SOUTH AFRICANS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 139, 14 June 1935, Page 7

SOUTH AFRICANS.

UNBEATEN ELEVEN.

Eve of the First Test Match

Against England.

IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCES

The South African cricket eleven, unbeaten since they took the field at Worcester on May 1, commences its first Test against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, to-morrow.

The English team will be selected from R. E. S. Wyatt (captain), R. W. V. Robins, I. A. R. Peebles, N. S. Mit-chell-limes, H. Sutcliffe, 11. Leyland, H. Verity, W. E. Bowes, W. R. Hammond, L. E.'g. Ames, M. S. Nichols (Essex), J. Icldon (Lancashire). The twelfth man will be J. Hardstaff (Notts). The tourists have played 12 first-class games, eight of which they have won and the others have been drawn. The ease with which they won is clearly shown by the following figures: — Average Wkts. Runs, per wkt. South Africans . . 156 5715 36.64 Opponents 212 4044 19.08 Centuries scored by the South Africans (13): — Nourse: 148 v. Oxford; 147 and 10S* v. Surrey. Rowan: 153 v. Glamorgan; 104* v. Oxford; 103 v. Cambridge. Siedle : 164* v. Oxford ; 132* v. M.C.C.; 104* v. Surrey. Wade: 161 v. Cambridge; 130 v. Glamorgan. Cameron : 132 v. Derby. Viljoen: 152 v. Derby. Centuries against (2) : — Mitchell-Innes: 168 for Oxford. Smart: 114* for Glamorgan. •Not out. Averages of the Springboks in firstclass matches: — BATTING. In. N.O. Runs. H.S. Av. Siedle 18 3 840 164* 56.66 Nourse 18 2 810 148 50.62 Rowan 17 1 787 153 49.19 Viljoen 13 2 521 152 47.36 Cameron 15 1 549 132 39.22 Dalton 16 1 532 91 35.48 Wade 18 0 602 161 33.44 Tomlinson ... 10 2 194 70* 24.25 Mitchell 5 0 Hβ 59 23.20 Langton 10 2 157 43*19.62 Crisp 11 2 161 -45 17.88 Ralaskas ..... 7 0 95 65 13.57 Hell 9 5 46 24 11.50 Vincent 11 1 94 35 9.40 *Not out. BOWLING. Wkts. Runs. Av. Crisp 40 666 14.48 Langton 51 777 15.23 Mitchell 4 66 15.50 31 584 18.84 BSI 29 595 20.52 Tomlirtson 33 75!) 23.00 Balnskas 8 201 25.25 Dalton 5 161 32.20 ONE-DAY VICTORY. CLUB CONFERENCE GAME. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. Owing to rain on Wednesday, the match at Lord's between the South Africans and the Club Cricket Conference resolved itself into a one-day frame. Batting first the English side made G9, four bowlers sharing the wickets. Replying with 189 for four wickets (Rowan 103 not out), the South Africans won by six wickets and 120 runs. M.C.C. 1935 TEAM. MITCHELL-INNES COMING OUT. (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, June 13. The "Evening Standard" says that Brasenose College, Oxford, has made arrangements to permit N. S. MitchellInncs to accompany the Marylebone team to New Zealand in 1935. Mitchell-Innes headed the Oxford University batting in 1934. His figures were: 12 games, 21 innings, 3 not-outs, 998 runs, 171 highest score, average 55.44. He is a member of England's first Test team to play against South Africa at Nottingham to-morrow.

LAWN TENNIS.

KENT CHAMPIONSHIP. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. The quarter-finals of the Kent women's tennis championship resulted:—Miss Stammers defeated Mrs. Whittingstall, 7—5 f 6 —l; Miss Round defeated Miss James, B—G,8 —G, C —3; Mrs. King (titleholder) . defeated Miss Dearman, 7 —5, 11—9; Mrs. Wills-Moody (U.S.A.) defeated Miss Lyle, 6—l, C—2.