BIG CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 115, 12 November 1930, Page 13

BIG CRICKET

JKIBT INDIES AT PLAY

MATCH WITH WELLINGTON

EA&LY PROCEEDINGS

The first tour by West Indies crick- I "e-ters to Australia is a matter of good fortune for Wellington in that the \ tourists have made a call here, and fluting their brief stay nave agreed to' play a match with local representatives. Tie match, was commenced at the Basin Reserve this afternoon, and: for the unique occasion the playing conditions were splendid. The weather was J fine, -and the only disturbing element •of any kind, was a northerly wind. In j view of the fact that the team did not land until after-10 o'clock this morn-j ing,, it was noS; convenient for a start to be made with the match until about | 2 o'clock this afternoon, but prior, to that hour .the visitors were able to engage in some practice. The match" is tp'be continued to-morrow. A change was made in the West Indies team on Wjcpimt of E. L. Bartlett having met . TOtb. a slight, injury, during the voyage . feb'm Panama. Bartlett }s place in. the ftearn. against' Wellington was taken by j. E. D. Scaly. It was stated to-day that the tourists would not bo rising the larger wicket in Australia, and on that account the usual, sized stumps were pitched for' the match here. The starting time for to-morrow's play was fixed at 11 a.m. . . ' ' -- .' Wellington won the toss, and this meant that the visitors had to take the field, a matter which was rather appreciated by tho visitors in view of the fact that exercise in the field would be an advantage after the sea voyage. The opportunity of seeing the visitors in. the field, where they are very attractive, and as bowlers, was also acceptable from the spectators' point of view, the bowlers including Constantine and Griffith, who rank as real "speed merchants." There was a good attendance when the match.comBienced;' It was not long before the tenors of Oonstamtine 's bowling accounted for the first wicket, while in !sne early play much smart work was ■performed in. the. field. The teams are:— . West Indies: G. C. Grant (captain), L. S. Birkett (vice-captain), C. A. Boach, F. E. Martin, G. Headley,- J. E. D. Scaly, L. N. Constantino, O. C. Scott, E. St. Hill, E. B. Hunte, and H. C. Griffith. Wellington: T. C. Lowry (captain), C. S. Dempster, S. Foley, H. M. M'Girr, E. G. MfLeod, AY. Hepburn, C. Parsloe, 3T. WarneSj B. D. Hankins, J. Newman, and E. B.'Blundell, with B. Grook as {twelfth man. Messrs. Cobcroft and Page are the umpires. : PLAY IN DETAIL. • Dempster and Foley opened to the bowling of Gonstantine, who had the assistance of a strong northerly wind. Dempster turned the fast bowler's second delivery" to leg for a single, but, excsjit for a bye there'was no further scoring off the over. Griffith was the other bowler, and he also was getting up plenty of pace. Poley played the fourth ball softly' to. mid-off, and the batsmen set out for a smart run. Con- . stantine then gave a sample of the fielding for which he is famous, snapping up the ball smartly and throwing down the wicket after IPoleyhad just reached his crease." The ball went on WundeiTjy giving'five runs for tn-e Mt. ' . : . FOLEY OUT. Each batsman collected a. single off Constantine's next over, but Griffith's second over was a maiden. Double, figures appeared on the board after fifteen minutes' play, most of the scoring being done in singles. Immediately afterwards one of Constantine's express deliveries cannoned off Poley's bat and was smartly taken on the leg side by Grant. 11—1—7. Hepburn filled the Tacaney and played out the over without scoring. Constantine's wicket had tost five runs. ■ A change was made in the bowling, St. Hill relieving Griffith at "the southern end- The new bowler was not as Sast as the other other two, but four men were retained :in the slips. St. Hill's first over was a. maiden, but in Constantine's next over-a leg-stroke by.Hepburn realised 2, and Dempster added a single. A splendid stroke by Dempster to the off was cut off by Martin for a single. At 2.30 p.m. the score- was 16.' : Constantine,- who had taken one wicket for 8 -runs- in four overs, was ielieved at the northern end by Griffith, from whose bowling Dempster made two good scoring strokes —one to leg and the other to deep slip, each for 2. Hepburn, having his first trial in big cricket, was shaping well, and he improved the account with a neat cut for a single, after which he registered another run with'a similar stroke to one of Griffith's deliveries. So far no boundary Mt had been made, but Hepburn soon gained the distinction of realising the first 4 by cutting a ball from St. Hill hard through the " slips to the. ropes. With the total at 26 another bowling change was made, Scott, a slow righthand bowler, taking over from Griffith, from whose four overs ten runs had been scored. Scott's first delivery was clipped by Dempster past the slips to the boundary, and the same batsman added a single before Constantine's smart fielding prevented any scoring from a good off-stroke by Hepburn. The rate of scoring was improving, and Dempster, helped matters along with a fine hit to leg for three off St. Hill. As "gully man, Constantine was- a real live wire, and he continued to earn applause for' brilliant work. The njext scoring effort was a drive . by Dempster for two off the slow bowler, and Hepburn brought 40 up with a cut through slips to the boundary off St. J^ilL Play ha-dbeen in progress for 45 minutes. - FIFTY UP. Hegbura, batting with confidence, fcla'y'ea', out the next over by Scott without scoring, the slow bowler now having a .good length. Subsequently, however, the Kilbirnie batsman placed a- slow delivery to leg for 4. The score had reached 47 when7 Constantin.e took up the attack from the southern end in place of St. Hill (no wickets for 15 runs in seven overe). A single to leg from th« express bowler made Dempster's total 20, and Hepburn passed that mark w,i%h a splendid straight drive. At 3 p.m. the score was 52 for one wicket, Dempster (in) Hepburn (in) 22. DEMPSTER OUT. Three runs were yielded when Dempster neatly glanced a ball from Scott to leg. Scott appeared to be getting a good deal of spin on to tho ball, The problem of disposing of Dempster was solved in Constantine's next over, when the Wellington coach snicked a fast delivery, ana was caught by Hunte, the wickctkeeper. 55—2—23. Details:— WELLINGTON. First Innings. Dempster, c Hunte, V> Constantino 23 Foley, c Grant, b Constantine 7 Hepburn, not out 22 M'Leo.d, not out ~,.>,,_.. 0 Extras 3 jEotal for two wickets 55