DANGER OF DEFEAT

Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1935, Page 7

DANGER OF DEFEAT

Australian test team " ’ ' - V ■'' • ■ ■■ SOUTH AFRICA 466 —' | DOMINATION' OF BATTING ■ I*. A ! NOURSE DOUBLE CENTURY — 1 -'IT By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright ■ Rec. 1.25 a.m. Johannesburg, Dec.. 27. 'South Africa was in a strong position in the second cricket test against Australia this afternoon. Mainly owing to a fine performance by Nour ®®> South Africa carried its total from 254 for four wickets to 466 for nine. Australia had a lead of 93 runs on the first innings but will have fourth use of a wearing wicket. Nourse, who was 98 last night, quickly reached his century, carrying on to score 81 out of the 116 added this morning. The wicket was most responsive to the - slow spin bowlers yesterday.’ took full advantage of the wicket, and► brilliant fielding assisted the bowling. ;< News of Australia’s sensational collapse ; spread like wildfire and hundreds pour- $ ed into the ground during the interval. Wade opened. South Africa’s second innings with Siedle against McCormick, who was making terrific pace from the wicket, two wide deliveries going to the boundary for byes. The batsmen made a dashing start, sending up 50 in 30 minutes. Wade then went out to a welldisguised straight ball after a most entertaining innings. O’Reilly employed the leg trap, but Siedle and Rowan, were not perturbed. Siedle eventually lost his wicket by lashing out wildly at a perfectly straight ball which hit the middle stump. Play then quietened and a hush fell over the crowd, which had grown to 30,000. Rowan was also beaten by a straight ball from Grimmett, and with threedown for 90 South Africa was still in arrears. Nourse was in for 20 minutes before scoring, but later he and Mitchell penetrated the field and scored freely, 150 taking 135 minutes. Nourse, when 45, survived a confident appeal for a catch behind the wicket, and was dropped by Fleetwood-Smith off Grimmett when 65. Mitchell was batting well when he was brilliantly caught behind the wicket. He batted 134 minutes and hit. seven fours. Nourse continued freely until stumps were drawn. Briscoe was also confident. Details to lunch time are:— SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings* 157. Second Innings. Siedle, b Grimmett 34 Wade, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 30 Rowan, 1.b.w., by Grimmett ./13 Mitchell, c Oldfield, b McCabe' 45 Nourse, not out 179 Briscoe, b McCormick 16 Nicholson, not out •••• 23 Extras 30 . Totals (for five wickets) ........ 370 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Fingleton, c and b Langton 63 Brown, c and b Robertson 51 McCabe, c Robertson, b Langton 34 Darling, run out 42 Richardson, b Langton ..., 2 Chipperfield, c Rowan, b Langton ... ,0 Oldfield, c Briscoe, b Mitchell 40 Grimmett, b Mitchell 7. O’Reilly, b Mitchell 0 McCormick, b Mitchell ............ 4 Fleetwood Smith, not out ..... 5 Extras 1 3 Total 250 . BOWLING.

0. M. R. W. Crisp ...... ... 15 1 49 0 Langton .... ... 32 6 85 4 Mitchell .... ... 7.3 0 26 4 Bock ...... ... 14 2 49 0 Robertson ... 13 0 38 1