AFTER THIRTEEN YEARS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19241, 19 February 1925, Page 5

AFTER THIRTEEN YEARS

ENGLAND’S FIRST TEST VICTORY INNINGS DEFEAT FOR HOLDERS uF ASHES. TATE’S FINE BOWLING FIGURES. Received February 18. 7.25 p.m. MELBOURNE. Feb. IS. Australia required 105 runs to avert the innings defeat when Taylor (59) and Kelleway C 23) resumed batting this morning, in dull but fine weather on a slow wicket. Kellewav swung Gilligan’s first delivery to the fence. After halting ISS minutes Taylor clipped n fast one from Gilligan 1o Woolley in tho slips and the chance was hold. Tho University boy hnd given a stylish and aggressive disrdnv. his score including throe fours. Ho was given an ovation on returning to the pavilion.

Andrews batted a few minutes, and then snicked a ball from Tate to Slrudwick behind tho wicket. —195 —6—3. Australia were now in desperate case, for they had lost two valuable wickets for twenty runs. Ponsford, next man in. was particularly cautions when facing Tate, while Kelleway was giving his best display in tests at Melbourne, his leg strokes being very effective. Hearne went on at 21(1, Tate taking the other end. The change was successful. Strudwick rmartly catching Kelleway, who had lived up to his reputation as “tho rock.'’ He played a dogged and ebancoless innings, lasting one hundred minutes.—22s—7—l3. Tate secured his third wicket for the morning bv clean bowling Ponsford, who had shaped nicely.—234—B—l9. Gilligan’s tactics in persevering with Tate at tho stand end thus proved a colossal success. A. Richardson had a short innings. Hearne getting him leg before.—23 S—9—3. Oldfield and Mailey were now together. Tate appealed fur leg before against Mailey. who flashed his bat. indicating he had hit the ball. Tho crowd heckled Tate over this incident, Oldfield cut Hearne to the fence, winning applause. The pair wont pegging along to save the innings defeat, but Tate skittled Oldfield’s stumps and tho side was out for 250. giving England the victory by an innings and twenty-nine runs.

The finish was marked by wild enthusiasm, Tate being cheered and besieged by a crowd. Gilligan also camo in for acclamation. Features of tho match were Tate'sensational bowling and Oldfield's ’keeping. This is England's first victory since 1.012. Scores:— ENGLAND. First Innings 548 AUSTRALIA. First Innings f 19 Second Innings: Collins, c Whysall, b Kilner .... 1 Bardsldy, b Tate 0 Gregory-, e Sutcliffe, b Kilner .. 45 Taylor, c Woolley, b Gilligan .... 68 Ryder, 1.b.w., b Woolley 38 Kelleway. c Strudwick, b Tate .. 12 Andrews, c Strudwick, b Tate .. 3 Ponsford, b Tate .19 A. Richardson, 1.b.w., b Hearne .. 3 ’Oldfield, b Tate .8 Mailey, not out 8 Extras 15 Tot a 1 I’so Bowling.—Tate, 5 for 75, Gilligan 1 for 26. Kilner 2 for 41, Hearne 1 for 76, AVoolley 1 for 17.