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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

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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

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Edrich

9 2 29 0

Hutton, not out

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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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