England Declares at 291 for Four Wickets in Second Innings Gibb Gets His Century Johannesburg, Dec. 28.
FTER lunch-time today, the concluding day of the first Test Match between England and South Africa, had seen England well established in their second innings with the score standing at 223 runs for two wickets, the innings was brought to a close in the afternoon, when England declared at 291 for four wickets. Although the weather turned out sunny, there was only a sprinkling of spectators.to watch the last day's play. The pitch showed Signs of usage—the ends were worn, Paynter, who was 32 not out at the lose of play yesterday, quickly turned out two fours in succession fror Langton's bowling in the first few minutes' play today. From then on, his score rose steadily, and be had made 51 runs after ihe first 77 minutes. By then, his total included seven boundaries.
Both batsmen were aggressive, and their powerful driving sent the score up swiftly.
Gibb had accounted for a century after three hours and four minutes, having hit up seven boundaries by "that time. After this staunch stand, Gibb was beaten by Dalton, having added a further six runs to his century. With his dismissal the score stood at 208 for two wickets. Play ad then been in progress for three hours and ten minutes.
By a judicious blending of aggression and defence, Paynter and Hammond produced 82 and 13 respectively, to make the score 223 for two wickets &t lunch-time.
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