TEST CRICKET

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 301, 28 December 1935, Page 6

TEST CRICKET

Third Day’s Play

AUSTRALIA’S HARD TASK

SOUTH AFRICANS’ HIGH SCORE

By Telegraph —Copyright —Press Assn. JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 26.

The second cricket Test opened in clear weather. The wicket was perfect. Tremendous interest was taken in the match. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat, but collapsed in dramatic fashion, the side being dismissed for 157. A curious coincidence was the fact that McCormick, O’Reilly and Grimmett each took three successive wickets. The innings lasted 180 minutes. Australia commenced their reply in good style and at the close of the first day’s play lost three wickets for 168 runs.

Upon resumption, however, there was a sensational collapse and the innings closed for 250 runs aftei 241 minutes’ batting.

With a deficiency of 93 South Africa commenced their second innings, but did not make a promising start, three wickets falling for 90 runs. A fine stand by Nourse and Mitchell changed the complexion of the game again, and the honours fluctuated somewhat in favour of South Africa. When stumps were drawn for the day four wickets had fallen for 254 runs.

The match is now at an interesting stage in view of the wearing wicket. The attendance for the start of the match was 10,000 but news of the collapse spread like wildfire and throughout to-day there was a crowd varying from 15,000 to 18,000 watching every ball of the match amid intense excitement. LATEST SCORES At the close of the third day’s play yesterday Australia had one wicket down for 85 runs (Brown being cheaply dismissed for 6), leaving the visitors to get 314 runs in order to equal South Africa’s aggregate of 648 rims.

There was an attendance of some 12,000 spectators. At the outset of the day’s play South Africa had four wickets down i i for 254 runs (Nourse not out 98 and Briscoe not out 10). At lunch time the score had reach--ed 370 and the afternoon tea adjournment was taken with South Africa’s innings closed for 491, The great batting total (231) oi Nourse included 36 boundaries. Detailed scores are as follow: — SOUTH AFRICA.. First Innings. Mitchell, c Oldfield, b McCormick 8 Siedle, c Chipperfield, b McCormick ‘ . 22 Rowan, 1.b.w., b Grimmett .... 38 Nourse, b McCormick 0 Briscoe, b O’Reilly 15 Wade, b O'Reilly . ... t 0 Langton, c Fingleton, b O’Reilly 7 Nicholson, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett . . 27 Crisp, b Grimmett 8 Robertson, b O’Reilly 17 Bock, not out 9 Extras 6 Total 157 Fall of wickets: One for 11; two for 46; three for 50; four for 68; five for 70; six for 78; seven for 112; eight for 126; nine for 139. Bowling Analysis.

Siedle, b Grimmett 34 Wade, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 30 Rowan, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 13 Mitchell, c Oldfield, b McCabe . 45 Nourse, 231 Briscoe, . . 16 Nicholson 29 Langton 16 Crisp, 35 Robertson 3 Bock, not out 2 Extras 37 Total 491 Grand total 648 Bowling analysis: Grimmett, four for 111; McCormick, three for 127; McCabe, two for 30; O’Reilly, one for 91; Fleetwood-Smith, one for 93. The first wicket fell for 50; second for 89; third for 90; and fourth for 219. AUSTRALIA. First*lnnings 250 Second Innings. ; Brown, 6 i

Fingietcn, not out 20 McCabe, not out 59 ■H Total for one wicket 85 Bowling analysis: Crisp, one for 11; Mitchell, none for 10; Robertson, none for 12; Langton, none for 16; Bock, none for 29. THIRD TEST PREPARATIONS JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 26. Wale has been appointed captain of the South African team for the third Test. Balaskas, whose chances of playing in the third Test are considered” excellent, slightly injured an ankle in a cricket match, but is still hopeful of being fit for the Test.

0 M R W McCormick 16 5 36 3 McCabe 6 2 11 0 O’Reilly 20.2 9 54 4 Fleetwood-Smith 6 2 21 0 Grimmett 15 5 Second Innings. 29 3