AUSTRALIANS’ LAST MATCH

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28531, 10 March 1958, Page 11

AUSTRALIANS’ LAST MATCH

Burke Passes 1000 Runs For Tour (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) CAPE TOWN, March 8. J. Burke, in scoring 81 today brought his total of runs for the tour to 1028. But in doing so he bored the crowd, which nad expected more entertainment from the Australians in the last match of their tour—against South African Universities. At stumps, Australia was 289 for nine wickets. Burke batted nearly three and three-quarter hours for his 81. He hit nine 4’s Earlier, N. Harvey, C. McDonald and P. Burge had gone for runs in a bright batting display. Harvey hit a brilliant 60 in 70 minutes. Scores: AUSTRALIA First Innings L. Favell, c Macdonald, b Ridgway .. .. 14 C. McDonald, b Rushmere .. 34 P. Burge, c Ridgway, b D. Pithey 45 J Burk'', c Rushmere, b van der t Merwe .. .. 81 N Harvey, b D. Pithey .. 60 R. Benaud, c Marais, bD. Pithey 0 R Jarman, b van der Merwe .. 18 R Drennan, b van der Merwe 2 L Meckiff, b D. Pithey ... 14 L. Kline, not out '.. .. 2 Extras (byes 6, leg byes 10, no balls 3) .. .. 19 Total for nine wickets .. 289 Fall of wickets: one for 29, two for 66, three for 116, four for 202, five for 202, six for 246, seven for 262, eight for 269, nine for 289. Bowling O. M. R. W. Ridgway .. 9 0 37 1 Rushmere .. 13 0 50 1 D. Pithey .. 35.4 8 105 4 van der Merwe 33 13 ’ 78 3