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Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1931, Page 5

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SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR. FIRST MATCH AGAINST WEST AUSTRALIA. (Australian Press Association.) (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) PERTH, October 23. The South. Africans opened their Australian t-our against Westtralia with the hottest day of the season, over ninety. Africa won the toss and elected to bat, the wicket, favouring the batsmen, rapidly drying under a strong hot wind. Christy and Curnow opening, played for safety and experience taking a partnership till the close of tea adjournment, when Curnow playing dour stolid cricket retired leg before at fifty-eight. Christy was bowled when 102, taking two hundred minutes and giving a brilliant display, with fiiia strokes all round the wicket in attractive free and easy style which promises to be a feature of his play. Cameron and Viljoen gave a sparkling display. Viljoen made 35 in forty minutes when he played a ball on th e wicket. Viljeon is a dashing junior, with plenty of vim in his shots and a good, forceful style. Morkel made an atti’active twenty-nine and was clean-bowleg by Bryant on tbe last over of th e da.v. It was notable tliat there were three leg retirements and two batsmen pulled the ball on to their wickets.

An outstanding feature for Wetstraliit was Bryant, the Captain, howling four four thirty-four. The attendance was 2600. SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings. Christy, b Newman 102 Curnow, Ibw. b. Bryant 58 Taylor, Ibw b Bryant 6 Viljoen, b Bryant 35 Cameron Ibw b Curtin 21 Dalton (not out) 22 Morkel b Bryant 29 Sundries 9 Total for 6 wickets 273 (Totals incorrect). Stumps were then drawn. The following will represent tbe Old Boys to play School to-morrow on Oass SquVi-re :—Schroder, Walker, Morgan (2), Nightingale, Stapleton (2), Delbridge. Hughes (2), Toohey, Fleming, La ing.