AFRICANS DO WELL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 106, 7 May 1935, Page 9

AFRICANS DO WELL.

Springboks in Commanding Position at Leicester.

ROWAN'S SPLENDID DOUBLE. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, May 0. The cricket match between South Africa unci Leicestershire was resumed in fine weather. The county replied with only 123 to the visitors' total of 312. Although 189 runs ahead the follow-on was not enforced by Wade, and the Springboks ran up 214 for the loss of three wickets in their second innings. This left them with a lead of 403, and seven wickets still in hand.

Leicester was always in trouble after Bell had dismissed Berry. Crisp was the most spectacular bowler, but Tomlinson was impressive, cleverly mixing his pace and break. The fielding of the South Africans was often brilliant.

Dempster (New Zealand), who lias not yet qualified for county championship matches, looked dangerous, but Crisp beat him neck and crop with a perfect length ball. The South Africans had some useful batting practice, the captain himself in opening the second innings showing some fine forcing strokes. Rowan, who made 01 in the first innings, again got close to the century before falling a victim to a leg-before appeal. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 312 Second Innings. Siedle, lbw, b Shipman 3 Wade, b Astill 74 Rowan, lbw, b Astill 89 Nourse, not out 22 Cameron, not out 18 Extras 8 Total for three wickets 214 LEICESTER. —First Innings. Berry, b Bell 20 Shipman, lbw, b Crisp 13 Armstrong, c Nourse, b Langton .. 7 Dempster, b Crisp 13 Edgson, b Tomlinson 8 Prentice, c Crisp, b Tomlinson .... 11 Astill, lbw, b Tomlinson 17 Geary, b Crisp 0 Marlow, c Bell, b Crisp 2 Corrall, c Siedle, b Crisp 0 Smith, not out 21 Extras 11 Total 123 Bowling: Crisp took five wickets for 40 runs, Tomlinson three for 38, Bell one for 12, Langton one for 22.