FOURTH CRICKET TEST

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 39, 16 February 1931, Page 9

FOURTH CRICKET TEST

ENGLAND'S INNINGS ENDS

AFRICANS OPEN WELL

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. CAPE TOWN, 14th February. Tho fourth Test match, England v. South Africa, was continued at Johannesburg this morning. The English innings ended in a blaze of glory when Voco, the last man in, gave a brilliant oxhibition of batting. He scored three ■3's off Nupen and one off Hall by magnificent driving. He batted twenty-seven minutes, and, with Farrimond, added 52' for the last wicket. Farrimond was stubbornness personified, but his resistance to the steady bowling was invaluable to his side. Ho also batted twenty-seven minutes and hit throe boundaries. SOUTH AFRICA OPENS. A record crowd of 25,000 saw the opening of the African innings. Curnow was confident before Tate's attack, but unfortunately for South Africa he went out leg before. Siedle and Mitchell, however, fought desperately against the excellent bowling, kept fresh by many changes. Peebles was troublesome, but the batsmen hung on until at 112 Siedle went out, he and Mitchell having put on 96 for the second wicket. Details:— ENGLAND. First Innings. Wyatt, Ibw, b Nupcn 37 i Loo, Ibw, b Nupcn 18 Hammond, c M'Millan, b Hall .... 75 Hendren, c Cameron, b Hall 04 Leyland, Ibw, b Hall 91 Turnbull, c Cameron, b M'Millan .. 25 Farrimond, c Mitchell, b M'Millan 28 Peebles, c Nupcn, b Vincent .... 3, Chapman, b Nupen 5 Tate, c Mitchell, b M'Millan .... 26 Voce, not out 41 Extras 29 Total 442 Bowling Analysis.—Cattcrall took no wickets for 16 runs, Hall four for 105, Nupcn three for 148, M'Millan two for 62, "VJmcent om> or 69, Viljoon none for ( 13. SOUTH AFRICA. First Inninga. Curnow, Ibw, b Hammond 7 Siedle, Ibvr, b Peebles 02 Mitchell, not out 08, Taylor, not out 20 Extras 0, Total for two wickets 166