CRICKET AT BRISBANE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 78, 23 November 1931, Page 5

CRICKET AT BRISBANE

(Press Assn.-

EARLY COLLAPSE QUEENSLANDERS FAIL TO STAND UP IO-S0UTH . AFRICANS HURWOOD'S FINE INNINGS

-By Telegraph— Copyright.)

Rec. Nov. 22, 5.0 p.m. I BRISBANE, Sunday. With the attendance inereasing, a big crowd during the afternoon saw the early cqllapse of the Queenslanders in their match with South Af rica which was played in hrilliant weather. The wicket caused trouble at first, but.later was perf ect. Cook, who was making his first j appearance in State ci'icket, made a [ great knock in a partnership with [ Hurwood, who was selected for his bowling. The partnership produced | 68 runs. Hurwood is the highest individual State sccfrer against South^ Africa, the previous best being Jefinings who made 67 runs. Van der Merwe's wicket-keeping , was a feature, his quickness winning frequent applause. Yincent bowled effectively throughout. Local spectators were delighted when early in the visitors' innings Thurlow, the fast bowler had Mitchell caught behind the wicket. Thurlow followed this success by clean bowling Dalton. Gilbert, the aboriginal bowler who recently eaused a sensation by _capturing Bradman's wicket, was ineffective to-day., Scores: — | QUEENSLAND. — First Innings. Higgins, not out 25 Mossop, b Morkel 0

Oxenham, c Mitchell, h Qumn 11 Sides, c Yincent, b Quinn 0 Gough, c van Merwe, b Vincent 17 . Hansen, c van Merwe, b Vincent 3 Cook, c van Merwe, b Quinn 29 Burns, c Dalton, b Yincent 3 Hurwood, b Vincent 89 Gilbert, st van Merwe, b Vincent 16 Thurlow, not out 0 Extras 9 Total 202 Bowling: Quinn took three wickets for 51 runs, Morkel one for 21, Brown, none for 22, McMillan none for 40, Vincent five for 59. SOUTH AFRICA — First Innings Mitchell, c Burns, b Thurlow — 8 Curnow, not out 23 Dalton, b Thurlow 0 Biljoen, not, out 6 Extras — . 1 Total for two wickets 38