SMALL SCORING

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 62, 6 December 1930, Page 9

SMALL SCORING

West Indies at Adelaide ALL OUT FOR 171 Grimmett Takes Four for 71 (Rec. December 5, 9.15 pan.) Adelaide, December 5. The weather was sultry, and the wicket fast for the opening of the cricket match between West Indies and South Australia. , , The Indies won the toss, and opened with Roach and Birkett. Both batsmen were cautious, taking eighteen minutes to make a dozen. Roach concentrated on the leg side, and skied Grimmett into the deep field for six. Lonegran, in attempt ing to make a catch, collided with the fence, and retired hurt. When the score was thirty-one, Birkett was caught by Wall at deep mid-on off Lee’s second ball. He gave a patchy exhibition. , „ . Headley begun steadily, but Grimmett was puzzling both batsmen. Roach continued to make effective leg strokes. Headley brilliantly square-cut Grimmett to the boundary. Roach got a three and a four off Lee. He also appreciated Carlton, passing his half-century in seventysix minutes. , „ In the over before lunch Roach was caught on the boundary for 64. He hit seven fours and one six. Two wickets for 103. Headley was now 25, and two runs later he was run out by a smart return by Waite at third man. Grimmett got his first wicket by clean bowling Bartlett In the same over Grant was taken at silly point by Carlton off Grimmett for a duck without any addition to the seore. and Martin was taken by Walker off Wall for one. Hunte succumbed to tbe Walker-Grim-mett combination for twelve. Constantine made several fine drives, then slipped and fell on the wicket. Francis’s chief contribution was a slashing six to leg off Carlton. . Sealey was brilliantly taken by Grimmett off his own bowling. Walker caught Griffiths easily for two. . The side was all out for 171. The innings lasted 155 minutes. The South Australian fielding was excellent. South Australia Opens. South Australia opened with Harris and Nitschke. The latter was clean bowled by Francis, but with a no-ball. He immediately sent through the covers one for 4, and executed a neat square cut to the boundary, then shortly afterwards played over a fast one from Francis, and lost his wicket for 22. Constantine’s accurate bowling held up the scoring, and Harris, attempting a short run off Martin, was run out. Pritchard suffered a similar fate in running a single from Richardson, lhesc were two simple disasters. The scoring was slow, being mostly singles. It took fifty-three minutes to get 50. The West Indians were particulailj alert in the field. Richardson was never easy, and when he was only two an appeal against him for leg before was allowed. Grimmett and Lee were slow, but the former, by a couple of Ja-illiant S reached 20 aftwer he had batted for an hour. Lee had a narrow escape of being caught when 28. . Grimmett brought up the century by snicking 4 through the slips after 119 minutes’ play. Griffiths dropped him in deepfield five runs later. ■ The scores at stumps were ns follow: —

WEST INDIES—First Innings. Birkett, c. Wall. b. Lee 14 Roach, c. Lee. b. Carlton 04 Headley, run out 27 Martin, c. Walker, b. M all 1 Bartlett, b. Grimmett ■> Grant, c. Carlton, b. Grimmett 0 Constantine, lilt wicket, b. Carlton .. 18 Hunte, c. Walker, b. Grimmett 12 Sealey, c. and b. Grimmett 13 Francis, not out 11 Griffiths, c. Walker, b. Carlton 2 Extras 4

Total 171 Bowling Analysis.—Wall. 10 Overs. 3 maidens. 31 runs. 1 wicket; Carlton, 8.5. 0. 42. 3; Grimmett, 14, 0, 71, 4; Lee. 5, 0. 23, 1.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Harris, run out •;! Nitscllke, b. Francis Prichard,, run out ;} Richardson, 1.b.w., b. Constantino ... - Lee, not out 1,5 Grimmett, not out Extras 117 Total for four wickets