FIFTH CRICKET TEST

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 189, 19 August 1935, Page 7

FIFTH CRICKET TEST

South Africans Batting FREQUENT BOWLING CHANGES SIX WICKETS DOWN FOR 2 97 Ry Telegraph—Copyright—Press Assn. LONDON, August 18. The weather was fine and the wicket perfect for the fifth Test between England and South Africa. England ■won the toss and put the South Africans in. Wyatt’s putting in the South Africans is much discussed, and it is believed to be due to his desire to exploit his battery of fast bowlers while the August dew was on the turf. Newspapers generally approve Wyatt’s decision. Twenty thousand were present after lunch. Read, making his debut, opened and shared the bowling with Nichols. Both were innocuous. The batsmen ■were confident, although at 30 Read bowled Mitchell with a no-ball. Wyatt repeatedly changed his bowlers. He tried Clay, Hammond, Bowes and finally Robins. The South Africans sent up 100 in 115 minutes. Both batsmen played chancelessly. Robins started impressively after lunch, taking two wickets for one run in his second over, breaking the opening partnership, and the South Africans became cautious. Wyatt cleverly took a low, left-hand catch from Nourse. Read bowled with fine pace but was of uneven length. Mitchell reached the century in 210 minutes. He was fast compared with Viljoen, whom the crowd mildly barracked. The constant changes of bowlers were vindicated when Read was brought on again after tea, resulting in the dismissal of Mitchell, ■who played a model defensive innings, hitting with precision and judgment. He batted 205 minutes, his score including 11 fours. Cameron, despite a confident start, < was easily caught in the slips. The South Africans redoubled their cau-1 tion, Wade batting for 25 minutes' without a score before he was caught. I Viljoen continued slowly, but faultlessly, completing 50 in 140 minutes. The South Africans forced the pace somewhat in the closing stages as the light weakened. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Siedle, c Ames, b Robins 35 ( Rowan, 1.b.w., b Robins 0 Mitchell, c Ames, b Read 128 Nourse, c Wyatt, b Bowes .... 32 Viljoen, not out 60 Cameron, c Mitchell, b Read ... 8 Wade, c Hammond, b Bowes . . 0 i Dalton, not out 21 j Extras 13 , Total 291 Of the four Tests already played South Africa has won one and three have been drawn. SOUTH AFRICA’S CHANCE ■CRITICISM OF ENGLISH CAPTAIN sßy Telegraph—Copyright —Press A* LONDON, August 17. The “Observer” says that the

South Africans are certain to carry the cricket rubber home for the first time in history. None will begrudge them their triumph. The “Despatch” alone attacks Wyatt, declaring: “He made the biggest blunder of cricket history. It was a fitting end to a series of mistakes that have made English cricket a laughing stock. It is unlikely that Wyatt acted on his own initiative. He was probably overruled by the mandarins at Lords, just as they forced Carr to put in the Australians at Leeds in 1926.’ The “Sunday Times’ ’says: “Read has not the length or direction to make a Larwood.’ ’

SECOND DEFEAT SOUTH AFRICANS LOSE By Telegraph —Copyright —-Press Assn. RUGBY, August 16. The South African cricket team, on the eve of the fifth and final Test match against England at Kennington Oval, suffered their second defeat in succession to-day, losing by seven wickets to Essex at Southend. The I South Africans were unbeaten i throughout their tour until they met Glocestershire earlier in the week. To-day’s play commenced with Essex requiring to take their second innings total to 172 for a win, and, against an attack that was weakened by the absence of Bell, they scored the required runs for the loss of two more wickets. Cutmore, one of the opening pair, carried his bat for 59, and Nichols scored 70 before beaten .by a ball from Mitcheell. Details: — SOUTH AFRICA First Innings 250 Second Inningss 223 ESSEX First innings 302 Second Innings (Three Wickets) 172 ENGLISH COUNTY PLAY Hammond is the second player to reach 2000 runs for the season.