GREAT INNINGS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 305, 30 December 1935, Page 5

GREAT INNINGS

NOURSE BREAKS RECORD 231 AT JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA OUT FOR 49! [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 27. The swing which the second Test mat'ch between Australia and South Africa took in the home team’s favour yesterday continued to-day. When stumps were drawn Australia still required over 300 runs to win and had lost one wicket. With Nourse piling on ’•uns throughout the greater part of the day and re-aching a total of 2,31 —an individual record for his country against Australia—South Africa’s score was advanced to 491 before the last wicket fell. Australia were left with 399 to score in the final innings of the match and when stumps were drawn early owing to the failing light, 85 runs had been scored for the loss of Brown’s wicket. The Press pays tribute to the magnificent Springbok recovery. Taylor, writing in the Rand Daily Mail, says that Wade made deadly use of the leg theory as taught by the masters of the trap —the Australians themselves. Nourse received a great ovation on reaching his hundred in 151 minutes. He had hit sixteen 4’s. The weather was threatening after lunch when the crowd of 10.000 cheered Nourse and Nicholson, who continued where they had left off, but at 2.25 p.m. rain caused fifteen minutes’ delay. Nourse. upon the resumption, hit Fleetwood-Smith for three successive boundaries and reached 200 in 276 minutes. Nourse became breezier than ever, treating all the bowling alike. Langton hit Fleetwood-Smith for G.* McCormick, at, point, held a magnificent catch which brought Nourse’s great innings to an end. Nourse batted 29S , minutes and hit thirty-six 4’s. Nourse, who suffered a severe blow in the stomach just before being dismissed, established a new record for an individual score for South Africa against Australia, the previous highest being 204 by G. A. Faulkner at Mel bourne in 1910-11. McCabe in Form Fingleton and Brown, who opened Australia’s second innings, shaped confidently until the latter touched a fast ball and was brilliantly caught behind the wickets. MteCabe immediately opened out. An appeal against the light, at 4.55 p.m. was upheld, and there was no further play before stumps were drawn.

RAIN STOPS TEST MATCH AUSTRALIA ON TOP McCABE’S BRILLIANCE SOUTH AFRICA AVOIDS DEFEAT Received Dec. 29, 7.5 p.m. JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 28. The South Africans avoided almost certain defeat when rain fell after lunch, flooded the ground and caused the abandonment of the second Test, when, thanks to a magnificent innings by McCabe, Australia was in a commanding position. The weather at first w"as cool and windy. There was a record crowd in anticipation of an exciting finish. Later the weather became warm, bringing clouds and causing the light to change. Fingleton and McCabe soon settled down and began to paste the bowling. McCabe was particularly attractive and secured many effortless boundaries, hut early survived a confident leg appeal off Langton. When McCabe was nearing his century he gave the spectators thrills. He snicked, a hall just at the feet of the slips and then cut a hall from Robertson perilously close to Mitchell, who made a desperate lefthand attempt I'* hold it but it went to the boundary. McCabe nassed the century, got completely on top of the howling and -with perfect timing and placing, kept tbo score-board moving rapidly. The howlers tried all sorts of ruses to dislodge McCabe, who made great use of his pads against Mitchell’s leg turns, and on one occasion took two sixers from two balls. Fingleton, in the meantime, was extremely correct and careful, being content to score from balls which begged to be hit. He. however, was welt beaten by a sharp leg-break which curled round his legs.—2 for 194. Darling started in his usual vigorous style, getting Mitchell to the boundary. An ominous change appeared in the weather. A storm was working up as the players went to lunch. It was revealed duriug the interval that McCabe should have been out when 94, when he Mitchell, at first slip’ a •catch from Robertson, but r the umpire disallowed the appeal. Twelve thousand were present after lunch. When the storm was about to

break and the light was weak, McCabe scented a stoppage and again went for the bowling. He was dropped by Robertson when 166 and had another similar escape at 186. A few minutes later the South Africans appealed against the bad light and the players returned to the pavilion. Rain immediately began to fall heavily. ’The wicket was covered. The majority of the people left the ground. Large pools of water formed and play was eventually abandoned. Scores were: — South Africa First. Innings 157 Second Innings Siedle, b Grimmett .. ..••••«• yl Wade, lbw, b Grimmett 30 Rowan, lbw, 1> Grimmett l-j Mitchell, c Oldfield, b McCabe .. 45 Nourse, c McCormick, b McCabe 231 Briscoe, b McCormick l f) Nicholson, lbw, b Fleet wood-Smith 29 Langton, b tycCormick 16 Crisp, b O’Reilly •• •• Robertson, b McCormick 3 Bock, not out 2 Extras Total 491 Bowling Analysis

Australia First Innings 250 Second Innings Fingleton, b Mitchell 40 Brown, c Nicholson, b Crisp .... 6 McCabe, not out .. 189 Darling, not out ............ 37 Extras .. .. .. .... • • • • 2 Total for two wickets •• .. 274 Bowling Analysis

WONDERFUL GAME CAPTAINS PAY TRIBUTE MeCABE CONGRATULATED Received Dec. 29, 7.5 p.m. JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 29. Wade said: “It has been a wonderful game of ups and downs. Both sides were on top at different periods. The Australians were definitely on top when the bad light and rain brought the game to a close. The mat'ch was played in the best of spirits. These Australians are a splendid lot of cricketers. T want to congratulate McCabe on his highest score in Test cricket and Grimmett on his great bowling. Richardson said: “ I nfortunately a vorv fine finish was nipped in the bud bv the bad light and rain. The South Africans fought back splendidly.” TARRANT'S ELEVEN BENGAL AND ASSAM MATCH. CALCUTTA, Dec. 27. A threeday cricket match between Mr. F. Tarrant’s Australian team and Bengal and Assam was commenced yesterday in ideal weather on an excellent turf wicket. Bengal and Assam, in. their first innings made 136 (Bhatancharji 48, Bose 25; Leather two for 17, Mair five for 44, Oxenham two for 22). Australia, in their first innings, made 398 (Bryant 50, Morrisby 76, Ryder 25, Macartney 85). Bowling.—B. Bannerji took five for 53. Bengal and Assam in their second innings have lost two for 36.

0. M. R. W McCormick . .. 26 3 .129 3 McCabe 9 1. 30 2 O’Reilly .. 35.3 15 91 1 Grimmett .. . . 58 °s 111 3 Fleetwood-Smith . 21. 5 93 1

0. M. B. W Crisp ■« . . .. 17 3 1 Langton . . .. 22 6 ;>4 0 Mitchell . • . .. 15 1 73 1 Robert son . . .. 13 3 41 0 Bock .. . ... 9 0 42 0