TENTH DAY
CRICKET MATCH CONTINUES. ENGLAND NOW 496 FOR THREE. MUST BE FINISHED TO-DAY. (United Press Association— Copyright.) (Received- This Day, 10.10 a.m.) CAPE TOWN, March 13. In the fifth cricket test match, England versus South Africa, stumps were drawn early owing to the bad light. The amazing- match was carried on to the. tenth day, with England requiring 200 runs, with seven wickets- in hand. The Englishmen must leave Durban to-morrow evening to catch the liner for home. The wicket showed signs of cracking, but played few tricks till the shooting top-spinner got Gibb after 451 minutes. A rising ball got Edrieh who, in top form, gave a chanceless innings that lasted 436 minutes, hitting 25 fours. Scores SOUTH AFRICA. First innings .... ... ... 030 Second innings ; ... 481 ENGLAND. First innings ... 316 Second Innings. Hutton, b Mitchell 55 Gibb, b Dalton ... ... 120 Fldrich, c Gordon, b Langton ... 219 Hammond, not out 58 Paynter, not out 24 Extras ... ... "... 20 Total (for 3wkts.) ... 496 Bowling—Newson none for 60, Gordon none for 130, Langton one for 105, Dalton one for Mitchell one for 97. EDRICH PUTS UP RECORD. BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE. (Independent Cable Service). (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) DURBAN, March 13. Edrieh made a new individual record for England in tests against South Africa. /The previous best was Hobbs’ 211 at Lords in 1924. To date, the highest score made in a fourth innings, first class, is 572 by New South Wales against South Australia at Sydney in 1908. No test team has yet made move than 450 in a fourth innings.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 129, 14 March 1939, Page 6
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