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TWO DOMINIONS AT

CRICKET

South Africans And The Australians

CHAPTER XI

SOUTH AFRICA AND

AUSTRALIA

(By R. Abbit)

certain that

Manager, and was captained by H. B. Cameron who had been in charge of the last two Test Matches against England ie the 1931-32 contest, The experience gained would, one would It with Honte dence that this have thought, minka chapter is set down, as it may be Cameron would be skipper of this thought rather outside the interest year's side. But me. is

now known, of the majority of renders, But Wade has been preferred. I do not though there articles have never know the exact reason. Possibly the elained to be anything but a skeleton severe reverses in Australia piny acerunt of South African cricket. It have cast some doubt as to his ability. seems a pity to leave certain of their possibly there was some trouble bones missing, and so for

in in South Africa да 13

Inter. There had possible the recount

of the

cricket been something wrong for a your or relationship between our two two, as witness the refusal of Deane Dominions will be kept to a bare to play in the first Text Match. outline.

the

to resume. Of the team that went outline, Ax

earlier to Australia, seven players are regarde cricket, the lack of records demands Wade's very sketchy treatment; while the

tenin-Cameron, Bainskas. somewhat more detailed review of the Bell, Dalton, Bruce Mitchell, Viljoen South African tour in Australia and and Vincent.

New Zealand in 1931-2 is, perhaps, A MEDIOCRE RECORD excusable

the grounds that the

But

in

personnel of the team, and included in their programme, of which There were twenty-one matches in- doings, are of

great interent reference to the present

five were played out visit

of Australia England. In fact, the whole series | proper, two in Tasmanin, and three of articles has been intended to act in New Zealand. Of these nine were as a background to this visit, and town, six draws and six lost. They make this more varied, I am adding fairly well in their "states" games in the next chapter a good deal of information hunt the local situation after the Spring of 1932. After all, those who slon't like it can always skip it!

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as the only one they lost was against Victoria. Their success in the five matches out of Australia won grent and once and all New Zealand twice, for they beat Tasmania once, Auck- drawing one game against Tasmanin. THE EARLIEST MEETING

But the fact was that after the, AM

written in an earder vious sensum, the South African

success against England in their pre-1 chapter, the South African eleven of cricketers were very hopeful of beat- 1101 was a much helter one then iting, or, at least holding their own, was popularly held to be, and it was with the full strength of Australe. mere or less available when Joe Darling's magnificent side, which had it was, therefore, a great blow to won the rubber i England in the thrown away. It seems that they de

find themwives just crumpled up and Summer of 1902, dropped in to velped a South Africa an their way back,

elinite complex Of Bradman and Grimmett. The

about the there Text Matches played Aus-pearance of the former was the signal ap- ralla won the last two easily enough for the bowlers to lose their length, but in the first they got a bit of awhile when Grimmett went o shock wh

the when Murray Bissett's hatted so well that there was a per-many cases had a bind go at him. nen batsmen became hypnotized and in fectly even draw. Bat the interesting The result was that while they had

pint was that thr South Africans in 1910-11 failed chiefly because their

Int

garnered further experience of great howling did not come off on Australian Pricketers which led them along the wickets, in 1931-3g they did far worse path to the brilliant side of 1907, of from sheer had cricket. The result which have spoken at length. was that they Inst all the five Test Matches, three by an innings, one by FIRST VISIT TO AUSTRALIA

e wickets, and one by 100 runs, the Autumn of 1910 South To revert to a Afrin got together a side which, have used before prison which I bellove, (for my records are lacking leading bowling figures. It is

will quote the here) we very mont the same one | markable how few Australian wickets that beat the

in 1909-19. felli-, Bet the South Afriend were jurt

the crest and the tour ended failure. Mr. Altham has

Put it อนุ

atterinetly that "in un orgy of run- fromager getting the South Africans failed ocear. W. Wait

Gelmett sionally, the Australians ever." The

enne

N. A. Quis

AUSTRALIA

Te

6. M. 11. W. Av. 222 112 300 A1 1.07 300 104 AST RA 16.17 264 13 20.40

129 3K

SOUTH AFRICA

ZOZ 24 627

27.26

208 44 12 13 30.3

result was that Australia won four out of the five Tests. As a matter of fact the key of the trouble was that the googly-ns produced by the Vinceus 177 2 64 10 6.30 famous quartette-simply did not e elf on the perfect Australing wickets. Roughly, the same thing happened later in the ense of Freeman, who has never been a great success in' Ate- tralia, though admittedly the parallel is not

Hot perfect,

The figures speak for themselves, The batting averages are fairly dis tinctive ton, even when one eliminates Bradman's figures

Inngs. Runs. HS, N.O. Av.

200

6 BOG

1 201.50, In the first game the South Africans had ther disheartening experiener Indeed, Vogler, from his brilliance against England a gear before, quite 450 (Bradman 266) on a thoroughly as, after Australia had rattled up lost his form. Fund Faulkner hnd declined into a run-making machine, got 126 for three. Next day they good wicket, rain fell after they hat if one

may Exp the expression. were all out Trumper was at his best and South better

for 170 and could do no Africa was boat! But it is doubtful innings, Hertwert Taylor got over 40

than 17 in their несог if Anyone then realised it was the in each knock, beginning of the twenty year decline! of South African Cricket.

THE TRIANCULAR TEST It is unnecessary to write at any length of the unfortunate Summer days of 1912. Suffice it to ray that South Africa were twice badly beaten by Australia, fafter losing three times to England), but had the

satisfaction

feat

In the second game they dist better, though the weather was not against them, and they won the tuss, They scored 153 and 161. in between the two innings Australia mude: 469. Bradnuun only got 112 this time.

A BETTER FIGHT

The South Africans in the first

of having the better of the draw in innings of the third Text got rid of the third game. The only point that Woodfull, Ponsford and Bradman for deserves notice in that they helped, in and put the whole side but

seven, seven and two respectively; hat-trick in each innings-a

for the first Test Match against Australia,358, thanks in part to a nice contury 108. They then proceeded to scure to make Test Matel: history, as their batsmen allowed Matthews to do the good, until the irrepressible Bradinan

by

KG. Viljoen.

Things looked hat-trick in each innings-n feat ade, 147 and Woodfull 161 and the which will, no doubt, stand as a record Australians were all out for 554! The for many a long year. Parenthe tically, it is very interesting to note match was lost by 100 runs. that in each lenings Matthews took three wickets and no more?

In the

fourth game they mude 398 and 274.

But this grows tedious. At Bradman wis not out 290 and a THE LATEST VENTURE ten wicket victory was the result. Once more South Africa ventured In the Institch Australia only forth against Australia in the winter male 153 and still won by an innings af 1931-32 After their success in und Reventy two! Bradman In- the previous season against England,dentally, was hurt early and much was hoped from the tour. But took no part in the nateh,

the result was a sari set-back, which,

as we now know, was destined to be temporary only. The team was made

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