Aust. Wickets Fall Cheaply

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30498, 21 July 1964, Page 14

Aust. Wickets Fall Cheaply

(N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyright) LORD’S, July 20. P. Burge, with 40 runs in 45 minutes, held up the Australian innings as wickets fell cheaply on the second day of the match against Middlesex at Lord’s today. The openers, I. Redpath (10) and W. M. Lawry (16), were both back in the dressing room with only 39 runs on the board. The Victorian right hander, J. Potter, was next out lbw after taking 85 minutes to score 19. At lunch the Australians were three for 92, with Burge not out 44 and B. Booth not out 1. England's new test bowler, J. Price, bowled only seven overs in. the opening session, conceding 10 runs on a wicket not helpful to pace. MIDDLESEX First Innings W. E. Russell, b Corling .. 28 •I. M. Brearley. b McKenzie S P. H. Parfitt, st Grout, b Cowper .121 R. A. White, lbw. b Corling 22 E. A. Clark, c McKenzie, b Cowper .31 R- W. Hooker, lbw. b Cowper .1 J. T. Murray, b Cowper st F. J. Titmus, not out .. 6 D. Bennett, not out 2 Extras (b. 4, l.b. 7, w. i) 12 Total for seven wickets 28? Bowling: McKenzie, 14. 4, 41, 1: Corling, 22. 3, 52, 2: Velvers. 21, B, 39, 0: Potter, 1,0, 1,0; Seilers, 17, 1, 53. 0; Cowper, 20, *• 58, 4; Redpath, «. 1, 29, 0. AUSTRALIA First Innings W. M Lawry, lbw. b Titmus it I. R. Redpath, c Murray, b Bennett . ibw. b Hooker jo P. J Burge, not out .. 44 B. C. Booth, not out Extras .”2 Total for Hires wickets 92 I °- 10; I. 24. Hooker, 1, 39 Titmus 1. 1«; Parfitt, o, i. ’ Tl,n,us -