England With Slender Lead Over South Africa

Chronicle (Levin), 9 March 1949, Page 5

England With Slender Lead Over South Africa

Received Wednesday, 9.25 a.m. CAPETOWN, March 8. England at stumps on the third day of the final test against South Africa at Port Elizabeth has a narrow first innings lead. The loss of three English wickets before lunch gave South Africa a fighting chance of winning the -est, but England's captain, Mann, pulled the game round in his .eam's favour. He went in when .our wickets- were down for 149 and, vith Jenkins and Bedser, saved England. It was Mann 's. first cenDury in test cricket. ' Details: — • SOUTH AFRICA First Innings E. Rowan, c Watkins, b Gladwin 3 Mitchell, c Griffith, b Bedser . . 99 Viljoen, b Bedser 2 Nourse, b Bedser 73 Wade, c Compton, b Jenkins . . 125 Cheetham, c and b Bedser . . 2 Dawson, c Gladwin, b Jenkins 20 Tuckett, b Jenkins 2 Mann, c Compton, b Gladwin 11 McCarthy, b Gladwin 3 A. Rowan, not out 29 Extras 10 Total 379 Bowling: Bedser, four wickets for 61; Gladwin, three for 70; Jenkins, three for 53; Watkins, none for 24; Young, none for 122; Compton, none for .39. ENGLAND First Innings Huttop, c Dawson, b A. Rowan 46 Washbrook, c Dawson, b A. Rowan 36 Crapp, b McCarthy 4 Watkins, c A. Rowan, b Mann 14 Compton, c Wade, b Mann 49 Mann, not out 131 Jenkins, lbw, b Mann 29 Bedser, c Mitchell," b A. Rowan 33 G.adwin, c Dawson, b A. Rowan 10 Griffith, c E. Rowan, b A. Rowan 5 Extras 33 Total, for 9 wickets 390 Bovfiifig: McCaftftyUbne fat,:4iy Dawson, none for 10; A. Rowan, five for 163; Tuckett,; none for 22; Mann, three for 95; Mitchell, none for 26. * ■