Deciding Event: Remarkable Collapse of Australian Batsmen: Delirious of Crowds The weather was dull ang warm but the wicket was good.
Australia, whose Saturday's score stood at 60 for 4 wickets, resumed their innings to-day with' Woodfull and Colling at the wicket.
'Woodfull's overnight score stood at_22 and Collins' at 1.
Sixteen runs were added to Aus-train's score after half an. hour of play, from the bowling of Tate] and Larwood.
Rhodes relieved Larwood when the score stood at 84.
After scoring 9, Woodfull played on to a ball from Rhodes (90 for 5). He had batted for 2 hr. and 10' min., hitting one four.
Collins, whose score.stood 16 when Woodfull's wicket fell, was {jcined by Richardson.
The crowd increased to 90,000 Jand at 12.15 pom, the gates were closed, There was a grim duel between Rhodes and Collins, the latter being most determined, "The partnership yielded 32 runs in one hour, when Pichardson was caught very_bril-lantly off a red-hot drive by Geary at mid-off (128 for 6). Collins went over and shook hands with Geary.
Gregory went in next, He was merry and undaunted by his res-possibilities, hitting hard, frequently scoring boundaries off all the_ bowl:
Collins and Gregory were not separated at the luncheon interval when the score stood at 166 for 6, Australia's Good Recovery Aug. 16.
The crowd had increased to 33,-
000 after the luncheon interval the Oval. to-day, The partnership between Collins and Gregory had lasted a hundred minutes when the latter was caught by Stevens at short-log off Tate. The score was now 229 for seven wickets, Collins had made 60.
Groxory's 78 came from courageous straight-driving. He hit ten fours in two over Later Colling was caught by Stevens in the gully off Larwood. His 61 was a real eaptain's effort, His innings lasted nearly three hours and three quarters. It was a very dogged Oldfield, who had Gregory, had scored a single and the score stood at 231 for eight. He was joined by Grimmett. The air defied all temptation and at the tea interval had brought the total to 286, Oldfield with 20 and Grim-mott 32. Oldfield had added 9 and Grimmett 3 when the latter was bowled at 298, Bailey went in but after Oldfield had added another 4 runs fell a victim to Strudwick.
England opened their second innings at 5.30 with Hobbs and Sutcliffe, They wiped off the deficit of 22 in half an hour and then played cautiously. At the drawing of stumps England was 49 for 0 wicket (Hobbs 28 and Sutcliffe 20).
Wonderful Stand By Hobbs and Sutelitfe Aug. 17. sent to witness the beginning—of There were 19,000 persons pre: the third day's play in the Sfth Test Match at the Oval.
The ground was soft, following a heavy thunderstorm last night. The wicket was easy.
England, whose overnight score stood at 49 for no wickets, resumed their innings today, Hobbs and Sateliffe going ous to bat.
Hobbs overnight score stood at 28 and Suteliffe's at 20.
Play was slow, both batsmen facing the bowling cautiously. Sutcliffe did not score a single run until after 40 minutes of play.
By the luncheon interval the crowd at the Oval had increased to 25,000.
The sun's influence on the wicket was very apparent.
Sutcliffe greeted the arrival the Prince of Wales with a beautiful drive to cover off Grimmett. He reached 50 after 3 hr. and 5 mina! simultaneously sending up 150 on the score-board.
'At the. luncheon interval Hobbs' score stood at 97 and Sutcliffe's at 53, the.total reading 161 for no
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