M.C.C.V. SOUTH AFRICA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 29 December 1930, Page 9

M.C.C.V. SOUTH AFRICA

NUPEN BOWLS BRILLIANTLY

(United Prefig Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

CAPE TOWN, 26th December

At Johannesburg a holiday crowd of 12.000 enjoyed many tin ills when the Test match was resumed in brilliant sunshine.

The feature of the morning’s play was the deadly form of Nupen, who never bowled better, turning sharply both ways, and nipping off the wicket. The English wickets fell rapidlv after the dismissal of Hammond, who was steady, and hit live boundaries. I lie fielding was brilliant.

The English innings lasted three boms and tea minutes. With Tate and Voce bowling excellently, Siedle and Curnow opened South Africa’s second innings quietly and confidently, and gave no indication that two wickets would be down for 50. Mitchell and Catterall were associated In a brilliant partnership, and added 122 runs for the third wicket in 95 minutes This stand is only 12 short of the African third wicket record made by 'Taylor and Nonrse in 1922. Mitchell is easily the best bat in Africa after Taylor. His 72, including seven boundaries, was scored in 125 minutes. Catterall was in 95 minutes, and the innings included one 6 and five 4 s. The English howling was slingless when Voce was resting. White, Peebles and Hammond all were heavily punished. After tea Tate and Voce were again dangerous and secured some cheat) wickets. Cameron and Viljoen fought back to a safer position, however, scoring 81 in 55 minutes for flic sixth wicket. Cameron hitting five boundaries. '1 he howling was again still ('less towards the end of the day, hut the fielding was good. Following are the details: —

ENGLAND First Innings

Wyatt , Loyland Hammond, lbw, b Nupen 49 Hendren Jr Turnbull Chapman 2 ° White, c Curnow, b Nupen 14 Tate, e Mitchell, b Vincent “ Peebles, b Nupen “ Voce, run out ° Duckworth, not out , Extras Total ;• 195 Bowling Analysis.—Newson took no wickets for 11; Viljoen, none for 10; McMullan, one for 47; Nupen, five for 63; Vincent, three for 49.

SOUTH AFRICA First innings * 12 " Second Innings

Curnow, run out jj Mitchell c Duckworth, b Hammond 72 Catterall, c Hendren, b Hammond ... 54 Balaskas, lbw, b Tate 3 Cameron, c Duckworth, b Voce ... 51 McMillan, b Voce JJ Viljoen, b Hammond 44 Nupen, b Hammond j Vincent, b Voce Newson, not out 0 Ext ras 23

Total ;• 306 Bowling: Tate took one wicket lor 47 runs, Hammond four for 63; Voce four for 59, Peebles none for 41; White norm for 53; Wyatt none for 20.

ENGLAND Second Innings

Wyatt, c McMillan, b Catterall ... 5 Leyland, c Catterall 15 Hammond, st Cameron, b Vincent ... 63 Hendren, c Mitchell, b Nupen 3 Turnbull, b Nupen Chapman, e Mitchell, b Nupen 11 White, lbw, b Nupen 2 Tate, c Mitchell, b Nupen 28 Voce, e Nupen, b Vincent 0 Duckworth, lbw, 1> Nupen 4 Peebles, not out 13 Extras b

Total 2 *l Bowling: Newson. took no wickets for 30 runs, Catterall two for 12, Nupen six for 87, McMillan none for 25, Vincent two for 44, Balaskas none ior 7. South Africa won by 28 runs.