TEST MATCH DRAWN

Hawera Star, Volume L, 27 February 1931, Page 3

TEST MATCH DRAWN

RUBBER TO SOUTH AFRICA SECOND STRIKE DECLARED ENGLAND FOUR FOR 72 RUNS. (Uniu-d Piws Association—By Electric Telegraph lAipyngtit.j DURBAN, Feb. 25. Heavy rain overnight did not affect the wicket. The English bowling was again steady and kept the scoring down. Voce bowled a short ball, bumping over the batsmen’s heads. One bail caught Siedle under the heart. He collapsed temporarily. Christy played a bright innings, but McMillan was the liveliest, his six into the stand off Hammond being a Herculean effort. Cameron displayed the best variety of strokes. The English fielding was good. Cameron’s declaration left England an hour to bat. Tate batted in his usual cavalier fashion. He hit three sixers off Mitchell’s first over, one right over the pavilion. Play was delayed while the ball was recovered.

The match was drawn and South Africa thus won the rubber. Scores:

SOUTH AFRICA

First Innings 252 Second Innings. Siedle, c Chapman, b White 30 Mitdliell, io Hammond, b Vooe ... 21 i Christy, st. Farrimond, ib Peebles 37 ( Taylor, 1.b.w., b Peebles HJ Viljoen, c Chapman, b Voce 18 Dalton, st. Farrimond, b Peebles- 11 Cameron, not out H McMillan, o Chapman, b Wyatt 28 Vincent, not out 5 Extras H Total for 7 wickets (declared) 219 Bowling analysis: Tate took none for 17, Voce two for 46, White one for 37, Hammond none for 38, Peebles three for 71, Wyatt one for 6. ENGLAND. First Innings 230 -Second Innings. Wyatt, c Mitchell, 1> Christy 1 Hammond, c Vincent, b Bell .. ... 28 Farrimond, -c Cameron, b Taylor 9 Turnbull, e and b Siedle < Tate, not out -4 Ley-land, not out “ Extras * Total for four wickets 72 Bowling analysis.—Christy took one for 17, Bell one for 14. Taylor one; for 13, Siedle one for 7, Mitchell none for 18.

ENTERPRISING CAPTAIN. AUSTRALIAN COMMENT. SYDNEY, Feb. 26. Commenting on tlie South African cricket team to tour Australia, Arthur Mailey describes it as well balanced. The captain, Cameron, is enterprising and always prepared to take a risk, but the bowling is problematic. He expresses surprise at the dropping or Nupen. The South Africans having defeated the Marvlebone team, the matches in Australia- will really be for the world’s cricket supremacy. TEAM FOR- AUSTRALIA. DURBAN, Feb. 25. The South African cricketers to tour, Australia will be: Cameron (captain), i Siedle (vice-captain). Mitchell, Taylor, Christy. Dalton* Bell, McMillan ’Vincent, V. D. Merwe, Vilioen, Moi'kel, Broown. Cumow, Btlaskas and Gum. Mr J. H. Yandy will he manager.