TEST DRAWN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23280, 24 February 1939, Page 10

TEST DRAWN

AFRICANS DECLARE LEAD OF 134 RUNS ENGLISHMEN CAREFUL TIME PLAYED OUT ~ 2By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright • * JOHANNESBURG. Feb. 22 . The fourth test between England and South Africa was drawn, the visitors, with six wickets standing, playing out time after Melville had declared the Springboks' first innings closed, 134 runs better than the Englishmen's initial effort. The wicket was soft and slippery in tho morning, and it favoured the spin bowlers. Verity bowled unchanged, takit ing his fiftieth wicket for the tour. There were 225 minutes left for play when England commenced its second innings against accurate bowling. Hut--r ton batted for 100 minutes, but hit only one boundary. Gibb was in 144 minutes for 45 runs. Grieveson, who replaced W. W. Wade, took three brilliant catches behind the stumps. ■" Hammond played very confidently, 1 and made many typical cover drives. Scores:— e ENGLAND • First Innings » . 215 Second Innings Hutton, c Grieveson, b Gordon . . 32 Gibb, c Grieveson, b Gordon . . . . 45 C; Paynter, c.Grieveson, b Newson . . 15 Ames, b Gordon . . . . , . . . 17 Hammond, not out . « 61 I [Valentine, not out . . . ~. , . 25 j Extras .... . s > . . . 8 | Total for four wickets . . . 203 j Bowling: . Gordon took three wickets for 58 runs, Newson one for* 22, Dal- *.• ton none for 24, Mitchell none for 42, : Langton none for 49. ' SOUTH AFRICA First Innings V- Van der Byl, b Goddard . 31 - Melville, c Verity, b Wilkinson .. 67 1/ Rowan, b Farnes .... . . . . 85 Mitchell, c Ames, b Farnes . . 63 Nourse, hit wicket, b Verity . . 3S Langton, c Hutton, b Verity . . 6 Dalton, hot out .. 20 Newson, b Hammond 16 * ."'"[Vjjjoen, lbw, b Verity ...... 5 ;.j . Extras * . . . IS TV. Total for eight wickets (dec.) 349 Bowling: Verity took three wickets for 127 runs, Farnes two for 64, Ham<3: inond one for 19, Wilkinson one for 45, Goddard one for 65. Edrich none S' for 11. | POST FOR VERITY 0.-. v ~ J - COACHING IN AFRICA Independent Cable Service -: r: (Received February .23, 5.5 p.m.) r-: JOHANNESBURG, Feb; 22 Subject to the Yorkshire Cricket ,-V Club's permission, H. Verity will be " engaged as a coach at Johannesburg in •' the .-next English winter. . .