CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12751, 6 January 1936, Page 7

CRICKET

AUSTRALIANS BEAT AFRICANS- . IN THIRD TEST . • • ;• ' ~:

£ COLLAPSE OP HOMESTERS

first innings score op 102

- ■ " I' SECOND STRIKE I YIELDS 182 !■

OJ.P.A. by Elevj. Tel. Copyright). = (Received Jan- 4, 6.30 CAPETOWN, Ja n . 4. The cricket test resulted. in a win for Australia by a'n ' innings ‘ and 78 runs. 1 :'• •• R 1 • 7 ,y Resting on their first-day score of 302 runs for eight wickets .in the third test,--the Australian cricketers declared the inhings closed -UndCCid the second 'day’s play' dismissed the South African 'Side for- the comparatively poor total of 102. The home team followed on and at the drawing of -stumps for the day had scored 11 aj' runs in the second innings without *• loss, scoring 182 on the following tlar. Richardson 'and Wade disagreeing as to the state of the wicket, the um pires made three 'inspections before deciding that, the match weflild ho’res sumed afc 3.30 o’clock. - The wicket immediately behaved strangely, the ball popping up sharply. McCabe got 'Wade' with his second ball but the spin attack was soon brought into action, Grimmett capturing Rowan’s wicket with his first ball. Thereafter the batsmen were completely at the slow bowler’s mercy. Siedlo, after batting for 35 minutes, scored a single and. then 7 was badly beaten by a low' ball; Both Mitcheil and Viljoen were beaten by the vrig- , cries of the pitch. Nourse, however, played grandly, though ho was compelled to introduce a note of'caution into liis play. The tail-enders failed to make any showing and three wickets fell for- no runs with the total at. 95. "Nourse was unconquered. The innings''closed after 108 minutes of play. " The South Africans owed their' collapse entirely to the treacherous wicket, which was like a gluepot at the outset. The South Africans were forced-to follow-on, Wade, and Siedle cautiously playing out- fiiueU'

AUSTRALIA

-—First Innings.—

Fingleton, c Wade, b Balaskas ... 112;

Brown, c and b Bobertson .;. ... 121 McCabe, c and. h Balaskas 0 Barling, llnv. b Balaskas 12 Richardson, lhtv.-b’ : Crisp 14 Chipperfield, b Langton 30 Oldfield, b Robertson ... 8 O’Reilly, b Balaskas ... 17 McCormick, not out- 0 Grimmett, not out 30 ’ Extras ■ IB

Total for eight Avkts. (decld.) 362

SOUTH AFRICA

—First Inriings—

Wade, e and; h McCabe 0 Siedle, Ibw,- b Grimmett ... M 1

Rowan. b • • ’Grimmett 12 M'itdhell, c Fingleton" h O’Reilly 16 Viljden, st Oldfield b Fleetwood-'

Smith 14 Nourse, not ©nt ••• 41; j Nicholson, b Fleet wood-Smith... 0 Langton, b Grimmett ... ... 3j Crisp, b Grimmett : 0, j Bal a ska s, b Grimmett Q Robertson, run out ••• 1 Extras ... - 14 ft" Total 102 Bowling: McCormick, 2 overs', 1 maiden, 3 runs, no wickets ; McCabe 2 1 9 1; O’Reilly 11 4 24 1; Grimmett 17 4 32 5; Fleotwood-Srriith 6 o '2l: —Second Innings— Wade, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith 31 Siedle, b Grimmett 59 Rowan, c Richardson b O’Reilly 19' Nourse, c and b Grimmett. ... 25 Mitchell, b Grimmett ' ...' ... Q Viljoen, c O’Reilly b Grimmett 23 Nicholson, o and,b O’Reilly ... 4 Langton, b O’Reilly 4 Crisp, o Richardson -z O’Reilly... 0 Belaskas, b Grimmett 2 Robertson, not out 12 Extras ••• • ' 3 ' 'Total "...182 The fall of the wickets was r One lor 817, two for 97, three for 137, four for 137, five for 139, six for 146 seven for 150* eight for 166, nine for 174.. Bowling: McCormick 2*4) 8 0; Grim mett 37 5; Fleetwood-Smith 24 4 50 1; 'O’Reilly 25 15 35 4. ShF z 0: m-y.00.J Duoshr shrdlu e FINAL DAY’S FJjAY DRAMATIC CHANGE TOWARDS. 1: . END A , AMUSING INCIDENT (UP. A: by 'Elec. T*d- right). ..... ... CAPETOWN, -J an c;4. . Three thousand were present when the • cricket test was resumed in fine cool weather. The wicket was easy. FleotwobdJSmith and o‘Reilly took up-' the - attack, the former ' getting amazing turns on the ball.. O’Reilly employed the: leg trap, but the batsmen ; scored freely, sending up ■ fifty in even time. Siedlm then . took ten from on© over from Fleetwood-Smith 'and reached his own 50 after /5 minutes.; * " ■ " ; Wado survived several leg appeals, hut was beaten by, the pac<p of a straight one from Fleetwood-Smith. ■ Sidle ■ continued " aggressively until Grimmett howled him round. In's legs. 'Ho:chatted for ,98.•. minutes,. and nit seven Tours. > ■ ''Grimmett, r ' by taking this wicket, equalled Barnes’ record 'of. -189 test Wickets/ whic.lv has stood for »a..quarter;' of. a. century.' . Rpwan- brought up 102 in’ 104 nin- / ufesby driving Fleetwood-Smith to \ , the’fence. Nourse began brightly, and at A

lunclii both were batting confidently. After ,Lunch. the batsmen packed Up, O’Reilly.- bowling eight maidens in succession. Nourse then hit two successive' boundaries off Grim moke,: but r ushed the , next ball’Lack to the bowler.' He batted 61 minutes- :

This was’the beginning of & sensational turn of the tide. ’

Rowan went in the next over, Richardson at silly leg making a brilliant catch.

Mitchell then played the ball-or. to tho wicket/

The.dramatic change' caused llie crowd, of 8000 to watch each )will 'H|h breathless interest. ’O’Reilly aml 'soon disposed _of the aef,hiaining'Lbatkrnen*''gi Ving Australia an easy win.

There was an amusing incident Bal'akas skied O’Reilly towards mid-off. The fieldsnien 7 da-shed for the stumps as- souvenirs a'nd pulled them out-, but McCormick did’ 'hot get to the ball, and' 'the ''game was" held up wnile.,: ■ the umpires replanted' the wickets.' '•

"The Australians were given a great ovati-on on returning to the pavilion. Richardson said: “Naturally we are very glad to have Avon, but Africa, had all the. Avorst of the luck, in most difficult conditions.” Made said the Australians fully deserved their Avin. PLUNKET SHIELD. CANTERBURY, v. AUCKLAND. •SOUTHERNERS KNOCK UP 404. (Press Association!) AUCKLAND, Jan. 4. After three days’’play in the Plunaet Shield cricket match against Canterbury at Eden Park! 'Auckland has played itself into a strong position. W,:th five ivickcts doAvn for 248 runs in reply to Canterbury’s first innings score of 322, Auckland l appeared in a good position, especially, as the pitch was earv to-dav. HoAvc-.veiv on resuming play, -Auckland lost, a valuable wicket, for the addition of only three runs and Canterbury’s chances of a first innings lead improved. In snmewhat surprising fashion’ Matheson, who Avas 19 not out from the previous day, continued to give""'a sound display of batting. In scoring 92, be Avas mainly instrumental in giving Auekland a lead on the fir et innings of 82 runs. The Auckland innings closed for 404 runs.

Kerr Avas aggressive at the start of. Canter buy’s second innings, giving a fine display of 42, but the side Avas in sore straits when wickets. Avere lost for 94 rims. Two of the younger batsmen, Hndlee and O’Brien, then combined to save Canterbury from collapse. Facing the Auekland sloav boAvling, both batsmen usedi their feet well in driving poAverfully on both sides of the Avieket. In a A*aluable partnership, they raised the total to 156 for four wickets at stumps, Hadlee being 56 not out and O’Brien 26 not out. The Avieket Avas inclined to play tricks .toAvard the end of the day and, if Canterbury ean establish a • lead of 200, Auckland, using the wicket for the fourth time, may not have an easv task on Monday.

CANTERBURY, First Tnnings ... ... ••• 322 —Second Innings.— Kerr, c Whitelaw, b Townsend 42 Bellamy, b Matheson ...•■• ... 2 Hadlee, not • out 66 Cromb, hit wicket, b Vivian ... 9 Butterfield, b Vivian 3 O’Brien, not out 26 Extras ••• Total for four wicket' ... 156

AUCKLAND

-First Innings—-

Trills, h Merritt 42 Fostlcs, c Cobden, b Cromb S Weir, -b Roberts ... Whitelaw, c O’Brien, b Cromb _&> Wallace, run out ... 8 / Rook, c Butterfield, b Roberts ... 4o Matheson, b Merritt, 92 Vivifin, b Graham ... .... ••• ••• 60 ’l.'ownsendi, c-Graham, b Merritt 16 Cowie, b Merritt 4 j lay ward, not out ... ••• 4 ' ' Extras I 9 Total 404 Bowling: Roberts 50, overs, 24 maidens, 61 runs, 2 wickets;; Graham, 39, 13, 39, 1; Cromb 37,: 12; 87," 2<; Merritt 50, 19, 144, 4 ; Bellamy 11, 0. 34 0: Butterfield 4 ! , 0, ‘iO, 0.

M.C.C. v. SOUTHLAND

VISITORS HAVE AFTERNOON IN

SCORE 489 IN FIRST INNINGS

(Press Association)

INVERCARGILL, .Ran. 5. 1

Brilliant weather prevailed for .the opening' day of the cricket match between M.C.C. and. Southland at Rugby Park. The conditions for playing were excellent, but the wicket was inclined to be tricky. The visitors batted first all the nftbrnoon for 489, Holmes and. Langridge’-getting centuries, and'. Parks" scoring ' 201. McGowan bowled well in taking five for. 96. The Southland i fielding was lax at times.

Tn scoring 489 runs :n 310 minittos, the touring team gave the .Invercargill public a taste ••>?' the type c / cr'eket 'which bus won the side its popula'ity throughout its ‘ t/o'tii ■ /in Australia and N:Av Zealand, The great majority of the. runs were 'scored at break-neck .speed, • there being only’one'or two patches of com •paratively ‘quiet batting in the whole 'innings. ; There were individual achjievernents, tett, 01* -mote than passing merit.' ' . I parks, one 'of the' soundest hats* Vnon- in ’the side, scored the highest total of the. f our so faiy'his 201' being h mixture' of 'very solid hatting and (•are'frco aggression. He tank no;, risks whatever until he. wa-s well into his second hundred, and then apparently, decided that he had been at the-'wic-kets quite, long enough-. ■ • ;■ - j. /.Holmes* lived up 'to liis reputationas a free scoring batsman, .and his 100 in 75 minntes was perhaps the

mOSt clelighti'ul feature of- like' day’s batting.

James Langridge provided the other three figure contribution, his 118 in 128 minutes 'including its sensational moments, and ahvays being free and-versatile cricket.

Southland’s performance in tho field was patchy- The boAvling did not include Much variation, and it was never really hostile. The ground fielding generally was good, many brilliant pieces of Avork more than offsetting occasional lapses due to the vagaries of the turf. .The wonder of it was that more mistakes wore not made.

Of the howlers, N. McGowan, the left-hander, Avas easily the most sue cess fill. He kept a fair length, and occasionally got- -one to pop up aAckwU.rdly. He started well by getting u soft catch back doAvn tile ivicket from D.' Smith, the tall left-hander, whose 156 in' Dunedin was the best- individual score of the tour up' to that stage. He was ahvays' bowling for wickets and earned bis success, five for 96 off, 26 -overs.

-T. Purdue aa'Us the onl v bowler in the side Avith anything approaching pace rind Avas expensive in his opening overs; His direction was n'ot",eonsisterit, hut'he bowled Read w'ith avery good hall. TJttley was definitely the steadiest bowler in the side. He adopted Hie leg theory, with four fieldsmen fairly close' in, and two back on the boundary.- This was successful in that it curbed the rate of scoring, but only for an over 1 or two, with a. new ball after the 280 was hoisted did it appear to be at all likely to get wickets- ,

The fact, that Parks scored 201 in 28|. minutes speaks for itself. He started quietly, scoring 'BS singles in his first 70 runs. His half century took 95 minutes, but. during most- of that time Holmes Avas playing oA’orvthirig with the greatest- enjoyment-at the other end. He ignored ' Uttley’s leg theory attack, -but be droA'c and out- everything else unmercifully. The M.C.Q. skipper’s cheery enthusiasm and polished stroke-making would make him popular anywhere. He was out just before lunch. He hit four sixes and 10 fours.

Barber was the only batsmen to swing at Uttley’s leg side bowling, and the gloss of the new ball was re sponsible for an intended six being .skied just a yard or two inside the chalk line. ' Rardstaff began aggressively, but made a very uivortbodox and unprofessional slash at a slight swinger from Purdue and was skittled before: he could got into his stride. Mifcliell-Innes, the ' free-bitting young giant, ■ started driving straight away, but/ lifted -one to Brittenden behind the bowler. Then -Langridge and Parks, both batting soundly but scoring at a fair rate in the early stages of their partnership, added 230' for the sixth . wicket- in 165 minutes. The - last 100' of. these came in a. torrent of strokes flowing - from both; of them, and the fieldsmen were kept racing round the boundary ■ or retrieving the ' ball :from the crowd. This was the stage at- which five or six simple catches went begging.

■ Langridge went first, having completed bis. 100 in 105 minutes, and his additional 18 included two or three- chances. He bit one six and 11 fours.

Parks gave Tanley bis bat trick M.C.C.

—First Innings— D. Smith, c and b McGowan ... 14 Parks, c Tapley b McGowan ... 201 ’Holmes, b Scandrott - 100 :\y. Barber, e Anderson b Uttley 23 I lard.staff, b Purdue 5 Mitchell-lnncs, e Brittenden 1> ' McGowan ■ * 1 Langridge, c I.apley b Purdue... 11S Powell, re Brittenden b McGowan 7 Read, b Purdue 4 •Baxter, not; out ! ... 9 i (One score not telegraphed). • Extras Total v - 489 Bowling: Pur,duo 22 overs, 2-maid-ens, 136 runs, 3 wickets; N. McGowan 26 4 95 6; Uttley 27 582 l/Scan-di-et 6"'o 39 ’1; G. Brittenden 10 1 53 0; Southern 7 0 42 0; Wesney 3 0 15 0; TV. Spence 3-0 10 Or

V, : SOUTHLAND —First Tunings— TV. Spence, not out ... ... Q Wesney, not ‘out 0 » Total for no wickets ... 0 SHEFFIELD: SHIELD MATCHES. N.S.W. BEATS QUEENSLAND. GILBERT : TNFRINGEST “BODYLINE” RULE. (U.PA. by ERc. Tel. Copyright,). : (Received Jan. 5, 6.30 p.m.). M'.’- SYDNEY, January 5. In a- Sheffield; Shield ’ match/ New South Wales with" nine wicketw down for 376 declared, Gilbert took three for 113, Wyeth two for 54, Levy two for 45.

Queensland in its second innings, made 316 (Andrew 38, Honour 34). ChiUers took four for 78, and Hayes four for 43. New Sout-h Wales Avon by 182 runs. It is disclosed that after Gilbert on -Friday struck Mudge, Robinson and; Marks, ho was no-balled by the test umpire Mr. Borwick, for intimidatory tactics. Mr. BoiAvick considered that Gilbert Avas infringing the “body-line rule,” Avliich was introduced by the Australian Board of Control after the last English tour of Australia. .

The aboriginal Gilbert is thus the first bowler in Australian first-class cricket to have the lair invoked against him. Gilbert denied that ho Ava; bowling at the. man and blamed the wicket, which Avas worn.

Mr. A. G. Moynes, the Sunday Sun’s cricket Avriter,- commenting on thp incident, -says that Gilbert’s deliveries -Avere perfectly fair.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA BEATS VICTORIA.

Py Elec.. fd. Copyright). (Received; .Tan. 5, 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 5. In a Sheffield Shield match, Victoria, m its'first innings made 313. Wall took four for 77, Waite two for 45 and Ryan two for 26. Victoria followed on and in tho second innings have lost five wickets for 250 (Rigg 124, Quin 47). South Australia won on the firstinnings.

LADIES’ CRICKET WELLINGTON BEAT NELSON crowd resent UMPIRE’S DECISION (Press AssoeiaMon ?

WELLINGTON. Tan- 5

Wellington 226 (Misses Holmes 21. D. Hatcher 54, N:' Sheridan 66 not out) beat Nelson 42 (Miss Howard 16), and 72 for nine (Misses L. Howard 36, M. Ford 11 not out) in a women’s representative cricket match at the Basin reserve.

For Wellington, Miss Sheridan took five wickets, for three runs, and three for eleven. About, 500 watched the game, which was remarkable for the feeling displayed by ±he crowd over a stumping decision against one of the visitors, hooting and jeering being maintained for some minutes, and for a long while the spectators chorused ironical appeals whenever the ball was bit and applauded derisively when the umpire signalled a wide. LOCAL MATCHES RESUMED. BOWLERS AGAIN DO WELL. CITY IN GOOD POSITION. After a break over the holidays, local cricket competitions were resumed on Saturday.' Generally .speaking the bowlers bad a good harvest, though there were, also several good individual performances; with /he bat. /Even bowlers secured five wickets each and, rather ‘curiously, three had identical averages, five wickets for 10' runs.

: In the A grade, Old. Boys made 116 and City, replied with 190 for four wickets; Marist compiled 83 and 11 ’for one wicket against 57 by H. 5.0.8. (A). / -■ The B grade matches were'marked, with one exception, by poor batting. Gisborne Club made 58 and eight for two wickets, to which Civil Service responded with 79. 11.5.0..8.. (B) scored,' 186 and dismissed High School (A) for 22; following on, the latter side has 41 on for the loss of three wickets. Marist (B) made 98 and 44, while High School (B)’ managed only 43 and six for six wickets, a disastrous collapse.

HONOURS BOARD. —Batting.— T. Turbitt--(01d Boys) 64 ■T. Barbour (H. 5.0.8. B) ••• 69 W. J; Wilkie (Marist B) 64 P. Dow "(City)'; n.o. .1 61 P. C. Dwyer {Old Boys) ... ... 40 C. Fraser (City) n.o- 69 E. Bridge (City) '... ... 34 E. Bignall (H. 5.0.8. B) 30 G. Caldwell (Gisborne) n.o. ... 29

—Bowling.—

J. Griffiths- IC.SO five for 10. O. Frazer (School B), five for TO. .O. Cusack ; (Maids, t B)‘five for 10. 'D. W r ells (H-5.0'.8. A) "five Tor 12. H. Clarke (H. 5.0.8. B) five for 13. N. iJoydl (Marist A) fiver for 15. H. Ik Fbrsiei; (Gis.) five'for 21. J. Marchbank (School B) four for 13 F. Bennett (City) , four for 21. C. Smith (School A) four for 28. G. H. Stewart (City) four* .for 46. E. Beer (School A) four for 56.