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Grey River Argus, 26 June 1946, Page 3

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ENGLAND v. INDIA ' LONDON, June 24. England led by 428 to 200 on the first innings in the test match with India. Scores:-— INDIA, First innings 200 r?NGT-AND—lst. Innings .... Hutton, c Nayudu, b Amarnath .. 7 Washbrook, c Mankad b Amarnath 27 Compton, b Amarnath 0 Hammond, b Amarnath 33 Hardstaff, not out 205 Gibb, c Hazare b Mankad 60 Ikin, c Hindlekar b Shinde .... 16 Smailes, c Mankad b' Amarnath 25 Bedser, b Hazare .. .* 30 Wright, b Mankad 3 Bowes, lbw b Hazare 2 Extras 20 Total ” 428 Bov,ding: iSazare 34 overs 4 maidens, 100 runs, .2 wickets; Amarnath 57/18/118/5; Gula Mahomed 2/1/270; Mankad’4B/11/107/2; Shinde 23/2/66/1, Nayudu 5/1/15/0. INDIA —2nd. Innings. Merchant, lbw b Ikin ■ 27 Mankad, c Hammond b Smailes 63 Modi, lbw b Si nailes 21 Hazare, not out ;. 26 Ifafeez, b Bcd.ier 0 Pataudi, not cut 16 Extras 9 Total for d wickets 162 Dowling: Smailes 2 for 15. Harc'staff halted a little over five hours and hit 16 fours. He and Gibb, in a solid fifth-wicket partnership of 182 runs in 110 minutes, put England -in a very sound position. The batting of Hardstaff and Gibb' was in direct contrast. Hardstaff was confident and scored freely in” spite of ‘ the accurate bowling of Amarrath and Hazare. Gibb was painstakingly slow. His 60 runs included only three fours. India at stumps had lost four good wickets for 162, Mankad, in spite of India’s leeway, batted very brjghtlv in making 63 in 85 minutes. He hit a sixer and seven fours. LATER. England won the test match by an Innings.