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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 July 1924, Page 11

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AFRICA v. ENGLAND. TEST MATCH. ENGLAND’S GREAT SCORE. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION -COPYRIGHT Received July 1, 11.45 a.m. LONDON, June 30. In the test match' against South Africa England declared their first innings closed at two wickets for 531 H/obbs, e Taylor, b Parker, 211'; Sutcliffe, b Parker, 122; Woolley,' not out, 134Hsndreh, not out, 50. ’ Bowling—Parker 2 .wickets for 121, Blanckenberg 0 for 113, Pegler 0 for. 120, Noui’se 0 for 57, Faulkner 0 for 87, Gat-terall 8 for 19. • The South Africans had fifteen on, when at nine minutes past six bad light interrupted the play, which was resumed just before stumps were withdrawn, the South Africans then having nineteen ,on for no wickets.—rßeutev. The weather was cold and'dull'for the cricket match.; The attendance was 3000. The’wicket wore well'. Pegler and’ Parker opened the howling, and 50 was posted after 41 minutes. Sutcliffe survived a . leg-before appeal;, after the umpire had signalled out, Nourse and Blackenberg took over the bowling at 67, the- Englishmen, batting with freedom and confidence. A hundred'was reached in 84 minutes. Sutcliffe' had a life when 31. He hit Blackenberg to deep square leg. Deane handled the ball, but failed to hold it. Hobbs was missed by Faulkner off Parker when 64/ One hundred fifty appeared for-123 minutes. Hobbs completed his century in 142 minutes, and Sutcliffe’s took 165 minutes. Two hundred were made in 154 minutes. Sutcliffe hit II fours. Hobbs gave a second chance at 141, when he skied; Parker just clear of Taylor. Woolley was most aggressive, and made 50 in 26 minutes. The batsmen were merciless on the tired howling, . scoring at the rate of 100 hourly. - Hobbs passed the Shrewsbury test record at Lord’s (T 64), and then successively topped the Leeds test record of 182 and the 1912 Adelaide record of 187. Hobbs was caught easily when he had equalled AfurdocnV record in 1881. He batted 276 minutes, and’hit .15 fours. —Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn.