Africa v. Northants
COUNTY’S BAD START KEN JAMES OUT FOR "DUCK” United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, Juno 5. Wickets fell cheaply during the first day’s play in the cricket match between the touring South African team and Northamptonshire, at Northampton. The homo team batted first and was dismissed for 129 runs, South Africa replying rvith 111 for five wickets before stumps. The former Wellington and New Zealand representative, K. C. James, made his first appearance for Northamptonshire. James was bowled for a ••duck” by Crisp, who captured six w'. sleets. The South African bowlers opened sensationally. Bakewell was caught behind the wickets off the first ball of the day, and three more wickets fell in half an hour for 11 runs. Cuthbertson played a valuable innings for Northamptonshire and carried his bat for a score of C 3. The South Africans batted quietly, until the score was 4S. Nourse and Yiljocn were then dismissed in the same over. Details:— NORTHAMPTONSHIRE First Innings. Snowden, b Bell S Bakewell, e Cameron, b Crisp .. 0 Grimshaw, tbw, b Balaskas .. • • 15 Timms, lbw, b Crisp 0 Cox, b Crisp . 0 Cuthbertson, not out Partridge, b Balaskas 0 James, b Crisp 0 Pitt, b Crisp 50 Clark, b Crisp • Perkins, st Cameron, b Mitchell . 0 Extras Total 529 Bowling: Crisp took six wickets for 50 runs; Bell, one for 16; Mitchell, one for S; Vincent, none for 6; Balaskas,' two for 31; Dalton, nono for 11. SOUTH AFRICA First Innings. Siedi'e, not out • bo Mitchell, b Pitt 11 Rowan, c James, b Clark 0 Nourse, e Cox, b Clark 30 Viljoen, lbw, b Clark 0 Cameron, c Pitt, b Perkins .... 21 Dalton, not out 10 Extras 1 Total for five wickets 11-1 Merritt Signed Up for Three Seasons
LONDON, uune 5
East Lancashire has signed Merritt on as a professional for three seasons.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 132, 7 June 1935, Page 8
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