File 2: Cables and accounts of the Second Test Match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Cables and account of the 2nd.

Test Match between England and

Australia at Melbourne, from

December 30th. to January 3rd.

1 December 30th. 1932. 1st. day Broadcasting. ORD18 (CROSSED OUT) MELBOURNECG 154/149 30 1610. FINE WARM 50000 BEFORE TOSS WICKET GOOD LARWOOD VOCE FASTEST MAKING BALL FLY ADOPTED LEG THEORY ATTACK VIRULENT BATMEN ULTRA CAUTIOUS 42 PRELUNCH RECORD LOW SCORING BATSMEN FREQUENTLY HIT BY BALL ONLY ONE FOUR INGLETON STUBBORNEST WOODFULL JUST SETTLING WHEN BOWLED OFF PADS {/} LARWOOD TWICE BURST BOOTS FAULTY BALL REPLACED AFTER TWO OVERS POST LUNCH FINGLETON CAUGHT WYATT NOBALL 27 LUNCH SCORE 1/27 SLOWEST RECORD OBRIEN OUTRUN HESITATING CALL BY FINGLETON BRADMAN CRUDEST STROKE FIRST BALL BOWES WILD PULL MISSED CROWD BITTERELY DISAPPOINTED ENGLAND DECIDED ADVANTAGE 3/67 POOR RESULT PERFECT WICKET FINGLETON 50 141 MINUTES GRAND DEFENCE RISKLESS WEARING DOWN ATTACK FIELDING ADMIRABLE NOTHING GIVEN AWAY FINGLETON MCCABE 50/52 MINUTES SCORING RATE STEADILY INCREASING AS ATTACK LOST VIRILITY PARTNERSHIP FIRMLY ESTABLISHED TEA FINGLETON 67 MCCABE 24 3/120 FINGLETON 67 WOODFALL ALLEN TEN 1/29 OBRIEN OUTRUN TEN 2/67 BRADMAN BOWES NIL 3/67 MCCABE 24 EXTRAS NINE 3/120 TEA (+) LN PS ORD 22 MELBOURNECG 81/79 30 1704 POSTED ELEVEN ADDED MCCABE EASILY SLIP JARDINE PARTNERSHIP 64/76 MINUTES VOCE INJURED RIGHTHAND FIELDING UNSERIOUS LARWOOD RESUMED SCORING SLOW HARD TOILING WEATHER WARMING HUNDREDS FAINTED IN DENSE THRONG CONTEST ALWAYS INTERESTING BOWLERS MAKING BATSMEN

2 1st day Broadcasting (con). ....................... EARN EVERY RUN NONE CAPABLE FORING SCORING CONTINUALLY ON DEFENSIVE BOWLERS VARIED LEG OFF THEORY REPEATEDLY SPLENDID EXHIBITION OFFENSIVE BOWLING CROWB KEENLY APPRECIATED DESPERATE FIGHT FINGLETONS PLUCK UNWAVERING LARWOOD ALTOGETHER OFFFIELD 60 MINUTES 150 223 MINUTES FIVE OCLOCK 4/151 FINGLETON 79 RICHARDSON TEN (+) PS 24 MELBOURNECG 44 30 1745 FINGLETON CLEAN BOWLED 234 MINUTES 3/4 DOGGED DEFENCE COURAGE TOOK INNUMERABLE BLOWS DISTINCT TRIUMPH ENCLISH ATTACK HOLD AUSTRALIA LEADING BATSMEN COMPLETELY BOWLING TIRED BUT WIN LOOSE BATSMEN NO LIBERTIES ATTENDANCE 63993 WORLDS RECORD RECEIPTS L 5577 RICHARDSON ONLY AGGRESSIVE 30/70 MINUTES 4/4 (+) FINGLETON ALLEN 83 5/165 MCCABE JARDINE VOCE 32 4/131 RICHARDSON HAMMOND VOCE 34 6/186 GRIMMETT SUTCLIFFE VOCE TWO 7/194 OLDFIELD 13 EXTRAS 10 7 FOR 194 BOWLING OVERS MAIDENS RUNS WICKETS LARWOOD 16 1 35 NIL VOCE 17 3 39 THREE ALLEN 17 3 41 TWO HAMMOND 9 3 19 NIL BOWES 19 2 50 ONE STUMPS FIVE 55 (+)

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4 2nd day Broadcasting (con) .................... POST TEA SEVEN ADDED SUTCLIFFE CAUGHT SQUARE LEG HARD LOW 156 MINUTES 5/4 UNCERTAIN TIMING PLACING 100 165 MINUTES JARDINE BRILLIANTLY CAUGHT LEG SIDE SHORTSTOP EXCITEMENT INTENSE COLLAPSE DUE SUPER BOWLING UNDUE BATTING CAUTION ATTENDANCE 36944 RECEIPTS L L 2653 AMES BOWLED ATTEMPT PULL SHOCKING STROKE SUTCLIFFE RICHARDSON WALL 52 4/98 LEYLAND 18 JARDINE OLDFIELD WALL ONE 5/104 AWES WALL FOUR 6/110 ALLEN ONE EXTRAS THREE 6/115 (+) 2653 AMES BOWLED ATTEMPT PULL SHOCKING STROKE SUTCLIFFE RICHARDSON WALL 52 4/98 LEYLAND 18 JARDINE OLDFIELD WALL ONE 5/104 AMES WALL FOUR 6/110 ALLEN ONE EXTRAS THREE 6/115 LEYLAND OREILLY 22 7/122 ALLEN 22 LARWOOD OREILLY NINE 8/138 VOCE ONE EXTRAS THREE 8/150 WICKET GOOD NOT CAUSE OF COLLAPSE (+) ALLEN 26 VOCE MCCABE GRIMMETT SIX EXTRAS 5 9/161 BOWLING WALL 21 OVERS 4 MAIDENS 53 RUNS 4 WICKETS OREILLY 33 16 58 4 GRIMMETT 14 POINT 2 4 18 ONE IRONMONGER 14 4 28 (+)