CRICKET Ring’s Fine Bowling Ensures Success: Century To Edrich

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 August 1948, Page 7

CRICKET Ring’s Fine Bowling Ensures Success: Century To Edrich

(Rec. 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, August 27. Great bowling by Ring started the Australians on the way to a thrilling win by an innings and 81 runs against the Gentleman at Lords. The last wicket fell -to Johnson with 35 minutes left for play. The Gentlemen were all out for 284 after their first innings tally of 245. Ring’s five wickets for 69 in 32 overs was a reward for admirably-main-tained length, subtle control and variation of pace and flight. When he tricked Edrich into a catch behind with a beautiful leg-break the Gentlemen still had a hope of drawing the game but the hopes vanished when he followed this success with the wickets of Yardley, Mann and Woolier in quick succession. Edrich’s innings of 127 was a gallant one on a slightly worn wicket. He batted 195 minutes and hit 22 fours. The New Zealander, Donnelly, again failed. He was missed before he had scored and after making eight he skied a ball to forward leg. Australia was without Lindwall today. He was in bed suffering from a chill. Scores: — AUSTRALIA First Innings 610 GENTLEMEN First Innings 245 Second Innings Edrich, c Saggers, b Ring . . .. 128 Simpson, c Bradman, b Ring . . 27 Palmer, b Miller 29 Donnelly, c Barnes, b Miller. . . 8 Yardley, b Ring 18 Mann, c and b Ring 0 Robins, b Johnson 19 Woolier, c Loxton, b Ring . . . . 5 Bailey not out 14 Brown, c Brown, b Johnson . . 17 Griffith, b Johnson 0 Extras 19 Total ..184 Bowling: Miller two for 58, Loxton none for 26. Hamence none tor 18, Ring five for 70, Johnson three for 69. Barnes none for 24. BRADMAN HONOURED BY THE M.C.C. LONDON, August 26. The Australian cricket, captain, D. G. Bradman, who will be 40 tomorrow, was today given a pearly by the M.C.C., and presented with a birthday cake and a copy of Sir. Pelham Warner's book on Lord's. Bradman said that, it was a sad occasion Lor him, as it would be the last time he would play at Lord s. He hoped to return to Britain, but only to watch the tests. The Australian bowler. E. Toshack, who has played in only one match since the fourth lest, had a cartilage in his left knee removed today. OVER £5OOO LIKELY FROM BRADMAN TESTIMONIAL Moves have begun to cap Don Bradman's retirement with a testimonial match in Melbourne next season. With donations, such a testimonial could easily pass £5OOO. Charlie Macartney received £2598 and Jack Ryder £2463. from their testimonials. The South Australian Cricket Association is already seeking Ihe views of other States on staging a testimonial game at the MCG for Bradman, who will retire as a player after the English tour. Hearty support from _ all States seems assured in combining in a fitting tribute to the greatest batsman of all time and one of Australia’s greatest—if not the greatest, —captains, says a Melbourne critic. In Melbourne, Mr E. C. Yeomans, chairman of the V.C.A. executive and honorary treasure)- of both the V.C.A. and the Australian Board of .Control. commended the proposal. He said it was for the South Australian Cricket Association to take the initiative, and decide whether the game should be played in Adelaide or Melbourne. The lure about, a Melbourne match would be the bigger gate receipts. The Board of Control's approval foi a Bradman testimonial game can be taken for granted. The board would decide whether it would be a Test trial ” say between Bradman’s Test side and’“The Rest." or between combined elevens, to help the selectors in choosing the Australian “14” for the 1949-50 Test tour of South Africa. This side will have to be picked on next season's perforinpnees. A special match for Bradman next season would not cut across the Ola-field-Kippax testimonial game, postponed from 1939. and yet to be played in Svdney. Both could be played in one season as "Test trials." as was done in 1933-34 with the Blackie-Ironmonger game in Melbourne, and the Collins-Kelleway-Andrews match in Sydney. An official of the South Australian Cricket Association said recently that whether the match would be played depended on the replies received from the other States. "There will be no public announcement until those replies are considered." ' Another S.A.C.A. official pointed out that Bradman richly deserved a testimonial. He had done more for cricket, in Australia and the world over than probably any other man. He had put tens of' thousands of pounds into the coffers of cricket associations, and. as well, has been through a pretty hectic Supporting the idea, R. S. Whittington, Sydney'Sun cricket, writer, suggests the prime should be between Australia and a combined team, drawn from England. South Africa. India. New Zealand, and the West Indies.