NEED 532 TO WIN TEST

Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1933, Page 5

NEED 532 TO WIN TEST

AUSTRALIA LOSE FOUR FOR 120 ... f DON BRADMAN OUT WITH FINE 66 « THREATENING RAIN STOPS PLAY r By Tslsgraph—Press Asin. —Copyrignc. Received 10.30 p.m. ' . Adelaide, January 18. TTNGLAND having made 412 in their second innings of the third test match, the Australians at 3.20 p.m. yesterday began their herculean task of making 532 runs to. win. At stumps four wickets were down for 120 runs.. Bradman was caught and bowled by Verity at 66. Woodfull is 36 not out. A few showers that fell last night did not affect the wicket, but when the Australians required 415 the sky became overcast and play was stopped for the day on an appeal against the light. Rain is threatening. The attendance was 25,000. Bradmans innings was the tit-bit of the match so far.

ENGLISHMEN QUT FOR 412 ILL-LUCK DOGS AUSTRALIANS. POOR LIGHT STOPS DAY’S PLAY. England commenced the day’s play 415 runs ahead of the Australians. Ames brought the overnight score of 296 for six up to 300 by a smack to square leg off Wall, who had little pace. Verity opened confidently and was soon 15, while Ames was five. Grimmett badly beat Verity, the ball just clearing the stumps. A forceful stroke off the slow bowler to mid-off made Ames 26. Wall misfielded a shot by Ames to cover off Ironmonger and the batsman subsequently pulled Grimmett for four. After an escape at the hands of Richardson a glance to fine leg put Ames in the thirties. Verity also assisted the score with some magnificent shots, a flicky one beating Richardson. The 350 came up .in eight hours twelve minutes. , .. Bradman had another try with fulltosses, but they were ineffective, 20 runs coming from his two overs. Ames and Verity added 89 before lunch. Ironmonger beat Ames, the ball just gliding over the stumps. 111-luck dogged the Australians. Ames ran to 69. Then, playing forward to O’Reilly, he was beaten by the flight. Larwood was in only five minutes wh-r he lost Verity, who was also deceived by O’Reilly’s flight and was out leg before. He batted 112 minutes for 40. revealing pertinacity. Paynter was limping. Larwood gave little trouble. He lifted Ironmonger high to long off and Bradman, judging accurately, brought off a fine catch. Voce reached five when he fell to a, fast one from. O’Reilly. The innings for 412, leaving the Australians 532 to make to win. ONE WICKET FOR THREE.. Larwood opened his attack on Australia with.a normal field. His first over was a maiden, Fingleton allowing four balls to pass. Playing the fast bowler next over, Fingleton attempted a defensive shot, but had his middle stump taken —one for 3. Ponsford was now linked with his captain. ■ He square cut Allen for a single and ran two extra for an over-throw, eight coming off the over. Voce replaced Allen, whose two overs yielded 10 runs. There was a howl when Ponsford sent Larwood to Jardine, at point, the English captain making an easy low catch—two for 12. Larwood’s average was then two for one. Bradman’s appearance was heralded with enthusiasm. He opened with a four off Larwood crisply past deep square leg. Bradman exploited several similar shots, running into the thirties quickly and giving the exhibition that the crowd desired. The first 50 were scored in 57 minutes. Bradman reached 41, getting 10 off Verity. Larwood came back when the score was two for 64, nine being scored off his first over. Larwood then had two for 23 and the score was 75. . Larwood began i leg attack again. The crowd became angry and counted out each ball. Bradman was unafraid and got in some dashing work, making two beautiful leg shots and bringing Australia up to 90. Woodfull was anything but free; he was simply holding the fort. Bradman appreciated hitting him .to fine leg for six and injuring a woman in the stand. Excitement was simmering when Bradman sent the next ball straight back to Verity and he was out for 66. He hit eight fours and batted 73 minutes. His innings was the tit-bit of the match—three for 100. McCabe joined his captain, whose cautiousness was most marked, he making runs infrequently. McCabe was in only • twenty minutes, being caught high at deep leg by Leyland off Allen. His best scoring shot was a four off Allen through covert-four for 116. Richardson followed and singles were predominant. When 415 were required the sky became overcast and play was stopped for the day on an appeal against the light, with rain threatening. The scores are:— ENGLAND. First Innings. Jardine, b Wall .•* 3 Sutcliffe, c Wall, b O’Reilly 9 Hammond, c Oldfield, b Wall 2 Ames, b Ironmonger 3 Leyland, b O’Reilly 83 Wyatt, c Richardson, b Grimmett ■. 78

Paynter, c Fingleton, b Wall 77 Verity, c Richardson, b Wall .... 45 Allen, b Grimmett 13 Voce, b Wall „ Larwood, not out ■_> Extras Total '■ 341 Second Innings. Sutcliffe, c O’Brien, b Wall 7 Jardine, 1.b.w., b Ironmonger 56 Wyatt, c Wall, b O’Reilly 49 Allen, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 15 Hammond, b Bradman 85 Leyland, c Wall, b Ironmonger 42 Ames, b O’Reilly .................... 69 Verity, 1.b.w., b O’Reilly 40 Larwood, c Bradman, b Ironmonger 8 Payriter, not out 1 Vcce, b O’Reilly. 8 Extras 32 Total 412

AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Woodfull, b Allen r.... 22 Fingleton, c Ames, b Allen 0 Bradman, c Allen, b Larwood ...... 8 McCabe, c Jardine, b Larwood .... 8 Ponsford, b Voce 85 Richardson, b Allen 28 Grimmett, 'c Voce, b Allen 10 Oldfield, retired hurt ................. 41 O’Reilly, b Larwood 0 Wall, b Hammond 6 Ironmonger, not out 0 ’ Extras 14 Total 222 Second Innings. Fingleton, b Larwood 0 Ponsford, c Jardine, b Lax-wood .... 3 Woodfull, not out v. 36 Bradman, c and b Verity 66 McCabe, c Leyland, b Allen .. 7 Richardson, not out 0 Extras 8 Total (for four wickets) 120 “BODY LINE” CONTROVERSY “INTENSELY BITTER FEELING” CABLE FROM BOARD OF CONTROL a Rec. 8.40 p.m. Adelaide, Jan. 18. Mr. Jeanes says the cable sent by the Board of Control to Marylebone states: “Body-line bowling is a menace to th 6 interests of the game, making protection of the body the main consideration. Intensely bitter feeling is caused among players, as well as injury. Our opinion is that it is unsportsmanlike and that unless it is immediately stopped it is likely to upset the friendly relations between Australia and England.” THEORY ATTACKED IN LONDON SOME DAYS BEFORE M.C.C. MEET. London, Jan. 17. A slashing attack on the leg theory, or “body line,” is made by the Very Rev. L. E. Parsons, who when interviewed said: “What I predicted is happening in Australia, and I do not think it is finished yet. I fear that someone will be dangerously hurt, and then something will be done to stop it. This bouncing of the ball half-way, just outside the leg stump and straight at the batsman’s head, with a leg side’field to stop the shots, is: not only definitely dangerous, as the present series of tests is proving, but is spoiling cricket as a spectacle by eliminating, all the glorious shots of firstclass batsmen.

“A spirit of misunderstanding and hatred is being created in Australia at a time when a call for closer relationship is so essential.”

The Sketch says: “The whole question of tKe leg theory must be seriously and officially considered.” The Daily Mail says the Australian Cricket Board’s protest has not arrived. A Marylebone official says the committee has not discussed shock tactics. If the board asks for an opinion some days must elapse before a meeting. Nothing can be done to affect the Adelaide match.

Wall J..'... O. ......... 29 M. 6 R. 75 W. 1 O’Reilly ... yj.3 21 79 4 Ironmonger 57 21 83 7 Grimmett .. 35 9 74 1 McCabe .... 16 0 42 0 §radman .. 4 0 23 1