Aust. Facing Defeat

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31236, 7 December 1966, Page 23

Aust. Facing Defeat

Special Correspondent NZPA )

EAST LONDON.

Australia is left with a challenging last dav’s play against the South African XI.

At stumps yesterday, after three days’ play, the South African XI held a 346 runs lead with four second innings wickets i n hand. The South African batsmen after 290 minutes at the wicket had scored 229 for six in the innings. For long periods they were tied down by tight Australian bowling. It was only in the final session that the wicket-keeper, D. Lindsay, in a free-hitting display, improved the position. Scored Two Sixes He hit two sixes and seven boundaries in 68 runs made in 117 minutes, and shared in a stand of 75 in 70 minutes wih R. Dumbrill. The Australian fast-medium bowler. D. Renneberg, produced his best form of the tour. He took three wickets in 56 deliveries and at a cost of only 12 runs. He finished with 3/39. Scores: SOUTH AFRICA XI First Innings .. 373 Second Innings T Goddard, c Taber, b McKenzie « P Versfeld. e Taber, b Renneberg 48 H Ackermann, c Simpson, b Veivers 25

R. G Pollock, c McKenzie, b Renneberg 36 D. Lindsay, c Cowper, b McKenzie .68 M. Proctor, c and b Renneberg .9 R. Dumbrill, not out 34 B. Richards, not out 0 Extras <bye 1, leg bye 1, . no-ball 1 > 3 Total (for 6 wckts.) 229 Fall of wickets: One for 10,1 two for 72. three for 106. four for 123, five for 153, six for 228. Bowling—McKenzie, 23, 11, 32, 2: Renneberg. 19. 3. 39. 3; Veivers. 20. 6. 45. 1: Hawke, 16, 3. 48. 0: Chappell. 7,0, 30, 0; Stackpole. 9. 4. 32. 0 AUSTRALIA First Innings W. Lawry. b Dumbrill 48 R. Simpson, c Lindsay, b Trimborn 9 R. Cowper, c Richards, b Pithey 86 G. Thomas, c Pollock, b Pithey .. 17 K. Stackpole, run out 6 I. Chappell, c Proctor, b Botten .. 16 T. Veivers, not out 37 B. Taber, c Richards, b Pollock ..8 N. Hawke, b Procter .. 11 G. McKenzie, c Lindsay, b Proctor 0 D. Renneberg, b Dumbrill 0 Extras (byes 2, leg-byes 4. wide 1. no-balls ID 18 Total - 256 Fall of wickets: One for 22. two for 94, three for 144, four for 160, five for 196. six for 196. seven for 217, eight for 249. nine for 249. ten for 256. Bowling.—Trimborn. 18. 4. 51, 1 Botten, 22, 8. 45. 1: Procter, 11, 2, 40. 2; Pithey. 37, 17. 58, 2: Dumbrill, 9.2, 2 21. 2: Acker mann 3,2, 1. 0: Pollock, 10, 4, 22. 1.