FINAL VICTORY TEST
CRISTIFANI TOPS CENTURY Rec. 11.25 a.m. LONDON, August 22. England won the fifth and final Victory Test by six wickets. Cristofani, with a magnificent fighting century, gave Australia a fighting chance of averting defeat, but England's batsmen, with 150 minutes left for play, scored the necessary 141 runs comfortably. Cristofani, Australia's eighth batsman, treated all the bowlers alike. He hit powerfully all round the wicket. Seven wickets were down for 8(5 when Cristofani came to the wicket. With Williams, who batted 90 minutes for 12, Cristofani added 95 for the ninth wicket. The English bowler, Phillipson, playing his first match of the series, took six wickets for 58 on a wicket which made the ball kick dangerously. England lost three good wickets for 70, but sound batting gave them victory.
Scores: —Australia: First innings, 173; second innings, 210 (Pepper 23, Cristofani not out 110: Phillipson six for 58, Pollard two for 46; Wright two for 44). England: First innings, 243: second innings four for 141 (Hutton 29, Robertson 37, Edrich not out 42; ~epper two for IS).
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 199, 23 August 1945, Page 8
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