WEST INDIANS' TOUR

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 21, 26 January 1931, Page 9

WEST INDIANS' TOUR

SYDNEY, 25th January

■The "West Indies engaged in a match against the combined country team at Newcastle. Constantine bowled, with splendid success, and the countrymen, who batted first, early looked like being routed. How-, ever, thanks to Bennett, who made. 91, and O'Brien, who scored 50, their innings took on an entirely different complexion after lunch. > Details :-rCOUNTRY. First Innings. Osland, c Grant, b Griffith 12 Holmes, c Hunt, b Constantine ■ 8 Allsopp, run out 9 Bennett, c Grant, 1> Constantine .... 91 Bell, c Decairc, b Griffith 9 Ewers, Ibw, b Constantine 19 Hillmaii, lbw, b Constantine 1 O'Brien, run out ' 50 Woolston, b St. Hill 34 James, b St. Hill 0 M'Quirk, not out 11 Extras ..'. 7 Total 251 Bowling analysis.—Constantine took four wickets for 53, Griffith two for 79, St. Hill two for 56, Scott none for 56. WEST INDIES. First Innings. Grant, lbw, b M'Quirk „..., 0 Hunt, Ibw, b James ..;... 1 Deeaire, b M'Quirk ~...■» 1 Bartlett, not out „... 15 Headley, not out 52 Extras 6 Total at. stumps, 3 wickets, for .. 75;