WELL IN FRONT

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 127, 31 May 1935, Page 9

WELL IN FRONT

AFRICANS AT ILKESTON

NEW PLAYER'S GOOD EFFORT

S.A. PAIR SCORE SLOWLY

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LONDON, May 30.

The South African cricketers ' had played themselves into a strong position when stumps were drawn at the end of the second day's play in the match against Derbyshire at Ilkeston. The county was dismissed for 236 runs in its first innings, in reply to the tourists' score of 443, and the latter, batting again, put on 168 runs for the loss of three wickets. Top scorer for Derbyshire was Hodgkinson. who was playing in his first county match. He gave an excellent display. Despite their big lead the South Africans did not force Derbyshire to follow on, but proceeded to bat again. Siedle and Rowan were painfully slow in the opening partnership, the former taking 40 minutes to score 4 runs. Details:— SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 443 Second Innings. Siedle, not out : 80 Rowan, c Pope, b Mitchell, 33 Wade, c Elliott, b Mitchell ...... 0 Nourse, c Mitchell, b Smith .... 18 Dalton, not out 29 Extras 8 Total for three wickets 168 DERBYSHIRE. First Innings. Alderman, c Nourse, b Bell 13 Smith, c Rowan, b Langton 33 Worthington, c Langton, b Tomlinson 32 Hodgkinson, b Bell 44 Carrington, c Rowan, b Vincent .. 33* Richardson, c Wade, b Bell 1 G. Pope, c Dalton, b Vincent 38 Elliott, b Vincent 8, Highson, c Dalton, b Langton .... 3 A. Pope, not out 10 Mitchell, b Vincent ...:. 12 Extras 9 Total 236

Bowling.—Bell took three wickets for 67 runs; Langton, two for 58; Vincent, four for 61; Tomlinson, one for $1. • ■