AUSTRALIANS BEAT THE M.C.C. TEAM

Wanganui Chronicle, 26 May 1948, Page 5

AUSTRALIANS BEAT THE M.C.C. TEAM

INNINGS AND 158 RUNS Recd. 1.30 a.m. London, May 25. The Australian cricketers beat the M.C.C. today by an innings and 158 runs. The M.C.C. team were dismissed in the second innings, after following on, for 205 runs. The M.C.C. team, included four English Test certainties and three probables and it collapsed under the attack of Toshack and Miller yesterday. Marylebone, in the first innings, was routed for 189 in two hours. Hutton alone of the Test certainties showed the selectors reassuring form. His 52 before Toshack claimed his wicket were confidently and fluently compiled with an attractive array of strokes. He gave Barnes a very hard chance off Miller’s bowling before he reached double figures. Edrich. Compton and Yardley were never comfortable. The wicket, after showers at the week-end, was soft and played with variable pace for a short period, but otherwise could not be blamed for the Englishmen’s failure. Miller, in the second innings, again made the breach when Robertson gave Barnes a simple catch. Miller nearly dismissed Hutton in the same over when a catch fell just beyond Hassett's reach. TOSHACK’S REWARD Toshack’s six for 51 in the first innings was a just reward for his best performance of the tour. He made the ball turn and lift disconcertingly. The New Zealander Donnelly was deceived by Toshack’s pace from the pitch. Miller, Johnson, Lindwall and Tallon, with orders to hit out or get out, made a Roman holiday of the 90 minutes before the Australian innings ended this morning. They hit 10 sixers between them. Miller batted for 250 minutes and in all hit 20 fours and three sixers. three sixers off one over from Young. The game ended half an hour early when an appeal against the light was upheld. Details: AUSTRALIA, First Innings. Morris, lbw., b Edrich .... x 5 Barnes, c Edrich, b Cranston . 81 Bradman, c Edrich, b Deighton 98 Hassett, 1.b.w., b Young . 51 Miller, c Donnelly, b Laker 114 Brown, c Cranston, b Laker 26 lan Johnson, lbw, b Laker 80 McCool, c Edrich, b Young 0 Tallon, b Young 11 Lindwall, not out 29 Toshack, c Compton, b Young ....... 2 Sundries 6 Total 552 Fall of wickets: One for 11. two for 171, three for 200, four for 280, five for 343, six for 498, seven for 498, eight for 512, nine for 532. Bowling Analysis O. M. R. W. Edrich 23 1 110 1 Deighton 22 1 68 1 Cranston 26 6 6) 1 Young 55 12 147 4 Laker . 37 10 127 3 Compton 3 15 it M.C.C. First Innings Hutton, c Hassett, b Toshack 52 Robertson, c Tallon, b Miller 6 Edrich. c Tallon, b Miller 4 Compton, c Tallon. b Toshack 26 Donnelly, lbw. b Toshack 5 Yardley, b Lindwall 17 Cranston, e Hassett, b Toshack 21 Griffiths, b Toshack 7 Deighton, c Barnes, b Toshack 0 Laker not out 1G Young, c Lindwall, b Miller 12 Extras 23 Total 189 Fall of wickets: One for 11. two for 17. three for 91, four for 103. five for 104, six for 144, seven for 148, eight for 159. nine for 166.

Second Innings (followed on) Hutton, not out 12 Robertson, c Barnes, b Miller ..... 0 Edrich. not out 13 Extras 2 Total, for one wicket 27 Bowling: Lindwall, none for 9; Miller, one for 12; Toshack, none for 4.

Later: The final score was 205. (Details not available).

Bowling Analysis Lindwall Miller O. .. 13 .. 18 M. 4 2 R. W. 44 28 1 Toshack 27 8 51 6 Ian Johnson .... .. 12 2 43 0