CRICKET IN N.S.W.

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 72, 16 November 1931, Page 5

CRICKET IN N.S.W.

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SPRINGBOKS. matgh HOME SIDE FAClNG FQRMXDABLE. • ' task . TAYLOR'S FINE INNINGS,

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Rec. Nov. 15„ 5.5 p'.rii. SYDNEY, Sunday. The cricket mateh, New South Wales v South Africa was continued in perfeet weather. The Visitors' tail raised the total to 425, presenting N-ew South Wales with a formidable task. Bill went out the second b'all. Fingleton played his an, opening - - batsman well. ** Two wickets were down for 53 and the position was -not a rosy one for New South Wales. After being in 87 minutes for 30 Bradman returned a sim'ple oue to Taylor. McCabe meanwhile had been moving along nieely but fell a victim "to a smart piece of stumping. . Bell and McCabe were bowling splendidly and soon dismissed the remainder of the State . team. . ,The Springboks' fielding throughout "was excellent. South Africa took' no chances in deciding to bat agairii The attendance was 33,100 and. the takings at the gate £1912. .* Follomng are the scores: — SOUTH AFRICAN. — Fifrst Innipgs. Christy, b Amos .... ..... 8 • Curnow, lbw, b Bettington 39 Mitchell, lbw, b Hunt • 16 Gameron, c Fingleton, b McCabe" 74 Dalton, st Oldfield, b McCabe ..... 87 Morkel, b Bettington .... .... .... ...v 30 Balaskas, b Hunt .... 3 Taylor, lbw, b Hunt .... .... 124 IVIcMillan, c Oldfield, b McCabe, 9 Yincent, e Oldfield, b Hunt 17 Bell, not out ■ 1 Extras 17 Total 425 Bowling analysis: Amos took- one wicket for 36 runs; Fairfax none for 62; McCabe 3 for 89; Hunt four for 84; Bettington two for 78; Hird none for 24; Bradman none for 35. » NEW SOUTH W ALES First Innings Bill, b Bell ._ 0 Fingleton, b Bell .... .... 30 Bradman, c and b McM'llan .... 30 McCabe, st Cameron, b McMillan 3-7 Marks, b Vincent 16 Faifax, c Dalton, b Vincent 3 Hird. c Mitchell, b McMillan ....• 18 Oldfield, c Vincent,, b McMillan ' 10 Bettington, b Bell 7 Hunt, st Cameron, b Bell 3 Amos, not out : 3 Extras 11 Total 168 Bowling analysis: Bell took four wickets for 36 runs; Morkel none for 23; Vincent two for 46; McMillan four for 52. " SOUTH AFRICA:— Second Innings. Curnow, not out 7 Mitchell, not out 2 Extras 2 Total for no w'ckets 11