CRICKET TEST

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22617, 4 January 1937, Page 10

CRICKET TEST

DAY OF THRILLS TWO DECLARATIONS M'ICKET PROVES TRICKY AUSTRALIA ON TOP By. Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received January 3, 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 2 The second day's play in the third cricket test match between England and Australia to-day provided many thrills, and at stumps Australia held the better position. On the first day of play Australia scored 181 for six wickets, Rain again interfered with the game and play was not resumed until 2.15 p.m. to-day. Australia lost three more wickets cheaply 011 a pitch which favoured the bowlers, and Bradman declared the innings closed at 200 for nine wickets. Tho English batsmen also fared badly and when nine batsmen were out for only 76 runs Allen declared the innings closed. With 35 minutes left for play Bradman sent his "tail-endcrs" in and one wicket was lost for three runs. Bowling- for Australia Sievers took five wickets for 21 runs. Sievers was drbpped from the original selection and gained his place owing to McCormick failing to pass the medical test. O'Reilly took three wickets for 28. Hammond was top-scorer for Eng* land with 32. There was tremendous excitement and cheering when the English champion was dismissed. There was an attendance of 65,235, the gate takings being £5565. Details of the scores are as follows: AUSTRALIA First Innings J. 'H. Fingleton, c Sims, b Robins 3S W. A. Brown, c Ames, b Voce, . . 1 D. G. Bradman, c Robins, b Verity 13 K. E. Rigg, c Verity, b Allen . . 16 S. G. McCabe, c Worthington, b Voce 63 L. S. Darling, c Allen, b Verity . . 20 M Sievers, st Ames, b Robins . . 1 W. A. Oklfield, not out . . . . 27 W. J. O'Reilly, c Sims, b Hammond 4 F. Ward, st Ames, b Hammond . . 7 Extras 10 Total for nine wickete declared 200 Fall of Wickets. —One for 7, two for 83, three for 69, four for 79. five for 122, six for 130, seven for 183, eight for 190. nine for 200. Bowling O. M. R. W. Voce . . 18 3 49 2 Allen .. .. 12 2 35 1 Sims . . 9 1 35 Verity ... 14 4 24 ' 2 Robins 7 Hammond 5.3 Second Innings W. J. O'Reilly, b Voce .... 0 L. 0. B. Fleetwood-Smith, not out 0 F. Ward, not out 1 Extras * . • 2 Total for one wicket .... 3 Fall of Wickets. —One for one. ENGLAND First Innings T. S. Worthington, c Bradman, b McCabe 0 C. J. Barnett, c Darling, b Sievers 11 W. R. Hammond, c Darling, b Sievers 32 M. Leyland, c Darling, b O'Reilly 17 J. Jtf. Sims, c Brown, b Sievers . . 3 L. E. G. Ames, b Sievers .... 3 R. W. V. Robins, c O'Reilly, b

Sievers 0 J. Hardstaff, b O'Reilly .... 3 G. 0. B. Allen, not out 0 H. Verity, c Brown, b O'Reilly 0 W, Voce, not out 0 '/.Extras 7 Total for nine wickets declared 76 Fall of Wickets.—One for none, two for 14, three for 56, four for 68, five for 71, six for 71, seven for 76, eight for 76, nine for 76. Bowling 0. M. R. W. McCwbe ..2 17 1 Sievers . . 11.2 5 21 5 O'Reilly . . 12 5 28 3 Fleetwood- ' ■ Smith 3 1 13 WEATHER CLEARING THE WICKET DRYING >- (Received January 4, 32.-15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 3 JRain fell last night and again this morning, but the weather cleared this afternoon. The test match wicket is drying. COMMENT IN ENGLAND DEFEAT ANTICIPATED (Received January 3, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 3 Cricket writers generally fear the worst. ■Mr. E. H. Scwell, writing in tho Sunday Graphic, says: "Australia is now piping the tune with an invinciblo lead, England having a dose of the nasty medicine it gave Australia at Brisbane and Sydney. We must steel ourselves for defeat. Tho Englishmen revealed that as a side they are no better than Australia on a wicket affected by rain and sun." The Sunday Times laments the absence of batsmen equivalent to Hobbs and Sutcliffe, who rose to true greatness on such hideous wickets. Until a sound opening pair is found the English team cannot be regarded as ranking with previous great sides. Other newspapers describe the third test match as sensational. The Star has n cunning poster: "Well I declare!" The Evening News says: "That's cricket? It was a comedy drama on a sticky wicket —in fact, mudlarks." Mr. H. A. Carson considers the prospects of an English victory are not bright. Monday should be one of the most interesting days ever seen in cricket, no matter what the weather may be.