TEST IN SOUTH AFRICA

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 3, 5 January 1939, Page 9

TEST IN SOUTH AFRICA

NOURSE BATS SPLENDIDLY

VAN DER BYL STYLISH

(By Telegraph—Pres3 Association—Copyright.) (Received January 5, 11 a.m.). CAPE TOWN, January 4.

Although South Africa was compelled to follow-on in the second cricket Test against the touring English team, defeat was easily averted, the score at stumps in the second innings being 201 for two wickets, van der Byl and Rowan making most of the runs. In reply to England's score of 599 for nine, declared, South Africa, in the first innings, made 286 (Nourse 120; Verity five for 70).

Two Tests have now been played in the present series and both drawn.

South. Africa's first innings was continued today from the overnight score of 213 for six. wickets, the not out bats--men being Nourse (74) and Balaskas (28). At the luncheon adjournment the score was 283 for seven, Balaskas -- having added only a single before being caught. • Nourse was still at the wickets; with 120 on the board and was partnered by his captain, Melville, who had made 20.

Nourse, who fell a victim to Verity on the resumption without adding tq his score, batted in very plucky fashion for 146 minutes. He hit a 6 and twelve 4's.

Rowan was missed when he had made 2 in the second innings, after which the South Africans settled down to defensive play.

Van der Byl played a stylish- innings. He hit a 6 and nine 4's. Details:—

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First innings ...... 559 (Declared for nine wickets.) SOUTH AFRICA. i " . First Innings. -] Van deir Byl, c Valentine, b Verity 37 ; Rowan, b Wright 6 Mitchell, b Wright ./. 42 'Nourse, lbw, b Verity 120 * - Briscoe, lbw, b Goddard ........ 2■ " Wade, c Edrich, b Verity 10 Langton, lbw, b Goddard "U . ' Balaskas, c Paynter, b Verity .... 29 - Melville, b Verity 23. Gordon, st Ames, b Goddard .... 0 Davies, riot out .....' f .- 0 Extras ...17 Total ...' 286 "■ Bowling.—Fames took no wickets for . - 37 runs, Edrich none for 15, Goddard three for 64, Wright two for 83, Verity ; five for 70. Second Innings. •[ Mitchell, c Ames, b Fames 1 ' ; Van der Byl, b Goddard 87 ', Rowan, not out 89' t Nourse, not out 19, ; Extras 5 Total for two wickets ■: . - 201 Bowling.—Fames took one wicket ior 23 runs, Edrich none for 5, Verity none for 13, Wright none for 62, Goddard one for 68, Hammond none for 25. ;