CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1932, Page 5

CRICKET

SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 389 FOR 8.

(Australian Press Association.)

ADELAIDE, January 25. AY itli tin l temperature over one hundred degrees, South Australia t O -day tackled its up-hill fight valiantly against the South African cricketers, but- their hopes of victory later vanished.

Richardson made a sound 61, and Nitsehke scored 44. Both of them were, run out. The decision against Nitsehke, however, was questioned. Ilia umpire was hooted. Richardson was not comfortable at the wicket, as he had an injured hand.

Lonergan was the mainstay of the South Australian side, he giving a line display of ]eg strokes. He scored 119 runs. His innings lasted for 194 minutes. He hit ten fours.

Vincent had a perfect length, and was tireless in bis thirty overs. He took five wickets. Scores : SOUIH AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Richardson, b McMillan 53 Xi'tschke, b McMillan 62 Lonergan, st. Van Der Merwe, b McMillan ’ 23 Waite, 1.b.w,, b Brown 5 Tobin, 1.b.w., b Brown 2 Jamieson, c Van Der Merwe, b McMillan 6 Lee, 1.b.w., b Brown H Grimmwtt, run out 5 Walker, not out 7 Wall, b McMillan 5 Carlton, c Balaskas, b McMillan 10 | Extras g Total 197 Bowling Analysis.—Bell 0 for 8, Christy 0 for 31, Vincent 0 for 36, Brown 5 for 23. McMillan 6 for 91. SOUTH AUSTRALIA—Second Innings. Richardson, run out Cl Xitschke, run out 44 Lonergan, c Vilioen, b Vincent ... 119 Waite, e Viljoen, b Vincent 9 Tobin, 1.b.w., b Vincent 12 Jamieson, st. Van Der Merwe, b Christy 54 Walker, b Vincent 1 Lee, b Vincent 28 Grimmett, not out 38 Wall, not out 14 Extras 20

Total for eight wickets 380 SOUTH .AFRICA.—First Innings. Christy, c Walker, b Jamieson ... 74 Mitchell, h Grimmett 82 Taylor, b Carlton ... 97 Viljoen, c Walker, b Lee ... 30 Cameron, b Grimmett 37 Balaskas, c Grimmett, b Waite ... 25 McMillan, c Wall, b Grimmett ... 39 Vincent, st. Walker, b Grimmett, 22 Van Her Merwe, b Grimmett ... Brown, b Grimmett 1 Bell, not out 7 Extras 15 Total 518 Bowling analysis: Wall 0 for 103, Carlton ,1 for 40, Jamieson 1 for 06, Tobin 0 for 27, Grimmett 6 for 155, Lee 1 for 83, Waite 1 for 51.

BRADMAN 1 AGAIN. HIS 37th. CENTURY. SYDNEY, January 25. In tlio Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and New South Wales, the New South Wales team, after scoring 389 mn« for four wiekest, declared their second innings closed. In the first innings they had scored 348, while Victoria jn their first made 204. To-day Don Bradman scored 167 runs. He thus has now secured his thousand runs in first-class cricket this season, which is the fourth year iu succession in which lie has recorded this feat. His century to-day was the thirty-seventh one of his career. Other .scorers were: Singleton 40, Kippax 44, and McCabe not out 103. McCabe made hi* runs in 83 minutes. Victoria in their second innings have lost none for 21.