TEST CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 23 January 1939, Page 7

TEST CRICKET

SOUTH AFRICA FOLLOW ON

ENGLAND DECLARE FOR FOUB WICKETS DOUBLE CENTURY TO PAYNTER .P A.—By Eleelric Telegraph—Copyright! DURBAN, 21st January. The weather for the second day of the third circket Test between England and South Africa was sultry and threatening. The wicket was easy and England carried their score to 469 for four declared (Paynter 243. Hammond 120). South Africa’s first innings realised 103 (Mitchell 30). Following on, the j home side scored 73 for one wicket at i stumps in their second innings (Mitchi ell not out 53). ' The teams are:— England: W. R. Hammond (captain), K. Fames. B. H. Valentine, P. A. Gibb, W. J. Edrich. L. Hutton, E. , Paynter, H. Verity, A. J. Wilkinson. D. V. P. Wright, L. E. G. Ames, with N. V/. D. Yardley as twelfth man. South Africa: A. Melville (captain >. B. Mitchell, P. G. van der Bijl, E. A. B. Rowan, A. D. Nour.se, K. G. Viljoen. H. F. Wade. E. L. Dalton. A. B. C. Langton, N. Gordon and R. E. Davies. After resumption to-day, Hammond in forcing the pace, was brilliantly caught in the slips after 178 minutes at the crease. He hit 16 boundaries. The third wicket stand of 242 was three below the Woolley-Wyatt record against South Africa in 1929. Paynter, when 223, completed his thousand runs on the tour. He batted in his most vigorous style for 333 minutes. His score included 25 fours. I England batted for 373 minutes and added 96 runs in 55 minutes to-day. In South Africa's first innings, Hammond frequently changed the bowling, not permitting the batsmen to settle down. Faroes was assisted by the wind. Edfich’s second ball dismissed Mitchell when the score was 59. after which three valuable wickets fell for 10 runs. In South Africa’s second innings Van der Bijl, was clean-bowled as he was settling down. The others confidently batted out time. Details:— ENGLAND Hutton, 1.b.w., b Gordon 31 iGibb, c Wade, b Davies 38 I Paynter, c Melville, b Langton 243 Hammond, c Mitchel, b Gordon .... 120 Ames, not out 27 Extras 10 Total for four wickets decalerd 469 Bowling Analysis: Davies took one wicket for 106 runs; Langton, one for 107; Gordon, two for 127; Mitchell none for 45; Dalton, none for 74. SOUTH AFRICA First Innings Mitchell, c Ames, b Edrich 30 Van der Bijl, run out 28 Rowan, 1.b.w., b Wright 4 Nourse, c Hammond, b Faroes 0 Viljoen, c Hammond, b Wright 2 Dalton, b Wilkinson 12 Wade, c Hammond, b Faroes 14 Melville, not out 5 Langton. c Hutton, b Faroes 0 Gordon, b Faroes ; o Davies, 1.b.w., b Wilkinson 2 Extras s Total 103 Bowling Analysis: Faroes took four wickets for 29; Hammond, none for 2; Wright, two for 37; Verity, none for 9; Edrich. one for 9; Wilkinson, two for 12. Second Innings Mitchell, not out .. 53 Van der Bijl, b Verity ........................ 13 Rowan, not out 7 Total for one wicket 73