CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1930, Page 5

CRICKET

WEST INDIES

AGAINST SOUTH AUSTRALIA

(Australian Press Association)

ADELAIDE, Dec.. 5,

'The weather \va.s s.illry and the wieKefc fa.it for the opening of tne cncket match, West lnuLs v. South Australia. West indies won the* toss, and opened with Roach and Birketi. Both oatsmon were cautious, taking eighteen minutes to make a dozen. Roach concentrated on the leg side. He nkied Gnmmett into the deep field for a. sixer. Lmiergan, in atumpliiig to make a catch of the hit, collided with the fence and retired hurt. When the score was 31, Birkett was caught by Wall at deep mid on, off Lee’s second ball. Ho gave a patchy exhibition.

Headley began steadily, but Grimmett was puzzling both batsmen. Roach continued to make effective k’g strokes. Headley brilliantly square cut Grimmett to the boundary. Roach got a three and a. four off Lee. Me also appreciated Carlton, passing his half century in 70 minutes. In the over before lunch, Roach was caught on the boundary for 64. He Hit seven fours atld one six.—2 for 103. Headley was now 25, and two runs later be was ruit out by a smart return bv Waite at third man.

Grimmett got his first wicket by clean, bowling Bartlett in the same over. Grant was taken at silly point by Carlton off Grimmett for a duck without any addition to the score and Martin was taken by Walker off Wall for one.

Hunte succumbed to the WalkerGrimmett combination for twelve. Constantine made several fine drives. Then lie slipped and fell on bis wicket for 18. Francis’s chief contribution was a slashing six to leg off Carlton. S?alcy was brilliantly taken by Grimmett off Iris bowling, and Walker caught Griffiths easily for two, all being out lor 171. tbe innings lasting 155 minutes. The South Australian fielding was excellent. Scores: — WEST INDIES—Ist Innings. Birkett, c Wall, b Lee 14Roach, c Lee. b Carlton r >4 Headley, run out Martin, c "Walker, b Wall 1 Bartlett, b Grimmett 5 'Grant, e Carlton, b Grimmett ... 0 Constantine, hit wokt. b Carlton 18 Hunte, c Walker, b Grimmett ... 12 ISealey, e and b Grimmett 13 Francis, (not out) H Griffiths, c Walker, b Carlton .... 2 Extras Total Bowling analysis: Wall 10 overs, 3 maidens. 31. runs. 1 wicket; Carlton 8.5 0, 42. 3; Grimmett 14, 0, 71, 4; Lee 5,0, 23, 1. 8, AUSTRALIA’S SLOW SCORING. ADELAIDE, Dec. D. South Australia opened with Harris and Nitschke. The latter was clean bowled bv Francis, but with a no ball. He immediately sent one through tbe covers for four, and executed a neat square cut to the boundary. I hen shortly afterwards he played over a fast one from Francis, and lost his wicket for 22. Constantine’s accurate howling held up the scoring and Harris, attempting a short run off Martin, was run out.

Pritchard suffered a single fate in running a single from Richardson. These were two single disasters. The scoring whs slow, being, most In singles, taking 53 minutes to get 50. est Indies were particularly alert in the field. 'Richardson was never easy, and when he was only two an appeal against him for l.g before was allowed.

Grimmett and Lee were slow, but the former, by a couple of brilliaid drives, reached 20 after he had hatted for an hour. He had a narrow escapi of being caught when' 23. Grimmett ■brought up the century by ’snicking four throrgh the slips after 119 minutes play. Griffiths dropped him in the deep field five runs later. The scores at stumps were : ■SOUTH AUSTRALIA— Ist Innings. Harris, run out 21 Nitsehke. b Francis 22 Pritchard, run out 0 Richardson, l.b.w.s b Constantine 2 Lee. (not out) Grimmett, (not out) Extras ••• 3

Total for four wickets IL