AUSTRALIA HITS OUT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16839, 31 December 1928, Page 7

AUSTRALIA HITS OUT

276 FOR FOUR WICKETS BRIGHT THIRD TEST TWO INDIVIDUAL CENTURIES.. (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) MEl.Bt 'URNK, Dec. 20. The third tesl began in polled weather and on a. .spiendid wicket. Jhe attendance was 63,300, and the gate receipts £6OOO. Australia won the toss, WoodfuH and Richardson opening to Larwood and Tate. Neither, batsmen was comfortable. Richardson was caught first bad from Larwood's second over, the batsman being at the wicket eight minutes, and the score reading: one for 5. The crowd was barracking Duckworth for appeals. Woodfull, playing a last, rising one from Tate, was cleverly caught by Jardine at mid-on. Dendren and Chapman gave a brilliant exhibition of fielding, while Tate and Larwood puzzled the batsmen. Hendry, who was placing nicely, appeared set when he was caught off a rising hall from Larwood. The score now stood at three for 57.

Ryder partnered Kippax and the hats men immediately collared the bowling ol Tate and Larwood, and . scored prolifically.. Kippax, pulling purlieu.arly well, hit three successive fours off Larwood, and Ryder followed suit, hitting him for six. It was bright crioket. 36 runs being scored in 17 minutes. The batsmen missed no opportunity for short runs. Kippax nearly hit on at 52. White and Geary were in great form. Iheir howling steadying the scoring. White had nine overs for 10 runs, his oil theory being very troublesome, llendren was invaluable In the outfield, reducing to singles many lusty hits. Both batsmen were cautious facing White and Geary.

The game was temporarily delayed to remove the crowd, which encroached on the boundary. The usually reliable Chapman twice misfielded. The Lnc’ishmen’s throwing-in was deadly. Duckworth got a nasty knock taking a hall from Geary. DELIGHTFUL BATTING.

Kippax and Ryder were delightful, completely mastering the howling, they awaited tiie loose balls, to pull them ioi fours. At the tea adjournment, the soonstood at three for 158. On resuming, the crowd was m ecstacies at the dashing hatting, hut White was saving countless runs tor Eng land. The partnership was faultless, not a semblance of a chance being given.

England’s fielding retained its - keenness, especially llendren, Jardine, and Chapman. An appeal by Duckworth against Kippax at 89 was disallowed. Tate was tried with the breeze, hut was of no avail. Kippax was scoring rapidly with pulls to the leg. Both batsmen see-sawed their score with 20 of a margin in Kippax’s favor. Runs came smartly with Larwood bowling, the batsmen swinging his rising balls lustily to the boundary. A magnificent drive off Larwood for three brought Kippax uii to ICO. He had an ovation, which had hardly stopped when the next ball from Larwood swung hard to leg. Kippax being caught by Jardine in (he outfield. This valuable, hril.iunt partnership added 161 runs. Kippax had batted for 230 minutes. Bradman commenced confidently and quickened the runs. He had 17 runs ui when Ryder dashingly drove White to the boundary and topped his century Ryder played solidly and sound.v for ins century. ‘llendren ’ twice made remarkable boundary saves. It was hatting tie luxe, with Bradman and Ryder smashing delightfully and scoring wed till stump? were drawn. Scores: —

AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Woodfull, c Jardine, 1) late ■ f Richardson, e Duckworth, b Larwood 2 Hendry, c Jardine. b Larwood J? - ' Kippax, -c Jardine, b l.arwoou . jvH. Ryder, not out Bradman, not out - e Extras _ 0 Total for four wickets 27^ TRIUMPH OF INGENUITY MAGNETIC SCORING BOARD SYDNEY. Dec. 30. The progress of the third test in Melbourne was witnessed by thousands of people in Sydney, who gathered on the lawns at Hyde Park directly opposite the News office, which again displayed a magnetic scoring hoard. Everybody agreed that it was a rare treat to beabif to watch, in such congenial surroundings gratuitous portrayal of the most minute details of a celebrated test being played 500 miles away, with a little silver bal' cutting canevs all over tho improvised cricket, field, even to the batsmen runnin - * between the wickets. Automatically the scores went un with each run. Ibe whole story of Australia’s remarkab.e recovery was told in this pleasingly novel way which is a triumph of ingenuity. A DRAMATIC CONTEST ENGLISH PRESS COMMENT FIGHTING EVERY STEP (Australian ami N.Z. Press Association.) 1 LONDON, Dec. 10. “Australia hits out” and “England’s bowling mastered” . are typical headings in the newspapers wherein the diamine ityder-Kippax stand is fully praised. The Observer says: “The third test is evidently going to te worthy of its critical importance. Australia’s 276 for four wickets creates a solid position, both arithmetically and morally. The match might easily become one of memorable scores and duration. Both sides should now be in good nerve. Both have batsmen whose weapons me rot yet ‘smoked with bloody execatnii’. ’ The Evening Standard says; “It. is a light for the. Ashes in earnest and deadliness. Tho figures show irow dourly Australia will fight every .-top.” -The Evening Standard says: “Ryder gave his critics the retort courteous with 111. Kippax’s stolid work drove home tlie lesson that these Australian’s when fortune is reasonably kind, are worthy foernori for Chapman’s strong eleven.” The Standard lias a cartoon headed, “Australia going, going and not nearly gone,” depicting a cricket auctioneer disposing of the genuine Woodfull for £7, the very rare Richardson for £3, the fine llendrv for £23, and finally “the perfect Kippax for £IOO. Now we are doing some business.” RYDER. VINDICATED Colonel Philip Trevor, in the course of a wireless talk on test history, said the present would show the danger of being cock-a-hoop too soon. It. was one more demonstration that England’s bowling was not, unplayable. Colonel Trevor, however, repeated a prophecy made many months ago that England would bring home the laurels. He opined that it was the most perfect allround team ever seen, not excepting that from Australia led bv Warwick Armstrong in 1920-27 The Sunday Express mav seem unpatriotic. , It, hopes Australia will win the third test. It says: “We do not I

wish to lose the hard-won Ashes, but secretly hanker fora dramatic finish.” Tho News of the World says Ryder’s success is particularly pleasing in viow of rumors that lie would be deposed from the captaincy. “Plum” Warner describes the team as without a tail but, unless a’Beckett is the bowler for whom Australia is awaiting, he does not see why, on a good wicket, England should make less than from 400 to 'SCO. . . „ ’Phe Daily E!xpress says, editorially, that, though luck, thus far, has been against Australia a worse misfortune is being up against, a better team. Whether tbis is a permanent handicap remains to be seen. But, even if England wins the live tests, there is no reason for Australia to despair. She is an old hand at all sports and, at one time, champion at most. She knows that, in this sphere of cricket more than in others, there must, be ups and downs. The thorough drubbing she is now receiving will just be the stimulus towards victory in 1900 that Australia needs.