CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.

, VICTORIANS WIN

RAIN UPSETS PLAY

(Australian Press Association.)

MELBOURNE, November 9

As the result of rain the wicket was in bad condition for the resumption of the Cricket match, South Africa versus Victoria. The remaining batsmen were disposed of in forty minutes. The bad wa.s rising to a dangerous height at times. The South African innings closed for 235. The early Victorian bat-smell’s dismissal was due to the ball coming up shoulder high. After lunch the wicket was -improving, although it was still by no means in good order.

The Victorians were -dismissed in a hundred minutes. O’Brien, a lefthander, gave a resourceful display for seventy-eight minutes, hitting five boundaries.

SPRINGBOKS ROUTED.

MELBOURNE, November 9

The wicket robed out better ' after the Victorians’ -innings, but it war, occasionally treacherous. ■ Play had to be suspended for six minutes owing to rain half-way tlii'ougli tile visitors 1 second innings, which lasted for one hundred minutes and closed for 5$ runs.

The majority of the South African batsmen, who are accustomed to matting wieffets, gave a feeble display under the conditions. Ironmonger was in his element on the tricky wicket, sending down twelve overs and four maidens f-or five wickets.

Victoria won the match by 87 runs The receipts totalled £925. Scores : VICTORIA—First Innings.

Woodfull, st Cameron, b McMillan 121 Ponsford, st Cameron, b Vincent 37 Rigg, b Vincent . 14 Ryder, *b Quinn 2

O’Brien, b Quinn 33 Oakley,“ c Cameron, b Merkel ... 28 Barnett, b Quinn 12 Nagel, 1.b.w., b Bell 9 Blackie, c Vincent, b Quinn ... 21 McCormack, o Vincent, b Quinn ... 2 Ironmonger, not out 1 Extras 4 Total 284 Bowling analysis: Bell 1 for t)Z, Quinn 5 for 36, Morkel 1 for 30, Vincent 2 for 82, McMillan 1 for 61, Mitchell 0 for 9. SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings. Curnow, b Ironmonger 50 Christy, b Ironmonger 119 Mitchell, l.b.w. b McCormack ... 15 Taylor, c Rigg b Ironmonger 0 Viljoen, l.b.w. b McCormack ... 3 Cameron, c Barnett b McCormack 6 Morkel, c and b McCormack ... 4

McMil.iall, c Ryder b McCormack 3 Vinpont c O'BriPu b Ironmonger 10 Quinn, Nagel b Ironmonger ~, j Bell (not out) \ Extras 23 Total 235 Bowling Analysis—McCormack 5 for •65, Nagel 0 for 37, Ironmonger 5 for 87, -Ryder 0 for 23. VICTORIA.—Second Innings. Woodful c' Vincent b Quinn ... 0 Pons ford, c Viljoen b Bell 4 Rigg, b Bell 14 Ryder, c Vincent b Quinn ... 0 O’Brien (not out) 37 Oakley, b Vincent H Barnett, b Bed ; . 11 Nagel, c Cameron' b Vincent McCormack, c Christy b Quinn ... 4 Ironmonger, b Morkel 1 Blackie, absent 0 Extras 19 1 Total 91 Bowling Analysis.—Bell 3 for 19, Quinn 3 for 27, Vincent 2 for 23, Morkel 1 for 3. SOUTH AFRICA;—Second Innings. Cameron, c Ryder b Ironmonger 11 Taylor, b Ironmonger ’ ....... 2 Vincent, c Scaife b McCormack ... 0 Mitchell, b McCormack 3 •McMillan, stpd. Barnett b Ironmonger 1 Christy, c Rigg b Ironmonger ... 9 Curnow, l.b.w. b Nagei 0 Viljoen, b Nagel 10 .Morkel, b Ironmonger 5 Quinn, b Nagel 1 Bell, (not out) 9 Extras . 11 Total 1 53 Bowling Analysis.-—McCormack 2 for 13, Ironmonger 5 for 21, Nagel 3 for 8. N.S.W. v. QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE," November 9. There was no play in the Sheffield Shield match to-day -owing to rain.