SOUTH AFRICA SCORES WELL

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27699, 1 July 1955, Page 9

SOUTH AFRICA SCORES WELL

CRICKET

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE GAME BEGINS (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) LONDON. June 29. A confident 158 by 22-year-old Chris Duckworth, his first century of the tour, placed the South African cricketers on the way to a big total on the first day of their match against Northamptonshire toCla After an opening partnership of 129 by Duckworth and Trevor Goddard, tne South Africans were seven wickets down for 369-at the close of play. Duckworth, who is reserve wicketkeeper, exhibited sound defence and he placed his shots accurately. He collected 26 boundaries in his stay of minutes. It was the highest individual innings of th| The South Africans batted on an easypaced wicket, on which the Northamptonshire attack was seldom menacing. Goddard hit with power in making 70. Percy Mansell was brilliantly run out afte r scoring 88. Five wickets then tumbled for o 4 runs. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA First Innings T. L. Goddard, c Tribe, b Broderick .. <0 C. Duckworth, lbw b Tribe •• 153 i H. J. Keith, lbw, b Barrick .. • • 5’ , P. N. F. Mansell, run out •• •• • R. A. McLean, st Andrew, b Tribe •• •A.R. A. Murray, lbw, b Clarke .. 12 • P Winslow, c Broderick, b Tribe .. . E. R. Fuller, not out . • ”4 • d. J. McGlew, not out .. “1 Extras • • • • ” Total for seven wickets •• 369

RAY HITCHCOCK’S SUCCESS ROLE AS BOWLER FOR WARWICKSHIRE (N.Z. Press Association— Copyright) ' LONDON, June 29. The New Zealander, Ray Hitchcock, nas solved Warwickshire’s a leg-spinner to succeed Eric Hollies, now need 43 when he retires, says the Dai > Man." Hitchcock, aged 25. is a left-hand b On a spinner’s pitch he and Holhes olaimed Worcestershire’s second inrunts wickets between them, giving Warwickshire a 151 runs Y ] ictor /„ v K> , t .?' < S c six for 67 and Hollies four for 67 In his previous six seasons WM wickshire. Hitchcock totalled 13 wickets at a cost ot nearly 45 runs each. But nis six lor 56 against the Combined Services at the beginning of June was a hint his unexploited talent.

Bowling O. M. R. W. R. W. Clarke .. 16 78 i D. Barrick .. Manning G. E. Tribe .. V. Broderick • • 16 .. 23 .. 31 .. 22 5 11 8 73 68 60 0 3 1 R. Subba Row