BIG CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11382, 6 December 1930, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

WEST INDIES y, SOUTH AIJS-

TRALIA

ViSITORS ALTj OUT '’OR 111

(U.P.A. by Ele£. Tel. -Copyright) (Received Dec. 6, 9.10 p.m.) - ADELAIDE Doc. 5.

The. weather was sultry and the wicket last for the opening cricket match West Indies v. South Australia.. West Indies won the toss and opened with Roach and Birkett. Both batsmen were cautious, taking 18 minutes to make, a dozen, Roach concentrated oh the leg side and skied Grimmett into the deep field for 6. Lonergan, attempting to" make a catch,, collided with the fence and retired hurt. When the score was 81, BLrkeft was . caught by Wall at deep mid-on off Lee’s second ball. He gave a patchy exhibition. Headley began steadily, but Grimmett was puzzling both batsmen. Roach continued to make effective leg strokes. Headley brilliantly square-cut Grimmett to ,the boundary. Roach got a.three and a: four off Lee. He also appreciated Carlton, passing his half-century in 76 minutes. In the over before lunch Roach was caught on the boundary foci 64. He hit seven fours and one six— two for 1.03. Headley was now 25 and,'two runs later, he was run out bv a smart return hv Waite at third man.’Grimmett got his first wicket by clean bowling Bartlett in the same over. Grant was taken at silly point by Carlton off Grimmett for a duck without addition to the 'scare., and Martin was taken by Walker Toff Wall for 1. ‘Hunte» succumbed to the Walker-Grimmett combination for 32. Constantine made several finfi drives, then, slipped and fell on his wicket for 18. Francis’chief contribution was a slashing six to leg off Carlton. Sealey was briliantly taken by Grimmett off his own bowling and Walker caught Grimmett easily for 2, all being out for 171, the innings lasting 155 minutes. The South Australian [fielding was excellent.

WEST INDIES

First Innings—

Birkett. e Wall, b Lee 14 Roach, c Lee, b Carlton 64 Hfeadley, run out ... ... 27 Martin, o Walker, b Wall 1 Bartlett b Grimmett 5

Grant, o Carlton, 1) Grimmett ... 0 Constantine, hit wkt. b Carlton 3 8 Hunte, o Walker, b Grimmett ... I*2 Senlley, c andb Grimmett ... 13 Francis (not out) .: 11 Griffiths c Walker, b Carlton ... 2 Sundries 4 Total 171

Bowling: Wall. 10 overs, 3 maidens, 31 runs, 1 wicket; Carlton S.o. 0 42, 3 ; Grimmett 14. 0. 71, 4; Lee 5,0, 23, 1. South Australia opened with Harris and Nitschke. The latter was clean bowled by Francis but with a no ball. He immediately sent through the. covers one for four and executed a neat square cut to the boundary. Then shortly afterwards he played an over fast one from Francis and lost his wicket for 22. Constantine’s accurate .bowling held up the scoring and Harris, attempting a short run "off Martin, was run out. Pritchard suffered a similar fate in running a single from Richardson. These were two simple disasters. Scoring was slow, being mostly singles, taking 53 minutes to get 50. The West Indians were particularly alert in the field. Richardson was never easy and when he had scored only two, an appeal against him for ll.w was allowed. Grimmett and Lee were slow hut the former, by a couple of brilliant drives, reached 20. After he had batted for -an hour, Lee had a narrow escape from boing caught. When 28 Grimmett brought up the century by snicking a four through the slips after 119 minutes’ play.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

—First- Innings—-

Harris, run out ill Nitschke. b Fransis 22 Pritchard, run out 5 Richardson Ibw, b Constantine 2 Lee (in) 38 Grimmett (in) 26 Sundries- 3 Total for four wickets 117