRICKET WRITERS' EULOGIES. LONDON, August 17. In tho tpst match on Saturday Wyatt's solid stand when things wero going wrong stamped him as no mero fair weather cricketer. The Australians worked hard hut cracked up in a disappointing manner fit the end of a heart-breaking day in the field. The bowlers were very tired when flumps were drawn. As was anticipated, Richardson's absence led to a loss of security near tho (wicket. English newspapers pay glowing tributes id Sutcliffo for his effort. The Sunday Express says his runs were golden ones, worth double the actual figures in the desperate situation. . The headlines "Sutcliffe and Wyatt Save tho Day for England," sum up commentators' unanimous view of Saturday's play. The Daily Express cricket writer says England's position is nothing like as good as it ought to be. Tho side needs at. least another 150 runs to bo in any way Cafe. Rain is a possibility rather than a certainty, sums up the Air Ministry's weather forecast. // There may be somo rain at first with brighter intervals later.