CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.

AGAINST N.S.W. SPRINGBOKS 7 FOR 384. TAYLOR’S FINE CENTURY. (Australian Press Association ) SYDNEY, November 13. Fine cool weather prevailed for the opening day’s play of tile South Africa versus New South Wales cricket match. Tile wicket was perfeet and a crowd of 15,540 saw delightful cricket. The opening batsmen were slow, but Cameron gave a sparkling display. * With Tayior and Cameron together the sco I*o was mounting rapidly when Fingletriu made a great catch to dismiss tile Springbok captain, who batted 86 minutes. His score included eleven boundaries.

Taylor, who previously failed ot get going in Australia, continued to bat jstylishly, reaching of) in 67 minutes. Alter the tea adjournment Taylor and Dalton went-along merrily the bow.ing being now completely „ mastered, many loose balls being sent down. The pair added a hundred in eighty minutes, and as the result of long hops and full tosses, the sixth fifty was scored in nineteen minutes. Taylor’s effortless century occupied only 148 minutes.

Dalton was smartly stumped and the giant Market hit up 30 in ten

minutes, including four fours and onq sixer. The score at stumps was South Africa 384 for seven wickets. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Christy, b Amos 8 Curnow, 1.b.w., b Bettington ... 39 Mitchell, 1.b.w., b Hunt ... ... 16 Cameron*, c Fingleton, b McCabe 74 Taylor, hot out ... 116 Dalton, st. Oldfield, b McCabe ... 87 Morkel, b Bettington ... ... 30 Balaskas, h Hunt 3 Extras n Total for &eveu wickets ... 384

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, November 13. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match South Australia versus Victoria, the former in the first innings have made 285 iW the loss of sfeven wickets Nitschke scored fifty-seven runs and Waite sixty-three.