N.S. WALES v. WEST INDIES

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 November 1930, Page 5

N.S. WALES v. WEST INDIES

AN EVEN STRUGGLE BRADMAN HIGHEST SCORER [BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] SYDNEY, November 23. Interest in the New South Wales v. West Indies cricket match yesterday was keen. Twelve thousand people watched the resumption on a good wicket, but there was a boisterous southerly, which made the conditions unpleasant, and played tricks with the bowling. The game was full of incident, and delighted the onlookers, whose numbers after lunch grew to twenty-five thousand. Kippax went out without adding to his .overnight score. Constantine had notched 2 for 9. Bradman and McCabe carried on steadily till another thirty-four runs were on the board, out then the Mosman boy fell a victim to Constantine. Jackson' joined Bradman, and they added another thirty. Francis earned his side’s gratitude by bringing about Bradman’s dismissal. Allsopp played a good innings till he was run out sen satiohally, immediately after lunch, Grant, by a quick return, throwing the wicket down.

Oldfield gave a nice exhibition of batting, but he got a dose of his own medicine when he stepped out, and missed one from Scott. Roach and Martin began the West Indians’ second strike. The former hit out freely. He knocked up twenty. Then in essaying to repeat a boundary stroke, he turned the ball into his wicket. His partner, in the meantime, had only scored a single in twenty minutes.

Headley succeeded Roach, and he delighted the crowd with his fine placings. At forty-six Martin went, he having taken 65 minutes to compile four runs. Headley and Birkett made seven runs each, and then the latter returned to the pavilion. Grant came in, but after his partner had notched a single, an, appeal against the weather was upheld, and play was stopped. Scores: — WEST INDIES—IST. INNINGS ISS. N.S. WALES—IST. INNINGS. Fairfax, b Constantine .. .. 10 Bill, c Constantine, b St. Hill .. 13 Kippax, b Constantine ... .. 6 McCabe, b Constantine .. .. 18 Bradman, c Barrow, b Francis .. 73 Jackson, 1.b.w., b Constantine .. 13 Allsopp, run-out' .. .. 32 Oldfield, st. Barrow, b Scott .. 21 Chilvers, b Francis 8 Hunt, b Francis 5 Stewart, not out 1 Grant, not out * 0 Extras 7

Total 207 , Bowling: Constantine 4 for 44, Scott 1 for 56, St. Hill I'for 48, Francis .3 for 38, Martin 0 for 22. WEST INDIES—2ND. INNINGS. Roach, b McCabe 20 Martin, st. Oldfield, b Chilvers .. 4 Headley, not out 29 Birkett, c Oldfield, b Chilvers .. 7 Grant, not out 0 Extras 1 Total for 3 wkts 61 RAIN DELAYS PLAY.

SYDNEY, November 24. Continuous rain this morning. Cricket unlikely. M.C.C. V. NATAL'. DURBAN,,November 21. Natal in the first innings scored 178 for six wickets against the M.C.C. Siedle made 46,* Wade 37, and Woods 5. Rain interfered with play. DURBAN, November 22. The weather was fine at the commencement and the wicket was in good order. White was not playing today, owing to rheumatism. Natal in the first innings made 288. Easterbrook scored 64. With Mackroy (28 not out) he scored 78 in 68 minutes for the ninth wicket. Tate was unlucky, just missing the stumps. He was very dangerous, and took 5 foi 64. White took 3 for 34.

The’ Marylebone team lost two for 142 (Wyatt 51 not out, Hammond 75). An appeal against the light was then upheld, and stumps were drawn.

HOBBS’ PATIENT BATTING. CALCUTTA, November 22. Hobbs went out, leg before, for 14 runs, after eighty minutes' batting, for Vizianagram’s team against Sir F. S. Jackson’s team, which made 173 and 16. Vizianagram’s side made 73 and none for 25. RAIN IN MANAWATU. PALMERSTON N., November 22. For tho fifth successive Saturday, the commencement of the local cricket competitions had to be postponed owing to rainy weather. The present season has been the most unfavourable for summer sport for many year's LOCAL MATCHES POSTPONED. Conditions overhead were good for cricket yesterday afternoon, but the rain which had fallen on Saturday and early yesterday morning, left the play mg fields soaked, all fixtures having to be postponed.