AFRICANS AHEAD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 148, 25 June 1935, Page 7

AFRICANS AHEAD.

First Innings Lead of 62 Against Yorkshire. CAMERON BATS WELL AGAIN. I (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 24. In reply to South Africa's first innings of- 203 at Sheffield, Yorkshire was dismissed for 201. The visitors had made 258 for five wickets in their second innings when stumps were drawn, leaving them 320 ahead with five wickets still in hand. The Yorkshire batting was uninspiring, but the Africans reopened vigorously. Siedle is the first player this season to secure 1000 runs. Cameron, in hurricane display, hit four sixes and 10 fours. He hit Verity for three fours and three sixes in one over. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 263 Second Innings. Siedle, c Smailes, b Leyland 48 Mitchell, c Verity, b Bowes 15 Rowan, b Bowes . 76 Nourse, b Leyland 9 Dalton, c Turner, b Bowes 23 Cameron, not out 81 Wade, not out 0 Extras 6 Total for five wickets 258 YORKSHIRE.*—First Innings. Sutcliffe, lbw, b Bell 1 Mitchell, c Cameron, b Bell 61 Leyland, c Vincent, b Bell 13 Barber, lbw, b Balaskas 28 Turner, lbw, b Balaskas 22 Wood, c Cameron, b Bell 9 Smailes, b Balaskas 3 Verity, not out 12 Bowes, run out 10 Extras 12 Total 201 Bowling: Balaskas took four wickets for 55 runs, Bell four for 65, Vincent none for 23, Crisp none for 45. Two batsmen and 30 runs are not accounted for in Yorkshire's batting table; and the bowling figures are also 10 runs short.

MERRITT NINE FOR 64. LONDON, June 24. Playing in the Lancashire League on Saturday W. E. Merritt, the former New Zealand cricketer, took nine wickets for 04 runs. BOXING IN ENGLAND. TWO TITLES RETAINED. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, June 24. Jackie Brown retained the world's fly-weight boxing championship when he won on points from Ernst Weiss, the Austrian champion. The match took place at Manchester, where Jack McAvoy, British middleweight champion, easily outpointed Al. Bourke.