Cricket SOUTH AFRICA WELL AHEAD

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29234, 18 June 1960, Page 6

Cricket SOUTH AFRICA WELL AHEAD

Somerset Facing Innings Defeat

(N.Z. Prtss Association —Copyright) LONDON, June ie The left-arm spinner Athol Me. Kinnon bowled the South Africa* team Into a winning position »»»iS Somerset at Taunton today. 1 At stumps. Somerset needed IM with six wickets standing to avow an innings defeat. It was then 94 for four, after being out in the first innings for 122 in reply to the South African* 365. McKinnon was mainly responsible for Somerset following on 243 nim behind. He spun and flighted the ball well, and finished with eiv fa. 50 in the first innings. He soon struck again in the county’s second innings and had taken three for 28 off thirteen oven at stumps. Scores: —

Total ~ ~ Fall of wickets: One for 44, two for 46, three for 46, four for 67 five for 83. six for 106, seven for 115, eight for 117, nine for 110. Bowling

Total for four wicket* .. M Fall of wicket*: One for 18, two for 38, three for 40. four for 40.

SOUTH AFRICA First Innings .. .. 19 SOMERSET First Innings G. Atkinson, c McLean, b Me* Kinnon C. McCool, c McLean, b McKln. ft non P. Wight, c sub, b Tayfield ,' • xi C. Greetham, c Waite, b McKinnon W. Ailey, c Goddard, b McKin1 non n G. Keith, c Goddard, b Tayfield P. Eele. c Tayfield, b McKinnon I 5 P. Langford, not out 3 K. Biddolph, b Tayfield o A. Whitehead, run out .. Extras .. .. ,, •

O. M. R. w J. Pothecary . 10 S 12 o' T. Goddard . 1 1 0 0 H. Tayfleld . 26 14 34 3 J. McGlew . 1 0 4 0 N. Adcock . 10 s M 0 A. McKinnon . 23 9 50 1 Second Innings

Atkinson, lbw, b McKinnon t Virgin, c Duckworth, b McKlnnon .. 17 Wight, b Adcock .. J McCool, not out .. M Greetham, c Adcock, b McKinnon .. 0 Alley, not out .. <1 Extras • • .. 1

Bowling O. M. L W Adcock . - 9 1 14 1 Pothecary a * 4 0 1S9 McKinnon ■ . 13 a m 3 Tayfleld ■ a 20 11 37 0 Goddard • • 4 1 11 •