FLOW OF RUNS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 196, 22 August 1935, Page 7

FLOW OF RUNS

FIFTH TEST A DRAW BOWLING WELL COLLARED PARTNERSHIP RECORDS (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, Aug. 20. As was anticipated after the first day’s play the fifth cricket Test match between England and South Africa at the Oval ended in a draw. Vigorous batting by the English players this morning ’enabled Wyatt to declare the innings closed at the luncheon adjournment when the score was 534 for six wickets, and the (capture of three South African wickets cheaply gave England a chance of winning. Cameron and Viljoen, however, then made a stand which extricated their team from danger. Having won the second Test, which was the only one completed, the South Africans gained the rubber for the first time since South African teams have toured England. For to-day’s play the weather was again fine, and the wicket good. The quality of the wi'ckot right through made Wyatt’s policy of sending the South Africans in first even more unfortunate. Runs came particularly easily during England’s innings, the scoring rate yesterday being an average of 75 runs an hour. During to-day’s play 508 runs were scored for tho loss of eight wickets. Yesterday afternoon 30,000 people were delighted at Hammond and Leyland’s feast of stroke-making during a fourth-wicket stand of 151 which broke the English record for that wicket in matches between the two countries, established by P. Hayward and Hill at Johannesburg in 1895-96. After Hammond had exceeded Hobbs’ aggregate of 1562 runs against South Africa he was brilliantly stumped. Leyland dashing century occupied 125 minutes. When stumps were drawn the score was 313 for four wickets, Leyland (119) and Ames (25) being still together Leyland and Ames immediately got to work when play was resumed this morning, scoring 100 in 65 minutes. Both were. taking risks and Vincent three times in one over nearly bowled Ames, who replied by twice driving him for 6.

Tho score rapidly rose to 428 when Leyland was smartly stumped by Cameron off a ball from Mitchell. Leyland had batted 235 minutes for his score of 161 and had given a chanceless display. He hit a 6 and seventeen 4’s. Tho partnership added 179 runs, beating the previous record of 154 es tablished bv Meads and Fender at Durban in 1922-23. England’s Highest Total Ames and Nichols carried on the. good work and gave England the lead after the innings had been in progress 365 minutes. When the innings was declared closed at the luncheon adjournment tho score was 534 for tho six wickets, which was the highest score yet made by England against South Africa. Ames was unbeaten with a score of 148. Mitchell and Rowan opened South Africa’s second innings, but there was a bad start. When three wickets were down for 67 runs, England appeared to have a chance of winning, but Nourse and Viljoen hatted steadily. Cameron batted with aggression and fire, his first six scoring strokes being boundaries. After the tea adjournment interest in tho play was purely academic. Cameron had virtuaally saved the rubber before he was stumped bv Ames off Robins and tho admirable batting of Viljoen, Wade and Dalton placed the seal on the South Africans’ success. South Africa First innings 476 Second Innings MitcheM, b Read .. *L Rowan, b Bowes 7 Siedle, b Bowes 3(1 Nourse, b Read 34 Cameron, st. Ames, b Robins .... 42 Viljoen, st. Ames, b Robins .... 45 Wade, not out 40 Dalton, not out 57 Extras 17 Total for six wickets 287 Fall of Wickets.--One for 16, two for 23, three fur 67, four for 112, five for 178, six for 193. Bowling.—Bead took two wickets for 64 runs; Bowes, two for 40; Robins, two for 61; Clay, none for 45; Nichols, none for 20; Leyland, none for 15; Wyatt, none for 25. England First Innings Bakewell, c Cameron, b Langton .. 20 Mitchell, b Crisp 40 Wyatt, c Cameron, b Vincent .... 37 Hammond, st. Cameron, b Vincent 65 Leyland, st. Cameron, b Mitchell 161 Ames, nut out .. .. 148 Nichols, c Siedle, b Langton .... 30 Robins, not out .10 Extras 23 Total for six wicket's .. .. 534 Fall of Wickets.—One for 34, two for 98, three for 98, four for 249, six for 506. Bowling.—Crisp took one wicket for 113 runs; Langton, two for 124; Dalton none for 50; Vincent, two for 138; Mitchell, one for 36. The previous highest total made by England against South Africa was 531 for two wickets at. Lord's in 1924, and the highest total by England in South Africa was 482, at Johannesburg in 1895-96. Australia has four times made more, than 500 against South Africa, the totals being 57.8 at Melbourne in 1910-11; 554 at Melbourne in 1931-32; 528 at Sydney in 1910-11; and 513 at Adelaide in 1931-32, FINANCIAL SUCCESS SOUTH AFRICANS’ TOUR MAY REACH £lO,OOO LONDON, Aug. 20. The South Africans’ tour has been a great financial success, and already it has made a record profit of £BOOO. This total may easily reach £lO,OOO. This is due to the fine play of the tourists, coupled with good weather. The winning of the second Test resulted in doubled gates wherever tliojr played.