CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11453, 2 March 1931, Page 7

CRICKET

•:W£Sr V.-AUSTRALIA VISITORS BEGIN, TO COLLAPSE •; \ /;Mb iHEci^Ri^ < '; • ? -/- HOMESTERS, ON' TROUBLE- :• sosie avicket f-BATTING-VERY POORLY • "Ik >y?'- ■? —-— ' ’.. ” (P.P/A";-3y- 'Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received March 1, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 1. On-a: wicket softened by-thcs morning rain, the not outs Martin and Crant resumed for West Indies at 2.15 -in-the afternoon. Careful play carried tdio score to 332, when a ball lift Gran’t hand and McCabe held it". Grant was in for f)9 Jri.uuitcs and hit eight fours. The third wicket added 100. , ' ■; ;■ ' TV

Th 0 crowd increased'from 4000 to 15,000, and saw an exciting collapse. Constantine and Bartlett going' out for 0 runs.

Barrow joined, Martin, who batted throughout. The pair opened out arid, when Martin hit a ball which was droppedriiri a scramble by three overoage| •fieldsmen', 'they ran two and brought'up 350." Grant then declared so as to. get Australia in on a troublesome wicket. Martin’s scoro included eleven fours and his innings lasted 34,7 minutes.

Australia was early an trouble, the bowlers profiting by Ironmonger’s discovery of a patch from which the ball rose dangerously.

Fonsford’s dismissal heartened the visitors, but Bradman’s association with his skipper brought tho total along nicely. Both had a lucky let, (off.

Bradman lift out merrily till the crowd was' thrilled by a smart catch by which Francis cut his career short. Woodfull scored, slowly, but doggedly. ‘ "

E'igg was nervous flaying, as he was, in his first, test match, but ho shaped creditably.

WEST INDIES ■ —First Innings— Roach, Ibw, ’ b Grimmett *3l Martin (not out) ... 123 Headley, lbw, b McCabe 105 Grant, c McCabe; b Ironmonger 62 Sealer, c Kippax b Grimmett ... 4 Constantine, c McCabe b Ironmonger ... 0 Bartlett, b Grimmett. ••• ... 0 Barrow (not out) ' 7 Extras IS ■ Total for six wickets ... 350 Bowling: Fairfax none for 60; Oxonham none for 51; McCabe one for 26; Ironmonger two for 95; Grimmett three for 100. The wickets fell as under: One for 70, two for 222,- three for 332, four for 337. five for 338> six or 341. AUSTRALIA —First Innings'— Woodfull, c Constantine b Martin 22 Fonsford, c Bartlett ; b Francis 7 Bradman, o Francis b Martin ... 43 Kip pax, c Scaly b Constantine ... 3 Bigg, c Barrow b Francis ... McCabe (in) ... ... ••• ... 0 Fairfax (in) ... ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... ... 0 Total for five wickets ... 89 Tho wickets fell as under. 4 Onp for 7,-two for 66, three, for 69, four for 89, five for 89. Stumps wore drawn owing to jthe ■had. light.