THE FOURTH TEST

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 245, 30 July 1935, Page 6

THE FOURTH TEST

SOUTH AFRICANS BEHIND.

SCORE 318 IN SECOND INNINGS.

VILJOEN’S GOOD CENTURY. (United Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, July 29. On resumption of the fourth Test match at Manchester to-day the South Africans opened cautiously, scoring at the rate of a run a minute, when Rowes uprooted Rowan’s stumps. Mitchell, after remaining an hour for ten runs, was caught by the wicket-keeper.

• Nourse cut vigorously, obtaining three boundaries before Verity dismissed him with a skilfully-flighted ball. Bowes bowled over an hour before being relieved. England’s fielding was excellent. Robins was the star performer. Twenty thousand spectators were present after luncheon, when Viljoen and Cameron made a magnificent stand. Cameron, who was playing vigorous cricket, fell a victim to a new ball. He batted 65 minu*tes and hit two sixers and 1 five fours.

Applause greeted Viljoen’s first century against England. The wicket was easy, not assisting the bowlers. • After a shaky start Dalton made powerful, hooks and drives. Viljeon batted chancelessly for 280 minutes. He hit ten fours. He was caught when handicapped by cramp in his left leg. The critics have resigned themselves to a drawn game. Scores: ENGLAND. First Innings 357 Second Innings. Smith, lbw, b Crisp 0 Baliewell, not out 21 Barber, not out 21 Extra 1 Total for one wicket ... 43 SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Mitchell, c Duckworth b Hammond 10 Rowan, b Bowes ... 13 Viljoen, c Verity, b Bowes ... 124 Nourse, lbw, b Verity ... ... 29 Wade, lbw, b Bowes ... ... 16 Cameron, c Bowes, b Tate ... 53 Dalton, lbw, b Robins ... ... 47 Vincent, not out 14 Langton, o Cakewell, b Bowes ... 0 Crisp, c Verity, b Bowes 3 Bell, lbw, b Tate 1 Extras ... 8 Total 318 Bowling: Bowes five for 100, Tate two for 67, Hammond one for 49, Robins one for 34, Wyatt none for 12, Verity one for 48. Fall of the wickets—l for 21, 2 for 41, 3 for 91, 4 for 124, 5 for 223, 6 for 228, 7 for 311, 8 for 311, 9 for 315.