SPRINGBOKS 221 FOR 6

Grey River Argus, 9 November 1931, Page 5

SPRINGBOKS 221 FOR 6

CHRISTY’S CENTURY First Wicket Stand (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received November 8 at 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 8. The weather was muggy and threatening, but the wicket was good for the resumption of the cricket match, South Africa versus Victoria. Blackie was unable to play, having broken a finger of his left hand while batting. The visitors proceeded to dig themselves in, the opening pair doing so with a vengeance. Their batting methods were sound, Christy not failing to lay on the wood when, anything loose came along. He reached the half century in ]O5 minutes, his partner then being 18. At one stage. Ironmonger had bowled fifteen overs for twenty runs. Then Christy hit him three times to the boundary in one over.

Christy gave a chance to Rigg in the slips at 78, off Ironmonger. A great ovation was given him on his reaching his second century of the tour. Blackie’s howling was sadly missed, but the batting showed not many blemishes. Curnow batted for 189 minutes, and he hit two boundaries. His partnership with Christy realised 181 runs. Then a sensation came, when Ironmonger got three wickets for no runs in two overs. Christy gave a splendid exhibition of batting, he having been in for two hundred minutes, and hitting fifteen boundaries. He has a fine defence, and he hits vigorously at anything loose. Play was stopped at five o ’clock, owing to there being a bad light, which had contributed, in a measure, to the bowlers’ later successes. There was no further play, and, when stumps were drawn the South Africans’ score stood at six for 212, the total batting time having been 247 minutes. Scores:— VICTORIA. First Innings 284 SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings. Curnow, b Ironmonger .. .. 50 Christy, b ironmonger 119 Mitphcll, 1.b.w., b McCormack . . 15 Taylor, c Rigg, b Ironmonger . . 0 Viljoen, 1.b.w., b McCormack .. 3 Cameron, c Barnett, b McCormack 6 Morkel, not out 2 McMillan, not out 0 Extras , •. 17 Total for six wickets . . .. 212 McCABE’S BIG SCORE. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) BRISBANE, November 8. In the Queensland v. New South Wales match, N.S. Wales first innings score was 432. McCabe made 229 not out. Gilbert took four for 74. Queensland in the second have scored two runs for no wickets. LONDON, November 2.

The only cm eket century here yesterday was Ledbeater’s 110 not out, for Cumberland, ag/nst Manly, who were put c.*ut fl.or forty-one in the first innings, Nichollls taking 7 for 2G. Arch for Petersham against Glebe took 6 for 27. and Bettingto n for Paddington against. Martlickvillo took 6 for 30.