GRIMMETT AGAIN

Evening Star, Issue 22229, 6 January 1936, Page 7

GRIMMETT AGAIN

BREAKS BARNES’S RECORD AUSTRALIA’S EASY WIN SOUTH AFRICA BEATEN BY INNINGS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyrigtit CAPE TOWN, January 4. Thr.co thousand were present when the third cricket test between Australia and South Africa was resumed in fine, cool weather. The wicket was easy. Fleetwood-Smitli and OTleilly took up the attack, the former getting amazing turn on the ball. O’Reilly employed the leg trap, but the batsmen scored freely, sending up 50 in even time. Siedle then took 10 from one over from Fleetwood-Smitli and reached his own 50 after 79 minutes.

Wade survived several leg appeals, but was beaten by the pace of a straight one from Fleetwood-Smith. Siod-ra continued until Grimmett bowled him round his legs. He batted 98' minutes and hit seven 4’s. 1

Grimmett, by taking this wicket,

equalled Barnes’s record of 189 tsst wickets, which has stood for a quarter of a century.

Rowan brought 102 up in 104 minutes by driving Fleetwood-Smith to the fence. Nourse began brightly and at lunch both were batting confidently. After lunch the batsmen packed up, O’Reilly bowling eight maidens in succession. Nourse then hit two successive boundaries off Grimmett, but pushed the next ball _ back to the bowler. He Jiatted 61 minutes. This was the beginning of a sensational turn, of the tide. Rowan went in the next over, Richardson, at sillyleg, making a' brilliant catch. Mitchell played a ball on to his wicket. The dramatic change caused the crowd of 8,000 to watch each ball with breathless interest, but ,O’Reilly and Grimmett soon disposed of the remaining batsmen, giving Australia an easy win, ~ . . There was an amusing incident when Balaskas skied O’Reilly towards midoff. The fieldsmen dashed for the stumps as souvenirs and pulled th,em out, but M’Cormick did not get to ithe ball, and the game was held up while the umpires replanted the wickets. Australia won by an innings and 78 runs. ' . ■ The Australians were given a groat ovation on returning to' the pavilion. Richardson said,: “ Naturally we are very glad wo won, but Africa bad 3,11 the- worst of the luck in most difficult conditions.” ' , „ , Wade said the Australians fully deserved their win. Details AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Total for eight wickets (declared) 362 SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 102

Fall of Wickets.—One for 87, two for 97. tlirco for 137, four for 137, five for 139, six for 146, seven for 156, nine for 174. „

Tilt FOURTH TEST CAPE TOWN, January 5. (Received January 6, at 10 la.m.) Wade lias again been appointed captain for the fourth test. • The Australians On leaving Capo Town for Port Elizabeth Were given a rousing send-off.

HIS LATEST PERFORMANCE

New Zealanders will . regard with pride 0. V. Gnm,mett’s performance in surpassing S. F. Barnes’s record of 189 test wickets, for although it has been for Australia, the land of his adoption,, that the famous slow bowler has achieved fame, [ cricket enthusiasts here are not for- ! getful of the fact that he was born in Dunedin. Grimmett was fortythree years of age on December _25 last, and his performance in bettering Barnes’s record is made all the more notable by reason of the fact that he played for the first time for Australia in the 1924-25 season. _ Picked for the first time for Australia in the concluding test match that year ho dismissed seven of the Englishmen in the second innings for 85 runs. From that time onwards he never looked back, although on coming to England in 1926 his 13 wickets in the five test matches cost nearly 32 runs apiece. Be obtained 23 wickets against the next M.C.C. side in test matches, but was again expensive, his average being more than 44 runs per_ wicket. When the Australians were in England in 1930 lie took 29 wickets in test matches for 31.89 runs apiece, and at Nottingham in the two innings took 10 for 201, 'at Lord’s eight for 272, and at Leeds isix for 168. Frequently he has been called on for an immense amount of work, and he has been the one bowler the Australians have been able to rely upon for definitely consistent skill."' During the last toixr of the Australians in England; Grimmett took 25 wickets in the test; games for 26.72 runs apiece, but when the M.C.C. team was in Australia in 1932-33 Grimmett took only five wicliefs for 65.20 runs each. He has beeii very successful _ during the present tour of South Africa. Grimmett started his cricket as a member of a Wellington schools’ eleven against iWairarapa, and later played for the Wellington East Club, which is now known as the Midland Club. He played for Wellington for three seasons, and later went to. Sydney, and then to! Melbourne; He played for Victoria jin one or two matches, but in interstate cricket his notable performances have been put up for South Australia for whom he has played for many seasons past.

Second Innings. Wado lbxv b Fleetwood-Smith ... 31 Siedle b Grimmett 59 Rowan c Richardson b O’Reilly ... 19 Nourse c and b Grimmett 25 Mitchell b Grimmett 0 Viljoen c O’Reilly b Grimmett ... 23 Nicholson c and.b O’Reilly 4 Langtou ,b O’Reilly ... ... 4 Crisp c Richardson b 0 Redly ... 0 Balaskas b Grimmett 2 Robertson not out ... 12 Extras ••• 3 Total 182

0. M. R. w. M'Cormick ' 2 — 8 — Grinimett 37 17 56 5 Fleetwood-S’mith ... 24 Nr 30 1 O’Reillv . 25 15 3b 4 Grimmett in the first innings took five wickets for 32.