RUNS COME QUICKLY

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 110, 3 February 1931, Page 9

RUNS COME QUICKLY

West Indies Aggressive MATCH WITH VICTORIA (Rec. February 2, 11.45 p.m.) Melbourne, February 2. The weather was fine but the wicket slow for the resumption of the cricket match West Indies versus Victoria. Runs came freely from the start. Grant especially batting much more enterprisingly than usual. The running between the wickets was delightful, but towards the end of the innings this was over-done, and Grant and St. HUI committed suicide, backing-up going too far. Grant gave a good display for 138 minutes, and scored eight boundaries. Sealey gave a bright exhibition for 47 minutes, and hit two boundaries.

The total was the highest for the tour.

The batsmen were confident throughout. Nagel, a tall, medium-fast bowler, bowled well.

A feature of Victoria’s innings was the powerful driving display. Sandford batted for 68 minutes and hit ten boundaries. Fontaine gave a solid display. The visitors’ bowling sadly lacks a first-class slow bowler, otherwise the attack was fairly good. Details:

WEST INDIES. First Innings.

Roach, st. Quinn, b. Cordner 101 Martin, run out 44 Headley, 1.b.w., b. Cordner 77 Birkett, c. Fontaine, b. Cordner > 20 Decaires, c. Eaton, b. Nagel 76 Grant, run out 84 Sealey, c. Rush, b. Nagel 41 Barrow, e. Fontaine, b. Nagel 8 Francis, not out 16 Griffiths, b. Nagel 10 St. Hill, run ont 0 Extras 15 Total 495 Bowling Analysis.—Nagel, 4 wickets for 111; Wilkinson, none for 112; Healy, none for 75; Cordner, three for 154; Fontaine, none for 15; and Sandford, none for 13. VICTORIA. First Innings. Ellis, e. Grant, b. Francis ;.. U Eaton, e. Francis, b. St Hill 43 Fontaine, not out 69 Sandford, e. St. Hill, b. Griffiths 70 Rush, not ont 22 Extras 6 Total for three wickets 210 MATCH POSTPONED Rain Falling at Brisbane (Rec. February 2, 11 p.m.) Brisbane, February 2. The Sheffield match, Queensland versus Victoria, was again not played on account of rain. GRADE MATCHES Results in Tenth Round Sydney, February 1. The tenth round of the grade cricket commenced yesterday. Against Petersham Randwick made 300; Marks 103, and Steele 61. ~ Against Western Suburbs, Balmain made 321. . . Against Northern District, St. George made 168. Northern, starting badly, lost five for 49, Noakes taking four wickets for 16. Against Gordon, Glebe made 129, Macartney taking five wickets for 32. Gordon lost two for 91. Against Mosman, University made 2p6; Helm-Rick, not out, 101. Against Cumberland, Waverley lost seven for 453; Kippax 162 and 1 ingleton 129. . . Against Paddington. Marrickville lost nine for 323; Brown SO. Against North Sydney, Manly made 187; O’Reilly took four for 57. North Sydney lost two wickets for 53. MARYLEBONE TEAM Port Elizabeth Match Cape Town, January 31. At Port Elizabeth against the Eastern Province, the Marylebone team made 272. Wyatt made 86 and Maritz, bowling, took five wickets for 63. Eastern Province had lost four for 33 at stumps.