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Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1931, Page 5

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SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR. AGAINST N.S.W. SPRINGBOKS’ BIG LEAD. OYER N.'S. WALES. SPLENDID BOWLING BY VISITORS. (Australian Press Association ) 'SYDNEY, November 15. The cricket match South Africa, versus New South Wales was continued yesterday in perfect weather. The visitors’ tail raised their total to 425 runs, thus presenting the New South Wales team with a formidable task. When N.S. Wales went in, Bill went second ball to Bell. . Fingletoii played his part a,s an opening batsman till Bell bowled him ; but with two wickets down for fifty-three runs, the position, was not a rosy one for *New South Wales.’ After being in for eighty-seven minutes for thirty runs, Don Bradman returned a simple one to the bowler, McMillan. McCabe, meanwhile, had been moving along nicely, but he was eventually a, victim to a smart piece of stumping. Bell and McMillan were bowling splendidly, and they soon dismissed the remainder of the State team. The Springboks’ fielding throughout was excellent. South Africa took no chances in deciding to bat again, The attendance was 33,100, aud the takings at the gate were £1912. The scores at the drawing of stumps were:— SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Christy, b Amos 0 Curiiow, l.b.w. b Bettiiigton ... 39 Mitchell, l.b.w. b Hunt ... 'lO ’Taylor, l.b.w. b Hunt 124 Cameron, c Fingleton b McCabe ... 74 Dalton, stpd. Oldfield b McCabe ... 87 Merkel, b Bettington ... 30 ■Balaskas, b Hunt 3 McMillan, c Oldfield b McCabe ... 9 Vincent, c Oldfield b Hunt ... 17 Bell, (not out) 1 Extras E? . Total 425 Bowling Analysis.—Amos 2 for 36, Fairfax 0 for 62, McCabe 3 for 89, ■Hunt 4 for 84, Bettington 2 for 78, Hird 0 for 24, Bradman 0 for 35. NEW 'SOUTH WALES. First Innings. Bill, b Bell 0 Fingleton, b Bell ••• 30 Bradman, c and b McMillan ... 30 McCabe, stpd Cameron b McMillan ... Marks, b Vincent , ' 16 Fairfax, c Dalton b Vincent ... 3 Bird, c Mitchell b ...McMillan .... 18 Oldfield, Vincent b McMillan ... 10 Bettington, b 'Bed ■ J (Hunt, stpd, Cameron, b Bell ... 3 Amos (not out) ... Extras ”• To till ~, m. * "> ■SOUTH AFRICA. —Second, innings, Cumow (not out) ... ... ••• Mitchell (not out) 2 Extras 2 Total for no wickets 11 SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. VICTORIA V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, November 15. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match South Australia against Victoria, South Australia’s first innings realised 317 runs. Waite made 63 and Nitschke 57. In the bowling McCormack took 5 for 105, and Ironmonger 3 for 110. Victoria in the. first innings made 286 for five w ickets. Pons ford made 134, and Ryder 64.