MARATHON TEST

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19886, 14 March 1939, Page 5

MARATHON TEST

BATSMEN'S STAND ENGLAND 496 FOR THREE STILL 200 RUNS WANTED EDRICH MAKES 219 TALLY HOBBS' RECORD BROKEN (Elec. Tel. Copyright —United Press Assn.) - (Reed Mar. 14, 12 noon.) : . • ■ DURBAN, Mar. 13. On the ninth day to-day of the season's final cricket test between Eng-land-and South Africa stumps were again drawn early owing to bad light and the amazing match was carried on to the'tenth day with England requiring 200 runs and with seven wickets in hand. ■The scoreboard then showed that in reply Jo South Africa's big aggregate orlOirFuns England had scored 31(5 in 'the.'first strike and in the second . had made 496 for three wickets. The Englishmen must leave Durban to-morrow evening to catch the liner for home. The wicket showed signs of cracking to-day but played few tricks till a shooting topspinner got Gibb after 451 minutes of play. A rising ball got Edrich, who was in 'top form and gave a chanceless innings lasting for 436 minutesi He hit 25 fours. Edrich made a new individual record for England-South African tests. The previous best was Hobbs' score of 211 at Lords in 1924. Details of scores are: — SOUTH AIERICA First Innings .. .. • • .. 530 Second Innings 481 ENGLAND First Innings .. .. • • • • 316 Second Innings Hutton, b Mitchell 55 Gtbb, b Dalton 120 Edrich, c Gordon, b Lang ton .. 219 Hammond, not out .. _ .. .. 58 Paynter; not out 24 Extras 20 Total for three wickets .. 496 Bowling.— -Newson took no wickets for 60 runs; Gordon, none for 130; Langton, one for 105; Dalton, one for 84; Mitchell, one for 97.