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

1st TEST MATCH

1 First day Broadcasting. December 2nd. 1932.

LN PS ORD 44 SYCH 151/146 2 1618 = COOL BRIGHT SUNSHINE AUSTRALIA TOSS DESPERATE struggle OFFENSIVE LARWOOD VOCE SUSTAINED FIRST HOUR 32 RUNS PERFECT WICKET WOODFUL SOLID TILL FOOLISH ATTEMPT LEGHIT SNICK CAUGHT SHORTSTOP PONSFORD DETERMINDEST CAUTIOUS WATCHFUL GATHERED RUNS OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED FINGLETON NARROW ESCAPE OUT RUN CATCH JARDINE SPLENDID ATTEMPT SHORT LEG LARWOOD PRELUNCH ENGLISH ATTACK RESISTED BUT UNCONQUERED LARWOOD VOCE BUMPED BATSMEN DUCKED EACH STRUCK BODY ONLY ONE BOUNDERY PRELUNCH WHEN SCORE ONE FOR SIXTYTHREE PONSFORD 32 FINGLETON 13 POST LUNCH PONSFORD FINGLETON OUT BAD STROKES KIPPAX MISJUDGED SWINGER OUT LEG FOUR FOR 87 DISASTROUS AUSTRALIAN POSITION LARWOOD VOCE BOWLING MAGNIFICENTLY PINNED BATSMEN DOWN TO IMPOTENCY PONSFORD ALONE SHOWING CONFIDENCE UNTIL MCCABE AND RICHARDSON MADE INVALUABLE STAND VOCE LARWOOD RESTING BATSMEN FREER OPPOSED ALLEN HAMMOND BOWLING ACCURATE UNDEADLY FIELDING EXCELLENT WELL PLACED TEA MCCABE 47 RICHARDSON 21 FIRST TIME BATTING UPMOST FOUR FOR 154 HIGHLY INTERESTING 40000 SPECTATORS = WILMOT ✠ PS 48 SYCG 63/61 2 1645 POSETTEA MCCABE RICHARDSON ONCARRIED SCOREING FREELY LARWOOD ALONE DANGEROUS SHORT SPELLS PARTNERSHIP ADDED 103 IN 92 MINUTES PLUCKY EFFECTIVE PULLUP FIRE ATTACK PETERED OUT AND POSSIBLILITY DECENT SCORE REVIVED SCORES WOODFULL AMES VOCE SEVEN

2 First day Broadcasting (con:)

SYCG 75/74 2 1807 [Suivra pour 75 mots reéle (by hand)] MCCABE 127 RICHARDSON HAMMOND VOCE 49 OLDFIELD AMES LARWOOD 4 GRIMMETT 17 SUNDRIES 20 6/290 RICHARDSON MCCABE ADDED 129 FIFTH WICKET TWO HOURS ATTENDANCE 46719 RECEIPTS L 4468 HIGHLY INTERESTING DAY VARYING FORTUNES ENGLANDS EARLY SUCCESSES NULLIFIED SOMEWHAT FIFTH WICKET PARTNERSHIP MCCABE PICKED BALL HIT SOMETIMES BRILLIANT BOWLING LARWOOD 4/73 VOCE MCCABES CENTURY 161 MINUTES THIRTEEN FOURS BRILLIANT GRIMMETT MCCABE ADDED 59 SEVENTH WICKET UNFINISHED = WILMOT ✠

3 Second day Broadcasting. December 3rd. 1932;

("PARIS" seal) PS 52 SYDNEYCG 157/156 3 1622 (scribble cant identify) WEATHER DELIGHTFUL 45000 START WONDERFUL INNINGS MCCABE 55 MINUTES ADDED 60 UNFINISHED INCLUDING EIGHT FOURS PAST VOCE LARWOOD UNMERCIFULLY PULLING DRIVING CUTTING TWO CHANCES LATE ENGLISH FIELD DEMORALIZD LAST WICKET 55 MCCABE 51 33 MINUTES UNCANNT RUNNING FOR STRIKE CONTRIBUTED DIFFERENT COMPLEXION GAME CROWD HIGHLY EXCITED OVATION WICKET FASTER INNINGS LASTED 356 MINUTES MCCABE 242 MINUTES 25 FOURS SUTCLIFFE WYATT OPENED STEADILY SOLIDLY WYATT QUICKEST THEN SUTCLIFFE BUSY REACHED 50/63 BOWLING STEADY UNIMPRESSIVE WHEN PARTNERSHIP 112 96 MINUTES GRIMMETT TRAPPED WYATT SCORED THREE FOURS SUTCLIFFE THEN 71 HAMMOND 21 SUTCLIFFE FOUR ADDED 26/27 MINUTES HAMMOND DRIVING BEAUTIFULLY CONFIDENT ATTRACTIVE SCORES MCCABE 187 AMES VOCE 19 NAGEL LARWOOD NIL OREILLY VOCE FOUR WALL ALLEN HAMMOND FOUR EXTRAS 20 TOTAL 360BOWLING LARWOOD 31 OVERS 5 MAIDENS 96 RUNS 5 WICKETS VOCE 29 OVERS 4 110 4 WICKETS ALLEN 15 1 65 HAMMOND 14 POINT 2 OVERS 34 RUNS 1 VERITY 13 4 35 SUTCLIFFE 75 WYATT LEG GRIMMETT 38 HAMMOND 21 1/138 TEA HAMMONDS CONFIDENCE REMINISCENT BATTING CHAPMANS TEAM UNLOOKED WORRIED EXCEPT BY GRIMMET WHO GUILEFULL KEPT BATSMAN PLAYING FIELDING NOT EFFECTIVE AS ENGLAND ATTACK LACKED VENOM TREMENDOUS CROWN WELLBEHAVED SUTCLIFFE 43 FORTUNATE ONPLAYED BALL OREILLY BAILS UNDISTURBED ✠

4 Second day Broadcasting (con:).

PS 60 SYDNEYCG 51/48 3 1707 = POSTTEA HAMMOND BEAUTIFUL OFFDRIVES ATTACKED GRIMMETT OREILLY PERFECT WICKET UNASSISTING BOWLERS PARTNERSHIP 50/48 MINUTES HAMMOND 40 HE REACHED 50/57 MINUTES 10/4 FIVE OCLOCK BOWLING COLLARED BATSMEN QUIETLY COLLECTING RUNS EVERYWHERE ONLY GRIMMETT TROUBLING SUTCLIFFE CLOSELY APPROACHING CENTURY 200 IN 171 MINUTES SUTCLIFFE 93 HAMMOND 63 ✠ PS 74 SYDNEYCG 20 3 1803 = SUTCLIFFE 116 HAMMOND 87 EXTRAS 11 1/252 WALL 0/41 NAGEL 0/46 OREILLY 0/67 GRIMMETT 1/64 MCCABE 0/23 ✠ PS 74 SYDNEYCG 20 3 1803 = SUTCLIFFE 116 HAMMOND 87 EXTRAS 11 1/252 WALL 0/41 NAGEL 0/46 OREILLY 0/67 GRIMMETT 1/64 MCCABE 0/23 ✠ PS 70 SYDNEYCG 32/29 3 1747 = ATTENDANCE 58058 RECEIPTS L5763 SUTCLIFFE CENTURY 186 MINUTES 10/4 FEATURE OREILLYS BRILLIANT FIELDING PARTNERSHIP SUTCLIFFE HAMMOND 100/80 MINUTES REPEATED BOWLING UNAVAILING BATSMEN STEADYING FOR RESTART MONDAY = WILMOTT ✠