COUNTRY TEAM FAIL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 296, 14 December 1931, Page 11

COUNTRY TEAM FAIL.

Springboks have Weak Opponents. CAMERON MAKES CENTURY. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. NEWCASTLE, December 13. The Country team failed badly in their first innings against the South Africans. The bowling of Brown was deadly. The schoolboys, Rudd and Robinson, justified their inclusion, the latter making top score. The Springboks shaped better in their second innings, the CameronViljoen partnership realising 153 runs. The captain's century was made in 70 minutes. It is his first of the tour. His score included nineteen fours. He was dismissed as the result of a brilliant one-hand catch on the boundary in the last over of the day. The State selectors were present at the match. Mr Tandy, manager of the team, interviewed, declared that nothing was yet definitely decided with regard to the New Zealand tour. Scores:— COUNTRY XI. First Innings. Alleyne, c van der Merwe b Vincent 10 Osland, c Dalton b Vincent .... 26 Taylor, b Brown 5 Robinson, c van der Merwe b Brown 32 Rudd, b Balaskas 8 Bell, b Balaskas 2 Hutchins, b Brown 27 Hooker, b Brown 0 Sadlier, b Brown 9 O’Brien, not out 21 Rowland, b Cameron 6 Extras 9 Total ... 155 Bowling anal> r sis—Brown, five for 57; Morkell, none for 15; Vincent, two for 26; Balaskas,, two for 39; Cameron, one for 9. SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 248 Second Innings. Christy, b Rowland 20 Morkel, c Hooker b O’Brien .... 27 Mitchell, st Sadlier b O’Brien .. 57 Cameron, c Hutchins b Hooker .. 129 Viljoen, not out 43 Extras 13 Total for four wickets .. 289