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Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1931, Page 5

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INNINGS VICTORY AUSTRALIA’S WIN. WALL’S EXCELLENT BOWLING. (Australian Press Association.) BRISBANE, December 3. The weather was cool and cloudy for the resumption el' the test .match, and there was a good attendance,- The overnight rain made the wicket more dangerous than it- was yesterday. Play was not resumed until and it was immediately seen. MatI’the 1 ’the position of South Africa was desperate. Bradman showed that his indisposftion had been shaken off by throwing down Mitchell’s wicket. Ironmonger tied the batsmen up, and the side was soon out for 170. ! Woodfull forced the South Africans to follow on. The wicket was changeable, hut favoured bowlers throughout. IT «* The South Airieauo were disposed to go for the runs. Christy hit Ironmonger for a sixer and Cameron Heated Grimmett similarly. Taylor again batted attractively, hitting seven fours and batting for 83 minutes. Wall bowled with excellent direction, but occasionally humping badly. Ho bowled 10. l overs, seven of which were maidens. Ironmongers’s figures for. ttyo; match are: 77 overs, 40 maidens, 8C runs, nine wickets, The gate takings amounted to £3,033. . . ' Australia won by an innings and 163 runs. Scores:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Woodfml, 1.b.w., b Vincent ... 76 Ponsford, c Mitchell, b Bell ~.. 19 Bradman, l.b.w. b Vincent - ... 226 K.ippax, c Cameron, b Vincent-' ... 1 McCabe, c. Vincent, b Morkel ... 27 Nftschke, c Cameron, b Bell ... 6 •Oxenham, c and b Bell 1 Oldfield (not out) 56 Grimmett, b Bell 4 14 Wall, l.b.w. b Quinn 14 Ironmonger, b Quinn ... ... ... 2 Extras £ Total ... 450 Bowling analysis.—Bell 4 for 120, Morkel 1 for 57, Quinn 2 for 113, Vincent 3 for 100, McMillan 0 for 52. The fail of wickets was as follows; One for 32, t'wjprfor 195, three for 211, four for 292, five for 316, six for 320, seven for 380, eight for 408, nine for 446 ten for 450. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Christy, b Wall V.'i ... 24 Curnovv, b Ironmohger 11 'Cameron, st. Oldfield b Grimmett ... 4 Mitchell,' run'out 'V.. 67

Taylor, b Wall

Dalton, c and b Ironmonger ... 11 McMillan, b Ironmonger ... ... 0 Morkel, c McCabe, b Ironmonger 3 Vincent, c Nitsclike, b Grimmett 10 Quinn, Rigg (sub), b : Ironmonger 1 Bell, not out ... ... .... ... 1 F-xtras ... ... 0 Total 170 The fall of wickets was as follows: One for 26, two for 45, three for 49, four for 129, five for 140, six for 140, seven for 152, eight for 157, nine for 168. Bonding analysis: Wall 2 for 39, McCabe 0 for 16, Grimmett 2 for 49, Ironmonger 5 for 42, Oxenham 0 for 18. Second Innings. Christy, c McCabe, b Ironmonger 15 Curnow, b Grimmett ... .;. ... 8 Mitchell, b Wall ... 0 Cameron, b Ironmonger ... !... 21 Taylor, c Oxenham, b Ironmonger 47 Dalton, b Wall 6 Morkel, b Wall ... .... ... 1 ... 5 McMillan, c Nitsclike, b Wall L. 0 Vincent, c Rigg, b Wall “1 Quinn, c McCabe, b Ironmonger ..1 0 Bell, not out ... ... 0 Extras ... ... .... ... ... 14

Total ... ... / .117 The fall of wickets “’was as follows: One for 16, two for 19, three for 34, four for 78. five for 97, six for 111, seven for 111, eight for 117, nine for 117, ten for 117. Bowling analysis: Wall 5 for 14, Ironmonger 4 for 44, Grimmett 1 for 45. HAWKE CUP. WANGANUI, December 3. The Hawke Cup elimination cricket match, Taranaki v. Wanganui, commenced to-day in perfect weather. Wanganui batted first, and at luncheon, had lost five wickets for 175 (Wood 38, Sewell 37, Williams 25, Cheevere 29). TEAM FOR SECOND TEST. TWO ALTERATIONS MADE. MELBOURNE, December 4. The team for the second test at Sydney on December 18th. is as r/H----lows:—Woodfull, Ponsford, Oldfield, Nitschke, McCabe, "Wall, Ironmonger, Rigg, Grimmett, Bradman, Lee and Fingleton (twelfth man).

Rigg replaced Kippax who is ill, while Lee lias deposed Oxenham.