FINAL TEST DRAWN

Northern Advocate, 21 August 1929, Page 5

FINAL TEST DRAWN

SOUTH AFRICANS DECLARE BIG SCORE COMPILED. ENGLAND'S,.SPLENDID RALLY. (Australian Presi Assn.—United Service.) (Received 9.56 a.m.) LONDON, August 20. The final test cricket match between England and South Africa ended in a draw, after the visitors had closed their first innings with eight wickets down, having established a substantial load, the home side making a vigorous re-

sponse in the second innings, losing only one,wicket, for 264 runs. Details of the play are as follow;—SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Cattcrall, e Carr, b Clark 0 Siedlc, b Geary 14 Mitchell, b Geary 2 Taylor, c Ames, b Clark 121 Deane, c Wqolley, b Wyatt 93 Cameron, e Freeman, b Geary .. 62 Owcn-Smith, b Woolley 26 Morkel, c Ames, b Clark 81

MacMillian, not out 50 Vincent, not out 24 Extras 19

, Eight wickets (declared) for 492 Bowling Analysis.—Clark, 3 for 70; Geary, 3 for 121; Freeman, 0 for 169; Wooliey, 1 for 25; Leyland, 0 for 25; Wyatt, 1 for 54. England, First Innings 25S 'Second Innings, Hobbs, c Mitchell, -b Vincent .... 52 Sutcliffe, not out 109 Hammond, not out 101 Extras 2 One wicket for 264

Achieving a record , Anglo-South. African test score of 492 for 8 wickets, after losing three wickets for 20 runs, the visitors changed the whole aspect of the struggle, compelling England to fight for a draw.

The home team rose to ithe occasion, dissipating the visitors' hopes of an innings victory, to prevent which England had to score 234 in four hours.

.South Africa, with five wickets in hand, were 25 runs already when play was resumed. There was an excellent attendance 'and the’ weather was „ a perfect. Cameron scored at the rate of a run a minute, including 10 fours, until ho gave Freeman a chance. Morkel, though not aggressive, ‘ employed effective drives. Thirty-six in fours formed a substantial part of MacMillan's wellmade 50. *

Deane, realising that he had nothing to lose, then declared.

Hobbs, who with iShteliffe opened for England, skied a ball in' attempting a pull and Vincent caught him at short-slip when he was apparently set. Thereafter Sutcliffe and Hammond brought the score to 264, without further loss. Critics who accused Deane of overboldness in putting England in first now admit that his tactics were justified. SERIES AVERAGES. The following are the leading averages of both sides for the five test matches played during the South Africans' tour: — BATTING. England.—Woolley 126, Sutcliffe 64.12, Tate 60.66, Hammond 58.66, Leyland 42, Hendren 24.83, Larwood 12.50. South. Africa. —Taylor 55.25, Morkei 45.85, Owen-Smith 42, Cameron 39, Deane 22.25, BOWLING. England.—Larwood 23.25, Freeman 24.86,. Woolley 26,60, Geary 27, Tate 33.30.' South Africa.—Quinn 22.92, Ochse 31.70, Morgan 32.71, Vincent 36.53.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. NOTTS DEFEATS LANCASHIRE. LEADERSHIP. RETAINED.' PAYTON HITS UP 169. (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received noon.) LONDON, August 20.

In pursuance of the county cricket championship, Somerset, in the first innings, made 3(32 (Ingle 9(5, Young 100—Mayer 5 for 70); 'Second innings, 70 for 1 wicket, declared. Warwick: First inning's, 220 (Kilner 73 —White 4 for Of)), Second Innings, 07 for 4; Somerset won on the first innings, Worcester: Pirst innings, 390 (Gibbons 120, Nlchol 137). Second innings, 171 (Kennedy 0 for 08). Hampshire: First innings, 291 (Livsey 05). Second Innings, 271 for 0 (Brown 148). Hampshire won by four wickets.

Yorkshire; Pirst innings, 213. Second innings, 229 for 7, declared (Greenwood (32). Middlesex: First innings, 154 (Hendren B(3—Bowes 5 for 4S). Second innings, 92 (Macaulay 4 for 21), Yorkshire won by 19(3 runs.

Gloucester: First innings, 180 (Smith 09—Fender 5 for 52). Second innings, 339 (Smith 72). ’ Surrey: First Innings, 280 (Fender 78, .Sandham *01). Surrey won on the first innings. Kent; First innings, 319. Second innings, 248 for 5, declared (Bryan 124). Derby: First innings, 339 (Slater 79, Jackson 70— Wright, 5 for 82). Second innings, 59 for 0. Derby won on the first innings.

Lancashire: First innings, 247 (Iddon 125—Staples 4 for 76). Second innings, 175 fox 4. Nottingham: First

innings, 409 for 9. declared (Payton 109). Nottingham won on the first innings. Sussex; First innings, 151 (Mercer 5 for 51, Ryan 4 for 50). Second innings, 334 (J. Langridge 103 —Mercer 4 for 83). Glamorgan: First innings, 115 (Langridge 7 for 58). Second innings, 188 (Wensley 5 for 97, Langridge 4 for 00). Sussex won by 181 runs, Essex: First, innings, 214. Second j lining s, 215 for 7. Leicester: First innings, 305, Leicester won on the host innings.