AFRICAN RECORD

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19884, 10 March 1939, Page 5

AFRICAN RECORD

TOTAL 1011 RUNS FIFTH TEST AGGREGATE MELVILLE GETS CENTURY MARYLEBONE’S TASK NEARLY 700 WANTED (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Mar. 10, 12 noon) DURBAN, Mar. 9. On the sixth day to-day of the fifth cricket test between Marylebone and South Africa stumps were again drawn early owing to the bad light. The wicket was easy and the batting brighter before lunch, 64 runs being scored in half an hour. Afterwards play lapsed into dreariness. Viljoen unluckily chopped a ball into the wicket. Melville made his first test century. His innings occupied 203 minutes. South Africa’s aggregate of 1011 runs is a record against England. SOUTH .AFRICA Scores were as follows: First innings 530 Second Innings Mitchell, hit wicket, b Verity .. 89 Vanderbijl, c Paynter, b Wright 97 Rowan, c Edr.ich, b Verity .. 0 Nourse, c Hutton, b Fames .. 25 Viljoen, b Perks 74 Dalton, c and b Wright .. .. 21 Melville, b Fames .. .. 103 Grieveson, b Fames .. ..39 Langton, c Hammond, b Fames 6 Newsoh, :b Vriglit ■ ! .. .. 3 Gordon, not out .: .. .. 7 Extras .. .. .... .. 17 Total .. .. 481 bowling.—Fames, took four wickets for 74 runs; Perks, one for 99; Wright, three for 146; Verity, -two for 87; Edricli, none for 18; Hammond, none for 30; Hutton, none for 10. ENGLAND First innings .. ... .. 316