PORT ELIZABETH TEST

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28528, 6 March 1958, Page 11

PORT ELIZABETH TEST

Australia Shows Supremacy (Special Correspondent N.Z.P.A.) PORT ELIZABETH, March 4. Australia showed its cricket supremacy over South Africa today, when it won the fifth test by eight wickets with almost eight hours to spare. Australia lost the toss and no international (earn which has played on this wicket in recent years has won after having last use of it.

Australia, on a particularly fiery grassy pitch, had to withstand a bumper barrage, the like of which has not been seen for some time. After a fighting innings from McDonald and Mackay, Australia led South Africa on the first innings by 77 runs. With no-one having the temerity to forecast just what this pitch would do next, Australia had South Africa out today in its second innings for only 144. Scores: SOUTH AFRICA First innings .. 214 Second Innings W. R. Endean, c Simpson, b Davidson 23 T. L. Goddard, lbw, b Benaud 33 J. B. Waite, b Davidson .. 0 K. Funston, c Simpson, b Davidson 4 H. Tayfield, c Grant, b Davidson •• . 2 C. Van Ryneveld, b Benaud 5 D: J. McGlew, b Benaud .. 20 P. Burger, not out .. 37 C. Carlstein, lbw, b Benaud 1 P. Heine, lbw, b Benaud .. 15 H. Adcock, b Davidson .. 0 Extras .. 4 Total ..144 Bowlins'

AUSTRALIA First innings .. 291 Second Innings C. McDonald, c Tayfield, b Adcock 4 W. Grout, not out 35 N. Harvey, c and b Tayfield 22 R. Benaud, not out .. 6 Extras .. 1 Total for two wickets 68 Bowling

Bowling O. M. R. W. A. Davidson 26.1 8 38 5 I. MeckifT .16 8 20 0 R. Benaud 33 14 82 5

O. M. R. w. Adcock 4 0 18 1 Heine 3 0 12 0 Goddard 1 0 8 0 Tayfleld 4 1 25 1 Van Ryneveld 0.4 0 4 0