INDIES JUST MISS FIVE HUNDRED

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5566, 3 February 1931, Page 7

INDIES JUST MISS FIVE HUNDRED

Best Display of Tour VICTORIA THREE FOR 210 United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Monday, 11.45 p.m. MELBOURNE, Feb. 2. The weather was fine and tho wicket slow for tho resumption of the match, West Indies versus Victoria. Runs came freely from the start, Grant especially batting much more 1 enterprisingly than usual. The running between the wickets was delightful, but towards the end of the innings this was overdone and Grant and St. Hill committed suicide by backing up too far. Grant gave a good display, being in ITS minutes and hitting eight boundaries. Sealey gave a bright exhibition of 47 minutes with two boundaries. The total is the highest for the tour. The batsmen were confident throughout. Nagel, a tall, medium fast trundlcr, bowled well since resumption today. A feature of Victoria’s innings was the powerful driving display of Sandford, who batted for (IS minutes and bit ten boundaries. Fontaine gave a solid display. The visitors’ bowling sadly lacks a first-class slow bowler, otherwise the attack was fairly good. Scores:— WEST INDIES.—First Innings. Decaircs, c Eaton, b Nagel .... 76 Grant, run out 84 Sealcy, c Rush, b Nagel 41 Darrow, c Fontaine, b Nagel .... 8 Francis, not out 16 Griffiths, b Nagel 16 St. Hill, run out 4 Sundries 1° Total 465 Bowling analysis: Nagel. 4 for 117; Wilkinson, none for 1.12; Healy, none for 75; Cordncr, 3 for 154; Fontaine, none for 15; Sandford, none for 13. VICTORIA.—First Innings.

Ellis, c Grant, I) Francis 0 .Eaton, c Francis, b St. Hill .. .. 43 Fontaine, not out 69 Sandford, c Hill, b Griffiths .. .. 70 Rush, not out Extras 6 Total 3 for 610