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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20100, 2 December 1930, Page 15

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VICTORIA V. WEST INDIES. CONSTANTINE'S EFFECTIVE BOWLING. VISITORS' DEBACLE IN SECOND INNINGS. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYKIGHT.) (Received December Ist, 10.15 p.m.) i MELBOURNE, December 1. The cricket match, "West Indies v. Victoria, was resumed in delightful weather and on & fast wicket. Constantine, who had recovered from his strain, bowled with great pace, and speedilywound up the innings. He dismissed Burnett and Hassett in successive deliveries, and two overs later dismissed Darling and Alexander with the sixth and eighth balls respectively. Constantine's figures for the morning were: Five overs, one maiden, 21 runs, four wickets. He showed his versatility by catching Ironmonger brilliantly at third slip. The last five wickets were dismissed in 44 minutes, a totally unexpected slump. It is obvious already that Constantino will hav« 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 to be a debacle, the batsmen being all at sea with Ironmonger, who maintained an accurate length. He made pace off the wicket and turned the ball deceptively. He bowled 14 overs, three of which were maidens. Headley was again attractive, batting for 54 minutes, and hitting throe boundaries. Hunte and Grant gave a neat display, batting for 80 minutes. The visitors' downfall was probably duo to the wicket being much faster than on Saturday, but they will do better when more accustomed to the vagaries of Australian wickets. The attendance was 10,000, and the gate £3OO. West Indies's innings lasted 155 minutes. Scores: — VICTORIA. First Innings. W. M. Woodfull, b Constantine . . 0 W. H. Ponsford, c Grant, b Scott .. 187 H. Ij. Hendry, c Birkett, b Martin . . 44 ♦T. Ryder, c Roach, b Scott . . 65 K. Rigg, c and b Birkett . . . . 12(5 L. Darling, b Constantine . . • • 83 R. Barnett, cde Caires, b Constantine . . 58 R. Hassett, b Constantine . « . . 0 Fi. Tj. a'Beckett, not out .. .. 13H. H. Alexander, b Constantino . . 0 H. Ironmonger, c Constantine, b Griffiths 0 Extras . . . . . « IS Total . . . - . . 594 BOWLING. Runs. Wiclcots. Constantine 64 5 Griffithe 104 1 Martin . 109 1 Scott ~ 353 2 Birkett . . 161 1 Roach 45 0 WTSST INDIES. First innings . . • • • • 222 Second Innings. C. A. Roach, lbw, b Alexander . . 3 R. Hunte, c Alexander, b Ironmonger . . 12 O. Headley, lbw, b Ironmonger . . 34 F. R. Martin, c Barnett, b Ironmonger .. 13 O. C. Grant, c Hendry, b Hassett . . 26 F. I. de Caires, lbw, b Ironmonger . . 0 L. N. Constantine, c Darling, b Iron-

monger . . . . . . 1 L. S. Birkett, c a'Beckett, b Ironmonger 7 O. S. Wight, 7) Ironmonger . . . . 7 O. C. Scott, c Hendry, b Ironmonger . . 7 Griffiths, not out . . . - . . 9 Extras . . . • - • 9 Total . . • ■ . . 128 BOWLING. Runs. Wickets. Ironmonger ..HI 8 Alexander . . i! 5 1 Hnssett . . 4R 1 a'Beckett 15 0 SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. (UKITEb PRESS ASSOCIATION—BT ELECTRIC TELEGBAPH —COPYRIGHT.) (Received December Ist, 11.15 p.m.) BRISBANE, December 1. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match against New South Wales, Queensland in the flrßt irtnings has four wickets down for 490 (Goush 137, Thompson not out 186, Oxenh&m 67, Benstead not out 47).