AUSTRALIA WINS SECOND TEST

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28477, 6 January 1958, Page 8

AUSTRALIA WINS SECOND TEST

Hat Trick By Kline

I.Z. Press Association—Copyright) CAPETOWN, January 3 Australia won the second test day by an innings and 141 runs, ith more than a day to spare, ’ter dismissing South Africa for I—equalling the lowest total by outh Africa against Australia in outh Africa. Magnificent bowling by Benaud lavidson and Kline, who finished ff the innings with a hat-trick, aused the collapse, with the last line batsmen today adding only .2 runs. In the hour after lunch eight vickets fell for 32 runs. Kline’s hat-trick, which came jvhen he took the wickets of fuller, Tayfield and Adcock, provided a sensation finish to a sensational day. i But a great deal of the credit for Australia’s victory must go to Benaud. In a spell of seven overs fitter lunch he took four for 22 to finish the innings with five for B 9 making his match figures nine Bor 144. D Apart from this, he held an ■mazing catch at short backward leg to get rid of Waite. p The win was one of Australia’s ■nest for many years, when it is Considered that Australia had one ■f the youngest and most jnexBerienced teams. Added to this the Cast bowler Meckiff took little part Ki South Africa’s second innings, End the opening bowler, DavidCon. was suffering from a strainEd leg. ■ Scores:—

AUSTRALIA I First Innings .. -• 449 SOUTH AFRICA First Innings ..209 Second Innings J. McGlew. c McDonald, b Davidson T. Goddard, not out .. .. 5o R. Westcott, c Davidson, b Benaud •• ..18 J. H Waite, c Benaud, b Davidson -. • • • • 8 R. McLean, c Burke, b Benaud 2 W. R. Endean, b Benaud .. 5 K. J. Funston, b Benaud . ■ 8 C. B Van Ryneveld, c Burke, b Benaud • • •• 1

E. Fuller, c Benaud, b Kline .. 0 H. Tayfield, lbw, b Kline .. 0 N. Adcock, c Simpson, b Kline 0 Extra • • • • 1

R. GAUNT TO JOIN AUSTRALIANS ■

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 7 p.m.) . MELBOURNE, January 5. The West Australian fast bowler, Ron Gaunt, who toured New Zealand last year with the Australian XI, has been invited to join the Australian test team now touring South Africa. The Australian Board of Cricket Control decided on this today after receiving a recommendation from the team’s selection committee who telephoned South Africa. The replacement was sought because of injuries received by the three pace bowlers, John Drennan, of South Australia, lan

Meckiff, of Victoria, and Alan Davidson, of New South Wales. The president of the board <Mr W. J. Dowling) said this morning that he hoped Gaunt would be able to leave for South Africa by air next Saturday to arrive in time for the third test, startling at Durban on January 24.

v Total .. •• 99 Bowling O. M. R. W Davidson ..15 6 18 2 Mackay .. 5 3 6 0 Burke ;. 6 4 7 0 Benaud ..21 6 49 5 Kline .. 10.4 2 18 3