Cricket TOURISTS WIN

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29222, 4 June 1960, Page 15

Cricket TOURISTS WIN

Minor Counties Beaten

(N Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON. June 2.

A fine -innings of 124 by their captain. D. J. McGlew, backed up by splendid bowling, enabled the South African cricketers to race to a twq-day victory by nine wickets over Minor Counties at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, today. The South Africans. made 373 and 20 for one wicket. Minor Counties 220 and 170. The Springbok left-hander, C. Wesley, made an enterprising 90. The later batsmen failed against the spin of J. T. Ikin and J. Birkenshaw, the last five wickets going down for only 31 runs. Ikin, a former England and Lancashire player, finished with six for 79. But with N. A. T. Adcock (five for 31) and H. J. Tayfield (three for 46) in fine form, the South Africans raced through the Minor Counties second innings and won in extra time. Scores:

MINOR COUNTIES First Innings .. .. ..220 Second Innings P. J. Sharpe, c O’Linn, b Adcock 4 F. W. Millett, lbw. b Tayfield .. 17 N. H. Moore, b Tayfield .. 59 R. Collins, c Pithey. b Tayfield 8 J. T. Ikin. lbw, b Adcock .. 17 I. Lomax, retired hurt .. .. 34 J. Birkenshaw, c Tayfield, b Adcock .. .. 4 R. Taylor, c O’Linn, b Adcock 0 D. Laitt, c Pithey. b Adcock 10 F. H. Young, not out .. ..2 F. Bailey, absent hurt .. .. 0 Extras ~ .. ... 15 Total. .. ..170 Fall of uigJßts: One for 4, two for 52. three for 77. four for 105, five for 112, six for 116, seven for 116,

eight for 160. Bowling M. R. W. o. N. A. T. Adcock 13 2 31 5 J. Pothecary 5 1 15 0 H. J. Tayfleld .. 15 4 46 3 S. McKinnon .. 10 5 2 63 0 SOUTH AFRICA First Innings 373 Second Innings A. J. Pithey. not out 10 C. A. R. Duckworth, b Millett 10 C. Wesley, not out 0 Total for >ne wicket .. 20 Fall of wicket: One for 16. Bowling O. M. R. W. Sharpe 2.3 0 14 0 J Millett 2 0 6