CRICKET AUSTRALIA HAS LEAD OF 342

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27664, 21 May 1955, Page 4

CRICKET AUSTRALIA HAS LEAD OF 342

FINAL DAY OF FOURTH TEST (N.Z. Press Association—Copliriaht) BARBADOS, M«y 18. The Australian batsmen failed In the second innings in the fourth test .gainst the West Indies today, but at stumps the tourists had a lead of 342 runs with two wickets still in hand. The test will end tomorrow. The West Indies lost the remaining four first innings wickets this morning for IS runs in half an hour’s play. Although 153 runs behind Australtas first Innings total of 663, the West Indies were not forced to follow on.

CAMBRIDGE OUT FOR 67 SOUTH AFRICA MAY WIN FIRST GAME (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, May 19. South Africa’s touring cricketers are headed for their first win in England. They dismissed Cambridge University for 67 in reply to their first innings total of 268 and, forcing the University to follow on 201 runs behind, claimed two wickets for 76. On the final day tomorrow, Cambridge need 126 runs to avoid an innings defeat. South Africa’s spinners, Tayfield and Smith, bowled intelligently and well. Scores:— , SOUTH AFRICA First innings .. .. .. 268 rAMRPTDr.T ttntvf.rrttv

RECORD STAND IN TEST FIGURES SET AT BASIN RESERVE BEATEN The stand of 352 for the seventh wicket by D. Atkinson (who has been appointed captain for the tour of New Zealand) and G. Depeiza lndies) against Australia, beat the previous world test record for that wicket of 246 by D. J. McGlew (255) and A. R. A. Murray (109 for South Africa against New Zealand at Wellington two years ago. It was also six runs above the sixth wicket record set by J. H. Fingleton (136) and D. G. Bradman (270) for Australia in the third test against England at Melbourne in 1936-37. More profitable stands for other wickets' are: 359. first, L. Hutton and C. Washbrook, England v. South Africa, at Johannesburg, 1948-49; 451, second. W. H. Ponsford and D. G. Bradman, Australia v. England, at the Oval, 1934; 370, third, W. J. Edrich and D. C. Compton, England v. South Africa, at Lord’s, 1947; 388, fourth, Ponsford and Bradman, Australia v. England, at Leeds, 1934; 405, fifth, S. G. Barries and Bradman, Australia v. England, at Sydney, 1946-47.

• Scores:— AUSTRALIA First innings .. ... • • . 668 Second Innings C. McDonald, b Smith . 17 L. Favell, run out . 53 R. N. Harvey, c Valentine, b Smith 27 J. Watson, b Atkinson 0 K. R. Miller, lbw, b Atkinson . 10 R. Benaud, b Sobers 5 R. Archer, lbw, b Atkinson .. . 28 I. Johnson, not out .. . 25 R. R. Lindwall, b Atkinson .. 10 G. Langley, not out .. 0 Extras 9 Total for eight wickets 184 Bowling O. -M. R. W. Dewdney .. ..8 2 13 0 Worrell .. .. 4 0 14 0 Valentine .. .. 6 1 16 0 Atkinson .. .. 30 15 37 4 Ramadhin .. .. 2 0 10 0 Smith .. .. 32 12 63 2 Sobers .. .. 11 3 22 1 WEST INDIES First Innings J. B. Holt, b Lindwall 22 G. Sobers, c Hill, b Johnson 43 C. L. Walcott, c Langley, b Benaud .. 15 E. D. Weekes, c Langley, b Miller . S F. M. Worrell, run out 16 I. Smith, c Langley, b Miller A. Atkinson, c Archer, b Johnson . 2 219 J. Depeiza, b Benaud 122 J. R. Ramadhin, c and b Benaud .. 10 J. Dewdney, b Johnson 0 A. L. Valentine, not out 2 Extras .. .. •• 15

Total .. .. ..510 Bowling O. M. R. W. Lindwall .. .. 25 3 07 1 Miller .. ..22 2 112 2 Archer .. ..15 4 44 0 Johnson .. .. 35 12 77 3 Hill .. .. 24 0 71 0 Benaud .. .. 31 6 73 3 Harvey .. ..4 0 16 0 Watson .. .. 1 0 5 0

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY First Innings D. R. W. Sill r, b Smith 15 N. O’Brien, st Duckworth, b Smith .. 25 R. G. Parsons, c Waite, b Smith 1 S. Singh, run out 0 V. Lumsden, c and b Tayfleld W. Knightley-Smith, c Heine, b Tay9 W. Pretlove, b Tayfleld 0 C. Smith, b Heine 1 L. G. Goonesena. lbw. b Heine 8 M. Melluish, b Tayfleld 0 D. Smith, not out 0 Extras 2 Total 67 i • Bowling O. M. R. W. P. Heine .. 17 8 17 2 E. R. Fuller ..9 5 8 0 H. J. Tayfleld ..22 8 31 I. Smith . • .. 12 e erg Second Innings Silk, not out ..'40 O’Brien, c Waite; b Tayfleld j Goonesena, bw, b Tayfleld 31 Parsons, not out ... 3 Extras 2 Total for two wickets .. 78 Bowling O M. R. V. Heine . ..9 3 20 Fuller ..4 3 1 0 Tayfleld . .. 18 10 34 Murray . ..7 2 12 Smith ..7 2 17