SCOTLAND DRAWS WITH AUSTRALIA

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27148, 18 September 1953, Page 9

SCOTLAND DRAWS WITH AUSTRALIA

LONDON, September 16. Scottish cricketers drew with th* Australians at Paisley today. Th* Australians, after batting 245 minutes, declared in their first innings with nine for 377 at tea, and Scotland replied with three for 100. Rain washed out play yesterday. The Scottish bowling, which included the Oxford University I** spinner, Jimmy Allan, was up to English county standard, and the fieldin* was excellent Allan had a good spell after lunch, taking three for 11. His innings figures were three for 82. The opening batsman, Ron Chisholm, was 55 not out at stumps. Morris scored 101. and Benaud scored 89 in 66 minutes. Scores:— AUSTRALIA

First Innings C. McDonald, b Edward > A. R. Morris, c W, Nichol, b Allan 101 G. Hole, b Edward M J. de Courcy, c Anderson, b Allan I. Craig, c Edwards, b Allan 9 8 R, Benaud. c Brown, b W. Nichol 89 A. Davidson, c Laidlaw, b Edward R. Archer, c Henderson, b R. 26 Nichol 25 W. Johnston, c Edward, b Nichol 35 D. Tallon, not out 18 J. Hill, not out .. .. 3 Extras .. .. 4 Total for 9 wickets declared 377 Bowling: R. Nichol, 24 overs. - maidens, 80 runs, 2 wickets; Edward, 19, 1, 95, 3; W. Nichol, 12, 1. 59. 1; Allan, 21, 4, 82, 3; Laidlaw, 5, 0, 47, 0. , SCOTLAND First Innings R. Chisholm, not out 55 I. Anderson, c Archer, b Benaud 13 J. Aitchison, c Tallon, b Hole .. 13 J. Henderson, c Davidson, b Hole 11 W. Nichol, not out 7 Extra ,.i 1 Total for 3 wickets 100 Bowling: Johnston, 3. 2. 19. 0: Archer. 2, 1, 2, 0; Hill, 8. 3, 12, 0; Benaud, 9, I, 25, 1; Hole, 7, 1, 22, 2; Morris 2, 1, 5, 0; de Courcy, 1, 0, 2, 0.