TEST CRICKET THRILLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17955, 6 December 1932, Page 5

TEST CRICKET THRILLS

ENGLAND 479 FOR SIX SUTCLIFFE 194, HAMMOND 112 ROT SETS IN AFTER TEA FOUR WICKETS FALL FOR 56 (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) SYDNEY, December 5. With the wonderful score of 411 for two wickets on the botird at the tea adjournment, the English cricketers appeared to bo in an impregnable position in the first test match against Australia. On resuming in fine rain and a failing light, however, there was a rapid change in tile situation, four wickets, those oi Sutcliffe, Leyland, Jardine, and Verity falling before the close of play for the addition of only 56 runs.

O’Reilly and Grimmett bore the brunt of the attack before lunch. Roth were bowling accurately, and, as a result, Hammond and Sutcliffe added only 20 in the first half hour. O’Reilly sent down live successive maidens and at one stage of the morning his figures were 15 overs, 10 maidens, 13 runs, no wickets. After Hammond and Sutcliffe had established a. new second wicket partnership record for England, the former skied a ball into the covers. lie had batted for 192 minutes, and altogether gave a- very forceful display. He hit 16 fours.

DREARY SCORING Sutcliffe and Fataudi spent some uneasy moments facing Grimmett and O’Reilly, _ but managed to keep their wickets intact. Sixty-four runs were scored in the 90 minutes before lunch.

Again, alter the adjournment, Grimmett had Sutcliffe and Fataudi missing badly, while both batsmen were snicking Wall dangerously near the slips and the wicket keeper. Sutcliffe survived several leg before appeals by O’Reilly, and the pair went along slowly, waiting for loose balls to score from.

Australia’s total was passed with eight wickets in hand.

On reaching 177 Sutcliffe had passed his previous highest score against Australia. When the score board read two wickets for 400 Sutcliffe had the unique honor of being associated in three century partnerships in this innings. Fataudi took 110 minutes to reach 50. Ho had been puzzled by the slow bowlers many times, but nevertheless his glances and cuts were executed with delightful grace. At tea both were playing very dreary cricket, the crowd ironically cheering every stroke. Fine rain was falling on the resumption and the light was failing. WALL STRIKES' FORM Wall, who had bowled impressively to-day, created a sensation in bis second over after tea, getting Sutcliffe and Leyland with successive balls. Sutcliffe had occupied the crease for 436 minutes. He hit 13 fours, but only one to-day. He batted stodgily to-day, ancl was never quite comfortable. Jardine made a shaky start, playing several uppish shots' through the slips off Wall. _ Fataudi remained on 68 for 25 minutes. He had taken 210 minutes to make 70. Oldfield hold a very clever catch to dismiss Jardine.

Verity was out ip the last over of the dav.

The bowling was a great improvement on Saturday and the fielding was up to international standard. Oldfield was again brilliant. Tlio attendance was 27,938 and the takings were £2482. Details: — AUSTRALIA First innings 360 ENGLAND —First Innings— Sutcliffe, Ibw, b Wall 194 Wyatt, Ibw, b Grimmett 33 Hammond, c Grimmett, b Nagel ... 112 Fataudi, not out 80 Leyland, c Oldfield, b Wall ... 0 Jardine. c Oldfield, 1> McCabe ... 27 Verity, Ibw, b Wall ? Extras 26 Total for six wickets 479 The fall of wickets: One for 112; two for 300, three for 423, four for 423, five for 470, six for 479.