BOOTH BACK TO FORM

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30499, 22 July 1964, Page 19

BOOTH BACK TO FORM

132 Top Score Of Tour (N.Z. Press LONDON, July 21. The fourth test at Old Trafford is only three days away and the Australians moved into top gear in the match against Middlesex at Lord’s yesterday. In 360 minutes they scored 347 for eight wickets against an attack which included the test bowlers, J. Price and F. Titmus. Ninety-two runs came in the two-hour pre-lunch ses.sion, 123 in 125 minutes between lunch and tea, and 132 in the final 115 minutes. B. C. Booth, out of fond in the three tests so far, made his highest tour score of 132, while P. G. Burge just missed his second tour century when he was bowled for 96.

At stumps, Australia led Middlesex, which had declared its overnight score of 285 for seven, by 62 runs. Scores: —

MIDDLESEX First Innings (for 7 wckts. dec.) .. ..285 AUSTRALIA First Innings W. M. Lawry, lbw b Titmus 16 I. R. Redpath, c Murray, b Bennett . .. 10 J. Potter, lbw b Hooker .. 19 P. J. Burge, b Parfitt .. 96 B. C, Booth, c Price, b Parfitt .. 132 R. M. Cowper, b Price .. 23 T. R. Veivers, b Hooker .. 22 A. T. W. Grout, not out .. 20 R. H. D. ■Seilers,' lbw b Dryborough 1 G. C. Corling, not out .. 0 Extras <b. 2, l.b. 4, n.b. 1, w. 1) .. 8 Total (for 8 wckts.) 347 Fall of wickets: one for 16, 39, 69, 177, 248, 317, 327, 347.