FOURTH TEST

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 40, 1 February 1932, Page 3

FOURTH TEST

S. AFRICA - AUSTRALIA

BRADMAN UNCANNY ANOTHER CENTURY WOODFULL’S DASHING DISPLAY. Adelaide, Jan. 31. In muggy and threatening weather before 12,000 spectators South Africa, in the first innings of the fourth test against Australia, scored 308, the innings of oscillating fortunes lasting 346 minutes. Grimmett routed McMillan seductively and Quinn skied one straight to Ponsford. Vincent had no timidity for Grimmett. He drove fearlessly, batting for 126 minutes. He hit four fours and gave a sound display. Ponsford was scratchy and had a lucky escape from being run out before he had scored. He succumbed to Quinn, who bowled him fast off the pads. The crowd increased to 25,000, the Bradman —Woodfull combination being the magnet. They gave a wonderful exhibition. Bradman’s placements being extraordinary. His accurate scoring was almost uncanny —twos, threes, fours in sequence. The crowd was thrilled by the rapidity of the scoring. Woodfull was also dashing The pair commanded the attack. Bradman was missed by Morke] at third man at 92. Woodfull went out as a result of a similar shot four balls later. He batted for 140 minutes and hit six fours. He and Bradman had put on 176. Kippax was unluckily run out. McCabe gave a simple catch in the slips. When Bradman’s score stood at 109 his aggregate against the South Africans had reached 1000, au unprecedented performance bv an Australian against a visiting team. He reached the century in 133 minutes and hit eight fours. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA.

First Innings.

Curnow, c Ponsford, b Grimmett 20 Mitchell, c and b McCabe ... ... 75 Christy, b O’Reilly 7 Taylor, c Rigg b Grimmett ... —. 78 Cameron, l.b.w. b Grimmett „ 52 Morkel, c and b Grimmett ... 0 Viljoen, c and b Grimmett 0 Vincent, not out _ 48 McMillan b Grimmett 9 Quinn, c Ponsford b Grimmett ... 1 Bell, l.b.w. b O’Reilly _ 2 Sundries _ h Total _ _ „ — 308 BOWLING.

O’Reilly bowled four no balls. AUSTRALIA. First Innings.

Woodfull? c Morkel b Bell .„ ■«. 82 Ponsford, b Quinn 5 Bradman, not out — _ 170 Kippax, run out ... ... — 0 McCabe, c Vincent b Bell ... —2 Rigg, not out ... — 32 Extras • — —•— — II Total for four wickets ... „. 302 The Australian team for the pre- . sent test, chosen during the progress of the third test, comprises Woodfull, Ponsford, Bradman, Kippax, McCabe, Rigg, Hunt, Oldfield, Grimmett, Thurlow and O’Reilly, with Singleton as twelfth man. SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH, QUEENSLAND’S HIGH SCORING. Brisbane, Jan. 31. In the Sheffield Shield match Queensland in the first innings made 504 (Andrews 110, Oxenham 162, Benstead 83). Bowling for Victoria A ’Beckett took four for 105 and Smith three for 51. Victoria in their second innings lost six for 172. Darling made 48, Oakley 38 and A’Beckett 35 not out.

HAWKE CUP CONTEST

HOLDERS SUSTAIN CHALLENGE. WIN BY TEN WICKETS. Hamilton, Jan. 30. South Auckland sustained the Hawke Cup cricket challenge by Nelson at Sodden Park to-day by a margin of ten wickets. The visitors made a poor showing in the first innings, being all out for 121 and being forced to follow on with a 200 runs deficiency. Nelson played more attractive cricket in their second venture, compiling 208. With nine runs needed South Auckland secured them without loss. NELSON. First Innings. 8. Newman, 1.b.w., b Going .. .. 18 E. R. Neale, b Barnett .. .. ... 18 A. Newman, b Winger .. ... >« 5 R. P. Ralfe, b Barnett .. .. .. 7 S. Stewart, b Going 17 J. Newman, 1.b.w., b Barnett .. >. 10 R. Buddle, b Going 0 R. Busch, b Winger 3 T. A. Searell, st. Hampton, b Winger .. .. 17 A. Jones, b Winger .. ... .. .. 0 A. Mcllwraith, not out .. .. 0 Extras .. ... .. .. — •• 20 Total 121 Bowling: Going three for 19, Lissette none for 6, Winger four for 24, Everest none for 14, Barnett three for 19, Aitken none for 13. Second Innings. E. R. Neale, c Going, b Barnett .. 17 A. Newman, c Hampton, b Skeet .. 4 J. Newman, c Skect, b Lissette .. 58 R. Ralfe, 1.b.w., b Going .. .. 16 S. Newman, c and B. Everest .. 39 S. Stewart, e Lissette, b Smith .. 8 Searell, b Going 17 R. Busch, b Smith .15 A. Jones, 1.b.w., b Lisetto .. .. -t A. Mcllwraith, not out 1

Buddle, b Barnett .. 9 Extras .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 208 Bowling: Winger none for 30, Smith two for 24, Aitken none for 8, Going two for 30, Everest one for 20. Barnett two for 36, Lisette two for 27, Skcet one for 16. SOUTH AUCKLAND. First Innings .. .. 321 Second Innings. 51. Barnett, not out 6 F. Lumsden, not out 7 x .• .w no nickels .. .. 13

0 M R W Thurlow ... 27 6 53 0 McCabe „ 17 6 34 1 O’Reilly „. 39 4 74 2 Grimmett - 47 11 116 7 Hunt ... 10 1 25 0