AUSTRALIANS BARRACKED ON ‘BODYLINE’: ENGLAND’S FIGHT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22663, 14 June 1948, Page 7

AUSTRALIANS BARRACKED ON ‘BODYLINE’: ENGLAND’S FIGHT

(I'f.Z.P. A.—Reuter —Copyright.) (10 a m ) LONDON, June 13. Australia, in the first inning's of the first cricket Test at Trent Bridge, made 509 in reply to England’s first innings total of 165. At stumps on Saturday, England had lost two for 121 and still need 223 to avoid an innings defeat.

Trent Bridge, the home ground of Larwood and Voce, echoed to a swelling chorus of boos, catcalls, whistles and shouts in the last over of I he day, when a bumper from Miller hit Hutton on the shoulder.

The remarkable demonstration was renewed in a minor key when the Australians left the field. The bumpers were aimed no! at the batsmen but outside or on the wicket. A char.celcss 137 ov Hasvett in which dash, tempered by caution and impenetrable defence matched the artistry of scoring shots, was the highlight of Australia's innings Hassell's Glorious Century England's bowling was always accurate but rarely dangerous. The Aits- j tralian tail wagged freedv after lunch 1 when Hassell completed a glorious century. Lindwall, despite an injury, hit ft forceful 43. Toshack and Johnston handled Young and Laker with the assurance of batsmen much higher on the list. . I Miller dismissed the opening bats- j man. Washbrook, live minutes after j England began its second innings. lan | Johnson, unlike England's mainstays, j Laker and Young, made the ball turn i on a easy pitch and dealt another sharp j j blow by dismissing Edrich with the j j score at 39. _ j j Tlutt-on. meanwhile, uneasily faced ! Johnston and lan Johnson. j AUSTRALIA | First Innings 1 Morris, b Laker 31 Barnes, c Evans, b Laker .. .. 62 Bradman, c Hutton, b Bedser .. 138 Miller, c Edrich. b Laker 0 Brown, lbw.. b Yardley 17 j Hassell, b Bedser 137 lan Johnson, b Laker 21 Tallon. c and b Young 10 Lindwall, c Evans, b Yardley .. 42 W. Johnston, not out 17 Toshack. lbw, b Bedser 19 Extras 15 Total 509 . Fall of wickets: One for 73, two for 121: 3 for 121: 4 for 185: 5 for 305; \ 6 for 338: 7 for 305; 8 for 472; 9 for 476; 10 for 509. j Bowling

First Innings 165 Second Innings Hutton, not out 63 Washbrook, c Tallon, b Miller .. 1 Edrich, c Tallon. b lan Johnson .. 13 Compton, not out 36 Extras 8

O. M. R. w. Edrich If! 1 79 0 Bedser . .. .. 44.2 12 113 3 Barnett 17 f) 36 0 Young GO 23 79 1 Laker 14 138 4 Compton 0 24 0 Yardlcy 17 6 32 2 ENGLAND

Total for 2 wickets . 121 Fall of wick eis, 1 for 5; 2 for 39. Bowling O. M. K. W. Miller .. .. 12 5 34 1 W. Johnston .. .. 13 f) 31 0 Ian Johnson .. .. M 5 15 1 Toshack . . .. .. S 3 22 0 Barnes 5 0 n 0