BRIGHT BATTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1935, Page 5

BRIGHT BATTING

GLOUCESTER v. S. AFRICANS

HAMMOND-VILJOEN CENTURIES

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(Received August 13, 1 p.m.) LONDON, August 12.

Bright batting was a feature of the South Africans' and Gloucester’s innings.

Dalton was the sixth South African to complete a thousand runs for. the season. Viljoen batted 190 minutes and hit fifteen fours.

Barnett hit forty-six out of fifty-four in half an hour. Hammond was batting for 133 minutes. He hit sixteen fours, reminiscent of his old time form, causing bright hopes for the Test. Scores:

GLOUCESTER—First Innings - - 279

SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings,

Mitchell, b Hammond - - • • ™ Rowan, b Goddard • • •• Nourse, lbw Parker • • " Siedle. c and b Goddard .. •• J Viljoen, c Lyon b Sinfield • • Cameron. st. Smith b Parker - - 39 Dalton, c Lyon b Hammond . - 48 Balaskas, b Sinfield ■ • • • 7 Vincent, c and b Sinfield . - • • Crisp, c Page b Hammond ■. 5 Tomlinson, not out 2 Extras .. ' .. • ■ 16 Total .. • • ■ • 2 59

Bowling: Barnett none for 27. Hammond three for 47, Goddard two for 70, Parker two for SS, Sinfield three for 41.

GLOUCESTER—Second Innings.

Barnett, lbw, b Vincent . . • - 46 Sinfield, b Vincent 29 Lyon, b Crisp . . • • • • 2 J Hammond, c Crisp b Vincent .. 123 Neale, st. Cameron b Balaskas.. 24 Seabrook, lbw, b Balaskas .. 3 Page, lbw, b Vincent 11 Stephens, c Nourse b Balaskas.. 17 Parker c Nourse b Vincent .. 9 Goddard, c Tomlinson b Vincent.. 0 Smith, not out .. • - ■ ■ ® Extras .. • • • • Total 298

Bowling: Crisp one for 49, Viljoen none for 3, Balaskas three for 124, Vincent six for 90, Dalton none for 23. Rain stopped play.

TARRANT’S CONFIDENCE

SYDNEY, August 12

Mr F. Tarrant, expressing satisfaction that the Indian Board of Control has accepted his team, “I am taking a jolly strong team —evidently far stronger than India suspects. When we get to Calcutta, we will ‘give ’em socks.’ 1 will give £lOO to an Indian charity if the Calcutta team beats mine.”

INDIAN TOUR OF ENGLAND

BOMBAY. August 12

The Indian Cricket Board of Control have approved of a programme, for an Indian tour of England in 1936. Pataudi will, probably be captain, and also captain in the Indian official tests.