SENSATIONAL CRICKET

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3645, 13 February 1932, Page 6

SENSATIONAL CRICKET

Record Low Score IN FINAL, TEST MATCH SOUTH AFRICA OUT FOR 30 IRONMONGER AND NASII TDK DEADLY BOWLERS AUSTRALIA GO FOR 153 (Au*t. and N,2 0*bl») Melbourne, February 12. The weather was fine and the wicket slow and , moist underneath but by no means a bad one, for the ■ commencement' of the fifth Test between South Africa and Australia. There was a sensational collapse, partly due to the wicket; but. mainly due to i>oor batting and goood catching. ■ Darling lidded l'or Bra iman, who ticked an ankle just prior to the commencement of the 'game. Nash made a spectacular debut, and at one stage lie had taken four wickets l'or one run. Ironmonger in six overs had taken four wickets for one. Nash took two splendid catches at mid-off and Darling a brilliant catch with his left hand low down at silly point. Oldfield stumped McMillan beautifully. The innings lusted SO minutes. WOODFULL FIRST BALL There was a groat sensation when Woodfull was bowled on tlie middle stump first ball, which swung in de-

ceptively. Fiiigleton and Rigg added 51 runs, but, Rigg was Hot timing as neatly as Ftngletbn. who gave an excellent display in ills 'first appearance in a test match. lie batted for 77 minutes and hit one four. Nash was confident, but was too anxious to score quickly. The innings lasted 150 minutes. The howling was uniformly good on an easy wicket, and most of the batsmen were dismissed when attempting big hits. AT IT AGAIN In South Africa’s second Innings, Christy was dismissed first ball after a poor stroke. Four batsmen were dismissed first ball during the day. The attendance was 9000 and ■ the receipts were £SOO. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Mitchell, c Rigg 1> McCabe ' . . 2 Curnow, <• Oldfield, b 'Nash .. -3 Christy, c Grlmmett, b Nash .. 4 Taylor, c Kippax. b Nash . . . . 0 Viljocn, c Darling, b Ironmonger 1 Cameron, e McCAbe. b Nash .. 11 Morkel, e Nash, b Ironmonger. . 1 Vincent, c Nash, b Ironmonger 1 McMillan, st Oldfield, b Ironmgr. 0 Quinn, not out 5 Bell, st Ojdfield, b Ironmonger 0 Extras 8 Total 30 Nash took four wickets lor 18, McCabe one for 4, Ironmonger live for 0. Second Innings. Christy, c and b Nash . . . . 0 Curnow, not out 1 Bell, not out .. .. 4 One wicket for .. .. 5 AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Woodfull, b Bell .. .. .. .. 0 Fingleton c Vincent, b Bell .. 40 Rigg, c Vincent, b Quinn .. .. 22 Kippax, c Curnow, b McMillan.. 42 McCabe, c Cameron, b Bell .. 0 Nash, b Qujjnn 33 Oldfield, c Curnow, b McMillan 11 Grimmett, e Cameron, b Quinn 0 O’Reilly, c Curnow, b McMillan 13 Ironmonger, not out .. .. .. 0 Bradman, absent .. .. .. .. 0 Tots! 153 Bell took three pickets for 52, Quinn three for 20, Vincent nil for 40, McMillan three for 29.