CRICKET TEST MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19860, 2 February 1928, Page 11

CRICKET TEST MATCH.

SOUTH AFRICA DOES WELL. POOR BATTING BY ENGLAND. A. and N.Z.-Sun. CAPETOWN. Jan. 81, The fourth test match, England v. South Africa, was continued at Johannesburg. England in their second innings scored 215, leaving South Africa 153 to make to win. The first wicket has realised 55 runs. < The wicket was fast. Holmes was scintillating and scored 50 in 59 minutes. He.then gave a chance in the slips. "" The South African bowling was full of venom. Hammond and Wyatt were cautious before the excellent attack. Stanyforth, just before the close, was struck on the face bv the ball and collapsed as he left, the field. The scores were:— ENGLAND. Fimt Innings .. 265 Second Innings. Sutcliffe, c Vincent, b Bissett . 5 Holmes, b Vincent 63 Tyldesley, c b Nupen 8 Hammond, lbw, b Vincent . . . . 25 Wyatt, lbw, b Bissett . . .. « . 39 Stevens, c Deane, b Bissett . . >. 20 Astill, c Duming, b Bissett . . . . 17 Peebles, lbw, b Hall . . . . . 7 Staples, b Hall . . . • • • * • 6 Stanyforth, not out * 6 Freeman, lbw, b Hall 4 Extras . . . ■«■ * • *. 17 Total 215 Bowling Analysis.—Bissett, took four wickets tor 70 runs; Hall, throe for 67; Nupen, ono for 39; Vincent, two for 22. SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 328 Second Innings, Taylor, c Stanyforth, b Hamilton . . 6 Nicolsou, not out .. . . . . 20 Morkel, not out .. 15 Extras . . • . . .. *. 14 Toi at for one wicket •«• * ». 55