Ashes Regained.

Thames Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 18732, 16 February 1933, Page 3

Ashes Regained.

AN EASY VICTORY.

ENGLAND’S FOURTH TEST. SIX WICKETS TO SPARE. (A. and N.Z. Cable). BRISBANE, Feb. 16 England won th e fourth Test by six Avickets and tAvo runs, and thus regained the Ashes.

ENGLAND TAKES CHARGE. AUSTRALIA’S POOJt BATTING. SLOW PLAY YESTERDAY. (A. and N.Z. Cable). BRISBANE, Feb. 15 The Aveather Avas humid, but much cooler, for the fifth day of the fourth Test. There Avas a croAvd of 5000 people at the outset and it increased later to nearly 9000. The receipts totalled £BOB, bringing the total for the match to date to £9668. The batting Avas very sloav. Australia’s hopes were dashed when Love ran Darling out, both batsmen being caught at the one end. Requiring 160 to win, England lost Sutcliffe for two runs, but by stonewalling tactics had made 107 for the loss of two Avickets at stumps, and are noAV in a very strong Avinning position. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings .. 340 Second Innings. Woodfull, c Hammond, b Mitchell 19 Richardson, c Jardine, b Verity .. 32 Bradman, c Mitchell, b Larwood : .. 24 Ponsford, c Larwood, b Allen-.*.. 0 McCabe, b Verity 22 Darling, run out 39 Bromley, c Hammond, b Allen .. 7 Love, lbw, b Larwood 3 Wall, c Jardine, b Allen 2 O’Reilly, b Larwood 4 Ironmonger, not out ••• 0 Extras 23

Total l? 5 Bowling: Larwood, 3/49; Allen, 3/44; Hammond, 0/18; Verity, 2/30; Mitchell, 1/11. ENGLAND. First Innings 356 Second Innings. Jardine, IbAV, b Ironmonger 24 Sutcliffe, c Darling, b Wall 2 Leyland, not out • • 66 Hammond, not out 3 Extras Total for' two Avickets ....... 107 BoAvling: Wall, 1/17; O’Reilly, 0/44; Ironmonger, 1/23; McCabe, 0/16.