South Africa's Easy Win by Eight Wickets Durban, Feb. 6.
The fifth test match between South Africa and - England, represented by the visiting M. C. C. 2X1, began to-day.
The match should have started on Saturday but was postponed owing to rain, To-day the weather was bright. The attendance was small.
Deane, the South African skipper, won the toss for the fifth successive occasion of the series, thus equalling. the record -held by Noble and Jackson. He sent England in to bat on @ fairly fast wicket.
At the luncheon interval England had scored 92 for the loss of I wicket,
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