THE PLAY

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24820, 9 March 1946, Page 8

THE PLAY

Australia won the toss and Brown opened with Meuleman. Mcßae opened the bowling from the north end his inswingers being assisted bv a light easterly breeze Burtt had two overs from the other end from which 11 runs were scored Both batsmen seemed completely at home m the initial stages, and the first 20 runs were made in even time. Mc£J a f steady and inexpensive, n ♦ lh,rd ball of his fifth °ver was the first really to worry either batsman play ; e ? ,ate at jt and survived an appeal for leg before wicket. Mc«ae became more and more aggressive and frequently made the ball jump ®, !^S SUing ‘ w,th the total at 28 Brown turned one from Mcßae, and Scott at ! u fl ? and to ,he but raued to hold a hard catch In the next over Meuleman. who shortly before had r t P ?'s d on to hi-. wic°i ne f - rOTn the same bowiei K sl,p ’ £ ow to the fieldsman’s right hand, but the chance, a difficult fiSirt i ro £ ped A ' thi3 Buttera o were definitely on top and Mcßee s first 12 overt eost only nine ens su'-u? a U S cesav S overs wer ® thaio“k 5-rn had another short spell, but ? on asato Brown gave his ?S!? d V sirly fa « Which « straight to Sharpe In the gully but it. too. was dropped At lunch the =csre ,Meul <”nan 44 Brown 36) enfickK nrf? , d BrO 'i n began very to the and hooked Mcßae twici in 114 boundary He reached nis 50 reached im % Ju ," aHer ,he ,otal ha « Meui eman reached his SO a Both were betting very aggressively, and tn the first hall“hour |