CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.

COUNTRY TEAM DEFEATED

(Australian Press Association )

NEWCASTLE, December 14

The . cricket match between South Africa and the N.-S.W. Country eleven concluded to-day, the visitors winning hv 163 runs.

Cameron, the South- African skipper, declared on Saturday’s score when play was commenced ,to-day. '■* , The Country team started their second innings very badly, and had lost six wickets for seventy-seven at the luncheon adjournment.. Rudd and O’Brien', however, took part in a fine n< v>eiith • wicket stand, which yielded 70 rims.

Rudd, the 16-year-old schoolboy, against justified' his inclusion, making 73, and achieving the -distinction of being the highest Country scorer in -either innings.

The last wicket fell just before the tea adjournment.

The South African team returned to -Sydney later in the afternoon. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings.

Christy, e Sadlier, b Hooker ... H Mitchell, c Sadlier, b Hooker ... 3 Merkel, st. Sadlier, b Hooker ... 3 Cameron, c O’Brien, b Rowland ... 62 Viljoen, b Hooker i Daitott, o and b Bell 77 Balaskas, b Hutchins 2 Steyne, not out ... 60 Vincent, b O’Brien ... 0 Van Der Menvo, 1.b.w., b Hooker 7 Brown, c and b Hooker I 7 Extras IQ Total 248 Bowling analysis:—Rowland 1 for 55', Hooker 6 for 84, Bell 1 for 30, Hutchins 1 for 33, O’Brien 1 for S 5. SOUTH AFRICA—Second Innings. Christy, b Rowland 29 Morkei, c Hooker, b O’Brien ... 27 Mitchell, st. Sadlier, b O’Brien ... 57 Cameron, c Hutchins, b Hooker ... 129 Viljoen, not out 43 Extras 48 Total for 4 wickets (declared) 289 Bowling Analysis.—Rowland 1 for 81, •Hooker 1 for. 56, Hutchins 0 for 43, O'Brien 2 for 70, Bell 0 for 26. ■ ' COUNTRY.—First Innings. Allevne, c Van Der Merwe, b Vincent 49 Osland, c Dalton, b Vincent ... 26 Taylor, b Brown • ••• !) Robinson, c Van Der Merwe, b Brown 32 Rudd, b Balaskas 8 Bell, b Balaskas 2 Hutchjns, b Brown ... 2 Hooker, b Brown 0 Sadlier, b Brown ••• 9 O’Brien, licit out '••• 21 Rowland, h Cameron 6 Extra s 9 I’otai ... ... Vf -Bowling analysis i—Brown a for of, MotiM 0 for 15, Vincent 2 for 26, W* ask as 2 for 3D, Ctomprnn l for P, COUNTRY. TEAM-—Second Innings, Osland, c Cameron b Morkei ■ ~, 6 Alleyne, b Brown 1 Tayior, 6 Morkei ... 24 Hutchins, b Brown 8 -Robinson, c Brown b Morkei ... 6 Beil, c -Morkei b Mitchell 25 -O'Brien, b Balaskas IRudd, run out Hooker, run out , ••• 20 Rowland, run out ... Sadlier, not out ... 4 Extras

Total 919 Bowling Analysis.—Brown 2 for 39, Merkel 3 for 44, Mitchell 1 for 43 .Vincent 0 for 15, Viljoen 0 for 0, BalaskaS 1 for 47, Cameron 0 for 12.