Australia All Out for 198

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6746, 2 January 1932, Page 7

Australia All Out for 198

Brilliant African Bowling

I’ONSFORD 7; WOODFULL 7; BRADMAN 2 United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Friday, 9.50 p.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 1. The weather was delightful, the wicket perfect and the outfield fast for tho third test match, South Africa v. Australia. Woodful won the toss and elected to bat. Among the early sensations was when Bell uprooted Pousford’s leg stump, making the fourth occasion recently on which Ponsford has been dismissed in a similar manner. In attempting a leg glance Bradman was nicely taken behind tho wickets, and Woodfull met a similar fate. Bell and Quinn were making the ball lift sharply, and as those bowlers were at tho top of their form Cameron blundered badly by putting on McMillan, who is a slow bowler. Seventeen, including a great straight hit for six by Kippax, wero made oil his second over. At luncheon tho total was three for 67, one of tho lowest aggregates before lunch on record, with the wicket good. When McCabo was caught in the slips after batting for three-quarters of an hour, Bell had taken three for 14 as the result of splendid bowling. Kippax gave his usual neat display. He batted for 114 minutes and hit one six and four fours. A’Beckett and Oldfield wero caught in the slips in the same over, while Rigg, in attempting to force matters, skied tko ball and was caught at fine leg. He batted 91 minutes and hit five fours, giving an excellent display. At tho tea interval tho score was eight for 17S, the innings closing for 198 at 4.37 p.m. Bell and Quinn bowled magnificently, the ball making great pace' off the wicket. Cameron was in great form behind the wickets and the other fielding was splendid. The South Africans opened very quietly, again being badly worried by Grimmctt. Mitchell, when 13, gave a chance of stumping off Grimmctt, and finally he was caught high up in the slips. Curnow batted for 70 minutes. The attendance on Thursday was 20.000 and the gate receipts amounted to £1135. . AUSTRALIA—First Innings Woodfull, c. Cameron, b, Bell .... 7 Ponsford, b. Bell 7 Bradman, c. Cameron, b. Quinn .. 2 Kippax, c. 8011, b. Quinn 52 McCabe, c. Morkel, b. Bell 22 Rigg, c. Mitchell, b. Bell 68 A’Beckett, c. Mitchell, b. Quinn. .. 6 Oldfield, c. Vincent, b. Quinn .. 0 Grimmctt, c. Morkel, b. Bell .... 9 Wall, not out C Ironmonger, run out 12 Extras 7 Total .. 19S The wickets fell: One for 11, two for 16, three for 25, four for 74, five for 135, six for 143, seven for 143, eight for 173, nine for 179, ten for 19S. Bowling analysis: Bell, five for 69; Quinn, four for 42; Morkel, none for 12; Vincent, none for 32; McMillan, none for 22; Christy, none for 14. SOUTH AFRICA AT WICKETS Received Friday, 10.50 p.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 1. The test match was resumed to-day in muggy weather and under perfect conditions.

la the early stages the batsmen played doggedly, 50 being reached iu 81 minutes. Christy was far below his best form and, after batting for an hour, was easily caught in the slips. Curnow was also worried by Grimmett, but batted for 144 minutes. He hit three boundaries.

Tho century was brought up iii 161 minutes. Taylor was at tho wickets for 46 minutes. All tho batsmen wero playing fast-footed to Grimmctt and Ironmonger. Morkel was looking for runs, but his timing was very much at fault. Cameron showed an improvement in his batting methods by using his feet to the slow bowlers. Morkel showed good form against tho medium and fast bowlers and the scoring rate improved. The partnership added 50 in 54 minutes. Then followed more dull play, tho large crowd becoming impatient. Morkel batted 89 minutes, hitting two boundaries. Cameron, after opening nicely, became very stodgy when he should havo been forcing rung. At the tea interval the score was five for 170.

Cameron was smartly stumped by Oldfield after batting 96 minutes. Ho gave a good display at times, but wasted too many opportunities of 'scoring. Australia's total was passed after 298 minutes but many runs came from lucky snicks, no batsmen getting on top of the bowlers. Viljocn, who was at the wickets 138 minutes, occasionally made a neat boundary shot and scored fairly freely off Ironmonger towards tho close. McMillan batted forty minutes. The time for the innings was 367 minutes. The attendance was 21,000 and the takings £1242. Scores:— SOUTH AFRICA. Mitchell, c McCabe, b Wall .... 17 Curnow, b Grimmett 47 Christy, c McCabe, b Ironmonger ~ 16 Taylor, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 11 Morkel, 1.b.w., b Ironmonger .... 33 Cameron, std. Oldfield 39 Viljoen, not out 65 Vincent, c Oldfield, b Wall 16 McMillan, not out .......... 10 Sundries 14 Total for seven wickets .. .. 263 Fairfax Defies Board of Control Received Friday, 9.50 p'.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 1. A meeting of the Australian Board of Control refused to release the cricketer Fairfax from his contract which forbids his playing for an English team for two years. Fairfax, however, intends to defy the board and is prepared

to take the consequences. He is arranging to sail to play for Accrington. SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH Received Friday, 11.40 p.m SYDNEY, Jan. 1. In the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland, New South Wales, in their first innings, made 308 (Wendel-Bill 44, Marks 71). Oxenham took five wickets for 78. Queensland have lost one wicket for IS.