CRICKET IN AFRICA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19859, 1 February 1928, Page 11

CRICKET IN AFRICA.

PLAY IN FOURTH TEST. HOME TEAM IN LEAD. (Received January 31, 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Sun. CAPETOWN. Jan. 30. In the fourth test cricket match at Johannesburg, England, in the first innings, made 265, and South Africa replied with 323. Ppnbles put up a plucky resistance and was difficult to* dislodge, a3 he declined to touch balls on the off. Taylor played with his old brilliancy except for one brief, period when he appeared affected by the rapid fall of wickets. He made his century iu 143 minutes. It is the first century made against the visitors. The tail played vigorously and pulled the game round. There were two short stoppages owing to rain. Deane and Cameron played faultless cricket and in % - race against the rain piled on runs. The partnership yielded 89 for the ninth wicket. The stand of Bissett and Vincent was exciting. They put on 46 runs in 22 mmutes. The scores are as follows: * ENGLAND. —First Innings. Holmes, b Bissett 1 Sutcliffe, lbw, b Hall . . • .. 37 Tyldesley, lbw, b Bissett . . . . 42 Hammond, c Cameron, b Hall .. 28 Wyatt, c Cameron, b Hall . . .. 58 Stevens, c Vincent, b Hall . . s. 14 Astill, c; Hall, b Bissett .. .. 3 Peebles, c Deane, b Hall .•• •a 26 Staples, b Bissett . . - ■- =• <? «39 Stanyforth, b Hall . •• 1 Freeman, not cut . i-. j* . Extras . . n » r • * • ' Total -.265 Bowling Analysis.—Bissett took four wickets for 43 runs, Hall six for 100, Nupen none for 52, Vincent none for s*, Duminy none for 9. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Tavlor, b Hammond . . . • . . 101 Duminy, c Steven?, b Hammond . . < ■Morkel, b Hammond 0 Nicolson, b Staples .. •• Catterall, c Stanyforth. b Astill . , 39 Cameron, c and b Astill . . ' " to Deane, c and b Wyatt . . i. 3J Nupen, c Stanyforth, b otaples . . U Vincent, not out " Bissett, c Stevens, b Freeman , • • Hall, c Stanyforth, b Staples . . • * 5 Extras Total 328 Bowling Analysis. Hammond took three wickets for 62 runs, Wyatt one for 44, Staples three for 81. Peebles none for 48, Freeman one for 18, Astill two for 55, Stevens none for 9.