CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 June 1924, Page 5

CRICKET

FIRST TEST MATCH COLLAPSE OF SOUTH AFRICANS (Fy Electric, Telegraph.-Copyrlght.) (Außtraliau and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 16. England’s first innings closed for 438. Additional scores:— Kilner, b Peg!or 69 Gilligan, b Peglcr 1A Wood, b Parker 1 Parkin, not out 8 Extras l 6 Bowling analysis: Parker. 6 for 152; Peglcr, 2 for 106; Blackenberg, 2 for 95. Nupcii ami Nourse also bowled, but their ave; ages are not shown. The South Africans in their first innings scored 30. Caller ell, b Gilligan 0 Susskind, c Kilner, b late Taylor, b Tate* ‘ Nourse, l.b.w. b Gilligan 1 Blackenberg, b Tate 4 not out A Dean, l.b.w. l> Gilligan £ Nuper, b Gilligan £ Peg.W, b Tate ® Ward, 1) Gilligan jParker, l.b.w. b Gilligan y Extras 1J - Bowling: Gilligan 6 for 7; Ta„e, 4 for 12: , , Tlie weather was fine and warm ana the attendance 3000. England’s ecore was made in >523 minutes. The South Africans’ innings lasted only 49 minutes. The first three wickets were down after 17 balls. Gilligan and late were. most destructive. The former vorkecl Nupen and got Parker leg-be-fore, each with the first ball. Tate s first ball in test cricket disposed of Susskind, whom Kilnev took at short 1 Both bowlers w ere enthusiastically cheered. . e A possible explanation ot the South African failure is that they were batting on a hard, fast wicket after a month of wet cricket. GOOD STAND IN SECOND INNINGS LONDON, June 16. Oho South Africans in their second innings have lost 4 wickets for 274. Taylor, c and b Tate- 54 Commaille, c Hendren, b late za Susskind, b Gilligan ol Nourse, c Wood, b Gilligan Catterall, not out Blackenberg, not out 60 Stumps wero drawn. . Tho afternoon was hot and occasionally cloudy. The attendance increased to 10,000. , , , Tate and Gilligan opened the bowlmg. The former dismissed Taylor with a low left-hand catch after batting 50 minutes. The second century appeared as the result of 223 minutes’ play. _ England’s score is a record against the South Africans’ in this country, and the South Africans’ is_ the .lowest total ever made in England in any test. Commaiile fell ■to a smart catch by Hendren in tho slips, the ball flying off tho batsman’s glove.

'THE AVERAGES LONDON, June 15Leading cricket averages are:—Batting : Hobbs, 72.57; Hendren 61.45; Dales 44.36. Bowling: Parkin 89 wickets, at a cost of 8.35 runs; Macaulay, 65 at 8.87; Tate 77 at 9.23; Kilner 58 at 9.82. South Africans : —Batting : Nourse 46.35; Susskind ,- f '42.57 ; Hearno 28.20; Taylor 25. Bowling: Parker four at 8.50; Carter 28 at 12.85; Peglor, 38 at 14.94; Dixon, 22 at 17.13.