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THE FIFTH CRICKET TEST SOUTH AFRICA’S AGGREGATE A RECORD. MATCH AGAINST M.C.C. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 10.10 a.m.) DURBAN, March 9. In the fifth cricket, test stumps were again drawn early owing io bad light. The wicket was easy ana Batting was brighter before lunch, sixty-four runs being scored in half an hour but afterwards play lapsed into dreariness. Viljoen unluckily chopped a ball into his wicket. Melville made his first test century, His innings occupied 203 minutes. South Africa’s aggregate is a record against England. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 530 Second Innings. Mitchell, hit wicket, b Verity 89 Van dc-r Bijl. e Paynter, b Wright 97 Rowan, c Edrieh, b Verity 0 Nourse, c Hutton, b Fames 25 Viljoen, b Perks 74 Dalton, e and b Wright 21 Melville, b Fames 103 Grieveson. b Fames 39 Langdon, c Hammond, b Fames .... 6 Newson, b Wright 3 Gordon, not out 7 Extras 17 Total 481 Bowling analysis: Fames, 4/74; Perks, 1/99; Wright, 3/146; Verity, 2/87; Edrieh, 0/18; Hammond, 0/30; Hutton, 0/10. M.C.C. First Innings 316 Second Innings. Hutton, not out 0 Gibb, not out 0
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 March 1939, Page 6
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