TEST CRICKET MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20650, 23 August 1930, Page 11

TEST CRICKET MATCH.

RESUMPTION OF PLAY ENGLAND BEGINS BADLY. GBIMMETT IN FOliM. SITUATION DEBPEBATE. IHBEE WICKETS FOR 125 By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received August 23, 1,15 a.m.) / LONDON, August 22. Thero was no play yesterday in tho final cricket test match at tho Oval betweon England and Australia. After lunch the captains inspected tho flooded pitch and agreed to abandon play for tho day. The ground was absolutely soaked and the wicket saturated. England had lost Hobbs' wicket in tho second innings for 24 runs, and was still 266 runs behind Australia's first innings ,score of 695. Continuous snnshino this morning enabled play on tho sixth day of the match to be begun only a quarter of an hour late. Hho attendance fell off so soverely that only 5000 spectators saw tho start, compared with 25,000 spectators on tho previous day. Dark clouds soon threatened further delay. A desperate position faced Sulcliffo and jWhysall, the not out batsmen. The batsmen were obviously anxious about the pitch. Sawdust was strewn freely at one end, but the bowlers found no trouble in getting a foothold. The outfield was dead. Fairfax, Wall and Grimmctt were the early bowlers. Whysall and Sutcliffe both received body blows from Fairfax, who failed to find his length. Wall bowled moro slowly than usual. Grimmett, however, made tho ball turn tremendously, and he soon dismissed Whysall. The batsman was deceived by his leg break, and snicked a ball to short slip, and Hornibrook took a good, low catch. The score was then 37, of which I Whysall had made 10 and Sutcliffe 16. Woodfull immediately afterwards used Hornibrook at Wall's end, as Duleepsinhji had so often fallen a victim to tho lefthander. Sutcliffe did his best to keep Duleepsinhji away from Grimmctt. The bowler packed the field round the batsmen. Hornibrook made poor use of what should have been a helpful wicket, and runs came rather well, with 54 in 70 minutes. Duleepsinhji was uncomfortable for a long time, against Grimmett. As always, Bradman was magnificent on the leg boundary, and he saved many runs by sprinting, sometimes for 50 yards. Sutcliffe was cut shortly before luncheon, and was followed by Hammond. The score at the adjournment was 125 for th roe wickets. Details of the scores are as follows:

A U STItALI A .—First 1n n i ngs. Woodfull, c Duckworth, b Peebles .. 54 Ponsford, b Peebles .. .. .. 110 Bradman, c Duckworth, b Larwood .. 232 Kippax, c Wyatt, b Peebles .. .. 28 Jackson, c Sufcliffe, b Wyatt .. .. 73 McCabe, c Duckworth, b Hammond .. 54 Fairfax, not out.. .. .. .. 51 Oldfield, c Larwood, b Peebles .. 34 Grimmett, lbw, b Peebles .. .. 6 Wall, lbw, b Peebles .. .. .. 0 Hornibrook, c Duckworth, b Tate .. 7 Extras .. 46 Total i.. .. .. . ... 695 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Larwood .. 48 6 132 1 Tate 65 12 153 1 Peebles .. 71 8 204 6 Wyatt .. ..14 1 58 1 Hammond .. 42 12 70 1 Leyland ..16 7 34 0 Fall of Wickets.—One for 159, two for 190, three for 263, four for 506, five for 570, six for 594, seven for 670, eight for 684, nine for 684, 10 for 695. , ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, c Kippax, b Wall . . . . 47 Butcliffe, c Oldfield, b Fairfax . . 161 •» Why sail, lbw, b Wall 13 Duleepsinhji, c Fairfax, b Grimmett 50 Hammond, b McCabe . . . . . 13 Leyland, b Grimmett 3 , Wyatt, c Oldfield, b Fairfax * .. 64 • Larwood, lbw, b Grimmett . . . . 19 Tate, st Oldfield, b Grimmett . . 10 Duckworth, b Fairfax 3 Peebles, not out . . .. .. 3 Extras < .. . . .. 19 Total I .. ~405 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkfs. Wall ~ 37 6 96 2 Fairfax is« 31 9 52 3 Grimmett a « 66.2 18 135 4 McCabe ~ 22 4 49 1 Hornibrook . » 15 1 54 0 Fall of Wickets.—One for 68, two for I 97, three for 162, four for 190, five for 197, six for 367, seven for 379, eight for 379, nine for 391, ten for 405. I Second Innings. Hobbs, b Fairfax .. . • • • 9 SutclifTe, c Fairfax, b Hornibrook .. 54 Whysall, c Hornibrook, b Grimmett 10 Duleepsinhji, not out .. .. 45 Hammond, not out 0 Extras .. .. .. . • 7 Total for threo wickets .. .. 125 The first test match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, was won by England by 93 r «ns, Australia won the second match at Lord's by se<ven wickets, the third match at Leeds ended in a draw, and the fourth, &t Manchester, was abandoned, owing to fain, with only the Australians' first innings completed. England won the last series of test matches in Australia in 1928-29 by four games to one. England had at the end of the fourfh match this vcar won 47 of the 123 matches played sinco 1876, Australia had won 49, arid 27 had been drawn.

VISIT TO EUROPE. I PRINCE AND AUSTRALIANS. Kind thought for players. I LONDON. Aukust 21. The Prince of Wales, learning that the -Australians are having a fortnight's holiday at tho end of their cricket tour, lias arranged with the British Embassies in each of the Continental capitals to bo Visited, to place motor-cars at their disposal and help to make their stay c "joyabie. Although the Australians aro welcome Ruests at tho majority of tho London theatres and. cinemas, at which they aro Riven the best seats as often as they like tho English captain, R. E. S. 'Vyatt, a disconsolate figure wearing a E P>'ig of white heather, was noticed lining in tho queue outside a cinema in tho strand to-night, while a party of Austrahans spent' the ovening in a box at the famous Drury Lane theatre.