WON BY SOUTH AFRICA

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 33, 9 February 1928, Page 9

WON BY SOUTH AFRICA

EIGHT WICKETS VICTORY BRILLIANT BOWLING (A.P.A, and "Sun.") (Received 9th February, noon.) CAPETOWN, Bth February. South Africa won the fifth and final cricket Test match at Durban against the M.C.C. team by eight wickets. In the preceding days' play the Englishmen, batting first, mado 282, to which South Africa replied with 332 for seven wickets, when Deano declared. The JVI.C.C. team went in again and had scored 30 for one wicket when stumps were drawn. Resuming their inniugs in fine weather on a fast wicket, with the wind blowing half a gale, tho visitors could do little against the bowling of Bissett, who was aided by the'wind, and got up awkwardly. The left-handers had a hard task against the wind. Bissett bowled excellently, and was carried off the field at the conclusion of the innings. He took seven for 29. The Africans' second innings, with 69 to make, was a race against the rain, which fell within ten minutes of tho conclusion of tho match. Stanyforth, addressing an enthusiastic crowd, said he was sorry they had not won the rubber, but he thought the result was a true reflex of the play. Following are the details:— M.C.C. First innings 282 Second Innings. Holmes, lbw, b Bissett 0 Sutcliffe, lbw, b Nupen 23 Tyldesley, c Deane, b Bissett 21 Hammond, c Vincent, b Bissett .. 3 Wyatt, not out 20 Stevens, c Deane, b Bissett 18 Dawson, c Vincent, b Bissett .... 9 Astill, c Coen, b Bissett 0 Staples, b Bissett 7 Elliott, b Vincent -3 Freeman, c Hall, b Vincent 1 Extras ...: 13 Total 118 Bowling Analysis.—Bissett took seven wickets for 29 runs, Hall none for 18, Nupen one for 14, Vincent two for 44. SOUTH AFRICA. First innings—Seven wickets for 332 (Innings declared closed.) Second Innings. Taylor, c Wyatt, b Staples v 29 Coen, not out 25 Nupen, c Freeman, b Hammond .. 10 Cattorall, not out 2 Extras 3 Total for two wickets 69 (The bowling analysis was not cabled.)