SOUND POSITION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26771, 14 May 1948, Page 5

SOUND POSITION

AUSTRALIANS AHEAD OF CAMBRIDGE MILLER’S DEADLY BOWLING Rec. 9 p.m. LONDON, May 12. Australia, with one wicket down for 184, is in a commanding position against Cambridge, which it routed for 167 in the match which began today. Cambridge was dismissed in three and a-half hours. The Victorian, Keith Miller, proved the star bowler with five wickets for 46 runs. Miller made the ball fly shoulder high on a pitch rendered easy and slow by a light morning shower. Miller took three wickets for 3 runs in his last three overs, getting two in successive balls. Scores:— • Cambridge First Innings Dewes, b Miller 6 Pepper, c Miller, b Toshack .. .. 28 Shuttleworth, c Saggers, b Ring .. 7 Doggart, c Hassett, b Toshack .. 33 Bailey, run out 16 Elgood, b Miller .. .. 12 Insole, c Miller, b Lindwall .... 33 Mills, c Hamence, b Miller .. .. 13 Pryer, not out 9 Griffiths, b Miller 1 Pearsall, b Miller 0 Extras 9 Total 167 Bowling Analysis.—Miller, five' for 46; Lindwall, one for 31; Toshack, two for 32; McCool.' none for 31; Ring, one for 18. Australia First Innings Brown, not out .. .. 87 Morris, c Pearsall, b Mills .. .. 26 Hamence, not out 60 Extras 11 Total for one wicket .. 184 Bowling Analysis.—Bailey, none for 16; Griffiths, none for 62; Pearsall, none for 17; Mills, one for 41; Pryer, none for 29; Doggart, none for 8.