SOUTH AFRICANS FOLLOW ON

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27683, 13 June 1955, Page 12

SOUTH AFRICANS FOLLOW ON

CRICKET

Dreary Day’s Play In Test

(N Z Press Association— Copyright) , . Rec ‘8 30 pm) NOTTINGHAM, June 11. dav^o^tben’*'first dUcket-hfest against close of play with all their second innings W i C t ke was S one dl 2F'the dreariest day’s play SO The A n £ fy C ?eal°Xcite?nent the crowd 25700 had all day “me just before tea 334 S r O So e ut h at A ?rTe e a ?81 for speed attack b V and Brian Statham rocked the South Ain can batsmen on the second day. . Jack McGlew, however, defended ten aciously for nearly three hours and was undefeated at the close for 38. Earlier in the day. when conditions brighter, England lost its six remaining wickets for the addition of 90 runs to the overnight score of four for 244. . ldcrs The South African bowlers and fielders did an excellent job in restricting the English total to modest P‘' o .P°r tl r o "^ H on A tremendous responsibility rested on the South African ca ptain. Cheetham. and the vice-captain, McGlexv the last of the recognised batsmer they resumed today at the overnight score of five for 83. «nuth McGlew and Cheetham saved South Africa from a complete rout ,®. s * db r bom sixth-wicket stand of 94 in just over ,h Mc e G& r s S ’6B. which was his highest score against England, was also one of the slowest test innings on record, takin o m S l e ee t th a am a made°T which equalled his previous best total against England. P After Johnny Wardle had dismissed McGlew and Cheetham in rapid succession, the struggle to avoid the follow on grew tense. First Hugh Tayfield and then Eddie Fuller held up the England attack with 11 and 15 respectively, but this fight ing tail-end resistance could not save the South Africans, who followed on 153 runs be wardle had a remarkable spell of howling just after lunch, with figures at one stage of eight overs, seven maidens, one ram two wickets. His figures at the end of the innings were 32 , 23. 24, 4. McGlew and Trevor Goddard again opened for South Africa in their second innings, and batted defensively to add 46 in 125 minutes.

COWDREY TO PLAY NEXT WEEK (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, June 10. Colin Cowdrey, the England batsman, who has just been discharged from the Royal Air Force with foot trouble, may play for Kent against Northamptonshire next week. A specialist told him yesterday that an operation on both feet will one day be necessary. “I feel that this may be fairly soon. In the meantime I intend to get in some cricket.” said Cowdrey.

Scores:— ENGLAND First Innings n. Kenvon. lbw, b Goddard T. Gravencv, c Waite, b Adcock p. B. H. May, c McGlew. b Smith . n. C. S. Compton, lbw, b Adcock . K. Barrington, c Waite, b Fuller T. E. Bailey, lbw. b Goddard T. G. Evans, c Goddard, b Fuller . 12 J. H. Wardle, lbw, b Tayfield F. Tyson, c McLean, b Tayfield J. B. Statham, c Waite, b Fuller 20 R. Appleyard, not out Extras Total . 334 Bowling O. M. R. N. Adcock .. • • 36 9 44 2 T. L. Goddard • • 37 18 61 2 E. R. Fuller . . 29 5 59 H. J. Tayfield - • 37 11 66 2 I. Smith 30 9 SOUTH AFRICA First Innings . 68 C. McGlew. r Evans, b Wardle T. L. Goddard, lbw, b Statham . 12 J. H. B. Waite, run out . o W. R. Endean, lbw. b Tyson . o R. A. McLean, b Tyson . 13 P. L. Winslow, c May, b Appleyard . 2 J. Cheetham, c Graveney. b Wardle . 54 H. Tayfield, c Bailey, b Appleyard 11 E. Fuller, b Wardle . 15 I. Smith, c May, b Wardl N. Adcock, not out * 1 Extras Total . 181 Bowling W. O. M. R. Statham .. .. 25 5 47 Tyson .. .. 24 5 51 2 Bailey .. •. •'» 2 8 0 Appleyard ■ • .. 28 9 46 2 Wardle . ?2 23 24 4 Second Innings McGlew. not out . 24 Goddard, not out . 21 Extras a 21 Extra Total for no wickets . 46 Bow’ling Statham .. .. 8 4 89 0 Tyson .. 8 17 0 Bailey • .. .. 10 5 8 0 Wardle .. 8 6 7 0 Appleyard 3 1 5 0