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Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.

N.S.W. NEARLY WIN.

18 RUNS SHORT

SPRINGBOKS SECURE DRAW.

(Australian Press Association )

SYDNEY, November 17,

Following the rain last night the morning, was fine and hot. The wicket' rolled out beautifully.

The South Africans declared at 190 for three >. wickets (overnight score), and Now:South Wales commenced their second knock on a real batsman’s pitch. The openers presented a broad blade to the early attack and were together at lunch with eighty on,.the

board. Bill went in the first over after lunch with the score at 81. The'hundred runs appeared in 110 minutes. Cameron’s declaration left the home side with 448 to win ‘in three hundred minutes, and at this rate of scoring, there was no chance of doing this, but Bradman came in and belted the bowling to all parts of the ground. Despite Flngleton’s ninety-five minutes' start, Bradman reached the fifty first, mainly as the result of eight fours. His next fifty took only thirty-three minutes. The bowling was how completely collared, and at the tea adjournment the total, was 245 for one wicket. Bradman continued to rattle the pickets, and reached his century in even time. Fingleton was in 215 minutes for his hundred. With the score at 297 Bradman was caught. He batted 128 minutes and hit 15 fours.

Then Fingleton, like Bradman, went out i n attempting a big hit. AlcCabe and Alarks pasted the tired bowling, and in an exciting finish New South Wales failed by eighteen runs to overtake the 'Springboks, before the match ended in a draw.

Scores:— SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Christy, b Amos 8 Gurnow, l.b.w. b Bettington ... 39 Mitchell, l.b.w. b Hunt 19 Taylor, l.b.w. b Hunt 124 Cameron, c Fingleton b AlcCabe ... 74 Dalton, stpd. Oldfield b AlcCabe ... 87 Alorkel, b Bettington 30 Balaskas, b Hunt 3 McMillan, c Oldfield b McCabe ... 9 Vincent, c Oldfield b Hunt ... 17 Bell, (not out) 1 Extras 17 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 * ■.vv. ’”>o Fingleton, b Bell • 30 Bradman, c and b McMillan ... 30 McCabe, stpd Cameron b Me-*

Millan ~.•; 37 Marks, b Vincent ... 16 Fairfax, c Dalton b Vincent ... 3 (Hird, c Mitchell b McMillan ... 18 Oldfield, Vincent b McMillan ... 10 Bettington, b Boil ... ... ... 7 Hunt, stpd. Cameron, b Bell ... 3 Amos (not out) ..! 3 Extras ... 'H Total 168 SOUTH AFRICA.—Second Innings. Curnow (not out) ... ... ... ... 79 Mitchell, b Hunt 42 (Morkel, l.b.w. b Hunt ... 14 Cameron, b Hunt ... 49 Extras 6 Total for 3 wickets declared 190 N.S. WALES,— -Second Innings. Bill, b Morkel ... 47 Fingleton, c McMillan b Morkel 118 'Bradman, c Beil h- Morkel 135 McCabe (not out) ... (Marks (not out) ... 36 Extras Total for three wickets ... ... 430 Bowling Analysis.—Belt 0 for, 110, Morkel 3 . for 80, Vincent 0 for, 125, Balaskas 0 for 27. AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM. ' The following is the Australian first Test team against the South Africans for the match at Biisbane on (November 27th :

Woodful (captain), Ponsford, Bradman, Kippax, Nitschke, McCabe, Oldfield, Oxeuham, Grimmett, Wall, Ironmonger. Twelfth man, Rigg.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. SOUTH AUSTRALIA BEAT VICTORIA. ADELAIDE, November 17. In the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia, Victoria in the second innings made -151. Oakley scored 44. South ' Australia won by twentyone runs. ■, Wall took 2 for 28, Grimmett 2 for 52, and Lee 3 for 22. FAIRFAX’S ENGAGEMENT. LONDON, November 16. “Olympian,” writing in the “Evening Standard,” says he does not blame Fairfax, but deplores the factors making importation practicable. Australia cannot afford 'to lose a bowler whose method and physique, suited the Tests. ‘lt was no exaggeration to say that Australia’s loss is greater than Accrington’s g; in.