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Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1930, Page 3

CRICKET

WEST INDIAN TEAM

VISITOR’S GOOD SHOWING

WELLINGTON, November 12

The West Indian cricketers made a most auspicious first appearance in New Zealand to-day, when they commenced a two days’ exhibition match a£a|fist a Wellington representative eleven. The honours of the day were all with the visitors. 'Wellington had to scratch for close upon four hours to string 195 together against very steady howling and brilliant fielding. Constantine (Trinidad) lived up to Id’s reputation as one of the world’s outstanding players by taking six wickets for 24 runs off fourteen overs and fielding in a manner that has never before been surpassed on the Basin Reserve.

Even Dempster could do little against the machine-like length of the visitors’ attack, „It took him thirtyfive minutes -tf} reach double figures, and after reaching 23 lie was caught at the wickets off Constantine. Hepthe colt who was making his first appearance for the province, shaped as well as any of the local playemVand M’Girr also used his feet in getting out to meet the ball.

The West Ind ians showed brillia nee when they wentsto the wickets. Roaeli ;booked. Parsloe’s first; hall of the innings to tiie fence at long leg and repeated the stroke off the third ball. Hunter also did the same tiling off the "first*Rail of second over. A brilliant catch by Hankins behind the wickets on the leg side disposed of Roach, and off the last ball of the, day Sea ley was brilliantly caught at fine leg by. Demptser, who threw himself to make the catch;

■When stumps were drawn the Indies had lost two wickets for 23 runs. Blundell secured two wickets. WELLINGTON. First Innings. O. S. Dempster, c Hunter b Con-

stantine 23 H. Foley, c Grant h Constantine 7 W,- (l Hepburn, b Scott- 34 E; G. M’Leod, lbw b Scott 1

ljy|;M-, ) vAl''Girr, c Scott b ConstanHunter b Martin 3 c Sea ley 1> Constantine 11 D. ;B. Hankins, b Constantine- ...v ; 17 Tv C. Warnies.,.. b; Coiistii-ntine ) * JO J. Newman b, St Hill 25 E. D. Blundell, not out 20 Extras 17 Total * ... J P ../ 195 SECOND DAY’S PLAY. WEI JhI NGTON, Noveipher 13. Rain this morning - prevented play in. the game ,by the West Indian eleven against Wellington. By two o’clock, however, it was bright and sunny, and tli*- visitors continued;-,their innings. The wind soon veered to the south, however,-: and heavy. rain began, and the game was abandoned /at 3.35, when the visitors score stood at 128 for four wickets. aAiC /. A .

, With; two .wickets...down for 23, in reply to Wellington ! s opening innings of • 195, ; : H\inte (5) and Headley (the Bradman of the West Indies), resumed the innings. Alter the pair had exactly • doubled the score, Headley was snapped np> by Hankins behind the wickets off Newman.

! Birkett the West Indian vice-cap-tain, a tall, youthful right-hander from Trinidad, came next, and helped Hunto to run the score along to 60, when ‘ the' wicketkeeper, who had contributed 18, was nicely taken by Hepburn at cover, off Blundell. Martin, a Jamaican left-hander, then cemented a useful partnership with Birkett. Several changes wore made in the howling. At 119, Blundell took the ball from Parsloe, whose eight ovets had cost 23 runs. Birkett placed Newman to leg for three, and drove Blundell past cover to the. pickets. Ra in then set in from , the south, causing an ad journme.nl.

1 ;' ; WEST INDIES. . First Innings. Roach, c Hankins b Blundell ... 8 Et;R. Hunfe c Hepburn } b Blum • :^ cll ,*.*• ••• ... 18 Sealey ; c Dempster b Blundell ... . 9 B. Headley,. c Hankins, b Newman 17 L. S. Birkett, not out. ... ... ... 30 I ( .]{.. Martin, not out . 26 . Extras . ... 10 Total, for four wkts 128 Bowling Analysis:—Parsloe 0 for 2,4, Blundell 3 or 33, McLeod 0 or 8, M arines oor 25, Newman I for 20. | During the tea adjournement, the 1 .Mayor, of Wellington, on behalf of the citizens,, extended a hearty welcome to the West Indians. He regretted that 1 the weather had prevented the people from seeing them at their best on the field. Mr G. C. Grant, the visiting captain, thanked the Mayor for the welcome. Every momber of the party regretted'that tlieir visit on the present was such a hurried one. [ Mr R. H. Mnllett, Manager of the team, said that the cricketers of England were eagerly looking forward to the visit of the New Zealand team ■ next year, on account of the most favourable impression the team from the Dominion had created in 1927. ' 'the West Indian cricketers wished New Zealand success in England. I The West Indians left for Auckland by t-he express train, and will sail from Auckland for Sydney to-morrow. Their Australian tour will com- I nieuce with .a match against New 1 South Wales at Sydney on November 21, and will conclude with the fifth Test at Svdney, on March 4th, and the team is due t,n arrive back at Wel-

iii'.’U>n on March 10. and will sail ho next day. *