South Africa All Out For 390 Runs

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 308, 29 December 1938, Page 8

South Africa All Out For 390 Runs

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 27. The South African batsmen in the first innings of the Test match against the M.C.C. made 390 runs—32 runs short of the M.C.C. first-innings total. In their second innings the M.C.C. had lost one wicket for 103 at stumps. The South African Mitchell batted for 240 minutes. He was a model of sound defence. Viljoen and Dalton, after a cautious start, became well set and added 70 in an hour. Viljoen had been batting for 162 minutes when he played a ball into his wicket. Dalton’s century occupied 201 minutes. Langton was unconquered after 96 minutes. He hit two sixers. The English batsman Edrich again failed to master his Test complex and was caught in the slips after taking 50 minutes to score ten. Paynter and Gibb played steadily until stumps. Scores are as follow: SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Van der Bijl, 1.b.w., b Verity 4 Melville, c and b Verity 0 Nourse, c and b Goddard 73 Gordon, st Ames, b Goddard 0 Wade, b Goddard 0 Mitchell, b Fames 73 Viljoen, b Wilkinson 50 Dalton, c Edrich, b Verity 102 Bond, 1.b.w., b Wilkinson 0 Davies, b Verity 0 Langton, not out 64 Extras 24 Total 390 Bowling: Fames one for 87, Edrich none for 44, Verity four for 61, Hammond none for 27, Wilkinson two for 93, Goddard three for 54. M.C.C. First innings 422 Second Innings. Edrich, c Mitchell, b Gordon 10 Gibb, not out 53 Paynter, not out 32 Extras 8 Total for one wicket 103 Bowling: Davies none for 16, Langton none for 16, Mitchell none for 36, Gordon one for 15. Dalton none for 12.