EIGHT FOR 513
AFRICA’S FINE SCORE THREE INDIVIDUAL -CENTURIES M t’C. LOSE ONE FOR 98(Klee. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received January 3, noon) CAPETOWN, Jan. 2. Further test records were shattered on the. Newlands wicket when, before 12,000 spectators, {South Africa demon, strated a wealth of batting talent revealing how ordinary was the English attack.
The innings was declared at eight wickets for 513, which is a record. Taylor was irresislible, and masterly seemed bis seventh (est century, and, with Cattorall, was associated in a bright and forceful partnership yielding 148 runs in ICB minutes, breaking the record .for.a South African fourth wicket stand within the Union.
The wicket, though easy, was crumbling. Chapman called on all his re sources, especially the slow spin bowlers, but without avail, the batsmen meting out the same punishment to 'all the attacks.
When Taylor was dismissed for 117, after 179 minutes, his score including 16 boundaries, the remaining batsmen, obviously under instructions, hit. out, and threw away wickets until Deane declared at tea. . . : > Hammond aiul Wyatt grimly set about the task - of wearing down wickets until Hammond s toe was troublesome, nud a runner was used. Caution was the keynote of the English bailing, but the score mounted steadily until McMillan, a slow spin howler, broke a promising partnership at 75. Leyland and Hammond safely played out time.
II is officially announced that Sandham will not participate further in the iour. An X-ray examination revealed a broken bone in Hie ankle. Hammond kept wickets to-dav, Duckworth having broken a ligament in .bis light band yesterday. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA First Innings Siedle. e Chapman, h White ... 141 Mitchell, 1) Tate ... 1?5 Nupcn, h Tate ... ... ... 12 Taylor, c White, b Leyland ... ... 117 < ’-attera 11, b Tate ‘ . 56 Cameron, c Peebles, b White ... 26 Bulaskas, e Turnbull, l> Leyland ... 0 Beane, b Leyland 7 McMillan, not out 7 Vincent, not out ... 3 Extras ••• 21 Total for eight wickets ... ... .515 Bowling: 'Tate, three for 79 : Hammond, none for 27: Voce, none for 95; Peebles, none for 95; White, two for 101; Leyland, three for 91; Wyatt, norm tor 4. ENGLAND First Innings Wyatt, b McMillan 40 Hammond, not out 45 Leyland, not out ... 1“ Extras Total for one wicket 93
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17456, 3 January 1931, Page 5
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