THIRD TEST DRAWN

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 17, 21 January 1931, Page 10

THIRD TEST DRAWN

ENGLAND V. SOUTH AFRICA

HOME TEAM'S NAREOW ESCAPE

United Presis Association—By Electric Tel*-1 . graph—Copyright. • (Eccoived 21st January, 2 p.m.) CAPE TOWN, 2.oth January. The third Test match, England v. South Africa, was drawn. ■ . Play '.was- contimicd in muggy weather. . With Wyatt's dismissal at 156 Hammond .and Leyland flogged the bowling mercilessly, the former reaching his century in 168 minutes.1 Chapman declared at lunch with 223 for one wicket, obviously intending to make a bold bid for victory." South Africa made an inauspicious start, and it looked as if the Englishmen would win when three wickets were down for 47.. Then Taylor and Catterall •became associated in a stubborn partnership, extricating the side from an acute position. At tea a draw became inevitable, and interest waned. Scores: — ' < ■ SOUTH AFBICA. First innings 177 , ' Second Innings. Gredle, Ibw, h Tate ............ 0 Curnow, c Hammond, b Voce .. 9 Mitchell, c Chapman, b White .. 13 Taylor, not out ...."............ 64 Catterall, b Hammond — yl9 Cameron, b Hammond ........... S Deane, c Duckworth, b Allom ..." 8 M' Millan, c Chapman, b White .. 1 Vincent, c sub., b White :;.:;. ■ 5 Bell, not out ......:..... 0 Extras . ...................... IS Total for eight wickets ...;.. 145 Bowling.—Tate, one for 12; Voce, one for 14; White, three for 33; Allom, one for 27; Hammond, two for 9; Leyland, none for 32. ENGLAND. First Innings. . , Wyatt, c Siedle, b Vincent 54 Hammond, not out 136 Leyland, not out 31 Extras V--- 2 Total (for one -wicket, declared) ....'. , •• 223 Bowling.—Bell, none for 45; Catterall, none for 37; Quinn, none for 42; Vincent, one for 66; M' Millan, none for 31. - : ' ■- ' ■■■ - •