File 1: Cables and accounts of the First Test Match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Second day Broadcasting (con.)

did not appear as effective as England's. The attack lacked venom. The tremendous crowd was well-behaved. Sutcliffe at 43 had a marvellous excape playing on a ball from O'Reilly which did not dislodge the balls.

After tea Hammond opened well and beautifully offdrove Grimmett and O'Reilly. At this period the wicket was perfect and was not assisting the bowlers at all. The partnership of Hammond and Sutcliffe produced 50 runs in 48 minutes. Hammond at this stage had scored 40 and reached his 50 in 57 minutes, uncluding 10 fours. By five o'clock the bowling was collared and the batsmen were quietly collecting runs all round the wicket. Grimmett's wily bowling was the only thing which seemed to trouble Sutcliffe as he was hearing his century. The 200 went up in 171 minutes, Sutcliffe 93, Hammond 63

Last cable 200 for 1.

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Australia 360 England 200 for 1

It was in delightful weather that 45,000 people assembled on the Sydney ground to watch the resumtion of the play in the Test Match and to see McCabe continue his wonderful innings which had done so much to revive the Australian hopes of scoring a victory. Although McCabe gave two chances early on in the resumtion, he appeared quite at ease and went right out for the bowling. He was pulled cut and drove with great effect and treated both Voce and Larwood with equal disrespect. As a result the English fielding lost some of the polish seen on the previous day and last wicket added 55 runs, McCabe making 51 in 33 minutes. McCabe naturally endeavoured to take all the bowling towards the end and his uncanny running at this stage was a remarkable feature os his extraordinarily fine innings, which had put an extremely different complexion on the Match.

The wrowd were highly excited and gave McCabe a wonderful ovation upon his return to the pavillion. The wicket has evidently dried up somewhat and appeared daster today. The total Australian innings lasted 356 minutes and during this time McCabe was batting 242 minutes. McCabe hit 25 fours. The Australian innings closed for a total of 360 runs, McCabe 187 not out, Grimmett c Ames b Voce 19, Nagel b Hammond 4, extras 20 total 360. Bowling analysis Larwood 31 overs 5 maidens 96 runs 5 wk. Voce 29 4 110 4 Allen 15 1 65 - Hammond 14.2 - 34 1 Verity 13 4 35 0

Sutcliffe and Wyatt opened the English innings and both soon settled down to steady and solid batting? Wyatt got going rather more quickly than his partner but then Sutcliffe got busy and reached his 50 in 63 minutes. The bowling was steady but unimpressive. It did not at any time look dangerous but after the partnership had lasted 96 minutes for 112 runs Grimmette managed to trap Wyatt. Sutcliffe's score stood at 71 when Hammond joined him. Hammond also immediately got going and scored 21 in 26 minutes, whileSutcliffe only added 4. The Gloucester player was evidently in his most attractive style and was making some beautiful drives.

When the tea interval was taken the position was: Sutcliffe 75 Wyatt lbw Grimmett 38 Hammond not out 21

Hammond was very confident and the only bowler to worry him was Grimmitt. In fact this bowler was evidently bearing the brunt of the attack.

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The Australian fielding did not appear to be as effective as that of the English side and the attack lacked venom. The large crowd behaved very well indeed and did not uphold their reputation for barracking. At 43 Sutcliffe had a very lucky escape; he blocked a ball from O'Reilly on to his stumps but fortunately it did not dislodge the bails.

After tea Hammond opened well and beautifully offdrove Grimmett and O'Reilly. At this period the wicket was still standing up to wear and was very nearly perfect - it was not assisting the bowlers at all. The partnership of Hammond and Sutcliffe produced 50 runs in 48 minutes. Sutcliffe at this stage had scored 40 and shortly afterwards he reached his 50 in 57 minutes, included in this 50 were 10 fours. At 5 o'clock the batsmen were complete masters of the bowling and were quietly collecting runs. Grimmett was bowling with his usual cleverness and he was the only bowler who appeared to trouble Stucliffe, particularly at the time when Sutcliffe was nearing his century. The 200 was set up in 171 minutes, Sutcliffe being 93 and Hammond 63. Sutcliffe occupied 186 minutes in reaching his century, which included 10 fours.

One feature of the game was O'Reilly's brillant fielding.

The partnership put on 100 in 80 minutes and the many bowling changes did not trouble the batsmen at all. Towards the end they were obviously both settling down for the restart on Monday.

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Third day Broadcasting. December 6th, 1932.

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The latest score which has just come through - 444 for 4 wickets.

The weather was rather cool when England's two previous batsmen, Sutcliffe and Hammond, took up their positions at the crease in order to continue their interrupted innings. Owing to overnight showers the wicket was evidently slower, but it was still in good condition. The two batsmen were obviously intent on playing themselves in and they started off very slowly and carefully. Grimmett and O'Reilly were the opening bowlers - they were both bowling better than on Saturday. At the end of the first half hour Hammond had made 16 and so completed his century in 167 minutes. He was then unfortunately caught at cover point. The partnership between Sutcliffe and Hammond produced 185, which is an English record for a second wicket partnership. 16 fours were included in Hammond's very valuable innings. When lunch was taken the score stood at 316 for 2 wickets. Sutcliffe had added 28 in ninety minutes and was not out 144. Pataudi, who had Joined Sutcliffe upon Hammond's departure, had scored nine. The bowlers had maintained a high standard and were keeping the batsmen very quiet - they were both roundly applauded when coming in the pavillion.

After lunch the attendance, which had been somewhat small, increased considerably. The wicket, under the action of the wind and a strong sun, became much faster, but the bowling, although it continued to be very accurate, appeared to lack any sting. In spite of this the batsmen were still very cautious and runs came extremely slowly. Sutcliffe opened out for a short time and reached 177, passing his previous record of 176 at Melbourne in 1924.

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The third wicket partnership between Sutcliffe and Patandi reached 100 in 108 minutes, thus equalling the Australian record of 100 for each of the first three partnerships put up at Lords in 1930. Patundi completed an artistic 50 in 108 minutes. The sky became overcast and rain was threatening. The Australian position appeared desperate, which makes an interesting comparison between the two innings.

Tea was taken about this time, the score being 411 for 2 wickets, Sutcliffe not out 189, Hammond c Grimmett bowled Nagel 112, Patandi not out 54, extra 18.

On the resumption the batsmen were greeted by derisive cheers and barracking, owing to the slow rate of scoring.

With only twelve runs added, Sutcliffe's brilliant innings wa brought to a close, being lbw to one of Wall's fastest balls. He had been batting in all for 436 minutes and in his innings had hit 13 fours. Leyland was next in but was caught by Oldfield from the first ball he received. Jardine then came in and received a great ovation from the 28,000 people present.

Score at 5 o'clock - 444 for 4 wickets Sutcliffe lbw Wall 194 Patandi not out 68 Leyland c Oldfield b Wall 0 Jardine not out 8 extras 24

The storm which had been treatening for some time happily passed over. Jardine, who had been batting in a very promising fashion, was brilliantly caught at the wicket by Oldfield for 27 runs, the bowler being McCabe. This was at 5.45. Jardine then appears to have changed his batting order as Verity followed him.

Patandi, after a slow start, was now batting in a delightfully artistic manner and was using his wrists with effect.

Final score 479 for 6 Bowling - Wall 3 for 89 Patandi not out 80 Nigel 1 for 103 Jardine c Oldfield b McCabe 27 O'Reilly 0 for 107 Verity lbw Wall 2 Grimmett 1 for 109 Extras 26 McCabe 1 for 42 Kippax 0 for 3

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