England followed on exactly 200 runs behind. Hobbs and Sutcliffe usual opened the innings and at lunch time the score was 15 for no wicket, Sutcliffe having made 11 and Hobbs 4.
After the luncheon interval the crowd had increased to 16,000, The heat was intense.
Hobbs and Sutcliffe went on batting and for the sixth occasion in test Imatches the pair caused the century to be hoisted without being separate ed, They altogether put on 156 for the first wicket and then Hobbs, who had batted for two hours and 25 minutes, played on to Grimmett. He had given a sterling display and had] hid eight fours.
At the tea interval the score was 166 for one wicket.
When play was resumed the 200] was hoisted without further loss amid cheers after three hours batting.
At 208 Woolley was out to a wonderful arch at mid-on from a red-hot pull.
Sutcliffe loft two runs Inter, when six short of his century, He had batted for three hours and twenty-five minutes and hit 11 fours. His innings was dour yet attractive, Chapman then joined Hendren and] gave & most spectacular display of hitting, making 42 not out in a quarter of an hour.
Stumps were then drawn with the English score standing at 254 for three wickets. gio match was thus ended in a Full scores:—
Australia—tet ionings.
Rardsley, ¢. Sutelifte, b, Tate Macartney, Hendien, b. Macaulay 16%]
rate 108 Taylor,. Strudwick, by Geary Gregory, c, Geary, b. Kilner 26] for 54.
Buell b, Geary. at te 4 for 90: Macaulay Kilner 2 for 100: Geary 2 Woolley' none for 2 England:
bec. Anrevts, bs Malley 4 Sutelic, end by Grimmelt 2 Woolley, run out
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