BY 148 RUNS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19241, 5 February 1937, Page 7

BY 148 RUNS

AUSTRALIA’S TEST

HONOURS NOW EVEN ENGLAND OUT FOR 243 INS PI RED POWI-INC FLEETWOOD- SMITH’S TOLI

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Dismissing the Englishmen in their second innings for a total of 2-Id rims, the innings lasting 2!M minutes, Australia to-day won the fourth test match bv 148 runs.

England’s hopes of snatching victory faded rapidly this morning by a spell of inspiring howling bv Eleet-wood-Xmitli.

England pinned ils faith on Ham mond and Leyluml. who resumed in perfect weather. There was a dramatic moment in the game when Hammond played forward to a “wrong ’un” from Fleetwnod-Smith. missed with tin l hat, and the ball took the off st limp.

The crowd made enough noise for three times their number as the English crack walked away from I lie wicket. Hammond is Australia’s Public Enemy No. 1. and his dismissal was like the sun shining through a cloudbank.

Wyatt and Ley land played quietly and 150 came n]i in 170 minutes, lint Fleetwood-Smith set Australia definitely for victory when lie dismissed Levlaml and Ames with successive hails. ONLY TWO BOWLERS US FI) Allen stayed with Wyatt until lunch, both having good luck in surviving while Fleetwood-Smith was proving a menace. Howling into the breeze, O’Reilly was also keeping the batsmen quiet. Bradman used only two bowlers, so well did they perform. England was facing an almost impossible task at lunch with six down for 221, and still needed 170 to win. A batting collapse came immediate’y, four wickets falling for an insignificant, addition. Australia won by MS runs, leaving the rubber to be decided by the tint test in Melbourne. Kngland made a game tight in the second innings, but could not cope with the dexterity of the spin bowlers. Except for the new ball period after lunch, Fleetwood-Smith and O’Reilly bowled practically unchanged throughout the day’s session. Scores were: AUSTRALIA First Innings .. .. .. 288 Second Innings .. .. .. -M3 ENGLAND First 1 miings . . . . . . 1530 Second Innings. IF. Verity, b Fleetwood-Smith .. 17 ('. .1. Barnett, e Chipperfield, b Fleetwood-Smith .. .. 21 .1. Ilardstaff, b O’Reilly .. .. 43 W. R. Hammond, b FleetwoodSmith . . . . . . . 3!) M . Leyland, e (Ihipperfield, b Fleetwood-Smith .. .. 32 R. F. S. Wyatt, e Oldfield, !> .McCabe . . . . .. 50 I j. F. G. Ames, b Fleetwood-Smith 0 (I, (). Allen, c Gregory, b McCormick . . . . . . . . 0 R. W. V, Rollins, b McCormick .. 4 \V. More, b Fleetwood-Smith I K. Fa rues, not out . . . . 7 Extras 20 Total 243 —Bowling.— , (). M. R. W. F. L. McCormick . 13 I 43 2 S. ,J. McCabe .. 5 0 15 1 L. Fleetwood-Smith 33 I 110 (i W. .1. O’Reilly .. 20 8 55 .1 Fall of wickets: One for 45; two for 50; three for 120; four for 140; five for 100; six for 100; seven for 225; eight for 231; nine for 235.