THE FOURTH TEST

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 30, 6 February 1929, Page 5

THE FOURTH TEST

AUSTRALIANS MAKE 369.

ENGLAND’S SESOND STRIKE.

HOME TEAM’S INNINGS ENDS

QUICKLY,

ADELAIDE, February 5

The Australians, in reply to England’s first innings score of 334, compiled 369 runs. England’s second strike opened poorly, Hobbs and Sutcliffe going cheaply, but Hammond and Jardine then became associated in a great partnership that had carried the score to 206 for two wicket's when stumps were drawn.

Australia’s innings ended quickly to-day only four runs being added when Tate shattered Oldfield’s wicket. England was 39 runs behind Australia on the first innings. In bowling Grimmett and Oldfield, Tat'e had obtained two cheap wickets and he finished with the best averagefour wickets for 77 runs.

The weather to-day was bright and hot. Play started with a gusty wind blowing, which some thought would help Blackie, but it died down when the Australians took the field. The attendance was the smallest for the match to date, only 5000 being present when play began. The attendance swelled to nearly 10,000 after lunch.

England began their second knock in unpromising fashion. Hobbs was out to a brilliant catch by Oldfield, with one scored, and 20 runs later Sutcliffe departed,* Oldfield again shining behind the sticks. England had lost two valuable wickets without the first 1 innings deficit being wiped off and Australian stocks rose.

DULL CMCKET. The spectators saw dull cricket with Hammond- and Jardine associated. They also saw England’s position improve slowly under steady scoring by the pair. Fifty came up in 73 minutes. Hammond was giving another fine display of batting. Loud applause signalled his arrival at 50 in 124 minutes. His was an admirable double innings effort. He looked like performing the rare feat of compiling a century in each innings of a Test match. The pair made the partnership worth 100 runs in 123 minutes and were batting soundly at' the tea adjournment with the total at 129. A STODGY INNINGS. Jardine’s innings was a stodgy one. He scored only off balls which were perfectly safe to hit, and they not come often. It took him 157 minutes to reach 50. After the tea adjournment a new hall had to be used because the seam of The old .one. had split. Quiet cricket followed, although the . even pace of scoring was maintained. . Hammond’s century came after 3hrs 50 minutes’ batting and included seven fours. Hammond had established a record which is not likely to be equalled for some time He rS STS • record in compiling lour scores ot Over 100 in succession. Jardme was then 65 and the partnership had d to hat without enterprise, and his slowness earned him some barracking. , posted in this Smln, he had scored 69. The scores are:

AUSTRALIA. First Innings. c ; ;™! 1G : Tackson, Ibw., b W „ Helry. c Duckworth, h Larwood * Kippax, I) White 63 Ryder, IbW., b * * *” e ‘* ‘. 40 Bradman, c Larwood, 1) Tate a’Beckett, b White *** ‘ * LL^’.’ *' l 5 Oxenham, c Chapman, b Whit Cldfield, h Tate • Grimmett, h Tate g Blackie, not out , g Extras •• ‘ * __ Total Bowlins analysis'* Larwood ttook 33 • , for 92- Tate, four for one wicket f ’ G none -White, five for ISO. Geaiy ' (or 32; Hammond, none t '* ENGLAND. 334 First Innings Second Innings.

Hobbs, e Oldfield, b Hendry - 1 Sutcliffe, c Oldfield, b aßec«tt Hammond, not out •• • Jardine, not out -.••••• Extras • • • , Total (lor two wickets) .• • • 206

Fall ol the wickets. One tor one, twloi for 21.