CRICKETERS' TOUR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22147, 28 June 1935, Page 11

CRICKETERS' TOUR

SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM STAFFORDSHIRE MATCH (Received June 27, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 26 The South African cricketers to-day commenced a two days match at Stoke-on-Trent against Staffordshire, a secondclass county. The home side batted first and was dismissed for GO, Langton taking four wickets for G. The visitors replied with 190 (Mitchell 73). Backhouse took five wickets for 49. In their second innings Staffordshire had lost five wickets for 33 when stumps were drawn. Details of the scores are: — STAFFORDSHIRE First Innings L. Crump, c Siedle, b Bell . . • . 12 Perry, b Crisp 6 Smith, c Mitchell, b Bell 1 Clark, b 801 l 3 S. Crump, c Crisp, b Langton . . 7 Backhouse, c Mitchell, b Langton 6 Lockett, b Balaskas 3 Homer, Jbw. b Langton 0 Parkin, c Mitchell, b Langton . . •'? Lawton, c "Wade, b Balaskas . . 9 Goodway, not'out • • 0 Extras - • • 10 Total ™ Bowling.—Crisp took one wicket for IS runs; Bell three for 14; Langton four for 6; Balaskas, two for 12. SOUTH AFRICA First Innings Siedle, c. Parkin, b Lawton . . 2 Mitchell, c substitute, b Backhouse 7'.\ Nourse, run out 1< Viljoen, b Lockett 9 Wado, lbw. b Bacl house .... 2 Dalton, c Lawton. Ii Backhouse . . 32 Williams, h Backhouse 1 Crisp, c Backhouse, b Lawton . . 15 Balaskas, b Bnokhouso 0 Langton, run out 22 Bell, not out 2 Extras .. . . * . . y .. 15 Total - 190 Bowling.—Lawton took two wickets for R0 runs; Crump none for 22; Lockett one for 22; Backhouse five for •19; Parkin none for 2. STAFFORDSHIRE—Second Innings L. Crump, b Crisp 2 Perry, b Crisp 0 Smith, c Williams, b Bell .... 8 Parkin, c Langton, b Crisp . . . . 9 Lawton, b Bell >1 S. Crump, not out 7 Backhouse, not out 1 Extras 2 Total for five wickets . . . . 33