SOUTH AFRICA ALL OUT FOR 137

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27274, 28 December 1949, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA ALL OUT FOR 137

Rec! 1 a.m. CAPE TOWN, Dec. 27. South Africa > suffered further severe reverses in the pre-lunch session of the first test match against Australia at Johannesburg today. Resuming at four for 70, South Africa was all out for 137. The wicket today was hard but wearing. The additional South African scores are:— Eric Rowan, b Miller .. .. 60 Cheetham, lbw, b W. Johnston 10 Watkins, p Hassett, b Miller : .. 36 Tayfleld, c Saggers, b Miller .. 6 Mann, b Miller . 0 Smith, not out II McCarthy, b lan Johnson ... 0 I Extras .. •• •• 15 Total .. ~ .. .137 Miller took five for 40.

side flyers. McCool added a brisk 31. and helped Loxton put on 83, before he was beaten by Tayfield’s off-break. Two minutes after reaching his first test century, Loxton. trying to cover drive Tayfield, was neatly stumped for 101 (with 14 4’s) ip 155 minutes. lan Johnson, alert and resourceful, produced stylish leg shots and boldly drove the fast bowler. McCarthy,; for his highest test score of 66. South Africa missed a number of chances during Australia’s innings and the score of 413, though solid, was lucky. South Africa started poorly in its stiff task of chasing Australia’s score,, when Bill Johnston got Wynne lbw and lan Johnson got Nourse for a / duck. The dismissal of Nourse was a heavy blow to South Africa, who at stumps were in a grim position. Scores:— ' '

AUSTRALIA , . First Innings Morris, c Tayfield. b McCarthy .. 0 Moroney, run out .. .. , • ••, 0 Miller, b Mann _ 21 Hassett, b Watkins 11" Harvey, b Watkins .. .. .. • • £4 Loxton. st Wade, b Tayfield .. ~ 101 McCool, b Tayfield .. .. •• ••: 31 lan Johnson, c Cheetham, b Mann 66 Saggers, lbw. b McCarthy *.. .. 14 Lindwall, c Nel. b Tayfield ~ ..'2l W. Johnston, not out 1 Extras • 1* Total .. ..413 Bowling Analysis—McCarthy, two for 90: Watkins, two for 56; Smith, none for 70; Tayfield. three for 94; Mann, two for 91. SOUTH. AFRICA First Innings E. Rowan, not out .. 48 Wynne, lbw. bW. Johnston .. .. 3 Nel: b lan Johnson .. 4 Nourse, c Hassett. b lan Johnson .. 0 Wade, b Miller 2 Cheetham, not out .. 2 Extras .. .A .. 8 Total for four wickets 70 Bowling Analysis.—Lindwall, none for 15; W. Johnston, one for 9; Miller, one for 24; lan Johnson, two for 12; Loxton. none for 2