England Finds Runs Hard To Gather

Chronicle (Levin), 5 January 1949, Page 5

England Finds Runs Hard To Gather

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Received Wednesday, 10.5 a.m. CAPETOWN, Jan. 4. South Africa led England by 48 runs on the first innings in the Jhird test. South Africa at lunch was five for 307 but then collapsed, losing' che last five wickets for 49 runs in an hour. Compton, with his ortho-" dox left-arm slows, took five wickets for 32 runs in 14 overs. Mitchell was out for 120 and equalled H. Taylor's record _ of reven centuries in tests against England. Nourse scored his fii'th i00 against England. After the loss of Washbrook with „he total at 11, Hutton and Crapp stonewafled through the last hour of play. Detaiis: — SOUTH AFRICA First Innings Melville, b Jenkins .......... 15 Wynne, c Crapp, b Watkins ... 50 Nourse, c and b Compton 112 Mitchell, b Compton 120 vVade, c Watkins, b Compton . . 0 Begbie, run out 18 Dawson, c Mann, b Compton . . 25 Hanley, run out 0 Rowan, b Gladwin 2 McCarthy, stpd Evans, b Compton 1 Mann, not out 10 Extras 3 Total 356

ENGLAND First innings 308 Second Innings Hutton, not out 45 Washbrook, c Mitchell, b McCarthy 9 Crapp, not out 31 Extras 0 Total. for one wicket 85

O M R W Bedser 34 5 92 0 Gladwin 3 7 51 1 Wright 9 0 58 0 Jenkins 11 1 46 1 Compton ... 26 3 70 5 Watkins ... 10 0 36 1

Bowling

O M R W McCarthy 5 0 23 1 Dawson 6 2 6 0 Mann 12 5 19 0 Howaii 9 1 25 0 Haniey 8 3 12 0