TACTICS IN TEST

Evening Post, Issue 51, 2 March 1931, Page 13

TACTICS IN TEST

WEST INDIES DECLARE

AUSTRALIA IN-ON BAD WICKET

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. : SYDNEY, 28th February. The continuation of the cricket Test, Australia v. West Indies, was delayed until 2.15.p.m. owing to rain. The wicket was heavy and tlie light dull. At 3.30 p.m. West Indies d.^ir.red when the score was six wickets" for 350 runs. The West Indies batsmen, Martin and Grant, resumed. Careful play carried the score to 332, when the ball hit Grant's hand and M'Cabeheld it. -•■Grant -was -in- -foi1 -99-minutes1 and" hit eighth's. The third wicket added 100. The crowd, which had increased from 4000 to 15,000, then saw an exciting1 collapse, Scaly, Constantine, and Bartleet going for nine runs. Barrow joined Martin, who had batted throughout.-■ • The pair opened out, and when Martin hit the ball, which was dropped in a scramble of three over-eager fieldsmen, ran two and brought the score up to 350. Grant then declared bo as to get Australia in on a troublesome wicket. Martin's score included eleven 4's, and his innings- lasted 347 minutes. Australia was early in trouble, the bowlers profiting by Ironmonger's- discovery of a patch from which. the ball rose da,ngcrously. Ponsford's dismissal heartened the visitors, but Bradmau's association with his skipper brought the total along nicely. Both had a lucky let-off. Bradman hit out merrily till the crowd was thrilled by a smart catch by which Francis cut • his career short. Woodfull scored slowly but doggedly. • ' Rigg was nervous, playing his first Test match, but he shaped creditably. Details:— WEST INDIES. First Innings. Roach, lbw, b Grimmett 31 Martin, not out 123 Headley, lbw, b.M'Cabe 103 Grant, c M'.Cabe, b Ironmonger ..... 62 Scaly, c Kippax, b Grimmett 4 Constantine, c M'Cabe, b Ironmonger 0 Bartlett, b Grimmett 0 Harrow, not out 7 : Extras :.....:... ' IS Total for six wickets 350 Bowling Analysis.—-Fairfax took no wickets for 60 runs, Oxenham none for 51, M'Cabe one for 26, Ironmonger two for 95, Grimmett three for 100. Wickets fell as follows: One for ,70, two for 222, three for 332, four for 337, five for 338, six for 341. AUSTRALIA. First Innings! Woodfull, c Constautine, b Martin .. 22 l'onsforcl, c Bartlett, b Francis 7 Bradniau, c Francis,, b Martin 43 Kippax, c Scaly, b Constantine 3 Rigg, c Barrow, b Francis 14 M'Cabe, not out.,, 0 Fairfax, not out , — 0 Total for five wickets S9 Fall of wickets.—One for 7, two for GO, three for 69, four for 89, five for 89. Stumps were then drawn owing to the bad light. .