BIG TOTAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 3 January 1931, Page 7

BIG TOTAL

SOUTH AFRICA V. M.C.C. TEST RECORDS SHATTERED (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 3rd January, 9.50 a.m.) CAPETOWN, 2nd January. Further test records were shattered on the Newlands wicket when before 12,000 spectators, South Africa demonstrated her wealth of batting talent, revealing how ordinary was the English attack. The innings was declared at eight wickets for 513, which is a record. Taylor, irresistible and masterly secured his seventh test century, and with Catterall was associated in a bright forceful partnership yielding 148 runs in 108 minutes, breaking the record for a South African fourth wicket stand within the Union.

The wicket, though easy, was crumbling. Chapman called on all his resources, especially slow spin bowlers, but without avail, the batsmen meeting out the same punishment to all the attack.

When Taylor was dismissed for 117 after 179 minutes, the score including sixteen boundaries, the remaining batsmen were obviously under instructions to hit out and threw away their wic,kets until Deane declared at tea.

Hammond and Wyatt grimly set about the task of wearing down the attack. Hammond's toe was troublesome and a runner was used. Caution was the keynote of the English batting, but the score mounted steadily until McMillan, a slow spin bowler, broke a promising partnership at 75 Leyland and Hammond safely played out time. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA First Innings Siedle, c Chapman, b White 141 Mitchell, b Tate 123 Nupen, b Tate 12 Taylor, c White, b Leyland 117 Catterall, b Tate 50 Cameron, c Peebles, b White 20 Balaskas, b Turnbull 7 McMillan, not out 7 Deane, b Leyland ; 7 Vincent, not out 3 Extras 21 Total, eight wickets (declared) 513 Bowling.—Tate took three wickets for 79 runs, Hammond , none for 27, Voce none for 95, Peebles none for 95, White two for 101, Leyland three for 91, Wvatt none for 4. ENGLAND First Innings Wyatt, b McMillan 40 Hammond, not out 43 Leyland, not out 12 Extras 3 Total, one wicket for 98 INJURED PLAYERS (Received 3rd January, 9.30 a .hi.) CAPETOWN,' 2nd January. It is officially announced that Sandham will not participate further in the tour. An X-ray examination revealed a broken bone in the ankle. Hammond kept wickets to-day, Duckworth having broken a, ligament in bis right hand yesterday