FIRST AFRICAN TEST.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 306, 27 December 1922, Page 5

FIRST AFRICAN TEST.

I » HOME TEAM'S SECOND INNINGS. 270 FOR FOUR "WICKETS. CENTURY TO TAYLOR. (By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received 1.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN, December 26. Tlie first test match between England and South Africa was continued to-day. England's first innings closed for 182, giving a lead of 34 over the South African first innings total. In the second innings the home team had made 270 for the loss of four wickets when stumps wece drawn for the day. Following arc the scores:—■ SOUTH AFRICA. First innings —. 148 ENGLAND.—First Innings. Mann, c Francois, b Nupen .* 4 Sandham, b Blankenberg 26 I Woolley, Ibw 26 Carr, b Francois -. 27 Mead, b Blankenberg » 1 Fender, c Brown, b Blankenberg ~ 0 Jupp, c and b Blankenberg » 1 Stevens, b Francois — 11 Brown, b Blankenberg 22 Kennedy, not out -. 41 Gilligan, b Blankenberg -, 18 Extras —. • • 5 Total 182 Bowling analysis: Blankenberg six for 76, Francois three for 23, Nupen one for 58. SOUTH AFRICA.—Second Innings. Catterall, c Wooljcy, b Gilligan ... 17 Hearne, c Kennedy, b Gilligan .... 27 Taylor, not out .... —> 121 Nourse, o Fender, b Jupp ......... 20 Ling, b Kennedy -. 38 Braun, not out ._... 35 Extras -.. 12 Total for four wickets .!.—.:■-. 270