FIFTH CRICKET TEST

Evening Star, Issue 18715, 18 August 1924, Page 10

FIFTH CRICKET TEST

SOUTH AFRIGA SCORES 342.

CATTERALL AGAIN BATS WELL.

LONDON, August 16. In tho fifth test match the South Africans in their first innings made 342. Stumps were ' then drawn. The weather was fine and cloudy, and the wicket was good. The attendance was 16,000. The South Africans won the toss and batted, playing the same side as in the last test, except that Hearno, replaced Hand. England omitted Kilner. The slart was disastrous, two wickets falling for seven. Hearne was run out as tho result of a magnificent return by Hobbs. Snsskind and Nouree made a splendid recovery. Susskind took no liberties, and this caused the crowd to barrack him. Catterall’s play was attractive, and it was his best innings of tho tost series. His 95 was scored in 120 minutes, whereas Susskind took 223 minutes. The English fielding was of the highest standard. Hobbs, Sandham, and Hendren were magnificent. The howling -was changed continually, and was better than the score suggests, though Howell was patchy. Nevertheless a steady, continuous attack was set up. Strudwick was a masterpiece behind tho sticks, allowing only one bye, which went for four, in the whole innings, which lasted 342 minutes. Details t South Africa. First Innings. Hearue run out 4 Commaille b Tate ... 3 Susskind c Woolley b Hearne ... 65 Nourso c Sutcliffe b Woolley 37 Taylor c and 1> Tyldesley . „. 11 Gatterali c substitute b Tale 95 Deane c Strudwick b Hearue 50 Ward Ibw b Tate ... 5 Blanckenberg not out 46 Pegler c and b Tyldesley ... 23 Carter c Sandham b Hearne 4 Extras ... 17 Total ... ... ... 542 Bowling Analysis.—Gilligan, none for 44; Tate, three for 64; Howell, none for 69; Tyldesley, two for 36; Hearne, three for 90; Woolley, one for 22.—A. and N.Z. Cable and Reuter Cables. [Catterall made 120 in the first tost, and also 120 in the second test. The fourth match was abandoned.]