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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 28, 1938

SOUTH AFRICA'S GREAT RECOVERY

Later Batsmen

Batsmen Prove Their Mettle

EDRICH FAILS AGAIN BUT GIBB PASSES HALF CENTURY

Johannesburg, To-day.

South Africa, who at close of play on Monday appeared to be in a precarious position made a brilliant recovery when play was re- sumed yesterday morning.

Chiefly responsible was H. Dalton (102), K. Viljoen (50) and A. B. C. Langton (not out 64) who between them raised the score from 166 for 5 wickets to within 32 runs of the England total.

In sunny warm weather, with a wicket still good and only showing the slightest signs of wear, 22,000 people the record attendance pre- viously was 18,000 when South Africa played Australia in 1936 saw Mitchell and Viljoen open to Farnes and Verity.

by the

Both batsmen were extremely cau- tious, but Mitchell was beaten

Farnes, an inswinger .from last ball of the second over, after adding only one run to his overnight score. He had hit only three boun- daries in an innings which had lasted 240 minutes. He was pati- revealed a ence personified, and skilful defence.

TEST SCORE BOARD

ENGLAND-1st Innings-422 ** * * ENGLAND-2nd Innings Edrich, e Mitchell, b Gordon P. A. Gibb, not out Paynter, not out

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Total (for 1 wkt.)

10

53

32

8

103

Fall of wickets:-1 for 38 (Ed- rich).

***** #

SOUTH AFRICA-1st Innings B. Mitchell, b Farnes

73 4

P. Vanderbyl lbw., b Verity Alan Melville, c and b Verity 0

Joined by Dalton, who survived three appeals for 1.b.w., ViljoenĮ batted steadily till lunch, which was taken with the score at 256 for 6, A. D. Nourse, c and b Goddard 73 Viljoen 36 and Dalton 48, respective-N. Gordon st., Ames, b Goddard

W. Wade, b Goddard

ly.

N. K. Viljoen, b Wilkinson

G. Bond lbw,, b Wilkinson

On the resumption, Viljoen ap- peared very confident. However, in attempting a drive he played on to E. L. Dalton, c Edrich, b Ver- Wilkinson with his score at 50. He batted for 162 minutes and hit five A. B. C. Laugton, not out fours. Bond, who succeeded him, E. Q. Davies, b Verity

did not survive his first ball, a top- spinner from Wilkinson beating his bat and resulted in him being given out for obstruction.

ity

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Total

0

0.

50

0

102

64

D

24

390

Sabu, the 15-year-old film actor has only missed two matches with Beaconsfield Rovers, a junior football team for whom he has been playing for six months. He missed these two games because he was acting in "The Drum". Since he has been playing for the Rovers he has averaged one goal a match. Photo shows-Sabu, seen with Turban in a tackle with one of the Wycombe Technical School Old Boys. (Copyright, Fox).

Mary Suffiad Establishes Ladies' Softball Mark Wahoos Trip Up Canadian Ladies:

Fall of Wickets:-1 for 41 (Van- Dalton was the next ot go, being derbyl), 2 for 44 (Melville), 3 for caught by Edrich off Verity. short-160 (Nourse), 4 for 160 (Gordon), ly after he had completed his cen- tury.

He batted for 201 minutes chell), 7 for 281 (Viljoen), 8 for and his ninings was punctuated by 281 (Bond), 9 for 373 (Dalton), 10 powerful off driving. He found the for 390 (Davies).

BOWLING ANALYSIS fence on nine occasions. Langton,

0. M. R. W. who was undefeated for 64 in 96

23 1 87 1 minutes, batted breezily, hitting

9 0 44 0 anything overpitched with great- severity. He hit Goddard and Wil-Verity kinson for sixers and found the Hammond boundary on five other occasions:

5 for 160 (Wade), 6 for 173 (Mit Wahoos

Davies did not last very long, Verity disturbing his bails before he had opened his scoring and the South African team were out for 390 rums scored in 426 minutes.

P. A. Gibb, the Cambridge wicketkeeper, kept wicket after lunch instead of Ames, who had a sore finger and who fielded on the boundary.

Most successful, England bowler

for was Verity, who took 4

while Goddard, who did the "hat- trick" yesterday did not take an- other wicket and finished up with 9 for 54.

Farnes Edrich

Wilkinson Goddard

0

44.1 16 10 3. 27

61, 4

22

8 93

27

YESTERDAY'S

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LEAGUE RESULTS AND SCORERS:

SECOND DIVISION

G. H. FOWLER GIVES C.B.A. FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON

(By GRANDSTAND)

N Boxing Day in spite of Christmas hang-overs, a large crowd

ON in spits Park to witness, two interesting Soft-

2 Ball League matches. In the morning, Canadian Ladies were

3 nosed out by the young Wahoos, 14-9. In the afternoon C.B.A.

men, playing on their own ground,

Opening England's second innings The following are yesterday's League 82 runs to the good, Edrich was results. caught by Mitchell off Gordon for 10, but Gibb, his partner, and Pay- Royal Scots

(Slade).. nter, played out time and took the 5th A.A. Regiment, score to 103 for 1 at the close of R.A, play, Gibb being then 58. not out (Clavert and and Paynter 32 not out.-Reuter.

UNIVERSITY ANNUAL

CRICKET MATCH

The annual cricket match. between

Coughlan).

Kwong Wah

(Lam Wing-kim,

Chung Fook-

1.South Chiną (Ip Fun-po).

1

2 Eastern

2

་

6

cheung (2), Lum

Fook-cheung,

Young(2));

(Mok Ping-wah &

3

won their first game of the

season at the expense of the hard fighting Trojans by 14-13.

The Canadian Ladies Wahoo game was a ding-dong affair, but was one of the most exciting tussles played on the Filipino Club ground.

The standard of play was much| better than in former Ladies League games. Until the sixth in- ning it was anybody's game with the score 7-5, but at this stage, the "Maple Leaf" team lost their grip allowing two costly runs. »In the last stanza, the Wahoos garner ed five more runs to cinch the game.

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BOXING DAY RESULTS AT A GLANCE

14 Trojans, Ladies League

Men's League

C.B.A.

Wahoos

19

14 Canadian Ladies 9

Mary Loule, who pitched for ted 13-18, but Trojans were un- the Canadians, almost set a new successful in scoring`in this in-

bd by striking out 10 batters,|nings. CBA, who batted last, man-

she spoiled this feat by al-aged to squeeze in the winning run. lowing an equal number of bat-scored by George Fowler, who made his a desperate attempt to win ters to take first base on balls. Yvonne Yolle and Mary Suffiad, own game. George Fowler, pitch- Woo Chi-liang) both playing for the Wahoos, were ing for the first time in a League Ordnance (Emberson, Duf-the outstanding players of the game, did very well indeed and CBA their field and Lang).game. Yvonne, five times at bat, will do well in keeping George on

made four hits bringing in four the mound for the rest of runs. Mary Sufflad, set a new re-games this season. eord (for ladies!) by stealing four George also knocked a homer for

good.mensure. bases in a game.

THIRD DIVISION "A"

2.5th A.A. Regt.

-R.A.

"Past" and "Present" of the Hong South China Kong University will be played on

and Wan Cheuk- sang). P.W.D.

the University ground on New Year's (Lee You-leung day, January 1, commencing at 11 am. Following will represent the "Past": E. Zimmern (Capt.), D. J. N. Ander son, J. Barrow, J. L. Youngbaye, C. W. Lam, E. L. Gosano, W. H. King, D. Hung, S. V. Gittins, F. R, Zimmern, A. T. Lee, Scorer-S, C. Ho,

30th R.A. (Guy and Hall). THIRD DIVISIÓN “B”

2 4.8.A. Stonecutters (Chapman

MEN'S HITTING DUEL

CBA Iyed unusually good base-

The CBA-Trojan fracas was a ball in the game, Third sacker and hitting duel, CBA registering 13 McNider, was rather erratic

The most lost the game for CBA, but 2 hits against the Trojans 14..

game was full of thrills from the redeemed himself by clouting ́ ́a second inning till the end. In the home-run, bringing in two runs seventh frame, the score was knot- ahead of him.