Third Test Match: Mead's Great Tunings Durban, Jan. 18.
The Third Test match opened today. The weather was overcast before lunch but afterwards was; sunny. The wicket was fastish. Nine thousand people were pre-! sent.
England made, a disastrous start, two wickets falling for two runs, Sandham and Wooley failed to; score. Then a stand by Russell and Mead for the 3rd wicket yield-; S: ed 61 runs and a partnership at the 5th wicket between Fender and Mead added 154. At the close the score was 956 for 5 wickets. Fender was out at 6Q but Mead, who played a very steady game,} carries on with 128 not out.—Reu-) ter.
ENGLAND'S BIG SCORE, Durban, Jan. 19.
The weather was fine and the wicket easy when the Third Test' Match between England rand. South Africa was resumed to-day.
England carried their over-night: score of 256 for 5 wickets to 428.
The English batsmen continued a' cautious game during the morning and at lunch the score stood at 298 for 5 wickets. The crowd barrack-' ed Mead and Mann who added 154 for the sixth wicket. Mann scored 84 with two sixes and 10 fours. Mead batted for-8 hours and 20 minutes for 181 runs, giving only two chances. He played with monumental patience and his imperturbable defence was in the circumstances the most correct tactics, i
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