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came at a very inoppotune moment.

To pick out th high lights of the match. The first person to mention is
undoubtedly McCabe, his fine innings of 187 not out was made at a time when the
Australians had their backs to the wall and the English bowlers were definately
on top. In spite of this McCabe made runs quickly and courageously. Then comes
Sutcliffe's innings for England of 194 (bad luck he could not complete his double
century). This score of 194 is the highest he has ever made in a Test Match. On
Saturday he must have been at his best; he was absolute master of the field on
Monday he was not quite so sparkling and the bowlers had rather the upper hand.

Hammond's century was an inspired one, recalling the Hammond of the last tour, when
he was the bane of the Australian attack. On Saturday he scored rapidly all round the
wicket and his quick footwork was a joy to watch. The Nawab of Pataudi's century
was an invaluable one and it makes a very good beginning to his first experience of
test matches in Australia. His easy forcing wrist strokes earned him many runs, but
in the match he was slightly nore stolid than usual. Probably the importance of the
occasion had a subduing effect.

Of the bowlers Larwood stands out head and shoulders above the rest, 5 for 96
in the first innings and 5 for 28 in the second are figures which speak for themselves.
He was much faster than any of the Australians. Wall and O'Reilly were the most
successful bowlers in the Australian eleven but Grimmett, though he only took one
wicket in the first innings, kept the batsmen playing all the time.

The English fielding hardly seems to have been up to the standard expected in
a test match.

The great disappointment , of course, was the failure of the later English
batsmen. To lose 4 wickets for 10 runs is a very bad performance for a test team.
It may be that the state of the wicket had something to do with the later failures,
as it would appear that the Sydney pitch did not maintain its reputation for lasting.

The failure of Nagel to reproduce the form he showed two weeks ago must also
have been a disappointment for the Australians.

Well, the first test match is over and perhaps we cricket enthusiasts will now
have a little peace of mind until when the second one is due to begin, on the 30th
December.

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