SEVERE DEFEAT

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1931, Page 5

SEVERE DEFEAT

BY INNINGS AND 155. SPRINGBOKS LOSE TEST. (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, December 21. ■Sultry weather, with a slight drizzle, prevailed when the Test match was resumed to-day, Australia’s tail failed to wag, Bell capturing three wickets today for fourteen runs, the/Australians’ innings having yielded 469. Ihe Springboks then commenced a long chase after runs. Christie started well, hitting McCabe for four boundaries in his second over. Grimmett was then brought on, and Christie banged him a,'so to the fence three Itimes in one over .

F.Tty runs appeared ip twentyseven minutes. Ironmonger was next tried, but he had Christie caught next ball. Christie’s knock was the best one so far in the match.

After lunch Wall dismissed both Mitchell and Cameron with successive balks. Morkel and -Taylor then folloVed in quick order, and with five wickets down for one hundred runs, 'South Africa’s position became hopeless.

Viljoen was the next to fait, the last three wickets having fallen without altering the total.

Nine of the next ten overs were maidens. The end was now in sight, and, despite a determined stand by Vincent, who hud the. best 1 average of his side, Australia inflicted defeat by an innings anj 155 runs, Ironmonger deservedly took the bowling honours in South Africa’s second innings. The fielding of the home side was of firstclass standard.

AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Ponsford, b Quinn 5 iVVoodi'uli, c Mitchell, b Vincent ... 58 Rigg, b Bell . ... 127 Bradman, c Viljoen b Morkel ... 112 McCabe, c Mitche/l D Vincent ... 79 Nitschke, b Bell 47 Lee, c Cameron b Brown 0 Oldfield, c Cameron h Bell 8 Grimmett, nat out 9 (Wall, c Morkel ,b Bell l 6 Ironmonger, c Cameron b Bell ... 0 Extras 18 Total 469 Fall of wickets : One for 6, two for M 3, throe for 254, four for 347, five for 432, six for 423, seven for 444, .eight for 457, nine for 469, ten for 469. Bowling Analysis.—Bell 47 -overs, ■6 maidens, 140 runs, 5 wickets ; Quinn, 42, 10, 95, 1 ; Brown, 29, 3, 100, 1; v in,ftent, 24, 5, 75, 2 ; Morkel, 12, 2, 32 Mitchell, 1,0, 8, 0. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Christy, c Nitschke, b Grimmett ... 14 Mitchell, b McCabe 1 Morkel, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett 20 Cameron, b YVall 11 Taylor; e Lee, b Grimmett 7 Viljoen, b Ironmonger ; 36 Dalton, b Grimmett 21 Vincent, not out 31 Brown, b McCabe 2 Quinn, 1.b.w., b McCabe 5 Bell, b McCabe ... ... 0 Extras 4

Total , ... 153 Bowling Analysis:—Wall 18 overs, 3 maidens, 46 run?, 1 wicket; McCabe, 12/5/13/4; Grimmett, 24/12/28/4; Ironmonger 12/1/38/1; Lee 7/1/24/0. Fall of Wickets One for 6, two for 01, three for 36, four for 54, five for 62, six for 91, seven for 136, eight for 143, nine for i 53. 'SOUTH AFRICA.—Second Innings. Christie, c Wood full b ironmonger 41 Mitched, c Oldfield b Wall ... 24 Morkel, 1.b.w., b Grimmett ... 17 Cameron, b Wall ..' 0 Taylor, c Grimmett, b Ironmonger 6 Vilioen, b Grimmett 0 ’Dalton, c Bradman, b Ironmonger 14 Vincent, c Ponsford b Grimmett 34 Brown, c Wall b Lee 1 Quinn, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett ... 1 Bell, not out 1

Total ..„ 161 Fall of wickets : One for 70, two for ■B9, four for 100, five for 100,. six for 100, seven for 122, eight for 144, nine for 160, ten for 161. Bowfing Analysis.—Wall 18 overs, 5 maiden, 31 runs, 2 wickets;. .McCabe 3,0, 25, 0; Grimmett, 21, 7, 44, 4 ; Iron-mongl-T, 119, 9, 22, 3; lice 13,-4, 25, 1. ■S. AUSTRALIA V. N.S.W.

ADELAIDE, December 21. In the Sheffield Shield match, South Australia in the first innings scored 321. V. Richardson made i 22, and Tobin 47. For New South Wales Bettington took 3 for 56, and Hunt 2 for 38. New South Wales in the second innings lost 7 for 155. Love made 69. VICTORIA V. QUEENSLAND. MELBOURNE, December 21. ‘ln the. Sheffield Shield match, Victoria v. Queensland, Victoria in 'the first innings made 156. Darting scored 62. Oxenham took 5 for 37, and Bensted 3 for 28. Queensland in the second innings made 251. Hogg t scored 47 and Hansen 43. Smith took 5 for 96, and A’Beckett 2 for 64. Victoria

tiij second inn ; ng had scored one run for no wickets, when bad light stopped play.

THIRD TEST TEAM. MELBOURNE, December 22. The Australian team for the third Test is.—Wood full, Ponsford, Bradman, Jvippax, McCabe, Rigg, A’Beckett, Grimmett, Wall, Ironmonger, Oldfield. Fingleton is twelfth man.