CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 40, 17 February 1930, Page 11

CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA

SHEFFIELD SHIELD FINAL

» ADELAIDE, lUth February. The final match of tho Sheffield Shield cricket competition _ was commenced on Friday, when Victoria, batting first, made only 118 runs (Ponsford 19, Eydcr 37, Davidson 31). For South Australia Grimmett took five wickets for 55 runs, Wall two for 24, and Lee two for 13. Before stumps were drawn for tho day South Australia had made 109 for seven wickets (Nitschko 27). . Tho remaining South Australian wickets wcro captured on Saturday for one run, South Australia's first innings realising only 110 runs. Davidson took four wickets for 6 runs, Ironmonger three for 37, Alexander two for 43, and a'Beckett nono for 21. Victoria _in their second innings made 390 for eight wickets (a'Beckett 152, Oakley 43, Ponsford 54, Ellis 40 not out).

Tho recovery made by Victoria on Saturday improves that State's pros-, pects of winning tho Sheffield Shield. Only a fust innings win was required by Victoria to win tho competition, but with the scoring so low in the first innings there was the possibility of South Australia scoring a win, in which case Now South Wales would havo won the shield. The present position, however, is that Victoria appear to be certain of a win on the first innings at least. The Sheffield Shield points to dato arc:—Now South Wales 20, Victoria 18, South Australia 13, and Queensland 1.