AUSTRALIA OPENS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 212, 7 August 1945, Page 5

AUSTRALIA OPENS

FOURTH CRICKET TEST CENTURY TO MILLER (N.Z. Press Association. —Copyright.) (Rec. 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 6. The wicket was perfect for tho opening day of the fourth Victory Test at Lord’s. There was brilliant sunshine and people poured into the ground in a steady stream from queues a quarter of a mile long outside the gates. Hassett won the toss, Australia batting. Workman and Whittington opened. Rain interrupted play for ii short- time before lunch. The Victorian, K. Miller, hero of the third Test, placed Australia in a sound position with another splendid century Three wickets had fallen for 108 when Miller joined Sismey and the pair carried the score to 224 for three wickets when Sismey 7 was forced to retire hurt. He later resumed, but added only one more run to his score. Miller, after a slow start, played all the English bowlers with consummate ease. His century occupied 140 minutes and included nine boundaries. Hassett was out to a glorious catch when ho appeared to be well set. Whittington played his soundest innings of. the series. Today’s play drew an attendance of 34,000, flic biggest in the history of Lords. Scores at stumps were: Australia, 273 for 5 wickets (Whittington 46, Hassett 20, Sismey 59, Miller not out 107. Bowling: Pope, 3 for 71; Pollard, 2 for 89).