THIRD VICTORY TEST
Win For Australia 17.30 p.m.) LONDON. July 17. Australia won the third Victoryrest at Lord’s by four wickets, and now ieads by two matches to one in the series. Freakish bowling by the spin bowler., Cristofani, .soon ended England s | second innings this morning. He took < four of the five English wickets, which | fell for only 46 runs. Hammond, who | was crippled with lumbago, v.as unable to bat. England’s collapse left Australia needing 225 runs to win, and although j the first wicket fell for none the result | was never in doubt. A sound second wicket partnership bi - Sismey and Workman paved the way lor success. Later Bassett and Miller batted dashingly. Miller, in spite of a wrenched back winch prevented him from bowling to-day. rose to great heights. He swung liis bat freely and treated Pollard, who was England s best bowler in the lit. t innings, with disdain. The aitind.inee to-day was 27.000. England. second innings 164 (Hutton t’fi; Miller 3 lor 42. Crlstolani 5 lor 49. Ellis I lor 29) Australia, .second innings 6 for 225 (Workman 30. Sismey 51, Hassett 24. Mill. ,- not on’ (1: Edriib 1 for 37. Pol- : lard “ tor 71. Wright 2 lor 59. Roberts I 1 lor 21’. Australia won by lour wickets. - I
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23257, 19 July 1945, Page 5
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