FIFTH TEST MATCH DRAWN.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18350, 22 August 1929, Page 9

FIFTH TEST MATCH DRAWN.

South Africa v. England. DAY OF HIGH SCORING. (United Press Association—-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, August 20. The final cricket Test, England v. South Africa, was drawn. Achieving the record Anglo-African Test score of 492 for eight wickets, after losing three wickets for 20, South Africa changed the whole aspect of the struggle, compelling England to fight for a draw. The Home team rose to the occasion, dissipating the visitors’ hopes of an innings victory, to prevent which England had to score 234 in four hours. Africa, with five wickets in hand, were 25 runs ahead when play was resumed. There was an excellent attendance, and the weather was perfect. Cameron scored at the rate of a run a minute, including 10 fours, until he gave Freeman a catch. Morkel, though not aggressive, employed effective drives. Thirty-six in fours formed a substantial part of MacMillan’s well-made 50. Deane, realising that he had nothing to lose, then declared. Hobbs, who, with Sutcliffe, opened for England, skied the ball in attempting a pull, and Vincent caught him at short slip when he was apparently set. Thereafter Sutcliffe and Hammond brought the score to 264 without further loss. The critics who accused Deane of overboldness in putting England in first now admit that his tactics were justified. Following are the scores: England. First Innings. Hobbs, c Quinn, b MacMillan .... 10 Sutcliffe, c Owen-Smith, b Vincent 104 Hammond, st. Cameron, b Vincent 17 Woolley, hit wkt, b Vincent 46 Wyatt, c Deane, b Vincent .... 6 Leyland, b Vincent 16 Ames, c Mitchell, b MacMillan .. 0 Carr, c Morkel, b MacMillan .... 15 Freeman, c Cameron, b Quinn .. 15 Clark, b Quinn 7 Geary, not out 12 Extras 10 Total 258 Bowling: Morkel none for 20, Quinn two for 30, Vincent five for 105, MacMillan three for 78, Owen-Smith none for 15. Second Innings. Hobbs, c Mitchell, b Vincent .... 52 Sutcliffe, not out .. 109 Hammond, not out 101 Extras 2 Total for one wicket .. .. 264 South Africa. First Innings. Catterall, c Carr, b Clark 0 Siedle, b Geary 14 Mitchell, b Geary 2 Taylor, c Ames, b Clark 121 Deane, c Woolley, b Wyatt 93 Cameron, c Ames, b Geary .... 62 Morkel, c Ames, b Clark 81 Owen-Smith, b Woolley 26 MacMillan, not out .. 50 Vincent, not out 24 Extras .. .* 19 Total for eight wickets, de. 492 Bowling: Clark three for 79, Geary three for 121, Freeman none for 169, Woolley one for 25, Leyland none for 25, Wyatt one for 54. TEST MATCH FORM. BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.) LONDON, August 20. The following are the Test cricket averages:— BATTING. England. F. E. Woolley 126, H. Sutcliffe 64.12, M. W. Tate 80.66, W. R. Hammond 58.86, M. Leyland 42, E. Hendren 24.83, H. Larwood 12.50. South Africa. H. W. Taylor 55.25, D. P. B. Morkel 45.35, H, G. Owen-Smith 42, H. B. Cameron 39, H. G. Deane 22.25. BOWLING. England. H. Larwood 23.25, A. P. Freeman 24.86, F. E. Woolley 26.60, G. Geary 27, M. W. Tate 33.30. South Africa. N. A. Quinn 22.92, A. L. Ochse 31.70, D. P. B. Morkell 32.71, C. L. Vincent 36.53.