AUSTRALIA’S EASY VICTORY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20308, 6 January 1936, Page 11

AUSTRALIA’S EASY VICTORY

COLLAPSE OF AFRICAN BATSMEN STRUGGLE ON BOWLERS’ WICKET United Press Association—By file-trio Telegraph—Copyright CAPETOWN, January 3. Following heavy rain of the previous day Richardson and Wade disagreeing as to the state of the wicket in the test match Australia v. Africa, the umpires made three inspections before deciding that the match should be resumed at 3.30. Australia declared with eight wickets down for 362. Africans Collapse The wicket immediately behaved strangely, the ball popping up sharply. McCabe got Wade with the second ball, but the spin attack was soon brought into action, Grimmett capturing Rowan’s wicket with his first ball. Thereafter the batsmen were completely at the slow bowlers’ mercy. Siedle, after batting 35 minutes, scored a single, and then was badly beaten by a low ball. Both Mitchell and Viljoen were _beaten by the vagaries of the patch. Nourse, however, played grandly, though he was compelled to introduce a note of caution into his play. The tailenders failed to make any showing and three wickets fell for no runs, with the total at 95. Nourse was unconquered. The innings closed after 108 minutes, the score being 102. The Africans owed their collapse entirely to the treacherous wicket, which was like a gluepot at the outset. The South Africans followed on and at stumps in the second innings had 11 on the board for no wickets.

LAST DAY OF MATCH SUPREMACY OF AUSTRALIAN BOWLING United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 6, 7.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN, January 4. Three thousand were present when the cricket test match Australia v. Africa was concluded. The match was resumed in fine cool weather, and the wicket easy. Fleetwood-Smith and O’Reilly took up the attack, the former getting amazing turns on the ball. O’Reilly employed the leg trap, but the batsmen scored freely, sending up fifty in even time. Siedle then took ten from one over from Fleetwood-Smith, and reached his own fifty after 79 minutes. Wade survived several leg appeals, but was beaten by the pace of a straight one from Fleetwood-Smith. Siedle continued aggressively, until Grimmett bowled him round his legs. He batted 98 minutes and hit seven fours. Grimmett by taking this wicket, equalled Barnes’s record of 189 test wickets, which has stood for a quarter of a century. Rowan brought up 102 in 104 minutes, by driving Fleetwood-Smith to the fence. Nourse began brightly, and at lunch both were batting confidently.

After lunch the batsmen steadied up, O’Reilly bowling eight maidens in succession. Nourse then hit three successive boundaries off Grimmett, but pushed the next ball back to the bowler. He batted 61 minutes. This was the beginning of a sensational turn of the tide. Rowan went in the next over, Richardson at silly leg making a brilliant catch. Mitchell played a ball on to the wicket.

This dramatic change caused a crowd of 8000 to watch each ball with breathless Interest. O’Reilly and Grimmett soon disposed of the remaining batsmen, giving Australia an easy win by an innings and 78 runs. Following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA First Innings Fingleton, c Wade, b Balaskas .. 112 Brown, c and b Robertson .. .. 121 McCabe, c and b Balaskas .... 0 Darling, lbw, b Balaskas 12 Richardson, lbw b Crisp 14 Chipperfield, b Langton 30 Oldfield, b Robertson ........ 8 O’Reilly, b Balaskas 17 Grimmett, not out 30 McCormick, not out 0 Extras 18 Total for eight wickets declared 362 Fall of wickets—One for 233, two for 235, three for 251, four for 259, five for 299, six for 313, seven for 313, eight for

AFRICA. First Innings. Wade, c and b McCabe 0 Siedle, lbw b Grimmett ...... 1 Rowan, b Grimmett 12 Mitchell, c Fingleton, b O’Reilly .. 14 Viljoen, stpd. Oldfield, b Fleet-wood-Smith 14 Nourse, not out 44 Nicholson, b Fleetwood-Smith .. 0 Langton, b Grimmett 3 Crisp, b Grimmett 0 Balaskas, b Grimmett 0 Robertson, run out .. 1 Extras 13 Total 102 Fall of wickets—One for none; two for 12; three for 21; four for 29; five

Total 182 Fall of wickets.—One for 87, two for 97, three for 137. four for 137, five for 139, six for 146, seven for 156, eight for 160, nine for 174, ten for 182.

There was an amusing incident when Balaskas skied O’Reilly towards the mid-off, the fieldsmen dashed for the stumps as souvenirs, and pulled them out, but McCormick did not get to the ball, and the game was held up while the umpires replanted the wickets. After the Match. The Australians were given a great ovation on returning to the pavilion. The Australian Captain V. Richardson said: "Naturally we are very glad to have won, but Africa had all the worst of the luck in most difficult conditions.” The African captain H. Wade said: “The Australians fully deserved their win.” SHEFFIELD SHIELD SERIES NEW SOUTH WALES BEAT QUEENSLAND United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 5, 6.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 5. In the Sheffield Shield match New South Wales, whose first innings total was 366, declared in their second innings with nine wickets down for 376. Gilbert took three wickets for 113 runs, Wyeth two 'for 54, and Levy two for 45. Queensland, whose first innings realised 344, made 216 (Andrews 38, Honour 34). Chilvers took four wickets for 78 runs and Hynes four for 43. New South Wales won by 182 runs “Bodyline” Rule Invoked It is disclosed that after Gilbert on Friday struck Mudge, Robinson and Marks, he was no-balled by the test umpire, Mr Borwick, for intimidating tactics. Mr Borwick considered that Gilbert was infringing the “bodyline rule” which was introduced by the Australian Board of Control after the last English tour of Australia. The aboriginal Gilbert is thus the first bowler in Australian first class cricket to have the law Invoked against him. Gilbert denied he was bowling at the man and blamed the wicket, which was worn. Mr A. G. Moyes, the “Sunday Sun's” cricket writer, commenting on the incident, says that Gilbert’s deliveries were perfectly fair. WIN ON FIRST INNINGS VICTORIA FOLLOW ON United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 5, 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, January 5. Playing South Australia in the Sheffield Shield series, Victoria in their first innings made 313. Wall took four wickets for 77, Waite two for 45, and Ryan two for 26. They fallowed on, and in tft second innings had lost five wickets for 250 runs (Rigg 124, Quin 47). South Australia won on the first innings, their total being 569.

361. Bowling Analysis: W. 1 Crisp .. .. ., o. .. 14 M. 2 R. 30 Langtijn .. .. .. 30 2 94 1 Robertson ., .. • • 29 8 75 2 Balaskas • • ,. .. 38 1 12G 4 Mitchell .. 40 0 19 0

for 86; six for 88; seven for 95; eight for 95; nine for 95. Bowling Analysis: O. M. R. W. McCormick 2 1 3 0 McCabe 2 1 9 1 O'Reilly 11 4 24 1 Grimmett 17 4 32 5 Fleetwood-Smith .... 6 0 21 2 Second Innings Wade, lbw., b Fleetwood-Smith 31 Siedle, b Grimmett 59 Rowan, c Richardson, b O’Reilly 19 Nourse, c and b Grimmett .. .. 25 Mitchell, b Grimmett 0 Viljoen, c O’Reilly, b Grimmett 23 Nicholson, c and b O’Reilly .. 4 Langton, b O’Reilly 4 Crisp, c Richardson, b O’Reilly 0 Balaskas, b Grimmett 2 Robertson, not out 12 3

Bowling Analysis: O. M. R. W. McCormick .. .. .. 2 0 8 0 Grimmett .. .. .. 37 17 56 5 Fleetwood-Smith .. 24 4 30 1 O’Reilly .. 25 15 35 4