ENGLAND AHEAD

Grey River Argus, 31 July 1935, Page 2

ENGLAND AHEAD

AFRICANS 318 A Draw Expected VILJOEN'S GOOD STAND. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, .Inly 20. The South Africans opened cau•t'iouHly. scoring at the rate of a run per minute. Rowan who began the innings with Mi'tohell, when 13, had his stumps uprooted by Bowes. Mitchell after remaining an hour for ten runs, was caught by the wicketkeeper. Nourso cut vigorously, obtaining •t-hree boundaries and scoring 29. be fore Verity dismissed him with a F*kil fully flighted ball. Bowes bowled over an hour before being relieved. England’s fielding was excellent, Robins being the star performer. Twenty thousand were present after •unch, when Viljoen and Cameron made a magnificent stand. Cameron who scored 53, was playing vigorous* cricket' ‘till he fell a victim to the new ball. He batted sixty-five minutes, and hit two sixers and five fou»*s Applause greeted Viljoen’s first cen fury against England.' Viljoen hotted ehanceless’y for 280 minutes. He hit’ ten fours*. He was caught when handicapped by a cramped left leg. After a shaky start Dalton made powerful hooks, and drives scoring 47 runs. The wicket was easy, not assisting the bowlers. The critics are resigning themselves to fi drawn game. Pall of wickets: Onp for 21. rkvo for 41. three for 91. four for 124, five for 223, six for 228, seven for 311 eight for 311 and nine for 315. Scores:— ENGLAND—First Innings 357

8. AFRICA—First I/nnings. Mitchell, e Duckworth b Hammond 10 Rowan, b Bowes 13 Viljoen, c Verity b Bowes 124 Nour.se, !bw, b Verity 29 Wade, lbw. b Bowes* 16 f'ameron, c Bowes b Tate 53 Dalt'on, lbw, b iR-obins 47 Vincent, not out 14 Langton, c Bakewell b Bowes .... 0 Crisp, c Bakewell b Bowes 3 Bell, lbw*, b Tate 1 Extras 8 Total 318 Bowling: Bowes five for 100, Tate two for G 7, Hammond one for 49. Robins one for 34, Wyatt none for 12. Verity one for 48. ENGLA N D —Becond Innings. Smith, lbw, b Crisp 0 Bawekell, not out 21 Barber, not out 21 Extras 1 Total for one wicket 43 TARRANT’S TEAM FOR INDIA WILL BOARD RELENT? SYDNEY, July 29. Lt is now practically certain 'that a fresh, vot'e will be taken by the Board of Control, on the question whether the cricketers, Chilvers, Kippax and Oxenham, wi'l be permitted to accompany the team .to India. The Board’s decision was strongly criticised by a number of speakers at* a lengthy meeting of New South Wales Cricket Association, to-night. Mr. Oxlade announced that the Quensland and New South Wales* delegates have signed a request to the Board to reconsider the decision in respect' 'to Chilvers Kippax, Oxenham and he, as Chairman of the Board, had instructed the secretary to '’ircularise the members to that effect.