AFRICANS AT BATH

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 6, 6 July 1935, Page 9

AFRICANS AT BATH

MITCHELL CHECKS HITTING

COUNTY'S VAIN EFFORT

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received July 6, 1.15 p.m,) LONDON, July 5. 'South Africa defeated Somerset by 51 runs when the cricket match was completed at Bath today. The tourists made 284 in their second innings and dismissed Somerset the second time for 188.

Somerset went for the runs in an effort to win ■ and at the tea interval needed to score 92 in 85 minutes. However, the batsmen who made an effort to force the pace succumbed to Mitchell's spin. Details:— SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 173 Second Innings. Mitchell, c Luckes, b Wellard ... 21 Rowan, c Luckes, b Gimblett 6 Siedle, c Wellard, b Hazell 33 Nourse, b Wellard 71 Dalton, c Longrigg, b Wellard 78 Williams, c Luckes, b Wellard 5 Langton, b Andrews 12 Vincent, c Considine, b Andrews .. 23 Tomlinson, not out 26 Crisp, b Andrews 0 Cameron, absent 0 Extras 9 Total 284 Bowling.—Wellard took four wickets for 92 runs, Andrews three for 69, Gimblett one for 43, Hazell one for 43, J. Lee none for 28. SOMERSET. First innings 218 Second Innings. J.. Lee, lbw, b Langton 19 F. Lee, st Williams, b Langton 32 Hawkins, c Dalton, b Mitchell 48 Considine,' b Crisp 2 Ingle, c Dalton, b Mitchell 0 Longrigg, b Mitchell 37 Wellard, lbw, b Mitchell 5 Gimblett, b Langton 0 Andrews, b Langton 16 Luckes, not out 3 Hazell, c Tomlinson,' b Mitchell .. 8 Extras 9 Total 188 Bowling.—Langton took four wickets for 56 runs, Crisp one for 60, Vincent none for 4, Tomlinson none for 9, Dalton none for 5, Mitchell five for 45.