AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 22271, 24 February 1936, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR MATCH AGAINST NATAL Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright DURBAN, February 22. In the match between Australia and Natal Fingleton replaced M’Cormick, who was slightly indisposed, tleetwoodSmith was twelfth man. The weather was overcast and muggy and the wicket fast. Richardson was somewhat lucky on more than one occasion and faced the slow spin bowler Murray rather shakily. Murray troubled the best of the Australian batsmen. In fact, his bowling was a feature of the innings. Wade and Siedle opened confidently, collecting 16 runs in 10 minutes, but Siedle was then surprisingly yorked by Sievers, An appeal against the light was upheld at 5.15. Details;— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Richardson b Anderson 74 M‘Cabe c W. Wade b Pennington 17 Brown Ibw b Murray 59 Chipperfield c W. Wade b Murray 8 Fingleton cH. Wade b Sparks ... 34 O’Brien run out 5 Sievers c Harvey b Murray 25 Barnett Ibw b Dalton 11 O’Rielly c Dalton b Murray 1 Grimmett not out ... 8 Extras 14 Total 256 Bowling Analysis.—Sparks one for 34, ,Pennington one for 43, Anderson one for 51, Murray five for 91, Dalton one for 23. NATAL.’ First Innings. Siedle b Sievers 10 H. Wade not out 20 Harvey not out 6 Extras 2 Total for one wicket ... 38 SHEFFIELD SHIELD SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. VICTORIA Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

ADELAIDE, February 23. In the match against Victoria South Australia in the first innings has lost three for 304 (Badcock not out 155, Parker 88, Ryan not out 36). After Badcock and Parker had established a new first-wicket record for South Australia there was a sudden change when Parker, Bradman, and Moyle were out for the addition of 9 runs. Bradman made 1.