ENGLAND WELL AHEAD

Chronicle (Levin), 20 August 1947, Page 5

ENGLAND WELL AHEAD

(N.Z.P.A. —

-Reuter,

South Africa Set Terrific Task In Test

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Received Wednesday. 11.35 a.m. LONDON. Aug. 19. England has set South Africa 450 runs to get tomorrow in their second innings to win the fifth Test match. This is regarded as a terrific task on a dusty pitch favcuring the bowlers. Leading by 125 on the first innings, England declared her second innings closed at six \vicke>,s for 325. Details: ENGLAND First Innings — 427 Second Innings Hutton, c Tuckett, b Mann 36. Washbrook, c Fullerton, b Rowan 43. Robertson, b Rowan 30. Compton, c Nourse, b Dawson 113. Yardley, b Mann 11. Cranston, b Rowan 0. Howorth, not out 45. Evans, not out 39. Extras, 8. Total for one wicket 8 Fall of wickets: One for 37, two for 89, three for 158, four for 179, five for 180, six for 267. Bowling: Tuckett, none for 34; Dawson, one for 59; Mann, two for 102; Rowan, three for 95; Smith, none for 27. SOUTH AFRICA First Innings Mitchell, c Evans, b Copson . 120 Dyer, c Gladwin, b Howorth . . 18 Viljoen, c Evans, b Wright ... 10 Nourse, c Yardley, b Howorth . 10 Melville, l.b.w. b Cranston ... 39 Dawson, l.b.w. b Wright 55 Fullerton, c Howorth, h Cranston "6 Rowan, b Howorth 0 Mann, b Copson 36 Tuckett, not out 0 Smith,. l.b.w. b Copson 0 Extras, 8 Total, 302 Fall of wickets: None for 47, two for 63, three for 78, four for 164, fxve for 243, six for 253, sev^n for 254, eight for 293, nine for 302. Bowling: Copson, three for 46; Gladwin, none for 39; Wright, two for 89; Howorth, three for 64; Compton, none for 31; Cranston, two for 25. Second Innings Mitchell, not out 1 Dyer, l.b.w. b Wright 4i Extras, 31 Total for one wicket 8