England was dismissed in its first innings of the First ‘Silver Jubilee’ Test for 216. Bob Woolmer was run out when on seventy-nine and Derek Randall scored fifty-three. Jeff Thomson, the Australian right-arm fast bowler with the round-arm action, finished with the figures of 4-41.
This evening’s edition of “Last Of The Wild” is ‘Undersea World’. “Test Cricket Highlights”, from eight o’clock and also on Channel Two, was supposed to be followed by live action from Lord’s, however, it is raining there and so we turned to Channel Seven to watch “The Courtship Of Eddie’s Father”, a film with the copyright of 1963, which stars Glenn Ford, Ronny “The Andy Griffith Show”/”Happy Days” Howard, Shirley “The Partridge Family” Jones, Stella Stevens and Dina Merrill.
Play in the Test commenced at a quarter to ten, with Richie Robinson and Rick McCosker opening the Australian innings at a brisk rate before Robinson was bowled by Peter Lever for eleven, when the total had reached twenty-five. Greg Chappell strode to the wicket and Australia is 1-36, with McCosker on 19, when lunch was called at 10.30 A.E.S.T.
Former Wallaby, Barry Stumbles, is pictured in today’s copy of “The Sun” newspaper during a run to maintain his fitness. He wants to play rugby union for St. George, having coached that team for two years, but the administration of that sport will not consider his application for a further two years because he played rugby league for three. Two of these three years involved playing for the St. George ‘Dragons’ and the remaining year was spent at Corrimal. Barry is a teacher at Hurstville High School.