SLOW SCORING

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 15

SLOW SCORING

CRIMMETT BOWLS WELL

WEST INDIES V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

ADELAIDE, sth December. . | Tlie weather was sultry and the wicket j 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 6. Lonegran, in-attempting, a catch, collided with the fence, and retired hurt. ' ' " ' ■ When the score was 31, Birkett was caught by Wall at deep mid-on off Leo's second ball. He gave a patchy exhibition. Headley began steadily, but Grimmett' was puzzling both batsmen. Roach continued to make effective log strokes. Headley brilliantly square-cut Grimmett to the boundary. Roach got a. 3 and a 4 off Lee. He also appreciated Carlton, passing his half-century in seventy-six minutes. In tho over before lunch Roach was caught on the boundary for 64. He hit Bcvcu'4's and'cine 6. Two wickets for 103. ■ ' ;'■ ■ - ... ' ' Headley was now 25; arid two runs later he was run out by a-smart return by Waite at third man. .. Grimmett got his first wicket by clean bowling Bartletti In the,same over Grant was taken at silly point by Carlton off Grimmett for a duck without any addition to the score, and Martin was taken by Walker off Wall foi- 1. ■'• ■ Hunte succumbed to the Walker-Grim-mett combination for 12. . Constantine made several fine drives, then slipped and fell on the wicket. Francis's chief contribution was a slashing 6 to leg off Carlton. Sealey was brilliantly taken by Grimmett off his own bowling. Walker caught 1 Griffiths''easily fpr 2.'■ The side waß all' put for 171. The innings lasted 155-rninutes. The-South Australian' fielding was excellent. ■ *"■ • SOUTH AUSTRALIA GOES IN. 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. : Constantfeie'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. These were two simple disasters. The scoring -was slow, being mostly i singles. It took, fifty-three minutes to get '50. ■'.'■'.. .'."■.' t The We6t Indiaßs were particularly alert in the field. Richardson was never easy, arid when he was only 2- an appeal against .him for leg-before was allowed; Grimmett and Lee were slow; but the former, by a couple of brilliant drives, reached 20 after, he had -batted for an hour.. Lee .had. a harrow ..escape ot.bejnc caught when 28.. ... ; " i: !'.. '~. Grimmett brought iip; the century by snickinz i through the slips, atter uv minutes' play.- Griffiths dropped'him ni deepfield five rims later.. The scores at stumps were:— ■ WEST-INDIES. 1 ■ ■ ' First Innings. , ' . .' Birkett, c Wall, b Lee ;............. U ■ Roach, c Xee, b. Carl ton' ~.........-" '04. Headley, run out .......... ....... 2< . Martin, c Walker, b Wall 1 Bartlett; b Grimmett ■ 5 Grant, c Carlton, b Grimmett .:.... \V Constantine, hit wicket, b Carlton .. 18. Hunte, c Walker, b Grimmett ...■■■ 12. Sealey, c and b Grimmett ...... WFrancis, not out - 1 I Griffiths,1 c Walker, .b. Carlton ...... - Extras ..:.... ..._4 Total ..;....:..::■::... "1 Howling Analysis.-Wall, JO overs r 3 maidens, 31 runs, 1 wicket; Cariton, &.J, 0, 42, 3; Grimmett,. 14, 0, 71, 4; Lee, j, 0, 23. 1. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Harris, run out •• -£ Nitschke, b Francis .'. -; Vritchard, run out ...=■. Richardson, Ibw, b Constantino - Lee, not out — * Grimmett, not out /]j Extras Total for four wickets W