TREACHEROUS WICKET

Evening Star, Issue 22228, 4 January 1936, Page 11

TREACHEROUS WICKET

THE CRICKET TEST AFRICA'S FIRST INNINGS COLLAPSE ; FORGED TO FOLLOW OH CHIMMETT'S FINE AVERAGE Prats Association— By Telegraph—Copyright CAPE TOWN, January 3. (Received January 4, at O.IS a.m.) Large areas of the Newlands ground are under water as a result of torrential rains all night, and play is very unlikely 'to-day. Despite the fact that the wicket- was covered, water seeped through, and even though the sun is shining strongly the pitch will be unplayable for several hours. The outfield is still waterlogged, but efforts are being made to drain the water. Only those with season tickets are being allowed to enter. (Received January 4, at 11 ».m.)‘ Richardson and Wade,, disagreeing as to the state of the wicket, the umpires made three inspections before deciding. The match was resumed at 3.30. The wicket immediately behaved strangely, the ball popping up sharply. M'Cabe got Wade with his second hall, but the spin attack was soon brought into action, Grimmett capturing Rowan’s wicket with his first ball. Thereafter the batsmen were completely at the slow howlers’ mercy. Siedle, after batting 35min, scored a single, then was badly beaten by a low hall. Both Mitchell and Viljoen were beaten by the vagaries of the pitch. Nourse, however, played grandly, though he was compelled to introduce a note of caution into his play. The tail-enders failed to make any showing. . Three wickets fell for no runs. With the total at 95 Nourse was unconquered. The innings closed after 108 minutes. The Africans owed their collapse entirely to the treacherous wicket, which was like ; a gluepot at the outset. The Africans were forced to follow on, Wade and Siedle cautiously playing out time. Details:— 'AUSTRALIA. First innings 362 (for eight wickets, , declared), SOUTH AFRICA, *

SHEFFIELD SHIELD QUEENSLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES i . Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, January 3. Queensland in the first innings scored 344 (Christy not out 51; Cooper three for 66, White two for 28, Hynes two for 26). New South Wales in the second innings has lost nine wickets for 376 (Hynes 36, Easton 40, Marks 201). Marks batted aggressively for 269 mm and hit 24 fours, VICTORIA V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE, January 3. Victoria in the first innings has lost nine wickets for 310 (Scaife 48, Gregory 80, Plant, 42). Play was twice held up owing to successful appeals against the light.

First Innings.: Wade c and b M'Cabe ... .. • W. 0 Siedle Ibw b Grimmett ...: ■.. i Rowan b Grimmett ... ... 12 Mitchell c Fingleton b O’Reilly ... 14 Vilioen st Oldfield b Fleetwood* Smith >.. ... .. ... 14 Nourse not out .... .. * ' jfc.*; 44 Nicholson b Fleetwood-Smith >*•: 0 Langton b Grimmett ... 3 Crisp b Grimmett ... ; ... > ... 0 Balaskas b Grimmett .... . ... 0 Robertson run out' ... ... .. • ... 1 Extras ... ; . ... 13 102 The wickets fell as under:—One for 0. 2 for 12, 3 for 21, 4 for 29, 5 for 86, 6 for 88, 7 for 95. 8 for 95, 9 for 95. —Bowling Analysis.0. M. R. W. M'C'ormick **2 1 3 0 M'Cabe ... 2 1 9 1 O’Reilly ... ... 11 4 21 1 Grimmett ... ... 17 4 32 5 Fleetwood-Smith. 6 0 i 21 2 Second Innings. Wade, not out . ,• i,. . ,5 Siedle not out ... ; > 6 Total for no wickets ... 11