THE M.C.C. TEAM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21220, 29 December 1930, Page 7

THE M.C.C. TEAM

TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA. FIRST TEST MATCH. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) CAPETOWN, December 20. The first test was continued at Johannesburg. England in their first innings scored 193 (Hammond 49, White 14, Tate 8, Peebles 0, Voce 8). Bowling analysis: Newson, none for 11; Viljeon, none for 10; M’Millan, one for 47;, Nupen, five for 63; Vincent, three for 49. South Africa in their' second innings have lost seven wickets for 303 (Ciuuow 8, Siedle 35, Mitchell 72, Catterall 54, Balaskas 3, Viljeon, not out 43, Cameron 5, M‘Millan 14-). South Africa in their first innings made 126. DEADLY BOWLING BY NUPEN.' CAPETOWN, December 26. (Received Dec. 28, at 5.5 p.m.) A crowd of 12,000 many thrills when the test match wae resumed in brilliant sunshine. A feature of the morning’s play was the deadly bowling of Nupen, who has never been in better form. He turned sharply both ways, nipping off the wicket. The English wickets fell rapidly after the dismissal of Hammond, who was steady and hit five boundaries. The fielding was brilliant; England’s innings lasted three hours ten minutes. With Tate and Voce bowling excellently, Siedle and Curnow opened South Africa’s second innings quietly and confidently, and gave no indication that two wickets would be down fbr 50. Mitchell and • Catterall then became ■ associated in a brilliant partnership," and added 122 runs for the third wicket in 95 minutes. _ This stand is only 12 short of the African third wicket record,' which was made by Taylor and Nourse in 1922. Mitchell is easily the best bat in Africa after Taylor. His 72 included seven boundaries. Catterall hit one six and five fours. The English bowling was without sting when Voce was resting, and White, Peebles, and Hammond were all heavily punished. After tea Tate and Voce were again dangerous, and secured some wickets cheaply. Cameron and Viljoen fought back to a safer position, however, scoring 81 in 55 minutes. Caiperon hit five boundaries. The bowling was again without sting towards the end of the day, but the fielding was good. AN EXCITING FINISH. WIN FOR SOUTH AFRICA. JOHANNESBURG, December 27. (Received Dec. 28, at 5.5 p.m.) There was perfect weather for the resumption of the test match in the presence of 10,000 spectators. After a very poor display in the first innings, when it seemed as if the first test was destined to end in a fiasco, South Africa magnificently recovered, and gained a most dramatic victory by the narrow margin of 28 runs. , The home side lost the three remainmg wickets for only three runs, leaving England 240 to win, but the 'batsmen were soon in trouble to Catterall and Nupen. The former, with a new ball, secured two early victims, and Wyatt, Leyland, and Hendren were disposed of before lunch. Hammond and Turnbull were then associated in a fine partnership. Turnbull hit the bowling all over the field, and before he was dismissed the game once more veered in England’s favour, but when Hammond was out England’s fate was scaled, although at one stage it looked as though Tate might pull the game from the fire. Splendid bowling, which never slackened, and brilliant fielding decided the result. South Africa’s score in the second innings was 306 (Viljoen 44; Hammond four for 63, Voce four for 59). England’s total was 211 (Hammond 63. Turnbull 61;’Nupen six for 87). The gape was a personal triumph for the Springbok captain, Nupen, who bowled right through the innings with wonderful success.. He developed wonderful pace, whipping off the pitch, and the batsmen were never able to cope with him. He had a wonderful ovation at the conclusion of the match. It is announced that Deane will captain South Africa in the remaining four tests, but, as he will not be available for the Australian tour, Nupen will almost certainly captain the side.