TEST CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 29 July 1929, Page 5

TEST CRICKET

ENGLAND V. SOUTH AFRICA GOOD FIRST INNINGS BY ENGLISHMEN . -v• WOOLLEY AND WYATT MAKE CENTURIES {United Press Association— By Xleotrle . Telegraph—Copyright) - ... (Australian Press Association) LONDON, 28th July. i Woolley came gallantly to England s ... rescue in the test match against South Africa at Old Trafford, making a third wicket stand with Wyatt after two. down for 36, which beat tlie previous highest such partnership in Anglo-African " matches. Tlio pair put on 245 in two and thr?equarter hours. Twenty thousand spectators 'attended, despite dull weather, the public realising - that the South African team was strong- . er than when it lost at Leeds, and hop- . ing for an exciting contest. The teams were as follows: — England—Sutcliffe, Bowley, Wvatt, Woolley, Hendren, Leyland, Carr, Gearv, Barratt, Duckworth, and Freeman.South Africa—Scidle, Catterall, Mit- • clicll, Taylor, Morkel, Owen-Smith," Deane, Vincent, Quinn, Bell and Camcron. The visitors’ fielding was good. Morkell’s and Quinn’s bowling obviously bothered Sutcliffe and Bowley, hut did not perturb Woolley who * promptly walked into it in a most-trades-manlike manner, employing a variety of strokes, and establishing his partner’s confidence, enabling him to scoi’e sound]y and neatly, despite the fact that six " howlers were tried before lunch. .. . Eventually Woolley, who hit twenty fours, skied Vincent wlicyse catch con- •’’ eluded an innings not devoid of luck'. ';' -, Wyatt signalised iiis first test appear--'" nnce in England with a versatile wclL; _.. made 113, including thirteen fours. He" ended by giving .the wicket-keeper an - easy catch through playing late. Storek:”"' ENGLAND • First Innings u ... Sutcliffe, b Morkel :...... 9 Bowley, b Bell 13 Wyatt, c Cameron, h Vincent 113 Woolley, c and b Vincent 154 Hendren, b Quinn ....... 12 Leyland, c Cameron, b Mitchell 55' Carr, c Bell, b Quinn .10, Geary, not out i 34 • Barratt, not out 2' ‘ Extras 35 Total, seqen wickets for 437 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP cPOINTS ' LONDON, 27th July. The County cricket championship points are as follows: Kent, 101; Glou-~‘' cester and Yorkshire, 100; Nottingham and Lancashire, 98; Derbyshire, 87.