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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19049, 30 June 1924, Page 6

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THE SECOND TEST AFRICANS’ FIRST INNINGS PRODUCES 273. Received June 29, 10.30 p.m. LONDON, June 28. The second test commenced in lino weather. Africa won the toss and bativi on n good wicket, the innings resulting in 273 runs. The scores are as follows: AFRICANS.—First Innings. Taylor, c Wood, b Gilligan . • .« 4 Commaille, 1.b.w., b Gilligan •«. 0 Susskind, c Tate, b Hearne ... ... 01 Noursc, c Woolley, b Tate 4 Catterall, b Gilligan .. . • ... ... ;; 120 Dean, b Tyldesley 33 Blankenberg, bJTatc 12 Pegler, c Fender, b Tyldesley 0 Ward, b Tyldesley . 1 Parker, not out 1 Faulkner, b Fender 25 Extras »•••;•;; 9 Total 273 Bowling Analysis.—Gilligan, 3 c or 70; Tate, 2 for 62; Tyldesley, 3 for 52; Hearne, 1 for 35; Fender, 1 for 45. England, in their first innings, lost no wickets for 28 runs, the scorers being: Hobbs 12, Sutcliffe 12. AFRICANS PLAY BRILLIANTLY. Received June 29, 5.5 p.m. (Reuter). LONDON, June 28. Five thousand were present when Africa commenced. England’s team was: Gilligan, Fender, Wood, Chapman, Hobbs, Woolley, Sutcliffe, Hearne, Hendren, Tate, and Dick Tyldesley. His Majesty arrived after the commencement of the game, which was stopped while the teams lined up and shook hands. At the lunch adjournment the score was three wickets down for 72. There were then 20,000 present. A hundred was hoisted in 143 minutes, Susskind was sound throughout, and strong on the off side. He hit six fours. Catterall had a brilliant innings, off driving and square legging. He hit sixteen fours, but gave a chance at 30. He batted 195 minutes. The African innings finished at ten to six. Deane was conspicuous for vigorous driving, and Faulkner played many strokes reminiscent of his old form. The Englishmen commenced nt ten past six, hit freely, and scored sixteen in the first five minutes. AFRICANS’ WONDERFUL RECOVERY. Received June 29, 12 midnight. LONDON, June 29. The Africans made an extraordinary recovery after losing such batsmen as Taylor, Commaille, and Noursc for seventeen runs. The next four wickets added the bulk of the runs, with the addition of 248 out of 273, and the last three wickets accounted for an addition of only eight runs. The South Africans made more runs than they should have done, Woods’ misses at the wickpts and Woolley’s in the slips contributing towards Catterall’s score, which is identical with his score in the first Test. His effort was a fair mixture, at times fluky, but sometimes brilliant. He was missed three times off Gilligan. Susskind played flawlessly. The English bowling was not deadly but the fielding for the most part was good. COUNTY MATCHES LATEST RESULTS. Received June 29, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, Juno 28. Oxford made 307—Blaikier 120, Richardson 59. Hyndson took 5 wickets for 75. Marylcbone scored 190 for 9. Cambridge made 281 —Lowry 68. Fender took 6 for 91. Surrey scored 156, and Cambridge, in the second, have scored 34 without loss. Sussex hit up 244—C00k 67, and Lancashire 132 for 2—E. Tyldesley 70, completing his thousand runs for the season. Hallows scored 54 not out. Middlesex scored 291—Stevens 78, Hendren 74. Hampshire made 230 Newman 86. Middlesex in the second made 46 for 1. In the Kent match, Seymour scored 117. For Worcester against Notts, Hopkins made 137.