INDIANS BAT AT MELBOURNE

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25329, 31 October 1947, Page 7

INDIANS BAT AT MELBOURNE

RECOVERY AFTER POOR START FIRST THREE WICKETS FALL FOR NO RUNS ‘ (Rec. 11 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 30. After three wickets had fallen for no runs, all to W. Johnston, a fairly fast left-hand bowler, the Indian cricket team recovered in its match against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and when an appeal against the light was upheld at 538 p.m. had lost seven wickets for 283 runs. The hero was Amarnath, whose grand score of 157, not out, was made in, 257 minutes. It included six fours. Amarnath, who joined Sarwate when the score stood at three wickets for no runs, immediately began playing strokes all round the wicket, excelling at turning the ball off his legs and cover and off driving. He was not afraid to use his feet, and even when approaching his century still attacked the bowlers. Sarwate gave solid support, the two addins 107 runs for the fourth wicket. With Amarnath resting. Amir Elahi delighted the crowd with care-frec hitting. He was missed twice, and scored 46 in 27 minutes, hitting six fours and one six. The early batsmen lost their wickets* trying to play shots before sighting Johnston's swingers. The Victorian attack after the initial burst by Johnston was unimpressive, except for lan Johnson’s flighted off-spinners. Scores:— INDIA First Innings V. Mankad, c Baker, b Johnston .. 0 C. T. Sarwate. b Johnson .. ..32 M. Rangnekar, c Fothergill, b Johnston 0 V. S. Hazare. c Johnson, b Johnston o L. Amarnath, not out .. 157 Gul Mahomed, c N. Harvey, b Ring .. 3 G. Kishenchand. c Baker. D Johnson 17 Amir Elahi, c N. Harvey, b Freer .. 46 C. S. Nayudu, not out .. 22 Extras .. .. .. 6 Total for seven wickets .. 263

British Athletic Records—The British Amateur Athletic Board in future will recognise two classes of records- - British allcomers’ records and British national records. The former will be those made by any amateur athlete competing in the United Kingdom, no matter what his nationality. The latter will be restricted to British. Dominions, and colonial athletes. Records are to be approved only for distances or events in which world records are acknowledged by the International Amateur Athletic Federation. —London, October 27.

Bowling M. R. W Freer .. 11 is 2 8 1 Ring 11 17 78 Fothergill “ 1 0 5 0