FINE CATCHES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 45, 23 February 1939, Page 13

FINE CATCHES

SOUTH AFRICAN'KEEPER

DRAW AT JOHANNESBURG

HAMMOND CONFIDENT

{By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrighiu) (Received February 23, 10.10 a.m.) JOHANNESBURG, February 22. The fourth cricket Test between England and South Africa, in which play was curtailed considerably by rain, was drawn. South Africa's innings was declared closed at 349 for eight wickets and the tourists, who made 215 in the first innings, had scored 203 for four wickets when stumps were drawn. Rowan (53) and Nourse (20) reopened this morning from Monday's total of 249 for three wickets, there being no play yesterday because of rain. , The wicket was soft and slippery in the morning, favouring the spin bowlers. Verity bowled unchanged, taking his fiftieth wicket for the tour. When' England . commenced their second innings 225.minutes were left for play. Against accurate bowling Hutton batted 100 minutes and hit only one boundary in making 32. Gibb batted 144 minutes in scoring 45. Grieveson, the wicket-keeper, took three brilliant catches. Hammond played very confidently, his innings being marked by typical cover drive?. Details:— ENGLAND. First innings , 215 Second Innings. Hutton, c Grieveson, b Gordon .. 32\' Gibb, c Grieveson, b Gordon .... 45' Paynter, c Grieveson, b Newson .. 15 Ames, b Gordon ill Hammond, not out .:.... 61 Valentine, not out 25 Extras 8 Total for four wickets .. 203 Bowling.—Newson took one wicket for 22 runs, Langton none for 49, Gordon three for 58, Mitchell none for 42, Dalton none for 24. • SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Melville, c Verity, b Wilkinson .. 67 Van der Byl, b Goddard 31 Rowan, b Fames .'. 85 Mitchell, c Ames, b Fames ...... 63 Nourse, hit wicket, b Verity ...... 38 Langton, c Hutton, b Verity .... 6 Dalton, not out 20 Newson, b Hammond 16 Yiljoen, lbw, b Verity "5 Extras 18 Total for eight wickets, dec. .1 349 Bowling.—Fames took two wickets for 64 runs, Edrich none for 11, Verity three for 127, Goddard one for 65, Wilkinson one for 45, Hammond one for 19.