TEST ABANDONED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19887, 15 March 1939, Page 5

TEST ABANDONED

LONG FIGHT ENDS ENGLAND 654 FOR FIVE ONLY 41 RUNS BEHIND HAMMOND’S CENTURY NEW RECORDS HOISTED (Elec. Tel. Copyright- —United Press Assn.) (Rood. Noon, March 15.) DURBAN. March 14. Heavy rain at the tea adjournment prevented further play in the fifth and final cricket test of the season between England and South Africa and the match was abandoned. Hammond, in a farewell statement, said that he hoped this would be the last ot the Anglo-African timeless tests, which were against the best interests of the game. Though the wicket was worn, it played well. The Englishmen played themselves in carefully this morning, but later both Hammond and Paynter were out in forcing' the pace. The aggregate for the match is a record. England’s score was the highest ever made in a fourth innings in first-class cricket. Details of scores are:— SOUTH AFRICA First Innings Second Innings .. • ■ ■ • 4^l ENGLAND First Innings 316 Second Innings Hutton, ib Mitchell r > s Gibb, ib Dalton Edrich, e Gordon, b Lang ton .. 219 Hammond, st. Grieveson, b Daiton 140 Paynter, c Grieveson, b Gordon .. 75 Ames, not out .. • • • • i ( Valentine, not out .. • • • • 4 Extras •• -.24 Total for five wickets .. .. 054 Bowling.—Newson took ,no wickets for 91 runs; Gordon, one for 174; Langton, one for 1.32; Dalton, two for 100; Mitchell, one for 133.