South Africa, 2nd Innings 252 runs for four wickei Mitchell's Century Splendid efforts by Mitchell, who scored a century, and Rowan, who gave a stolid innings lasting nearly three and a half hours, enabled South Africa to do fairly well in her 2nd innings.
The two batsmen made a stubborn stand, and in partnership that lasted all morning, added 121 runs to South Africa's total.
Only a brilliant piece of work by Ames, the English wicket-keeper, broke up this stand. Ames had Mitchell caught out immediately after the luncheon interval, without the latter having added to his score of 106 meeting Lusitano curse on Saturday after-Aurora runs.
Ames carried on the good work by dismissing two other batsmen, Rowan and Nourse, with catches behind the wicket:
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