BY FIVE WICKETS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 717, 17 July 1929, Page 9

BY FIVE WICKETS

ENGLAND BEATS AFRICA AT CRICKET CENTURY TO OWEN-SMITH (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) Reed. 11 a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. In the cricket test at Leeds, England beat South Africa by live wickets. Though. South Africa’s position appeared hopeless when play was resumed, the last three wickets added 159. Owen-Smith scored the highest for South Africa in test matches, and England's last wicket added 103 (another record), today's being the most exciting of the three days' play. Owen-Smith was dropped three times. He hit two sixes and 15 fours, and also broke a bat. Woolley eventually caught him at point. The tourists’ indomitable spirit won an ovation. At the close of their innings England wanted 184 to win. It lost Sutcliffe and Hammond with the total at 13, half the side being out cheaply. Owen-Smith further distinguished himself, catching Sutcliffe. The Africans, fielding nobly, kept the runs down. Woolley played a chanceless innings. He hit eight fours and had the satisfaction of making the winning hit, his partnership with Tate yielding 76 in 40 minutes. The details of the scores are: SOUTH AFRICA First Innings. SIEDLE, b Larwood 0 MITCHELL, b Tate 22 CATTERALL, b Freeman 74 MORKEL, st Duckworth, b Freeman 17 DUMINY, b Freeman 2 DEANE, c Duckworth, b Tat© . . . . 20 OWEN-SMITH, c Hammond, b Freeman 6 VINCENT, b Freeman CO QUINN, c Leyland, b Freeman .... 5 VAN DER MERWE, c Hammond, b Freeman 19 BELL, not out 2 Extras .. .. 9 Total *236 Bowling:—Larwood, 1-35; Tate, 2-40; Freeman, 7-115; Hammond, 0-13; White, 0-24. Second Innings. CATTERALL, b Tate 10 SIEDLE, c White, b Freeman .... 14 MITCHELL, lbw, b White 24 MORKEL, lbw, b Freeman 14 DUMINY, b Woolley 12 DEANE, b White 4 OWEN-SMITH, c Sutcliffe, b Woolley 129 QUINN, st Duckworth, b White . . 28 VAN DER MERWE, c Duckworth, b Freeman .. .. 1 BELL, not out 26 Extras .. . • • • .. .. .. • • • • 13 Total 275 Bowling:—Tate, 1-50; Hammond, 0-19; White, 3-40; Freeman, 3-92; Bowley, 0-7; Woolley, 3-35; Leyland, 0-19. ENGLAND First Innings. BOWLEY, c Bell, b Quinn 31 SUTCLIFFE, c Mitchell, b Quinn . 37 HAMMOND, c Van der Merwe, b Quinn 65 DUCKWORTH, b Bell 21 HENDREN, c Van der Merwe, b Quinn 0 WOOLLEY, b Vincent 83 LEYLAND, c Duminy, b Quinn .... 45 TATE, c Owen-Smith, b Vincent .. 3 LARWOOD, c Deane, b Mitchell .. 0 FREEMAN, b Quinn 15 WHITE, not out 20 Extras .. .. •• •• •• ( • •• •• 8 Total 328 Bowling: Quinn, 6-92; Vincent, 2-76. Second Innings SUTCLIFFE, c Owen-Smith, b Morkel 4 HAMMOND, c Morkel 0 BOWLEY, c Mitchell, b Vincent .. 46 HENDREN, c Owen-Smith, b Vincent 5 LEYLAND, b Vincent 0 WOODLEY, not out 95 TATE, not out 24 Extras •• •• 12 Five wickets for 186 Bowling.—Quinn, 0-46; Morkel, 2-43; Vincent, 3-67; Bell, 0-12; Mitchell, 0-6.

COUNTY RESULTS

(Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 9.42 a.m. LONDON, Tues. County cricket results: — Surrey v. Kent. —Surrey in its first innings made 429 (Sandham 130, Wilson 110, and Fender 73), and in its second 246 for 5 wickets, declared (Hobbs, not out, 150). Kent in its first innings made 402 (Hardinge 141, Ames 106, Allom taking 5 wickets for 89), and in its second innings 133 for 4 wickets. Surrey won on the first innings. Middlesex v. Warwickshire —Middlesex, first, 297 (Russell 66, Haig 63); second, 204 (Mayer 5 for 63). Warwick, first, 277 (Wyatt 125, Durston, 4 for 63); second, 226 for 8 (Kilner 70). Warwick won by two wickets. Hampshire v. Sussex. —Hampshire, first, 231 (Harfield 89); second, 308 for 8, declared (Brown 98, Kennedy, not out, 65). Sussex, first, 238 (Kennedy 4 for 67, Newman 4 for 85); second, 163 for 2 (Parks, not out, 62). Sussex won on the first innings. Lancashire v. Leicester —Lancashire, first, 380 (Watson 81, E. Tyldesley 77, R. Tyldesley 84); second, 73 for _4. Leicester, first, 453 (Dawson 96, Shipman 87, Armstrong 102). Leicester won on the first innings. Yorkshire v. Nottingham.—Yorkshire, first, 498 (Holmes 285, Rhodes 79, Voce 4 for 99). Nottingham, first, 190 for 4. The match was drawn. Worcester v. Gloucester —Worcester, first, 219 (Gibbons, not out, 101, Parker 4 for 84); second, 206 (Fox 65, Barnett 5 for 63, Parker 4 for 53). Gloucester, first, 178 (Jackson 4 for 74); second, 251 for 3 (Dipper 66, Lyon, not out, 87). Gloucester won by seven wickets. Essex v. Northamptonshire. —Essex, first, 315; second, 249 for 5, declared. Northants, first, 131; second, 181. Essex won by 252 runs. Glamorgan v. Derby. —Glamorgan, first, 249; second, 287 for 5, declared. Derby, first, 268; second, 83 for 1. Derby won on the first innings.