CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 2 December 1930, Page 5

CRICKET

VICTORIA DEFEAT WEST INDIES IRONMONGER UNPLAYABLE ON EAST WICKET CONSTANTINE ONLY WEST INDIES BOWLER (United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) MELBOURNE, Ist December. The cricket match between the West Indies and Victoria was resumed in delightful weather and on a fast wicket. Constantine, who had recovered from ids strain, bowled with great paco and speedilv wound up the innings. Ho dismissed Barnett and Hassett in successive deliveries, and two overs later dismissed Darling and Alexander witli the sixth and eighth balls respectively. Constantino's iigures for the morning were five overs, one maiden, 22 runs, four wickets.. He showed his versatility by catching Ironmonger brilliantly at third slip. The last five wickets wero dismissed iu 44 minutes, a totally unexpected slump. It is obvious already that Constantine will have to bear a great load of responsibility throughout the tour, as the other bowlers appear to be lacking in sting. The visitors' second innings proved a debacle, the batsmen being all at sea with Ironmonger who maintained an accurate length, made paco off the wicket, and turned the ball deceptively. Ho bowled fourteen overs, three of which were maidens.

Headley was again attractive, batting for 54 minutes, and hitting three boundaries. Hunte and Grant gave neat displays for 80 minutes. The visitors' downfall was probably duo to the wicket being much faster than on Saturday, but they will do better when they are more accustomed to •.he vagaries of Australiaii wicKets. The attendance was 10,000, and the gate £3OO. . The ; West Indies innings lasted f 5 minutes. • Scores:—

West Indies, first innings > 212 VICTORIA First Innings

Bowling: Constantine took five wicicets for 64 runs, Griffiths one for 104, Martin one for 109 3 Scott two for 153, Birkett one for 101, Roach none for 45. WEST INDIES •' Second Innings

Bowling: Ironmonger took eight wickets for 31 runs, Alexander one for 25, Hassett one for 48, a'Beckett one for 15. M.C.C. V. TRANSVAAL JOHANNESBURG, Ist December. Marylebone in their first innings against Transvaal made 238 (Wyatt 58, Hammond 70, Chapman 37, White 36). Brown took three for 64 Vincent three for 54, A. Hall three for 63. Transvaal, first innings, made 176 (Taylor 46). Peebles took five for 45, White three for 13.

Marylebone in their second i>mings lost three for 65. When Transvaal's sore stood at 105 four wickets fell without the addition of a single ran, Peebles at one stage had an average of three wickets for four ?uns. SHEFFIELD SHIELD QUEENSLAND SCORING HEAVILY BRISBANE, Ist December.

In a Shefiield Shield cricket match against New South Wales, Queensland in the first innings lost 4 wickets for 490 runs (Gough 137, Thompson not not 180, Oxenliam 07, Benstead not out 47).

0 187 44 65 126 83 Barnett, c Decaires. b Constantino 58 0 13 0 0 Iff "594

3 Hunte, c Alexander, b Ironmonger 12 ' 34 Martin, c Barnett, b Ii'onmonger ... 13 26 0 Constantine, c Darling, b Ironmonger 1 Birkett, c a'Beckett, b Ironmonger... 7 Scott, c Hendry, b Ironmonger ... 7 9 7 9 Total 128