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Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1932, Page 5

CRICKET

SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S COLLAPSE AFRICANS’ GREAT ADVANTAGE. (Australian Press Association.) ADELAIDE, January 27. South Australia had a perfect wicket and ideal weather to bat in their return match against the Springboks, hut tho South Australians caught the visiting howlers at their best, McMillan being unplayable times. Richardson made a breezy fifty. thre'e, which included two sixes, and this score, with Nitsclike's stolid sixtytwo, provided a good start. The tailelldars, however, failed dismally. The South Africans made a good start, scoring 178 for one wicket. Christy batted magnificently and Jtylishiy, hitting out at all of the bowlers. He made his -seventy-four in seventy minutes, hitting two sixes and eight fours. He was fearless against Grirnmett, compiling nineteen including two sixes, in one over off him. Scores:— SOUTH AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. Richardson, b McMillan 55 Ni'tschke, b McMillan 62 Lonergan, st. Van Der Merwe, b McMillan 23 Waite, 1.b.w., b Brown 5 Tobin, 1.b.w., b Brown 2 Jamieson, c Van Der Merwe, L McMillan 6 Lee, 1.b.w., b Brown 11 Grimmatt, run out 5 Walker, not out 7 Wall, b McMillan 5 Carlton, c Balaskas, b McMillan 1.0 Extras ,8 Total 197 Bowling Analysis.—Bell 0 for 8, Christy 0 for 51, , Vincent 0 for 36, •Brown 3 for 23, McMillan 6 for 91. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Christy, c Walker, b Jamieson ... 74 .Mitchell, not out 49 Taylor, not out 51 Extras 4

Total for one wicket

N.S.W. V. VICTORIA

In the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria, New South Wales in the first innings lost nine for 347. (McCabe scored 106, Kippax 36, Fingleton 40, and Bradman 23.

N.Z. ITINERARY AGREED TO

SYDNEY, Jan. 23

The South Africans’ have agreed to the following New Zealand itinerary. February 23 to 25, v. Auckland, February 27 to March 1 first test at Christchurch, March 4 to 7 second test at Wellington.