ENGLAND’S BIG LEAD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20583, 5 December 1928, Page 9

ENGLAND’S BIG LEAD

DECLARE AT EIGHT FOR 342. SIX WICKETS TO GRIMMETT. AUSTRALIA ONE FOR 17. PONSFORD GOES CHEAPLY. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph-—Copyright.) BRISBANE, December 4. (Received Dec. 5, at 0.15 a.m.) The weather was sultry, while the wicket was easy and the outfield fast for the resumption of the test match. The attendance wag 6000. The receipts for the first three days have been £5115, and the aggregate attendance, 59,067. Gregory will probably retire perman : ently, as he has damaged a cartilage.' Kelleway is unlikely to play, as he is confined to bed. -The game opened quietly aud remained so until luncheon, with no striking performance oxfiept Ironmonger’s bowling, which was consistent throughout, his;3s overs including 16 maidens. Mead robbed the game of interest,by giving a monotonous display, his 50 taking 161 minutes. His N shuffling stylo and machine-liko movements brought satirical comments from the spectators, the batsman being continually bombarded with a running fire of banter.

Hammond was caught at mid-off easily His score took 70 minutes.

The Australian fielding had much'improved, but the bowlens were overworked in Gregory’s absence. There have been heated discussions over England following Australia, and their slow scoring tactics. Mead’s first 60 included 30 singles. Jardine was little better. There was delirious cheering when Mead, who had batted for 212 minutes, was dismissed. A wag shouted: "JUs sun bath is finished." England’s first 160 took three and a-half hours. 1 Ryder, at long off, missed an easy catch from Hammond off Grimmett when the batsman was 10. Mead skied a no-ball from Ironmonger when he was 65, Thompson catching it. Mead, believing he, was out, walked towards the stand, Hendren jumped out to the bowling, infusing life into the batting from the start. Bradman missed an easy catch from Hendren at long-on when the batsman. was 7, Griramett being the bowler. Hendren hit a ball from Grimmett into .the stand, a woman being slightly injured. • : . . Two hundred runs took 258 minutes, Jardine bringing this score up with a four to leg off Hendry, Jardine’s name became “ Jardeya,” ‘'Sardine," "Salmon," and " Mackerel,” while Hcndren’s popular teg was " Patsy." Jardine scbred-34 in 104 minutes. Hendren hit Ryder to the stand roof, then Ponsford caught Hendren at the spot where Sutcliffe was caught. Chapman, like Hendren, jumped out, hitting fours in all directions. Bradman ran 50 yards to long off for a catch from- Chapman, just touching the ball with his fingers. Chapman was cleverly stumped after a previous narrow squeak. His score took 18 minutes. Bradman, at long on, caught Tate easily after lively batting. Jardine’s 60 came in 108 minutes. Larwood banged and cut forcibly until he was caught by Ponsford right on the fence at long-on, his 37 takin 32 minutes. ■ • Jardine carried ■ hisy bat, his runs taking 188 minutes, the last part of his score being most attractive. The innings was declared at 4.40. Ponsford opened with a fine 4, but shortly after tipped one to Duckworth, who was standing well back from the wickets. The umpires, decided that the light was imperfect at 5.10, and play was suspended. ... Following are the scores:- : ENGLAND. First innings g<jl Second Innings. Hobbs, Ibw, b Grimmett .. ~ ~ ~ Sutcliffe, c Oxenham, b Ironmonger 32 Mead, Ibw, b Grimmett ...... 72 Hammond, c Thompson, b Ironmonger 2jj Jardine, not out .. .. .. ” gg Hendren, e Ponsford, b Grimmett .! 45 Chapman, c Oldfield, b Grimmett 27 Tate, c Bradman, b.Grimmett .. 20 Larwood, c Ponsford, b Grimmett .. 37 Extras .. .; .. . r U Total, eight wickets fur (declared) 342 fowling Analysis.—Hendry, 27 overs G maidens, 79 runs, no wickets; Grimmett, 44.1 overs, 8 maiden, 131 rims, 6 wickets; Ironmonger, 50 overs, 20 maidens, 85 runs, 2 wickets; Ryder, 43 overs, 3 maidens, 42 runs, no wickets. T,;F lle ; v '? ckets fell as follows:—Three for 117, 4 for IGS, 5 for 228, G for 263 7 for 285. AUSTRALIA. First innings _ jo<» Second Innings, Ponsford, c Duckworth, b Larwood ;(3 Woodfull, not out .. .. ..., ; 4 Kippas, not out . . . . ’* V'; g Extra ■ ■.. . * *■* 4 Total for one wicket . . 17 COMMENT BY DAILY EXPRESS. EXTRAORDINARY OUTBURST. LONDON, December 3. P. F. Warner, in the Morning Post, says:. " Only a cricket miracle can deprive England of victory. Remembering the Sydney test of 1894, so graphically described in Giffcn’s book, who will say that Chapman was wrong in not enforcing the follow-on rule? If it bo true that Gregory has played his last big match he retires with the reputation of having been one of the chief factors of Australia’s long run of success, which began in 1920. Be has a great attractive personality on and off the field, and has added fresh lustre to his illustrious name,'* .

Warner expresses the opinion that Chapman, Mead, Hendren, and Hammond ran a grave risk fielding bareheaded in brilliant sunshine, though they possess more Jocks than some cricketers wc know.

The Daily Express has an extraordinary outburst in its editorial columns, in which it refers to the fact that the crowd br. 'Tacked England’s slow batting tactics. “ The barrackcrs, of course, were annoyed at Chapman's decision, jvhich gives the Australians the fourth innings on a worn wicket. Why should he uot? What it comes to is: That this time our men are not going to make any mistakes. They are out to give Australia the biggest hiding it has ever had. They are out not merely to keep the ashes, but to double-padlock the urn. Chapman’s tactics concealed a deadly merciless intent to break the opposition. In other words, he is leading his men .with. the. will to win. That is why they went to Ausfralia.”