Cricket Test Match

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 266, 31 January 1928, Page 9

Cricket Test Match

MARYLEBONE TEAM IN AFRICA SOME EXCITING BATTING By Cable. —Press Associatioi i.— Copyright. Reed. 2.30 p.m. CAPETOWN, Monday. Playing at Johannesburg, Marylebone, in its first innings, made 265, South Africa replying with 325. For Marylebone. the last scorers were: Peebles, c Deane, b Hall. 26; Staples, b Bissett, 39; Stanyforth. b Hall, 1; Freeman, not out, 9. Bowling for South Africa: Bissett. 4-43; Hall, 6-100; Nupen. 0-52; Vincent, (>-54: Duminv. 0-9. South Africa made 32S —Taylor, b Hammond, 101; Duminv, c Stevens, b Hammond, 7; Morkel. b Hammond. 0: Nicholson, b Staples, 13; Catterall, c Stanyforth, b Anstill. 39; Cameron, c and b Anstill. 64; Deane, c and b Wyatt, 39; Nupen. c Stanyforth, b Staples, 0; Vincent, not out, 26; Bissett, c Stevens, b Freeman, 23; Hall, c Stanyforth, b Staples, 5; extras, 11. Bowling: Hammond. 3-62; Wyatt, 1-44; Staples, 3-81; Peebles, (MS; Freeman, 1-1 S; As till, 2-55; Stevens, 0-9. Peebles put up a plucky resistance and was difficult to dislodge, as he declined to touch balls on the off. Taylor played with his old brilliancy, except for one brief period, when he appeared to be affected by the rapid fall of wickets. He secured his century in 143 minutes —the first century against the tourists. The tail played vigorously and pulled the game round. There were two short stoppages owing to rain. Deane «and Cameron had faultless knocks, and in a* race against the rain piled on runs. The partnership yielded S 9. The ninth wicket stand of Bissett and Vincent was exciting, putting on 46 runs in 22 minutes. —A. and N.Z.-Sun.