LAST MATCH DRAWN

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1935, Page 13

LAST MATCH DRAWN

AFRICANS’ GOOD INNINGS. CAMERON COMPILES 160. By Telegraph—Press ASSP-— 'Copyright. London, Sept. 10. Facing a deficit of 217 on the first innings and with a day’s play ahead the South Africans concluded their tour with a courageous innings against Leve-gon-Gower's Eleven to save the match, which ended in a draw. The home team made 457 in the first innings and the South Africans made 240. They followed on to-day and with eight wickets down for 382 were in a position to declare. Leveson-Gower’s Eleven had lost one wicket for 45 when stumps were drawn. Cameron and Nourse stopped the rot when 'three wickets had fallen cheaply. Cameron lost Nourse when the latter had scored 76, and then went on to reach 160 before being caught off Bowes, Langton with 68 made South Africa s position secure. Scores:— SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 240 Second Innings. Mitchell, b- Nichols J Rowan, 1.b.w., b- Bowes « Viljoen, c. Sutcliffe, b- Bowes 19 Nourse, c. Mitchell, b. Smfield ... 78 Cameron, c. Hendren, b. Bowes ... 160 Dalton, run out * Langton, b. Sinfield Vincent, st. Duckworth, b. Leyland 19 Tomlinson, not out Extras Total (for 8 wickets declared) 382 Bowling: Nichols, one for 6; Bowes, three for 81: Wyatt, none for 68; Holmes, none for 16; Brown, none for 75; Leyland, one for 38; Smfield, two for 81. LEVESON-GOWER’S ELEVEN. First Innings 457 Second Innings. Sutcliffe, e. Nourse, b. Crisp 16 Sinfield, not out Mitchell, not out ° Extras Total (for one wicket) 45 Bowling: Crisp, one for 24; Langton, none for 16.