ENGLAND’S HARD FIGHT

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12041, 20 January 1925, Page 7

ENGLAND’S HARD FIGHT

SEVERAL FINE STANDS HOBBS AND SUTCLIFFE TRY TO BREAK THE BOWLING. HENDREN PROVES HIMSELF. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z Cable Association (Received January 19, 5.50 p.m.) ADELAIDE, January 19For the third day’s play in the test •natch the weather was beautifully fine and Hie pitch and outfield in perfect order. The attendance was large. At the start Gilligan announced that he would be able to hat to-day and that Freeman would bat, even if he had to play one-handed. Tate has had a special boot made and will be able to bowl in the Australians’ next innings. Tate (14) and Chapman (6), Saturday’s not out men, opened briskly today, the bowling having no terrors for them. They added o 9 runs for tho third wicket. CHAPMAN HITS OUT. Chapman displayed an equal liking for Gregory and Mailey, getting two fours off each with beautiful drives. Tate Mjuare cut like a champion and pulled with great brilliancy. Hobbs and Sutcliffe, when they became partnered, set out tr> down tiro bowling. Only one run came fromfive overs sent down by Mailey and Kelleway, the latter bowling three suecessive maidens. Hobbs took 50 minutes making 10 rune, while' Sutcliffe had 8 on the board for 45 minutes' batting. RUNS COME FASTER. After) lunch the scoring - became slightly brisker, Hobbs being’ the quicker of tbs two. Arthur Richardson bowled four overs off which no runs wore scared. ■ . • When the batsmen did add runs, however, they did it by masterly running between the wickets, which characterised the partnership till its dissolution. This came, through Sutcliffe snicking one from Ryder to Oldfield. ' The pair added 90 to the score. WIOKEp WEARING. The' pitch now; was showing signs of wear, the jmtemen picking off pieces. In the i fternoon the crowd numbered 12,000 and earn bepan to threaten. Hie spectators, recognising that the Englishmen '<«s engaged in anuphill fight, refrained from barracking at the slow sooring. Woolley, fexui a single off Ryder, made has first run in the first inningt of any match in the present series of tests. After ten came the brightest play of , the day. Woolley Soon was out to a beautiful catch by Andrews at cover point. VIGOROUS HENDREN. Hendren, starting slowly, played briskly when he got his eye in and his , ottt entertainingly, getting foure off all / the bowlers irrespectively through driving and pulling. His partnership with .£ Hobbs put, on SO in 49 minute?. Hobbs, though slower, was almost equally an- i tertaming, muring strokes with pleas- . ing certainty and cruptess. He had •bad Inch to have stumps drawn when he wail 99. ? " - ' GREAT FIGHT. It was a wonderful fighting innings at a time when rnnq. were very badly . ■wanted. Hendren batted vivaciously! and confidently steering'the ball between the' fieldsmen with wonderful accuracy. The fielding was especially keen. ' Andrews, at* cover, was good. *• The only chance missed was one by Gregory from Hobb6 when ihe latter was 8,. a very expensive one. The ■ bowling was good, especially that of_ -i Mailey. who had the hatemen thinking - * ’ throughout. The official attendance is given as 18,000, and/ the takings £lßsl. Soorps:— *

CRICKETJRACEDY

AUSTRALIAN VIEWPOINT. THREE SUBSTITUTES. Bv Telegraph.—Frees Awn_—Oiwr^gM. SYDNEY. January 19. The “Sydney Morning Herald,” commenting on the third cricket Test, says: “At the outset the English attack met with unexpected success, but just when a big triumph seemed in ’ prospect, a complete change came over the fortunes of the game. ‘ “This change, it is only just to state, synchronised with mishaps to Eng- ‘ land’s two leading, bowlers, Tate and , Gilligan, almost simultaneously on the first day. Disabled though both were, they subsequently very glnckily had a try at tho bowling crease, bat their plucky efforts only made their injuries worse, and they had to- leave the field. , CHAPMAN CAPTAIN. “The duties of the field captaincy fell to Chapman, who showed his grit by coining in to bat at ten minutes to ■ six. although he is not at all the type of batsman to play out time. When , : Freeman left the field there Was the St extraordinary spectacle of three substitutes fielding tor .injured nesi - and these men. the three leading'bowler* of their side. It was a cricket tragedy. x J “Two slow left-handers in Woolley and Kilner bowled nearly all day, - though the wicket was quite unsurtad to them. They got through 99 OTers between them in the inmngß, of which Kilner bowled 50. ESSENCE OF ATTACK. “Woolley and Kilner are very muel alike in pace and methods. V ariety in using different types of boiling at opposite ends is said to be the essence of bowling attack, but m this case the only variety of that sort consisted ro the fact that Woolley bowled round tho wicket while Kilner bowled over the wicket. ‘‘Each kept a very steady lengtß* and it can be said of them, to their infinite credit, that they did not lapse into defensive methods, but kept up an incessant attack, always trying to finesse an opposing. batsman out. WOOLLEY ADMIRABLE. “For a man but recently recovered from a leg injury. Woolley’s perseverance and studied endeavoui were most admirable, and the .’•■ eu. ■ y oF his pitch over such long periods was surprising. He kept pegging away with a little of a ieft-h»nder s bias from leg, and an occasional olf-swinger to keep the batsmen quiet, and he kept them playing all the time. “Kilner introduced more tricks and variety into his deliveries than did

"Woolley. He bowls a slow to medium pads ball, with quick arm action, and kerit an excellent length during a very lon{j spell at the crease. S -CHANGED PACE. ‘tie indulged in many changes of pact, to entice the batsmen into an indiscretion, and his effort's were com--meadable and an~earnest of what might be expected of him on a rainspoilt pitch. He was not rewarded on this occasion quite according to his deserts. for he should at least have gained ‘the rather rare distinction of capturine five if not six of the wickets in his’ first Anglo-Australian Test in- ‘ fielding-of the-Englishmen was really magnifioent, and was one of the most pleasing and attractive features of the day’s play.” FACING THE FAGTG TEAM NOT GOOD ENOUGH. BETTER MEN NEEDED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, January 18. The “Daily Express,” editorially, says: “Whether ,we win or lose the third test wo_ought to resist the temptation to whine about our laid luck. It is ridiculous to suggieet that Australia owes her supremacy to the luck of the toss or to the comparative immunity of her cricketers from strained thighs; inflamed toes, troubles in the salivary elands, or bruised wrists. ‘‘lt is more manly and much pluckier to fhoe to 0 facts. Our men have done - their utmost,, hut they are not quite l as good as the Australians. . - ‘ypfter all, our casualties have been replaced by substitutes who ought. Ur he jdood'enough to carry on .the battle. Thei-real moral .is that, we must pro-, duoe better cricketers, with more' stamina and leas Hability to succumb to tile of fortune.”- / LCtS APPALLING what 19 TO COME?. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. • : LONDON, January 18. C.’ Parkin says:'“The loss of three out -of five howlers is appalling, . and makes one wonder what- will happens in the next innings: - “The match shows. the greatness ■ of) Australian cricket which is able to drop the world-famous Bardstey and Hartkopf in the beKefifhat Ryder and An- 1 drewa would strengthen the* team. The success of the, newcomers' showed the shrewdness of the selection com-, mtttee." HOT HARD EtfOUCH TRAINING NEEDED. iSydney, “Sun” Cablet. LONDON, January 18. The “Sunday Herald’ ’ is of the opinion the casnaltiee suffered in the .test tire due to English cricketers not ’being trained for seven-day euduranoWi tests, whereas the Australians playjout all their big games. ' The next Marylehone tour should , number/twenty-two players.

■ RNGI/AND.-^Firat^Innfogs. 9 . Tate, c Andfows, i Madey o Gregory, b Kelieway Chapman, b Gregory — 27 -1 28 99 Satcliffe, o Oldfield, b Ryder Woolley, c Andrews, b Miiley •—•• Hendmi, not oat 33 16 47 12. , Total (six wickets for) -/ 270