VICTORIA’S STRONG LEAD.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19105, 10 February 1932, Page 7

VICTORIA’S STRONG LEAD.

BATTING AND BOWLING SUCCESSES AFRICANS COMPLETELY OUTPLAYED. (Received February 9, 7.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 9. Conditions favoured the batsmen on the resumption of the cricket match Victoria v. South Africa. The attendance reached 3000, and the receipts totalled £73. New Bowler’s Success. Runs came steadily. At ninety-two, Christy attempted a big hit, and was easily caught at deep mid off. He batted eighty minutes. Taylor was attractive and was at wickets one hundred minutes, hitting six boundaries. Fleetwood Smith, a remarkable lefthand googly, who bowled mainly off breaks, obtained his first two wickets in one over. He was then remarkably successful. This is his first season in club cricket. He dismissed Steyn with a great left-hand catch low down. Cameron went In late, and attempted to force matters. He obtained ten off one of Ironmonger's overs, with wellplaced strokes. Otherwise the bowlers were on top. Victoria’s total was passed with eight wickets down in the last over before tea. Cameron was then batting finely. Collapse of Tail. The South Africans’ innings finished soon after tea. Cameron batted for seventy-three minutes and hit five boundaries. Fleetwood Smith created a great impression, with his accurate length and breaking both ways with the same action. Victoria’s Vigorous Reply. Rain threatened and the light was not good when Victoria’s second innings opened at 4.37. The batsmen batted soundly. Ponsford made the highest score against Africa for the season. His previous best was 37. In the later stages, both batsmen were very bright. Ponsford’s fifty came up in sixty-one minutes, and Woodfull’s in sixty-five. The last 58 runs were added in twenty minutes. Following are the scores:— VICTORIA. First Innings ..231 Second Innings. Woodfull, not out 73 Ponsford, not out 84 Extras 1 Total for no wickets .. .. 158 SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Mitchell, c Barnett, b McCormick 10 Curnow, run out .. .. 4 Christy, c Rigg, b Ironmonger .. 36 Taylor, lbw., b Fleetwood Smith .. 54 Viljoen, lbw., b Fleetwood Smith .. 43 Balaskas, b Fleetwood Smith .... 0 Morkel, c Oakley, b Fleetwood Smith 11 Steyn, c and b Fleetwood Smith .. 6 Cameron, c Darling, b Ironmonger 45 Brown, c Ponsford, b Fleetwood Smith 11 Quinn, not out 0 Extras 19 Total 239 Bowling analysis.—Fleetwood Smith took six wickets for 80 runs; McCormick one for 68, a’Beckett none for 18, Ironmonger two for 54.