DROPPED CATCHES

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 4, 6 January 1931, Page 7

DROPPED CATCHES

SECOND TEST DRAWN.! I

England's Stubborn Defence to African Attack.

TAYLOR'S 2000 RUNS.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 10.30 a.m.) - CAPETOWN, January 5. Hopes at South Africa snatching a victory in the second Test faded away as England's opening batsmen, with the obvious policy of safety first, offered a most stubborn front, wiping i off the arrears on the first innings : with the loss of three wickets. I Hammond was again outstanding, dis- 1 playing extreme caution and successfully wearing down the attack. Hendren, how- 1 ever, batted with characteristic brightness. The howlers tried every device to lure Hammond, Hendren, and Leyland into traps, and at one stage there were six men on the boundary for the slow bowlers, but the batsmen, realising their great responsibility, turned down the opportunities to liven up the play. When England was leading by 50 runs there was a sensational episode. Catterall secured the wickets of White, Chapman and Peebles rapidly at a low cost, but Hendren hung on grimly, and with only half an hour left a draw became inevitable. - x South Africa marred its chances of victory by dropping two vital catches, namely, Wyatt when he- was nine, and Hendren when 11. Nevertheless the match is regarded as an auspicious start for the local men, as this was the first turf wicket Test played here. Taylor, in this match, reached 2000 runs in Test cricket. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA. First innings (eight wickets, dec.) . 513 ENGLAND. First innings « . 333 Second Innings. Wyatt, b Bell 29 Hammond, c Deane, b Vincent .... 05 Leyland, c Mitchell, b McMillan . < 28 Hendren, b Vincent 86 Turnbull, b McMillan 14 White, lbw, b Catterall 8 Peebles, b Catterall *••«: 0 Chapman, b Catterall .. 4 Tate, lbw, b Nupen ......3 Voce, not out 1 Duckworth, absent 0 Extras 14 Total 252 Bowling: Bell took one wicket for 58 runs, Catterall three for 15, McMillan two for 64, Vincent two for 26, Nupen one for 26, Balaskas none for 29, Mitchell none for 20. • • The match was drawn.

REPLY TO CRITICS.

Chapman's Opinion ■ of South African Batsmen. "VETERANS'" PINE FIELDING. (Received" 11.30 fepi-) CAPETOWN, January 5. A. P. F. Chapman, when asked his opinion-of the criticisms'- 5 of the English team published in England over the week-end, voiced the sentiment of the whole team that the uninformed criticisms were made by people 6000 miles away who could not possibly know the conditions. Chapman, pointed out that it was acknowledged that the English team's fielding throughout two trying days in the heat had been excellent, yet they were called veterans. Furthermore, the critics overlooked the "Africans' damn fine batting."

SHEFFIELD SHIELD.

j VICTORIA'S POOR BATTING. (Received 9 a.m.) » > MELBOURNE, this day. In their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria, South Australia in their second innings made 353 for- eight wickets and declared. Hack made 87, Richardson 29, Lonergan 100 not oat and Waite 59. Ryder took two wickets for 9 runs, | Blackie two for 84, and Alexander two j for 75. Victoria lost seven wickets for 85 runs (Hendry 32). Carlton took three wickcts for 2S runs, and Waite "two for 9. • Victoria won on the first' innings - . • * »

BOXER IN DANGER,

HAINES TAKES A BAD TURN. (Received 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The Sydney boxer. Jack Haines, who has been in hospital since his bout with Ambrose Palmer, has taken a bad turn, and is unable to recognise callers. A delicate operation may be _ performed on his brain to remove the irritation.

SOCCER IN SCOTLAND.

RESULTS IN TWO DIVISIONS. {Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 5. . In tbe Scottish, first division, Ayr United beat East Fife, 2—o; Cowdenbeath beat Kilmarnock, 1—0; Dundee drew with Hibernian, 0—0; Hearts beat Aberdeen, 2—o; Leith Athletic lost to Clyde, 1-3. Second Division: Armadale beat St. Bernard's, 2—l; E. Stirlingshire! ibeat Dumbarton, 7 —l; Forfar A."beat King's Park, o —1; Montrose beat Queen of the South, 3—l; Stenhousemuir lost to Dunfermline A., o—l.0 —1.