FIFTH TEST

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11449, 25 February 1931, Page 6

FIFTH TEST

ENGLAND v. SOUTH AFRICA HOMESTERS SCORE 252 IN FIRST INNINGS FA KRLMON'D DOES AY ELL BEHIND WICKETS NOT ONE EXTRA (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel Couvright) CAPETOWN, Feb. 23. For the continuation of the B’sf match the wicket was undamaged by the rain. The opening i«ur collared the bowling and appeared like y to set a new African first wicket record, till Mitchell had the bad luck to kick a hall outside tho leg stump on to the wicket. He halted lor 130 minutes. ~, , , Wickets thereafter tell regularly, and tiie innings ended just beloro Steady bowling was supported bv excellent fielding. Farrimond, tho wicketkeeper, did remarkably well, not a single extra being scored. Ihe average rato oi scoring ns less ilun two runs per over.

SOUTH AFRICA

—First Innings—

Seidle. c and b White ... o< Mitchell, b Hammond ••• ... ' •> Christy, h Peebles ••• ••• Hj Tavlor, c and b Peebles Bj Viljoen, e Hammond b Tate ... 3b Cameron, b Voce ... ■ 'J Dalton, c Farrimond b Jlammoud ->l MeAlillan uofc out -•* A'ineent, o Chapman b Peebles <> Bell. 1) AWee 0 Cochran, b Peebles ... -1 Total ‘ ... 2 ’j 2 Bowling: Tate, one for 3>: Hammond two for 3G: .Aoee. two for 31; Peebles four for 07 ; White, one tor 03. ' N.S.W. v. AVEST INDIES VISITORS SCORE 403 IN SECOND INNINGS HOMESTERS AYANT 429 TO AY IN (Tr y br Fb»c. Tel. Eopyrigbt) (Received Fob. 21. 10 n.m.) SA'DXEY. Feh. 21. The weather was excellent and the wicket good for the resumntio'n o! the New South AA ales v. AAest Indi(>s match. There was a moderate attendance. Sealey" and Constantine batted brightly and with great confidence. Constantine hit eight fours. New South AYales still require 429 to win. two wickets having fallen. Following are the scores: —

AVEST INDIES

—First Innings.—

Roach, b Theak Martin, b MeQuirk Head ley, run out Grant, e Davidson, b Hunt ... •_•<) Sealey, b AleCabe ... 58 Constantine, b McCabe 41 Wight, run out ... •••. '* Barrow, c Kippax, b Chilvors ... --J Scott, e Hunt, 1) Chihers •*' Francis, st: Davidson h GriHiths, not out Extras Total 3:jy Bowling analysis: Theak. one for 95; Ale Quirk. cue for 44- Hunt, one for 53; Chilvers,' three for -SG: Alccahe, two for .02; Bennett, none for 15. ■ —Second Innings— Roach, Ibw, b Theak 9 Headley, Ihw. b Hunt ... 2 Grant, e Davidson b Hunt B Sealey. l> AlcGuirk 92 Alartiu, Ihw. b Chilvors ... ••• 5G DonstanLino, run out ’ 93 Wight, e Kippax b Chilvors ... 22 Barrow, run out ••• 45 Scott, not out ... ••• ... Gi Francis, st Davidson b Clblvers 0 Extras 1Y

Total for 9 wickets (declared) 403

Bowling analysis: Chilvers three for 53; 'l’lleak one; for 23; AlcGuirk one for .72: Hunt two for 99; McCabe, none for <8; Bennett none ior 20; Kippax. none for 31. NEW SOUTH WALES --First Tunings.— Davidson, b Constantine ' 16 AVendei Bill, run out ... ... ••• 41 Pradman. b Constantine 10 Kipnax, ,lbw b Griffiths 32 McCabe, b Constantine- 26 Bennett, b Gr-fttths ... 0 Singleton, not out ... • 32 Hunt, b Constantine 2 Theak, b Constantine ••• 0 Chilvers, c Headley, b Scott ... 6 McQnirk, b Constantine 1“ 'Extras 19 Total • ... ... 190 Bowling analysis: Constantine, six for 45; Griffiths, two for 36: Scott, : one for 74; Francis, none for 25. —Second Innings— AVendal Bill, lbw, b Francis ... IF Fingleton, lbw, b Constantine... - 26 Bradman, . pot out •>•'/ 63 Kippax not put ...' , 21 Extras ... .3 Total for two wickets ... 124 —— POVERTY BAY PLAY." ’M YNAGEA r PNT COMMITTEE MEETING. There was only a small attendance; at the weekly meeting’ of • Hie 'm'ehacemeut committee of the' P.J3. : Association, Air. H.' K. Maude presiding. ‘ . r The transfer of M. Guthrie from Nomads' to'Casli' Stores; in the Thursday competition was 'granted:. ' ; _ -- The Auckland Association advised that i t was uiiable to'finance the- visit. of a team fo Gisborne this season, but added that as several players were.' willing - to nay their .own expenses for shell a trip a team might visit here- before the 'end of ’ the -season. ’ ' • • , '■ -It’was-resolved to write tlie AVaiapu Association 'asking them to ‘suggest a dal e for the Kirk Cup-; challenge match in Gisborne. - , • " 1 The 'draw for the"week resulted : Thursda v.—Sen iors-: Ca sh Stores v. Defence, No. 2 wicketY.M.C.A. "v. Nomads, No. 3. . : '( 5

Saturday.—Juniors: Marist B. v. Kaiti, at the reserve : High School v. T’unmganiii, at the High School; Marist A, a uve. Third grade,: High School A v... High School B; Marist A. v. Marist 15.‘

'Hto positions of the Thursday teams were reported to be as follow: Nomads DO, Defence Oi, Cash Stores 43. Y.M.C.A. 2(5.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD AVON BY VICTORIA (U P.A.. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feh. 2o 12.5(5 a.in.) ADELAIDE, Feb. 24, Tn tho Sheffield Shield match against A’ictoria, South Australia, in its second innings, lost lour for 131 —Ryder 48. South Australia won on the first innings. The competition for the Sheffield Shield is now finalised. Victoria wins with Hi points, Now- South AVales being runner-up with 15 points, Queensland 13 points, and South Australia 9 points. duco cur* AYAIPIRO A V. TOKOMARU BAY (Snecial T’o T’ho 'l imes) TOKOMi.ARU RAY, Feb. 24. This was probably Die most inter, esting and exciting match played here for a long time. AYaipiro hatted first:, scoring 148 runs Gilmore got 52, Bennett 24. and Tr<*v_ itliick 18. G. Oates howled steadily to fake 5 for 34 ii? fourteen overs. AY. Oates got 4 for 46 and A. Johnson 1 for 25.

Tokomurti just got home bv seven runs on Die first innings. AY. Dales balled soundly for 53. and with .T. Oates 29. look the score to 75 for the second wicket. Bell got; 18. and when Emerson, the last man joined .John, son, 17 runs were reoHired. Johnson endeavoured to keen Die strike. The fieldsmen crowded in close round Emerson who, however, sent them back by hitting a magnificent sixer off Moody, followed by four, two and four off (he following three balls, to win the match amidst the greatest excitement. The crowd on the grandstand applauded every stroke and also the fall of most of the wickets. The Tokomaru ladies served tea in Die pavilion. M‘. Fox thanked the ladies and congratulated the winning team.

W’AIBIRO BAY First Innings Nurse C. K.. <•• and b <4. Oates ... 17 .Moody J-. C .)• Oates, bG. Oates 0 Gilmore M., c Cooper, b Johnson 52 Bennett F.. stpd J, Oates, b A\ . Oates 21 Fox E AY. J., Ihw. b AY. Oates 6 Tussling, e 11. Oates b G. Oates 7 'l’revithiek, c Bell, b (■• Oates ... 18 Kay T. lb"', b G. Oates -’ Mate-lie, b AY- Oates ... *’ I/unken 1.., cJ. Oates bA\ . Oates 2 Culwick J., not out 3 Extras 11 Total OS Bowling: A*. Williams 0 for 17, G. Oates 5 for 34: AA . Oates I for 48: TI. Oates 0 for 13; A. Johnson 1 lor 25 TOKOMARU BAY First Innings AYickems . F., stpd Kissling, b Moody 9 Oates A Ah. e Kay, 1) Gilmore ... 53 Oates J.. ,c Moody,, b.Gilmore . ,29 Cooper T;., e and b Moody ... ... 7 Oates G-. b Moody ... 6 AYi Ilian is Ah', b Moody 4 Oates IL. Ibw, b Moody - Bell A. Ik, b Moody D Hollovcr E. R., b Gilmore ... ... 0 Johnson A., not out, ... 13 Emerson S., h Gilmore H Extras ‘ Total -EH Bowling: Bennett 0 lor 17, Moody 6 for 65, Trevithick 0 for 23, Gilmore ■1 for 43. AVAL BIRO BAY Second Innings Kiss ling K.,‘ b Emerson 26 Mat eh e, run out ‘2 Culwick- J., Ibw. h 11. Dales ... 0 T'revijliiek, c AAhlliams b Emerson J 6 EoX F. AY J-, c AY. Oates, b Emerson JJ Lnukeii L-, not mu J ’’ Bennett E., nut out Total for five wickets 92 -Bowling: 11. Oates 1 for 13, Ah AAMlliains 0 for 9, F. AVickeus 0 tor 13, A- E. Bell 0 for 7, Emerson 3 lor -6, A. Johnson 0 for 12.