TEST CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 52, 1 February 1932, Page 7

TEST CRICKET

CROWD THRILLED. BRADMAN ALMOST UNCANNY. A STERLING PARTNERSHIP. (United Press Association —By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.) ADELAIDE, Jan. 30. In muggy, threatening weather and before 12,000 spectators, South Africa in the first innings of the fourth Test cricket match against Australia scored 308. It was an innings of oscillating fortunes lasting three hours fortysix mi nil, i. Grimmett routed McMillan, one of the not-out men, with guile, and Quinn skied the same bowler straight to Ponsford on the on side. Vincent showed no timidity before Grimmett and drove him fearlessly, batting for 126 minutes. He hit four fours and gave a sound display. Australia had scored 302 for the loss of four wickets when stumps were drawn. Ponsford was scratchy and had a lucky escape from being run out before he had scored. He succumbed to Quinn, who bowled him with a fast one off his pads. The crowd increased to 25,000 during the afternoon, the. BradmanWoodfull combination being the magnet. They gave a wonderful exhibition, Bradman’s placements being extraordinarily accurate and Iris scoring almost uncanny, as he hit twos and" threes and fours in rapid sequence. The crowd was thrilled bv the rapidity of his scoring. Woodfull was also dashing. The pair commanded the attack. Bradman was missed by Morkel at third fnan at 92, and Woodfull went out afe a result of a similar shot four balls later. He batted for 140 minutes and hit six fours. He and Bradman had put on 176. Kippax was unluckily run out, and McCabe gave a simple catch in the slips. When Bradman’s score stood at 109 his aggregate against the Africans had reached 1000, an unprecedented performance by an Australian against a visiting team. He reached the century in 183 minutes and hit eight fours. Following are the scores: SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Cumow c Ponsford, b Grimmett ... 20 Mitchell, c and b McCabe 75 Christy, b O’Reilly ... 7 Taylor, c Rigg, b Grimmett 78 Cameron, lbw b Grimmett 62 Morkel, c and b Grimmett 0 Viljoen, c and b Grimmett 0 Vincent, not out 48 McMillan, b Grimmett 19 Quinn, c Ponsford, b Grimmett 1 Bell, 1.b.w., b O’Reilly ... 2 Extras 6 Total ... 308 Bowling Analysis.

AUSTRALIA.. First Innings. Woodfull, c Morkel, b Bell ... ... 82 Ponsford, b Quinn 5 Bradman, not out ... 170 Kippax, run out ... ... 0 McCabe, c Vincent, b Bell ... 2 Rigg, not out 32 Extras . ... 11 Total for four wickets ... 302 • ENGLAND’S NEXT TESTS. JARDINE NAMED AS CAPTAIN.

Received February 1, 9.5 a.m. t LONDON, Jan. 31. The News of the World claims that it is in a position to state that D. R. jardine. will captain England in its next Test tour to Australia.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. QUEENSLAND v. VICTORIA. BRISBANE, Jan. 31. In the. Sheffield Shield match, Queensland v. Victoria, Queensland in/ the first innings scored 504 (Andrews 110, Oxenham 162, Benstead 83; a’Beckett took four wickets for 105 runs, Smith three for 51). Victoria, in the first innings, lost six wickets for 172 (Darling 48 Oakley 38, a’Beckett not out 35).

0. M. R. W. Thurlow ... 27 6 53 0 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.