DRAW FORCED BY SURREY

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29271, 1 August 1960, Page 7

DRAW FORCED BY SURREY

Poor Gate For South Africa

(N2. Press Association —Copvrtght) LONDON, July 30. The South Africans* match with Surrey at the Oval ended yesterday in a draw after the tourists set the county the almost impossible task of scoring 183 in 89 minutes. Surrey, declaring 115 runs behind in its first innings, scored 52 for two after the South Africans had declared at 67 for four in their second innings. Frequent showers allowed only three brief veils of play in the morning, and Surrey added 40 runs in even time before Alec Bedser declared at lunch with the score at 233 for seven. His brother, Eric, was unbeaten in - scoring 67—his highest score this season. The South African pace bowler, N. Adcock, took five for 66. A. Pithey and G. Griffin had hardly opened South Africa’s second innings when Pithey was caught off Alec Bedser. The score was 0 for one. Griffin and J. Fellows-Smith put on 48 before both were caught off successive balls. A. A. McLean did not stay long, and, D. McGlew declared at tea.

The weather hit the tourists’ pocket badly. Only 6655 spectators paid to see the match. The South Africans’ share will be about £433. Scores:—

SOUTH AFRICA First innings six wickets declared for 338 Second Innings A. Plthey, c Edrich, b Alec Bedser o G. Griffin, c Sydenham, b Gibson 19 J. P. Fellows-Smith, c Stewart b Gibson 28 Sydenham 7 S O’Linn, not out 9 J. Pothecary, not out .. 3 Extras 1 Total for four wickets declared 67 Fall of wickets: one for 0 for 48, three for 48, four for 62. Bowling O. M. R. W. A. V. Bedser .. 5 2 10 1 D. Gibson 9 1 40 2 D. A. D. Sydenham .. • 5 0 16 1 SURREY First Innings M J. Stewart c O’Linn, b Adcock 53 J. H. Edrich. lbw, b Adcock .. 0 D G. W. Fletchef. c Pothecary. b Adcock 15 A B. D Parsons, b McKinnon .. 18 R Swetman. c Fellows-Smith, b McKinnon t RA E Tindall, e O’Linn. b Adcock 10 E. A. Bedser, not out .. 67 D Gibson b Adcock .. 26 G. A. R. Lock, not out .. 15 Extras 13 Total for seven wickets declared 223 Fall of wickets: one fo 3. two for 44, three for 75, four for 85. five for 108, six for 115, seven for 182. Bowling O. M. R. W. N. Adcock .. 26 2 66 5 J. E. Pothecary 20 6 44 0 C. McKinnon .. 32 9 63 2 J. Fellows-Smith 16 1 37 0 , Second Innings M. J. Stewart, lbw, b Pothecary 8 J. H. Edrich. c Waite, b FellowsSmith 12 D. G. W. Fletcher, not oul 18 A. B. D. Parsons, not out 13 Extras .. .. 2 Total for two wickets .. 53 Fall of wickets: one for 18, two for 30. Bowling - O. M. R. ' V. N. Adcock 6 1 17 0 J. E. Pothecary 9 4 J. Fellows-Smith 7 2 14 19 1 1 D. X McGlew .. 1 1 1 0