THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 7, 1989
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England's Disastrous Start
Fifth And Final Test Match Will Be Long Drawn Out Affair Owing To Rain
PERKS MAKES EXCELLENT DEBUT AS ENGLAND BOWLER
Durban, To-day.
· Outstanding feature of the third day's play in the Fifth and .final Test Match between South Africa and England, which was re- sumed here yesterday morning, was the Springboks' new record total against an England side, scoring 530 in ・ 781 minutes to sur- pass the previous highest of 513 for 8 dec. in Capetown, in 1931.
A. D. Nourse 77 and R. E. Grieveson resumed South Africa's innings, the former going on to reach his first Test century against England in 356 minutes, scoring six boundaries and simultaneously, the partnership had realised 100 in 134 minutes.
Three runs later Nourse fell to a yorker off Perks. Langton followed and together with Grieveson took
the score to 490 for 7 at lunch,
TEST SCORE BOARD
ilovey 20
saq j
Grieveson reaching his half cen- SOUTH AFRICA-1ST INNINGS tury in 151 minutes, scoring with P. G. Van Der Byl, b. Perks.. 125 neat cuts and drives to the leg A. Melville, b Wright. boundary.
E. A. Rowan, 1.b.w., b Perks The 500 was hoisted in 749 min-B. Mitchell, b Wright utes, but Grieveson was dismissed A. D. Nourse, b Perkes soon after for 75. He had given a K. G. Viljoen, e Ames, b Perks solid all-round display in his 205 E. L. Dalton, c Ames, b Farnes minutes at the wicket. Langton hit R. E. Grieveson, b Perkes Verity for a six, but was out soon A. B. C. Langton, c Paynter, b after at long off to Paynter. off Verity
Verity's bowling, for 27. Newson E. S. Newson, c and b Verity was caught and bowled Verity for N. Gordon, not out one and South Africa's innings Extras
came to a close for 530 runs.
Total
78
33
11
103
0
57
75
27
1
0
20
530
England made a disastrous start, Gibb, being caught in two minds,ville); 2 for 219 (Rowan); 3 for Fall of wickets: 1 for 131 (Mel-
snicked at a rising, ball to be well taken by Grieveson, the wicket- Byl); 5 for 278 (Viljoen); 6 for 236 (Mitchell) 4 for 274 (Van Der
keeper, after scoring only four runs. Paynter joined Hutton and they took the score to 35 for 1 when the closure was applied at 4.49 p.m. owing to steady rain.
Melville, the South African skip- per, appeared to have strained a leg and was limping about.
368 (Dalton), 7 for 475 (Nourse) 8 for 522 (Grieveson), 9 for 523 (Newson) 10 for 580 (Langton). BOWLING ANALYSIS
Farnes Perks
0. M. R. W. 46.9 108
Eric Boon, is seen above being lifted and hugged by his second after his triumphant bout with Arthur Danalar, over whom he se• cored a technical knockout decision at the Harringay Stadium on the night of February 23. (Copyright, Fox).
FORMER HIBERNIAN PLAYER FOR THIRD LANARK
A. Anderson, the former Hiber 5 nian player, who was tranferred to 2 Bolton in 1937, has been signed on 2 by Third Lanark
Wright
Verity
Hammond
41 · 5. 100 .37 6 142 .55.6 14. 97 14-- 4 34
'0
Edrich
9 2 29 0
Hutton, not out
24
ENGLAND-IST INNINGS
P. A. Gibb, c Grieveson, b New-
F.A. Cup Semi Final Round Draw Extras
London, To-day.
The following is the draw for the semi-final round of the F.A Cup Competition, which will played on March 25:
or
· Portsmouth · v. Huddersfield
Blackburn (at. Highbury). Wolves v. Grimsby (at Manches- ter U. ground).—Reuter.. Huddersfield......... and
be
Blackburn
sharad two goals last Saturday in their sixth round encounter and will have to replay during the week to decide the semi-finalist..
Scottish F.A. Cup
Semi Final
Round Draw
London, To-day."
son
Paynter, not out
Total (for one wicket)
35
Fall of wickets:-1 for 9 (Gibb). To bat: W. R. Hammond (Capt.), B. H. Valentine, K. Farnes, Edrich, Perks, Verity, Wright, and Ames.
RAPIER'S NOTES TO-MORROW
"Rapier's" review of the Annual, Race Meeting will appear in to- morrow's editions of the "China Mail" on pages 22 and 2
MISS MARGOT LUMB'S
FIFTH
Miss
SUCCESS
London, To-day. Margot Lumb, British
The following is the draw for the Wightman Cup tennis star, yester- semi-final round of the Scottish day won the English Womon's F.A. Cup Competition, which will Squash Rackets Championship for be played on March 25;:
· Hibernian............ 7. Clyde
Cón Hearts ground),
Aberdeen v Motherwell' (on Rangers ground).
-Router.
the fifth successive year, when she beat Miss Susan Nool, an ex-cham- pion, by 9-6, 9—1, 9-7 in the fin- al which was held at Queen's Club. -Reuter,
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BRITISH GOLFERS BEATEN
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Durban. The British Senior Golfers' team, playing the second match of their Natal tour, lost to a Maritzburg team by six matches to. three.
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