PATIENT REPLY

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 18 June 1929, Page 9

PATIENT REPLY

SOUTH AFRICA'S TEST

ENGLISH TOTAL PASSED

MITCHELL'S STONEWALL

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LONDON, 17th June.

A well-filled ground saw the South Africans made a patient reply to England's moderate score. Though the play was even slower than on Saturday, the spectators philosophically watched Mitchell's prolonged first Test stonewall, especially after lunch, when he ecoried eight runs in eighty minutes. He bat- I ted for six hours, scoring 80. There was some excuse for care,in" the early 3tages, as the pitch was bedewed. Larwood once rose surprisingly and hit Mitchell badly in the face. The opening stand of 119 is the,South Africans' best performance in a" Test with England, as they have never previously reached a hundred. Larwood bowled with exceptional pace, sending Christy's stump fifteen yards. Mitchell went on imperturbably while the wickets fell. Run-getting was slower than ever, all the bowlers keeping an excellent length. White in a seventy-minute spell after lunch bowled fourteen overs, with nine maidensi The crowd ; were sorry to . see Mitchell; fail to get his century in the first Test. He has been called the "unbowlable boy." He batted seven hours without a chance, but the innings was wholly uninspired. The visitors' inninge lasted 440 minutes.. England, batted for an hour afterwards. : . Following are the scores:— r ENGLAND.' . Mrs* innings ....... .,.:....... 245 SOUTH AFRICA, j ■ First Innings. , ] Catterall, lbw, b Fender ........ 67 Taylor, b Larwood ............ 2 Morkel, b Tate :............... 5 Christie, b Larwood ............ 1 Mitchell, b Tate .............. 88 Deane. c and b Fender ........... 29 Cameron, b Larwood ....<...... 5 Owen-Smith, b Tate '......-.... 25 Vincent, not out 14 Quinn, b Larwood ;........ 1 Ochse, b Larwood ............ 2 Extras ... .....,;.;..... 11 Total .....250 Bowling Analysis:—Larwood, ' five ivicketa for 57; Tate; three for 65; Fender, two for 64; Hammond, none for 25; White, none for 28. England in their second innings made 34 without loss, Sutclifte 10, Killick 23.