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Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1930, Page 6

CRICKET

WEST INDIANS. AGAINST N.S. WALES. WEST INDIANS SCORE 241. IN SECOND INNINGS. (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, Nov. 24. In the cricket match, the West Indies in the second innings made 241. Scores: —• WEST INDIES—First Innings Roach, b Fairfax 4fl Marin, c Oldfield, b Fairfax ... 21 Headley, c Oldfield, h Chilvers .. 25 BartLortt, b Fairfax 0 Grant, c Oldfield, b Chilvers ... 30 Birkett, e Oldfield, b Chilvers ... 31 Constantine, c Bill, h McCabe ... 18 Francis, c Oldfield, b McCabe ... 8 Barrow, c Oldfield, b Chilvers ... 2 St. Hill, c Hunt, b McCabe ... 1 Scott, (not out) 4 Extras 5 Total ... 188 Bowling analysis:—Stewart 0 ior 25, Fairfax 3 for 42, Chilvers 4 for 84, McCabe 3 for 23, Hunt 0 for 9. NEW SOUTH. .WALES—Ist Innings. Fairfax,' b Constantine i 0 Bill, c Constantine, b St. Hill ... Kippax, b Constantine 6 McCabe, b Constantine 18 Bradman, c Barrow, b Francis ... 73 Jackson, 1.b.w., b Constantine ... 13 Allsopp, run out 32 Oldfield, std. Barrow, b Scott ... 21 Chilvers, b Francis 8 Hunt, b Francis 3 Stewart, (not out) ... I Extras ? Total ... ... 207 Bowling analysis:—Constantine 4 for 44, Scott 1. for 56, St. Hill 1 for 48. Francis 3 for 38, Martin 0 for 22. WEST INDIES—2nd Innings. Roach, b McCabe 20 Martin, stpd. Oldfield, b Chilvers 4 Birkett, c Oldfield, b Chilvers ... 7 Headley; c Bradman, b Chilvers 82 Grant, run out 44 Bartlett, c Bradman, h Hunt ... 9 Constantine, c and ib Chilvers ... 59 Barrow, st. Oldfield, b Chilvers ... 2 \Scott, c Bradman, b Fairfax ... 1 Francis, run out " St. Hill, (not out) ... 4 Extras ‘ Total ... - - 241

Bowling analysis': Chilvers 5 for <3, Fairfax 1 for 57, McCabe 1 for 31, Hunt 1 for 35, Stewart 0 for 38. The wicket was soft when play was resumed ‘to-day, 'half an hour late. The overnight batsmen, Headley and Grant, carried the score to 159, when the firjst-named wfts smartly caught by Bradman at second slip off Chilvers. (Four for 159). This pair had put on 95 runs.

Bartlett then-jolficd Grant; but the latter went before a run was added. 1 Constantine wa&- applauded as he appeared, and while the tail did theii best to keep their wickets up, he delighted the onlookers with crisp hitting, rattling up- 59 runs, including four sixers, in a. little over twenty minuteie. The fielding was keen, When the West Indies were all out, the tea adjournment was taken.

MATCH DRAWN. . SYDNEY, Nov. 24. New South Wales in their second innings lost 5 for 134. McCabe’s thumb was injured in stopping a hot one from Headley, and Fingleton acted as substitute for tlie remainder of the Most Indies innings. Kippax ifi suffering from influenza. Oldfield acted as captain. Jackson in the opening, partnership with Bill, set a merry pace in New South Wales’ second innings. The latter, however, had a couple of narrow escapes, and was finally out leg before. Bradman took many risks, and he went cheaply. Allsopp and Oldfield were victims to : the versatile Constantine. Fairfax and Hunt, after several nnpeals against had light, played out time, stumps being drawn at 5.53 p.m. New' South Wales then requiring 89 to win. Scores:— NEW SOUTH WALES —2nd Tunings. Jackson, b. Martin 62 Wendell-Bill, 1.b.w., b Martin ... 34 Bradman, b Headley 22 Allsopp. b Constantine 3 'Oldfield, b Constantine ... 0 -Fairfax, (not out) 2 Hunt, (not out) 0 Extras 44 Total for five wickets 134 i / WELLINGTON CRICKET ASSN. PICKING THE TEAM FOR ENGLAND. WELLINGTON, November 25. At a meeting of the Wellington Cricket Association, the management committee, the chairmfin Mr R. B. Broad, invited an expression of opinion upon the advisability of holding trial matches in order to pick the New Zealand team for England. Mr Hanna said there would he only about four players to select after the certainties had been written down. He considered the selectors to be quite competent- to complete the team without going to the expense of holding trial matches. Mr W. Christopher thought that a North v. South Island trial match, would be the best draw. It was decided to leave the matter over till next meeting. CRICKETER INJURED. DURBAN, Nov. 24. Sandham was hospitalled with a gash in the forehead, involved in a car accident. It is not serious.