CRICKET Australians Win Easily in Transvaal

Grey River Argus, 9 November 1949, Page 7

CRICKET Australians Win Easily in Transvaal

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 7. Australia defeated North-eastern Transvaal by 10 wickets. The home team’s innings ended at 214 and Australia secured the necessary 19 runs for victory without loss. Funston, a promising young batsman and Edwards added 109, for the fifth wicket in a plucky stand that exposed thn limitations of the present Australian attack. Australia declared its first innings closed at four for 331 after Hassett and Harvey had each scored 100. This pair added 179 for the third wicket in 106 minutes. Australia’s runs were made in 200 minutes. Scores: — AUSTRALIA (First Innings). Three hundred and thirty-one for four wickets, declared (Hassett 100. Harvey 100, Archer not out 23). Second innings.— 19 for no wickett. NORTH.EASTERN TRANSVAAL First Innings.—l3s. Second Innings 214 (Funston 71, Edwards 73, Lindwall one for 17, Johnsm four for 58. McCool two for 34, Noblet three for 23). Commonwealth Team Leads Indians NEW DELHI, November 7. A brilliant fourth-wicket partnership between the Australians Alley and Livingstone which produced 237 runs in 150 minutes placed the Commonwealth cricket team in a dominant position against India’s Armed Services team. The Commonwealth team declared its first innings closed at five wickets for 322 runs (Alley 168. Livingstone 99). The Indian side was dismissed in its second innings for 209 (Adhikari 109). Bowling for the Commonwealth team Tribe took four wickets for 67 Needing only three runs for victory the Commonwealth opening batsman Freer hit four to finish the match. NEW DELHI, November 7. The Commonwealth cricket team defeated the Services Eleven here today by ten wickets. The Services were dismissed in the second' innings for 209. Adhikari made 109. Bowling for the Commonwealth team, Tribe took 4 for 67. Needing only three runs for a victory, the Commonwealth opening batsman, Freer, hit a four to finish the match.