TEST CRICKET

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 111, 2 January 1932, Page 5

TEST CRICKET

(Press Assitt-

day of sensations BRADMAN TAKEN BEHIND WICKET FOR TWO AFRICAN BOWLERS' SUCCESS

— By Telegraph — Copyright.)

Rec. Jan. 1, ,7.50 p.m. MELBOURNE, Friday The weather yesterday for the Third Test match, Australia v! South Afriea was delightful and the wicket perfect, the outfield being fast. Australia won the toss and elected to bat. The early stages of the innings were full of sensations. Bell uprooted Ponsford's leg stump, making the fourth occasion recently on which Ponsford has been dismissed in a similar maner. Attempting a leg glance, Bradman was nicely taken behind "the wicket. Woodful met a similar fate. Bell and Quinn were making the ball lift sharply, and as they were oh the top of their form Cameron blundered badly by putting on McMillan who is a slow bowler. Seventeen, "including a straight hit for six by Kippax, were made off his second over. i At lunch the total was three wickets down for 67 runs one of the lowest aggregates before lunch on record with th& wicket good. When McCabe was caught in the slips after batting for three-quarters of an hour, Bell had taken three wickets for 14 runs a's a result of splendid bowling. Kippax gave his usual neat display. He batted for 114 minutes, 'and hit one sixer and four fours. a'Beckett and Oldfield were caught in the slips in the same over. Rigg, attempting to force matters, skied a ball and was caught at fine leg. He batted for 91 minutes and hit five fours. He gave an excelleht display. j The Australian innings ended at 4.37 p.m. Bell and Quinn bowled magnificently, the ball making great pace. Cameron was in great form behind the wicket and the fielding was splendid. South Africa opened very quietly, being badly worried by Grimmett. Mitchell, when 13, gave a chance of stumping off Grimmett and finally he ■vyas caught high up in the slips. Cameron batted for 70 minutes. The attendance was 20,000 and the receipts £1135. , The match was resumed to-day in muggy weather, under perfect conditions. In the early stages the batsmen played doggedly, 50 being reaehed in 81 minutes. Christy was far below past form and after batting for one hour was easily caught in the slips. Cameron was also worried by Grimmett. He batted for 144 minutes hitting three boundaries. The century was brought up in 161 minutes. Taylor was at the wickets 46 minutes. Morkel was looking for runs, but his timing was very much at fault. Cameron showed an improvement in his batting methods by showing his feet to the slow bowlers. Morkel showed good form against medium fast bowlers and his scoring improved. The partnership added 50 in 54 minutes and then followed more dull play, the large crowd becoming impatient. nxorkel batted 89 minutes and hit two boundaries. Cameron, after beginning nicely became very stodgy when he should be foreing runs The seores are as follows: — AUSTRALIA (First Innings) Woodful, c Cameron, b Bell ...... 7 Ponsford, b Bell 7 Bradman, c Cameron, b Quinn 2 Kippax, c Bell, b Quinn 52 McCabe, c Morkel, b Bell 22 Rigg, c Mitchell, b Bell 68 a'Beckett, e Mitchell, b Quinn 6 Oldfield, c Vincent, b Quinn 0 Grimmett, c Morkell, b Bell 9 Wall, not out 6 Ironmonger, run out 12 Extras 7 Total 198 Bowling; Bell, took 5 wickets for 69 runs. Quinn, 4 for 42. Morkel none for 12. Yincent, none for 32. McMillan none for 22. Christy none for 14. SOUTH AFRICA (First Innings) Mitchell, c McCabe, b Wall ...... ...... 17 Curnow, b Grimmett 47 Christy, c McCabe, b Ironmonger 16 Taylor, lbw, b Grimmett 11 Morkel, lbw, b Ironmonger 33 Cameron, st Oldfield 39 Vilijoen, not out 65 Vincent, c Oldfield, b Bell • 16 McMillan, not out .... 10 Extras 14 Total for 7 wickets 268