SMALL SCORE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19772, 9 November 1929, Page 19

SMALL SCORE.

M.C.C. TEAM AT ADELAIDE. GRI.MMETT'S GOOGLIES TOO MUCH FOR ENGLISHMEN. VCSITED r*ESS ASSOCIATION - —BY TELEOBA^R—COPYRIGHT J . Kereived November Sth, S-j p.m.' ADELAIDE. November ?. The South Australian bowlers wo'.i early .-unroot- acain-t the Knglish anintenrs Ttho. winning tie t»-s, batted hr.-t m the niateh against >m;th A'i" tralln at the Adelaide oval. Th° wicket and o-tfiHd were perfect and the weather sultry. Dawson and Dub* psinhji batted sty-li.-h!y and Turnbull played a liveH" innmgs, but the other batsmen, except Nichols, could not eopo with Gnmmett's g.>.>tlie-. Ni'hols batted t>->n •- fully in a hist wv k< t stami. hitti"two sixes. His hatting wa< the br.-hi-rst pale}) in KiiL'lanii's inning Outstanding periormam.e* tor >uii''i Australia wort' Grimmett's hnvkn;-' rnd the wifket-keeptng of Walker, who i> a candidate for the trip to England. England's innings closed for H:'> 5 . Scoie>:— M.C'.C. First Innings. i v i»>"j], f . Harris, b Grimmett ... -3 G.lligan. st Walker, b Whitfield ... 1 I)ulo,. p «.inli.ji, e Walker, b Whitfield 31 Wool Icy, st Walker, b Grimmett Turnbull, st Walker, b Grimmett -o' Wortbington. Ibw. b Sineoek ... 10 Nif-hols, r Whitfield, b Grimniett 46 Earle, <■ Hone, b Grimniett ... 1 Harratt, c Harris, b Grimmett ... 6 Corn ford, r Wli it field, b Sincoek ... ° Allom lint out ... 1° Extras ... ... ... 6 Total ... ... 16s Bowling Analysis—YV.iil. none fur '2O. two for 22. Carlton none for 14, Grimmett. six fo>- 01. Sincoek two tor :3:>.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Harris )bw, b Barratt .. -- Walker c Duleepsinhji, ], Barratt .. 4 Prichard, not out . . .. "H Richardson, c Woolley, lj Nichols .. IS Lonergan Ihw, h Nichols .. 0 Whitfield, not out .., ..12 Extras .. ..10 Total for four wickets .. 02 South Australia did not make an impressive opening against the English bowlers, of whom Barratt and Nichols were the most destructive. Two wickets were down at 34, both to Barratt, and then a stand was made by Prichard and Richardson, who took the score to 73, when Richardson and Lonergan were dismissed by successive deliveries from Nichols.

South Australia had slumped badly, after being in a good position, but Prichard and Whitfield carcfullv held the fort until stumps were drawn.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD. N.S.W. SCORES WELL. (Received November Bth, 10.3-3 p.m.) BRISBANE. November 8. In the first Sheffield shield match today, against Queensland, New South Wales, in their first innings, made 340 for six (Fairfax 49, Jackson 80, Bradnian 48, McC'abc not out 60, Marks 46).