INNINGS VICTORY SLOW BOWLERS SUCCEED A RECORD TOTAL MATCH DRAWN

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 134, 3 December 1935, Page 11

INNINGS VICTORY

SLOW BOWLERS SUCCEED

A RECORD TOTAL

MATCH DRAWN

AUSTRALIA V. WESTERN PROVINCE

A. TEST PROSPECT

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CAPE TOWN, December 2.

Slow bowlers had batsmen in trouble during play in the cricket match, Australia v. Western Province. I An outstanding performance was given J by Robertson, a slow right-hand off-j break bowler, and almost every Aus-j tralian batsman who attempted to take liberties with this bowler's apparently simple deliveries paid the penalty. Robertson, who took eight wickets, is almost certain now to be chosen for the first Test. Fleetwood-Smitb, Australia's left-hand slow bowler, again had all the South Africans guessing in their second innings, and he finished up with fine figures. The match resulted in a win for the Australians by an innings and 44 runs.

The weather was fine and warm when play was resumed today. The wicket was worn .in patches at both ends, and the ball popped up disconcertingly. The Australians, who had made 157 for one wicket on Saturday, continued their innings. Fingleton carried his score of 40 to .53, the total time taken by him being 167 minutes. McCabe batted brightly, but O'Brien and Darling were never comfortable facing Robertson. The Australians made 318 in reply to Western Province's 163.

The Province's second innings opened disastrously, and the side never recovered, though Bond played perfect cricket in making 42. The inniugs ended with the total at 104.

The Australian fielding was brilliant, and Barnett's wicket-keeping was faultless. Fleetwood-Smith took five wickets at small cost.

Bowling: McCormick took two wickets for 14 runs, Sievers none for 11, Grimmett three for 36, FleetwoodSmith five for 32.

M.C.C. V. QUEENSLAND

BRISBANE, December 2.

Continuing the M.C.C. team's innings in the match with Queensland, Langridge and Lyttelton soon settled down to steady scoring, the latter impressing with leg and cover shots. The partnership was worth 69. Then both went quickly, but Griffiths and Sims troubled the bowlers, taking the total past the record innings of 522 against Queensland, made .by Arthur Gilligan's team in 1924.

The failure of the Queenslanders in the second innings is attributed more to consistently good bowling than to the earlier timidity. Baxter, a good type of fast-medium bowler, did exceptionally well. Sims had a fine length, and was unlucky, bad fielding losing wickets. Levy was aggressive and most entertaining, but had three lives before his wicket fell.

Fall of wickets: One for 204, two for 204, three for 208, four for 219, five for 401, six for 418, seven for 487, eight for 491, nine for 557.

Bowling: Gilbert' took no wickets for ill, O'Connor one for 54, Bensted none for 36, Wyeth none for 72, McCarthy none for 41, Levy one for 37, Hardcastle one for 51, Allen five for 108, Christy one for 32, Hansen none for 7.

Bowling: Baxter took four wickets for 42, Lyttelton none for 2(5, Langridge none for 22, Sims two for 45, Holmes none for 14, Human none for 6.

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BOMBAY, December 2..

A century by Jai and magnificent driving by Havewalla were features of Bombay's balling against Frank Tarrant's Australian touring team. Boni-

bay succeeded in averting defeat by an innings, the match being drawn. The scores were:—Australia, 468 for eignt wickets, declared; Bombay, 241 (Jai 59. Havewalla 71, including six 6's and four 4's; Mair five for 10!. Leather three for 60. Hendry two for 14) and 171 for seven wickets (Jai

Details:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Brown, st Glantz, b Robertson .... 53 McCabe, c Napier, b Robertson ... 29 Fingleton, c Glantz, b Crisp .... 53 Darling, c Glantz, b Crisp 47 O'Brien, b Robertson 30 Sievers, c Whiteing, b Robertson 17 barnett, lbw, b Robertson 16 Oldfield, not out 17 Grimmett, c Whiteing, b Robertson 9 McCormick, lbw, b Robertson ... 0 Fleetwood-Smith, c Ralph, b Robertson 12 Extras 30 Total 318 Bowling: Crisp took two wickets for 105 runs, Napier none for 37, Deklerk none for 21, Robertson eight for 96, Bond none for 10, and Gorgeu none for 19. WESTERN PROVINCE. First innings 163 Second Innings. Ralph, b McCormick 0 Jordaan, st Barnett, b Grimmett .. 5 Manning, b McCormick - 0 Bond, st Barnett, b FleetwoodSmith 42 Gorgeu, st Barnett, b FleetwoodSmith 13 Whiteing, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith 1 Glantz, c Sievers, b FleetwoodSmith 3 Robertson, b Fleetwood-Smith .. 2 Deklerk, b Grimmett 4 Napier, not out ...'. 16 Crisp, b Grimmett 7 Extras 11 Total 104

Details:— M.C.C. First Innings. Bai'ber, c Tallon, b Christy 9; Smith, st Tallon, b Allen 10! Hardstaff, c Wyeth, b O'Connor .. ; Mitchell-Innes, b Allen < Human, st Tallon, b Allen 11! Holmes, st Tallon, b Allen 3( Lyttelton, c Allen, b Hardcastle .. 4: Langridge, st Tallon, b Allen Si Griffiths, run out 3i Baxter, st Tallon, b Levy I Sims, rot out 3: Extras i Total 551 551

QUEENSLAND. First innings 203 Second Innings. Allen, b Baxter 3 Levy, c Hardstafr, b Sims. 76 Bensted, b Baxter 0 Hansen, b Baxter 24 Tallon, c Griffiths, b Sims 21 Christy, not out 20 McCarthy, b Baxter 11 Extras 9 Total for six wickets 154