PILING UP THE RUNS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 March 1939, Page 8

PILING UP THE RUNS

GIBB AND EDRICH HIT OUT CRICKET TEST IN SOUTH AFRICA. ENGLAND’S BIG TASK. (By Telegraph—Pi ess Association.) (Received This Day, 9 a.m.) CAPETOWN, March 13. Facing the stupendous task of scoring 696 runs in order to secure a win against South Africa in the final cricket test, the English team at lunch today had scored 333 runs for the loss of one wicket. Gibb (78) increased his score to 112 (not out), and Edrich took his total from 107 to 152 (not out).

AN AMAZING MATCH TWO HUNDRED RUNS REQUIRED TO WIN. RECORD BROKEN BY EDRICH. By Telegraph--Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 10.10 a.m.) DURBAN, March 13. ■ In the cricket Test, stumps were drawn early owing to a bad light. An amazing match was tarried on to its tenth day with England requiring 200 runs, with seven wickets in hand. The Englishmen must leave Durban tomorrow evening to catch a liner for Home.

The wicket showed signs of cracking, but played few tricks till a shooting top-spinner got Gibb after 7 hours 31 minutes. A rising ball got Edrich, who was at the top of his form and gave a chancess innings, lasting for seven hours, 16 minutes. He hit 25 fours.

Edrich made a new individual record for the England—South African tests. The previous best was Hobbs’s 211 at Lords' in 1924. The scores are as follow: — SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 530 Second Innings 481 ENGLAND. First Innings .... 316 Second Innings. Hutton, b Mitchell ....A'.;; 55 Gibb, b Dalton 120 Edrich, c Gordon, b Langton' 219 Hammond, not out 58 Paynter, not out 24 Extras 20 Total, 3 wickets for 496 Bowling: Newson 0 for 60; Gordon 0 for 130; Langton 1 for 105; Dalton 1 for 84; Mitchell 1 for 97. ■