TEST MATCH SURPRISE

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12076, 2 March 1925, Page 11

TEST MATCH SURPRISE

EHCLANI ALL BUT FIR 167 GRJMMBTT IN HIS FIRST TEST ' . TAKES FIVE WICKETS. WOOLLEY TOP SCORER. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received March 1, 5.5 p.m.) m SYDNEY, March 1. ; - Twenty thousand people saw the opening of the second day's play in the fifth' test. Australia occupied’ the crease till just on lunch time', and finished the first innings with the distinctly creditable score, considering the poor opening, of 295. 1 The wicket was in good order and the outfield was hard. The weather was fine and a pleasant north-east breeze kept things cool. _ Kelleway succumbed!, leg before, to Tates fourth hall, with the total score standing as overnight. Oldfield and Mailey batted, slowly and .carefully, and added 25, runs in 42 minutes. M!ueb- of the credit for Australia's showing is due to Oldfield, who gave an attractive allround display for 88 minutes. Grimmett stonewalled, and enabled Oldfield to score. The innings .lasted 345 minutes. Tate and Kiiner howled in their usual good style. " A DISASTROUS START. England opened disastrously. The loss of three such good wickets as those of Hobbs, Sutcliffe and Sandbam for 22 runs raised the crowd to wild excitement. Gregory opened the Australian attack, howling i» Hobos, who. snicked ■his sixth ball to .Oldfield, who . made a wonderful catch.-’ “(When the -total: was seven. Mailey missed Sutcliffe. Seven runs later Sutcliffe hit a ball to equare leg. Both" he and Sandtiam made to run and, then hesitated and returned! but Grimmett 'returned the hall to Gregory,’ ; who threw ‘himself at the wickets and knocked the bails off. It was a doubtful decision. , Sutcliffe was dismissed by a olever catch by Mailey ,gt second slip. He had,batted thirty-five .■ minutes, and hit four fours. BOWLERS IN FORM. Woolley hatted vigorously, , and with Hendren carried the score to 58, when Hendren hit Gregory straight to Ponsford. . Kelleway was in splendid form with the ball,, and kept the: batsmen watchful. Gregory maintained-excellent length and pace. - - Woolley scored mostly with, leg strokes, with an occasional powerful drive. The hoard showed 50 after 56 .minutes* piny. Hearne played defensively, being content to hold his wicket np and. allow -Woolley to do the, scoringThe attendance in the afternoon reached 40,000. ■ ■■; * -Woolley was never comfortable when facing Grimmett, and in the second over after tea that bowler got his off stump with a fine length hall. - Woolley played a splendid innings at a time when it was needed, and put heart jnto his comrades. He was at the wickets 93 minutes and hit five fours. Hearne scorde slowly, taking an hour to reach double figures. The century appeared in 130 minutes. AUSTRALIA'S IMPROVEMENT. , When Hearne was facing;, Grimmett Collins played Andrews ,at silly point in the hope of making a short catch, hut the batsman fell leg before. His 16 runs took 79 minutes to compile. A feature of the innings was the. immense improvement in the Australian, bowling and fielding, compared with previous' games. The batsmen .took no liberties. Grimmett was,especially successful, 'And fully justified his selection. •• Kiiner 1 gave, a bright -display; ..hitting tenythiug: loose within-reach. .. -Tate- alsohit out strongly, and tsh for his'life-be-J tween the wickets, hut 'Kiiner 1 refused’ ■to he Bdstled. Theirs*was- the brightest, paitnerehip of the afternoon. - Gregory injured a finger when he stumped Sandham, and had to'be rested. The Kilner-Tate partnership yielded 35 runs. , Kiiner was in 32 minutes and hit - two fours,, while Tate was in 24 minutes and gbt three fours. The innings lasted 194, minutes,/ and produced 167 .runs. Stumiia were then drawn. Scores : AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. , , Collins, c‘ Strudwick, b Giliigan ...... 1 Ryder, b Kiiner , 29: Gregory, run out 29Andrewa, c Whysall, b Kiiner 26 - ! Taylor, c Why-sall,'b Tate .15 ! Ponsford; o Woolley, b Kilnei* ......... 80 . ; Kippax, -h Kiiner ~..,,....1. .‘42, ■ Kelleway, Lbw, b Tate Jjl Oldfield, c Strudwiok, h Tate 29 Mailey; b Tate 14 Grimmett, not out 12 . Extras j> Total ! 295 How the wiokets fell—One for-3, two for 55, three for 64, four for . 99, five for 103, six for 208, seven for 239, eight for 239; nine for 264. Howling: analysis—Tate four wiokets for 92. Giliigan one for 46, - Kiiner four for 97; Hearne none for 33, Woolley none'for 18 ‘ ■ v ENGLAND—First Innings. Hobbs,-o Oldfield, h.. Gregory.Butcliue, c Mailey, b Kelleway 22 .Sandham, runrout 4 Woolley: h Grimmett 47 Hendren, o Ponsford, b Gregory ....... 10 Hearne, lbw, b Grimmett 16 Whysall, lbw Grimmett ' 8 Kiiner, st, Oldfield, h Grimmett-..,.a 24 Tate, h Ryder ,25 Giliigan, st Oldfield, b Grimmett 5 Strudwick, not out 1 Extras. 5 Total ..167 How the. -wickota-follI—One 1 —One for 0; two for 15, three for 28, four-for ,58, -five for 9S. six for'lo9. seven for 122; eight: for 157, nine for 168. ' Bowling analysis—Gregory two wickets for 42 runs, Kellaway, one 'for 88, Mailey none.for, 18, Ryder,one for 24, Grimmett five.for 45.: ■ ■ ' .' ■ .