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Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1932, Page 2

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FIFTH TEST MATCH. AUSTRALIA’S GOOD' POSITION. (Australian Press Association.) ADELAIDE, January 2U. In muggy, threatening wetaher, before twelve, thousand spectators, South Africa, in the first- innings of the fifth test against Australia, scored 308 runs. The innings was one or oscillating fortunes, lasting three hours and forty-six minutes. Gnmmbtit routed BlcMilla-n. .seductively, while Quinn went by skying a straight ball to Ponsford at the on side. Vincent showed no timidity against Gn.-n----mett. He drove fearlessly, batting for one hundred and twenty-six imputes. He hit four fours, giving a sound display. .When the Australian innings opened, Ponsford was scratchy apd he had lucky escape from being run out before lie had scored. He succumbed to Quinn, who bowled him fast off his pads.

The crowd later increased u> twenty-five thousand, the BradnmnWoodfull combination being the magnet. They gave a wonderful batting exhibition, Bradman’s placements being extraordinarily accurate. He was scoring almost uncanny twos, threes, and fours in sequence. The- crowd were thrilled by his rapidity. Woodful! was also dashing. The pair commanded the attack. Bradman was missed by Bforkol at third nuiinf at ninety-two, Wood full, however, went out to a similar shot four balls later. He. batted 140 minutes, and hit six fours. He and Bradman had put on one hundred and twentysix. ' i

Kippax wa-s unluckily run out, while McCabe gave a .simple catch in the slips. When Bradman’s score stood ait 109, his aggregate against the. Africans had reached one thousand runs. This is an unprecedented performance by an Australian, against any visiting team. Bradman reached his century in 133 minutes. He hit eight fours. When there were 302 up, stumps were drawn. SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings. Crirnow, c Ponsford, b Grimmctt Blitchell, c and b McCabe ... ... 75 Christy,', b O’Reilly 7 Taylor, e Rigg, b Grimmett ... 78 Cameron, 1.b.w., b Grimmett ... 52 Morkel, c and b Grimmett 0 Viljoen, c and b Grimmett 0 Vincent, not out 48 Blcßlillan, b Gritnmetlt 19 Quinn, c Pon-sford, b Grimmett ... 1 Bell, 1.b.w., O’Reilly 2 Extras 6 Total 308 Bowl'ing analysis.—.Thurlow, 27 ‘overs; 0 maidens,'s3'runs, 0 wickets; 1 McCabe, 17—6—34—1; O’Reilly 39 4—10—74—2; Grimmett, 47—11—116 —7; Hunt, 10-1-25-0; O’Reilly bowled four no-balls. ; AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Woodfull, e Morkel, b 801 l 82 Ponsford, Quinn 5 Bradman, not out 170, Kippax, run out 0 [ McCabe, c Vincent, b Bell 2 1 Rigg, not out 22 Extras 11 Total for four wickets 302 The complete Australian team for .the present Test, which was chosen during the progress of the third Test, comprises: Woodfull, Ponsford, Bradman, Kippax, BfeCabe, Rigg, Hunt-, Oldfield, Grimmett-, Thurlow and O’Reilly, with Singleton as twelfth man

HOKITIKA SUB-ASSOCIATION. CONTINUATION OF COMPETITIONS. The Hokitika Cricket Sub-Associa-tion’s competitions were continued in ideal conditions. The outstanding match was that between Hokitika and Rimu, the former winning by 33 runs in a very low-scoring game.

Hokitika took first strike and scored 58, only two men reaching double figures. Stevens, 5 for 15, and J. O’Contior, 4 for 27, secured iflie wickets. Riinu’s innings reached only 35. The howling was unchanfied, Fade taking 6 for 23. Hokitika, gave another poor showing, and were dismissed for 31, J. O’Connor being almost unplayable, taking 5 for 12. Rimu were left with 55 to get to win, but were routed, the innings closing for the low score of 22, Fade and Reese bowling unchanged, and securing five wickets each. The Innings occupied only 12 overs. Scores:— HOKITIKA—First Innings. E. Fade, c Inwood, b J. O’Connor 3 A. Adamson, b Stevens 15 C. Reese, 1.b.v., b J. O’Connor ... 12 C. Schroder, b J. O’Connor ... ... 5 J. Walker, b Stevens ••• 1 F. Stapleton, b Stevens 7 H. Wilson, I) Stevens 3 L. Morgan, Jb.w., b Stevens ... 0 J. Pedder, c Stoop, b J. O’Connor 1 G. Stapleton, not out 8 F. Parker, c Morgan, b Stoop ... 2 Extras ' 1 Total 58 Bowling—W. O’Connor none for 14, J. O’Connor 4 for 27, Stevens 5 for 15, Stoop 1 for 1. HOKITIKA—Second Innings. Adamson, b Stoop 0 Parker, b J. O’Connor 0 Reese, o Ogilvie, H J. O'Counor ... a Earle, 1.b.w.. b Stoop 1 Schroder, 1.b.w., b J. O’Connor ... 3 Walker, b Steve,n s 3 Morgan, e Growcott, b Stevens ... b F. Stapleton, run out 4

G Stapleton, not out .• 3 Wilson, c Stevens, b J. O’Connor 5 Pedder, bJ. O’Connor ... 0 Extras 2 Total 31 Bowling—J. O’Connor 5 for i2, Stoop 2 for 5, BY. O’Connor none for 6, Stevens 2 for 6. RlßlU—First- Innings. Growcott, c Reese, b Bade 2 Smith, b Bade 1 Ogilvie. run out 2 T. O’Connor, b Eade 1 J. O’Connor, e G. Stapleton, b b Reeso 8 Stevens, b Reese 6 In wood, 2 and b Eade 4 Stoop, b Reese 0 W. O’Connor, b Bade a* . 4 L. Ogilvie, b Eade ... ... ... 0 Morgan, not out o Extras 2 Total «J 5 Bowling—r Hide 0 for 23, Reese 3 for 10. RlßlU—Second Innings. Growcott, 1.b.w., b Reese 0 J. O’Connor, c Walker, b Reese ... 4 Smith, 1) Reese 3, C. Ogilvie, h Eade ... 1 T. O’Connor, o Schroder, h Reese 1 Stevens, e Parker, b Bade 1 In wood, b Eade 4 Stoop, c BB’alker, b Bade 4 B\ r . O’Connor, b Reese 0 L. Ogilvie, not out 0 Biorgan, b Eade 0 Extras 4

Total 22 Bowling—Reese' 5 for 8, Eade 0 for 10.

KANIEIU DEFEATS ROSS. The Kanieri seniors met the Ross seniors at Ross during the week end, Kanieri winning by an innings and 3 runs, the Ross team put up a poor performance. Scores: ROSS'—First Innings. O’Connell, 1> Blonds 2 Chirico, c BVelJs. b Blonds ... ... 1 0. Jones, c -Pfahlert, b Blonds ... 6 J. Smith, b Blonds 0 T. Houlahan, not out 15 Donaldson, c BVoolhouse b Owens 9 Denia, c Pfahlert, b Blonds ... 0 Chalmers, 1.b.w., b Owens .ft ... 0 Parker, c Wells, b Morris 1 H. Jones, c Howat. b Owens ... 4 Heveldt, 0 Ho-wat, b Blonds ... 1 Extras 7 Total 46 ROSSi—Second l Innings. O’Connell, c Owens, b Fleming ... 7 Houlahan, c BV. Fleming, b S. Fleming 0 Clarke, b Morris 0 Smith, run out 0 0. Jones, b Fleming 12 ' Chalmers, c Wolohouse, b Blorris 1 Denia, c Pfahlert, b Blorris 1 H. Jones, not out 2 Parker, c Dale, b Fleming 0 Heveldt, run out 0 Donaldson, b Fleming ... ... '9 Extras 1 Total 33 KANIERI—First Innings. BV. Owens, e Clarke, bO. Jones ... 19 A. Dale, l.b.yv., b O. Jones 10 H, Wells, b Parker 10 W. Fleming, b Houlahan ... ... 26 E. Blorris, c Parker, b Houlahan 3 S. Fleming, b Houlahan 3 E. Pfahlert, b Houlahan ... 1 E. Howat, c Chalmers, b Heveldt 0 Pascoe, 1.b.w., b Denia 3 BV. BVoolhouse, not out 0 A. BVoolhouse, c Chalmers, b | Denia 0 Extras 7 Total 82 JUNIOR GRADE.

In the junior grade Rimu defeated Ross by 13 runs. Rimu scored 106 (Lewis 40 not out, and “Wells 20) and 78 (Lewis 19). In the first innings Sands took 6 wickets, while Chapman secured 6 wickets ’in the second. Ross knocked up 138 in their first innings (V. Chapman 88, J. Jones 18) and 33 in their second. In the second innings Lewis took 6 wickets.