SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 106, 31 October 1931, Page 13

SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR

MATCH AT ADELAIDE

GRIMMETT EFFECTIVE

ADELAIDE, 30th October. There was favourable weather for cricket and an attendance of 5000 to witness the South Australia-South Africa match. Extreme slowness characterised the Springboks' opening, the first 50 occupying 73 minutes. Mitchell and -Christy mastered the bowling of Wall, Tobin, and Carlton, there being do variety in the attack. Grimmett was more effective. His first ball beat Mitchell, and, with an additional eight runs, Viljoen fell a victim to his slows, two wickets falling for five runs. Leo bowled six overs, five of which were maidens.1 Christy was cautious, late cutting being his speciality._ At lunch the score stood at two wickets for 61 runs. On resuming, Grimmett clean bowled Taylor in, the first over. Play then became extremely slow,. Christy ploying 114 minutes for 25. Dalton hit the first four with a stroke to the on side, but was clean bowled by Wall in the same over. The century was hoisted in 133 minutes. Cameron advanced steadily to 25, then, attempting a second short run, failed to reach, the crease in time, and was run out. Balaskas was clean bowled with the first ball by Tobin. Wall at this stage injured his knee and retired. Christy had a life at 53, Carlton missing a hard catch. When Christy had readied 63 he fell to an Ibw appeal by Grimmett. _ He I was obviously playing under considerable restraint, most of his runs being singles. He batted for 210 minutes. Grimmett had.then taken four wickets for 33. Little advance had been made when M'Millan cocked a straight one to Eichardson, off Lee. Vincent was just settling down to forceful cricket when he was caught high in midfield. White and Quinn were caught in the same place. The innings, which lasted "for 245 minutes, closed for 175. When South Australia's innings opened for three-quarters of an hour of play Starr and Nitschke faced Bell and Quinn. The batsmen felt their way cautiously, but Nitschke made a nice drive for four. With the last ball of the day Balaskas caught Starr low down at silly mid-on. SOUTH AFIUCA. First Innings. Mitchell, Ibw, b Grimmett HChristy, lbw, b Grimmett l':i Viljoeu, c Walker, b Grimmett .... 7 Taylor, b Grimmett 10 Dalton, b Wall 1-J Cameron, run out '-■-> Balaskas, b Tobin 0 M'Millau, c Eichardson, b Leo .... 10 Vincent, c Waite, b Grimmett 13 Quiuu, c Wall, b Grimmett 3 Bell, not out ••• Sundries !•> Total , I^3 Bowling Analysis.—Wall took onewicket for 33; Tobin, one for 32; Carlton, none for 15; Grimmett, six for 50; Lee, one for 29; and Waite, none for 3. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Nitschke, not out 10 Starr, c Balaskas, b Bell 0 Suiul ries 3 Total for one wicket 3!)