OXFORD IN THE LEAD

Evening Star, Issue 22031, 17 May 1935, Page 9

OXFORD IN THE LEAD

SDUTH AFRICA 57 RUNS BEHIND CENTURY TO MITOHELL-INHES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 16. (Received May 17, at 10 a.m.) Replying to the South Afx-icans’ first innings score of 372, Oxford University compiled 429 (Mitchell-Innes 168). At stumps the visitors in their second innings had scored 8 runs for no wickets. Mitchell-Innes and Benn, in an attractive partnership, defied the bowlers until mid-afternoon. Mitchell-Innes, who before lunch completed the season’s first century against the Africans, went on with a grand innings, which included one six and 18 fours. Details:— OXFORD UNIVERSITY. —First Innings.— Bonn b Bell 90 Holliday c Vincent b Langtou ... 4 D© Saram Ibw b Bell 11 Mitchell-Innes b Tomlinson 168 Walker c Bell b Vincent 83 Seamer c Balaskas b Vincent ... 38 Kimpton b Bell ... .... ••• 1 Singleton Ibw b Vincent 14 Darwall-Smith not out ‘4 Ballance Ibw b Vincent ... 0 Legard c Nourse b Bell 2 Extras ... ... ... 16 Total 429 Bowling Analysis,—Bell, four for 129; Langtou, one for 73: Dalton, none for 4; Vincent, four for 81; Balaskas, none for 52; Tomlinson, one for 74. SOUTH AFRICA. First innings . . 372 —Second Innings.—■ Wade not out 9 Siedle not out 8 Total for no wickets 8 LARWWD T» BDWL MEDIUM PACE RECURRENCE OF FOOT TROUBLE Pres* Associs.'von—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 16. (Received May 17, at 11 a.m.) Larwood informed Notts that a recurrence of his foot trouble prevents him from bowling fast, and he proposes to do his best with medium pace, though handicapped. LEG'BEFDRE RULE LONDON, May 16. (Received May 17, at 11 a.m.) Marylebone has asked county clubs to arrange for umpires specially to signal all leg-before decisions under the experimental rule, as is already done at Lords, thus providing a record which will bo helpful when permanency of the rule is considered.