TEST DRAWN

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20738, 23 February 1939, Page 10

TEST DRAWN

SOUTH AFRICAN MATCH VERITY’S BOTH WICKET HAMMOND IN FORM (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 23. 3.15 p.m.) JOHANNESBURG. Feb. 22 The fourth Test match between England and South Africa was completed to-day and resulted in a draw. The first two Tests were drawn and England won the third by a wide margin. When the play was resumed today South Africa had scored 24 9 for three wickets in reply to England's first innings' score of 215. The wicket was soft and slippery when Rowan and Nourse continued lheir batting and the spin bowlers were gaining every assistance. Verity bowled unchanged and took his 50th wicket of the tour. England’s Second Innings When England commenced its second innings they had to face accurate bowline for 225 minutes. Hutton batted for 100 minutes and hit only one boundary, while Gibb was at the wicket for 14 4 minutes for his 45 runs. Grieveson took threp brilliant catches durimr Ibo inwnr-*.

W. R. HAMMOND Hammond batted very confidently, scoring with many typical cover drives. Details:— SOUTH AFRICA First Innings Melville, c Verity, b Wilkinson 67 Van der Bijl, b Goddard . . 31 Mitchell, c Ames, b Fames .. 63 Rowan, b Fames 85 Nourse, b Verity 38 Langton, c Hutton, b Verity .. 6 Dalton, not out 20 Newson, b Hammond .. .. 16 ViLjoen, lbw, b Verity .... .. 5 Extras 18 Total for eight wfcts. decl. . . 349 Bowling: Fames took two wickets for 64 runs, Edricli none for 11, Verity three for 127, Goddard one for 65, Wilkinson one for 45, Hammond one for 19. j ENGLAND First innings 215) Second Innings Hutton, c Grieveson, b Gordon 32 Gibb, c Grieveson, b Gordon . . 45 Paynter, c Grieveson, b Newson 15 Ames, b Gordon 17 Hammond, not out .. .. !••-« 61 Valentine, not out 25 Extras 8 Total for four wickets . . 203 Bowling: Newson took one wicket for 22 runs, Langton none for 49, Gordon three for 58, Mitchell none for 22, Dalton none for 24.