TEST CRICKET Australia 487: First. Innings Lead

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1947, Page 9

TEST CRICKET Australia 487: First. Innings Lead

Australia 'gained, a first ini other day of terrific, heat in Ad England, which had scored 460 . without the loss of a wicket at f K. R. Miller was the hero of the Australian batting with a sparkling display before lunch when the burning sun made conditions very trying. He scored 50 in the first 40 minutes of play. The Victorian opened the day sensationally by hitting the first ball from D. V. P. Wright—a no ball—into the members’ stand for six. Flaying the bowling he played the star role in a fifth wicket partnership for 150 with I. Johnson. First in Test Cricket. Miller took 151 minutes for his century, his first in test cricket. In doing so he showed every shot in the book. His late cutting was powerful and well timed while his driving was terrific. Johnson took 115 minutes to. reach 50. D. Tallon and C. V. McCool went quickly, but R. Lindwall and B. Doo-

land helped the score along. Dooland and Miller put on 63 for the ninth wicket in 58 minutes. The Australian innings closed within two minutes of the tea interval, giving Australia a lead of 27 runs on the first innings. L. Hutton opened brightly when England began its second innings. He scored two fours in the first over from Miller to give him 12 in eight minutes.

ADELAIDE, February 4. ings lead over England in an-

.elaide to-day, scoring 487 runs, in its first innings, had made 96 stumps.

A thunderstorm was breaking as the innings began. Rain stopped play, which was held up for 24 minutes. Quick Scoring, Hutton scored the first 20 runs on the board, and then C. Washbrook took a hand. He lifted Lindwall over the square leg fence in scoring 20 while Hutton was adding two. Lindwall took a battering, 24 runs being scored off his first three overs. Realising, the need for quick scoring the Englishmen took only 26 minutes to put 53 runs on the board. Hutton took 57 minutes to reach 50, hitting seven fours. D. G. Bradman made a quick bowling change with Lindwall, Miller, Toshack, and Dooland attempting to check the scoring, but was unsuccessful until late in the day, when Toshack stopped the flow of runs. In 82 minutes’ batting before stumps England scored 96 without loss. Scores:— ENGLAND. First Innings 460 Second Innings. L. Hutton, not out 58 C. Washbrook, not out 38 Total for no wicket .. .. 96

AUSTRALIA. First Innings M. Harvey, b Bedser 12 A. R. Morris, c Evans, b Bedser 122 D. G. Bradman, b Bedser . . . . 0 A. L. Hassett, c Hammond, b W right 78 K. R. Miller, not out 141 I. Johnson, lbw, b Wright .. .. 52 C. V. McCool, c Bedser, b Yardlev 2 D. Tallon, b Wright 3 R. Lindwall, c Evans, b Yardley 20 B. Dooland, c Bedser, b Yardley 29 E. Toshack, run out 0 Extras 28 • Total 487

Bowling O. M. R. W. R. Lindwall . . . 5 0 37 0 K. R. Miller 3 0 16 0 T. Toshack . . . 7 1 23 0 B. Dooland . . . 5 1 20 0 C. V. McCool . . 1 1 0 0

Bowling O. M. R. W. A. V. Bedser 30 6 97 3 W. J. Edrich 20 3 88 0 D. V. P. Wright . . 32.4 1 152 3 N. W. D. Yardley 31 7 101 3 J. T. Ikin . . .. 2 0 9 0 D. C. S. Compton 2 0 12 0