TEN-WICKET WIN FOR ENGLAND IN SECOND TEST

Evening Star, Issue 26137, 26 June 1947, Page 6

TEN-WICKET WIN FOR ENGLAND IN SECOND TEST

(Rec. 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 25. England defeated South Africa in the second test by 10 wickets. Edrich and Compton, whose record stand put England in a winning position, again starred on the final day. Edrich had a share in the dismissal of the five out of six South Africans who were out before lunch. He bowled Nourse with the first ball of the day, and brilliantly caught the next two batsmen to go. Compton, with leg*-breaks, dismissed Dawson and Harris in quick succession. Mitchell played a grand innings for tlie tourists, but defeat was inevitable at lunch, when the team was still 21 behind England’s first innings with four wickets to fall. South Africa averted an innings defeat largely due to' Rowan’s stand of 38 before the side was dismissed. Hutton and Washbrook scored the .necessary runs. Hutton made the. winning hit when Mann served him a high fulltoss, which Hutton hooked for 4, Scores:—• ENGLAND. First Innings. Total for eight wickets, declared 554 Second Innings. Hutton not out 13 Washbrook not out ... 13 Total for no wickets 26 Bowling Analysis. Tuckett, three overs, no maidens, no wickets for 4; Dawson, six overs, two maidens, no .wickets for 6; Mann, .31 overs, one maiden, no wickets for 16. SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 327 . Second Innings. Melville b Edrich ... 8 Viljoen b Edrich ... 6 Mitchell c Edrich b AY right 80 Nourse b Edrich 58 Dawson c Edrich b Coffipton 33 Harris c Yardley b Compton ... 3 Rowan not out 38 Tuckett leg before b Wright... ... 9 Mann b AVright ... * 5 Lindsay c Yardley b AVright... ... 5 Smith c Edrich b AA’right O Sundries 7 Total 252 Bowling analysis.—Pope, 17 overe, 7 maidens, no wickets for 36. IBedser, 14 overs, 6 maidens, no wickets for -20. AVright, 33 overs, 6 maidens, 5 wickets for 80. Edrich, 13 overs, 5 maidens, 3 wickets for 31. ’Compton, 31 overs, 10 maidens, 2 wickets for_46. Hollies, 20 overs, 7 maidens, no wickets for 32. England won by 10 wickets.