ENGLAND WELL BEHIND

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 March 1939, Page 7

ENGLAND WELL BEHIND

FIRST INNINGS TOTAL VAN DER BIJL MISSES CENTURY [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Recd. March 9, 11 a.m.) DURBAN, March 8. On the fifth day of the final Test match between Marylebone and South Africa, Marylebone the first innings with a' total of 316, and at stumps South Africa had lost three pickets in the second innings for 193, play finishing early on account of the bad light. South Africa, after England’s minor collapse, plodded along, as in the first innings. Van Der Bijl, at one stage, took an hour to add nine runs. When the total had reached 190 without the loss of a wicket, a sudden change came over the game, m the failing, light. Three wickets fell for one run, and Hammond' dropped Nourse. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings.. 530

ENGLAND—First Innings. Gibb, c Grieveson b Newson .. 4 Hutton, run out 33 Paynter, lbw b Langton .. . • 62 Hammond, stp. Grieveson b Dalton 24 Edrich, c Rowan b Langton .. 1 Valentine, stp. Grieveson b Dalton 26 Verity, b Dalton. r «:»> »:•> S Ames, c Dalton b Langton .. .. 84 Wright, c Langton b Dalton 26 Fames, b Newson 20 Perks, not out 2 Extras .. 26 Total ‘ 316 Bowling: Newson 2/58, Langton 3/71, Gordon 0/82, Mittfiell 0/20, Dalton 4/59. SOUTH AFRICA—Second Innings. Mitchell, hit wicket, b Verity .. 89 Van Der Bijl, c Paynter b Wright 97 Rowan, c Edrich b Verity .. .. 0 Nourse, not out .. 1 Viljoen, not out 1 Extras 5 Total for three wickets . . 193