WEST INDIES WINS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 104, 27 January 1931, Page 10

WEST INDIES WINS

Brisk Newcastle Match CONSTANTINE IN FORM By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. January 27, 0.5 a.m.) Sydney, January 26. Tn the match against the combined country team at Newcastle, West Indies won by an innings and one run. Newcastle’s desire to see Constan- ' tine at the top of his form was fulfilled beyond expectation. He scored in 73 minutes a brilliant 1(17, including six sixers and fourteen fours. He was also a tower of strength as a bowler. Details :— WEST INDIES. Ifirst Innings. Grant, 1.b.w., b. McQuirk 0 Hunt, 1.b.w., b. James 1 Decalre, b. McQuirk 1 Bartlett, 1.b.w., b. McQuirk 48 Headley, b. McQuirk to Constantine, b. Woolston 141 Wight, run out 8o Sealey, not out St. Hill, c. O’Brien, b. Woolston 0 Scott, b. McQuirk 7 Griffiths, b. Bennett ■> Extras Total •••••••■•••• ?" Bowling Analysis.—McQuirk took uve wickets for 58 runs; Billman, none for 31; Wooleton, two for 43; O’Biren, none for 98; Bennett, one for 40; Bell, none for 2b; Holmes, none for 25; James, one for 52. --- COUNTRY, First innings 251 Second Innings. Bennett, c. Hunte, b. Griffiths 2 Woolston, c. Constantine, b. Griffiths i 7 Allsopp, b. Constantine 28 Bell, b. Constantine 2 Holmes, ct. St. Hill, b. Griffiths ...... 35 Osland, 1.b.w., b. Constantine 15 O’Brien, b. Scott 5 Ewers, 1.b.w., b. Constantine 2 McQuirk, b. Scott 14 Billman, c. Hunte, b. Constantine .... 24 James, not out 0 Extras 13 Total 147 Bowling Analysis.—Griffiths, three for 29; St. Hill, none for 23; Constantine, live for 24; Scott, two for 58. SHEFFIELD SHIELD Victoria’s Mediocre Batting (Rec. January 27, 0.5 a.m.) Sydney, January 26. In the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales, Victoria in the first innings lost nine wickets for 306. O’Brien made 119, Hendry 39, and Ryder 31. The Victorian batsmen, with the exception of O’Brien, made a poor showing on an easy wicket.