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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 92, 18 March 1936, Page 9

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AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

EXCITING FINISH.

CAPETOWN MATCH.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received March 18, 10.35 p.m.

’ CAPETOWN, March 17. The cricket match between the Australian team and Western Province was won by Australia by eight wickets. Western Province, who made 198 runs in the first innings, compiled 262 in their second strike. Australia, whose first innings yielded 398 runs, had lost 2 for 63 at stumps. Georgeu and Steyn wielded lusty bats in a partnership of 104 runs, enabling Western Province to wipe off their arrears, and Australia were set 63 runs to get in 38 minutes. The match ended with the final over of, the day, an overthrow giving Australia the three runs necessary for victory. Details are as follow: WESTERN PROVINCE. First innings 198 Second Innings. Glantz, c Richardson, b O’Reilly 13 Van der By], c Fingleton, b O’Reilly 21 N. Taylor, c Richardson, b Chipperfield 22 Jlaepa, b O’Reilly 35 bourse, lbw, b O’Reilly 10 Van der Spuy, c Richardson, b O’Reilly 5 Georgeu, c Richardson, b McCormick ... 84 Steyn, c Barnett, b McCormick ... 49 Little, b O’Reilly 5 Balaskas, b McCormick .... 3 Price, not out ... 6 Extras 9 Total ... ... ... ... 262 Bowling analysis.^—McCormick, 3 for 58; Sievers, none for 49; Chipperfield, 1 for 82; O’Reilly, 6 for 64. AUSTRALIA. First innings 398 Second Innings. Richardson, c Balaskas b Van der Byl ' 9 O’Brien, not out 25 Barnett, c Steyn, b Van der Byl 1 Fingleton, not out ... 24 Extras 4 Total for 2 wickets 63 Bowling analysis.—Price, none for 34; Van der Byl, 2 for 20; Balaskas, none for 5. TEST CRICKETERS. IN BASEBALL MATCH. In a baseball match at Johannesburg on March 7 the Australian cricketers beat the Transvaal by 12 runs to five. The H. B. Cameron Memorial Fund will benefit to the extent of approximately £3OO as a result of the match. Australia taught the South Africans another lesson. They were superior in every department of the game. They outfielded the Transvaal men, out-hit them and out-thought them. The outstanding players were O’Brien, as pitcher, and Darlilng, McCabe and Barnett as batters. The most spectacular catch of the day was by Grimmett, wlien ho nonchalantly put up his ungloved right hand and held a long fly in the deep right-field. Four thousand persons attended in glorious sunshine.