Australian Hopes Frustrated

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31269, 16 January 1967, Page 14

Australian Hopes Frustrated

(N.Z. Press Association —Copyright)

BLOEMFONTEIN. Orange Free State, replying to the Australians’ total of six for 409, had scored 235 for nine at the close of the second day of the three-day match on Saturday. A fighting last-wicket stand between E. Cronje and D. Kuter frustrated Australia's hopes of establishing a big first innings lead. The pair were undefeated at stumps after adding 56 in 85 minutes. The provincial side needs another 25 runs to avert the follow-on.

The Australian leg spinner, I. Chappell, took the bowling honours with his four for 74 from 25 overs. But generally the Australian bowling lacked real penetration on an easypaced pitch. AUSTRALIA First Innings (6/409 dec.) ORANGE FREE STATE First Innings R. Van Der Poll, c Taber, b Stackpole 8 J. Payne, b Hubble .. 0 R. de Bruin, b Cowper .. 51 N. Rosendorff, c Thomas, b Cowper .. 39 S. Strydom, b Chappell .. 4 E. Cronje, not out .. 59 D. Daniel, run out .. 6 P. Strydom, c McKenzie, b Chappell . 27 C. Bannister, c Taber, b

Chappell ..,8 N. Riley, lbw, b Chappell .. 5 D. Kuter not out 18 Extras .. 10 Total (for 9 wickets) 235 Bowling

Two Dropped For Test (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright), PORT ELIZABETH. The Squth African cricket team to play Australia in the third test beginning at Durban on Friday shows two changes from the side which played in the second test. A. McKinnon (Transvaal), a left-arm spin bowler; and the Natal all-rounder, R. Dumbrill, have been dropped. The teams is: P. van der Merwe (captain), E. Barlow (vice-captain), T. Goddard, A. Bacher, G. Pollock, H. Lance, D. Lindsay, M. Procter, D. Pithey, P. Pollock and P. Trimborn. Twelth man is J. du Preez. The new caps are M. Procter (Natal), a fast bowler and middle order bat: and P. Trimborn (Natal), a fast bowler. Emus Defeat Coast XI (N.Z. Press Association) WESTPORT. The Emus cricket team, from Northern New South Wales, beat a combined Buller-West Coast XI by an innings and 142 runs in a two-day match which ended yesterday. In reply <o the home team’s first innings total of 91, the Australians scored 329 for eight (R. McClosker 115). In its second innings BullerWest Coast made 96 (E. Tait The visiting bowlers, J. Walsh and R. Skelton) took six for 27 and five for 30. The Emus will leave for Ashburton today.

0. M. R. W. McKenzie .. 14 5 15 0 Hawke .. 9 4 20 0 Hubble .. 15 6 27 1 Stackpole .. 13 6 20 1 Martin .. 15 6 28 0 Veivers 1 0 3 0 Cowper .. 26 14 38 2 Chappell .. 25 6 74 4