LINDWALL TAKES SIX NOTTS WICKETS IN SPECTACULAR BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, 31 May 1948, Page 5

LINDWALL TAKES SIX NOTTS WICKETS IN SPECTACULAR BOWLING

(N.Z.P. A.—Copyright.) Reed. 7.30 p.m. London, May 29.

The Australian fast bowler, Lindwall, in a spectacular display of speed and accuracy, annihilated the Nottinghamshire batting in the match which began today at Trent Bridge. Lindwall took six for 14 and Notts were all out for 179.

When drizzling rain stopped play at 515 p.m. Australia in their first innings had lost one for 77If Lindwall had not wrecked the Notts innings on an easy, true wicket the Australians would probably have had a big total to chase. Lindwall capped a great opening spell of seven overs, in which he took the first two wickets at a cost of 12 runs, with an annihilating after-lunch run of eight overs and one hall for four wickets, costing half a run apiece. It was the team's best bowling performance since the tour began. The wicket gave the spin bowlers no help before lunch and very little after lunch.

Hardstaff and Simpson were associated in a third-wicket partnership which seemed impregnable until Lindwall dismissed Hardstaff. Then Notts lost seven for 68. Morris once more failed when he opened with Brown. This fine batsman is having a lean period against moderate bowling, and as the first test is only 12 days off his position might be in jeopardy. Brown and Bradman were quite untroubled by the Nottinghamshire bowling before rain stopped play. The crowd in the afternoon was estimated at 30,000. Scores:— Notts. First InningsKeeton, c Tallon, b Lindwall 1 Winrow, b Lindwall 3 Simpson, b Miller 74 Hardstaff, c Tallon b Lindwall 48 Stocks, b Lindwall 0 Harvey, st. Tallon, b Ring 0 Simes, c Lindwall, b lan Johnson 8 Butler, st. Tallon, b Ring 4 Jepson, b Lindwall 4 Woodhead, not out 10 Meads, c Hassett, b Lindwall 1 Extras 27 Total 179 Bowling analysis: Lindwall, six for 14; Miller, one for 50; lan Johnson, one for 26; Loxton. none for 12; McCool, none for 19; Ring, two for 31. Australia. First Innings. Brown, not out 38 Morris, 1.b.w.. b Jepson 16 Bradman, not out 22 Extras . . ... 1 Total (for one wicket) . 77 Bowling: Butler, none for 36; Jepson, one for 15; Woodhead, none for 18; Harvey, none for 7. Bradman Falls Victim To Hilton’s Bowling London, May 28. Dismissing Lancashire for 182, the Australian cricket team held a first innings lead in the first drawn game of the tour. The bowling honours went to the Victorian left-hander, W. Johnston, who took five for 27 today after having none for 22 yesterday, and R. Lindwall, each of whom showed his best form so far. They were instrumental in Lancashire’s collapse on a good wicket. Australia scored 259 for four in the afternoon, when the wicket was very easy paced. Features of this innings were Bradman’s dismissal for the second time by the young left-hander Hilton, and Harvey’s good innings. Hilton intelligently fought a duel with Bradman. He several times beat him before he got his wicket. A heavy haze which shrouded Old Trafford during the afternoon did not deflect Harvey from his determinaation to atone for his earlier failures. His 76 not out was a purposeful and chanceless innings, marked by sound defence and forceful hitting in front of the wicket. Loxton, as in Australia’s first innings, batted vigorously. He was in excellent form and drove with assurance and power. Rarely has an unknown cricketer had a greater triumph than the 19-year-old Malcolm Hilton who, in his third game for Lancashire, bowled Don Bradman for 11. He became front-page news and even the “Manchester Guardian” felt constrained to write a leading article about him. “If Hilton lives to become a greatgrandfather he is unlikely to know a prouder hour,” it said, adding as a cautionary note that the world used to be full of nonentities who had knocked down W. G. Grace’s middle stump at practice in the nets, and that Hilton may bowl a thousand overs for the county on a lass sporting wicket and go wearily hoqpe at nights without recapturing the magic and reward of yesterday. “The Guardian,” however, continued: “If he proves to be no more than a meteor, Hilton’s Thursday against the Australians in May, 1948, will not be forgotten.” Hilton’s explanation of how he bowled Bradman was: “I was sending down leg-spinners and the ball was jumping. Bradman did not seem too happy. Then I let one go straight through without spin. Bradman seemed to be in two minds —1 think he meant to try a late cut. The ball touched the inside edge of his bat and hit his middle and leg stumps. 1 could hardly believe it.” Details are: AUSTRALIA First innings, 204 Second Innings Morris, c G. Edrich, b Pollard 5 Barnes, c Roberts, b Cranston 31 Bradman, st E. Edrich, b Hilton 43 run oat 52 Harvey, not out 76 Hamence, not out 49 Extras 3 Total for four wickets 259 Bowling: Pollard, one for 48; Lawton, none for 43; Cranston one for 40; Hilton, one for 54; Roberts, none for 35; Wharton, none for 20; Ikin, none for 16. LANG \SHIIIE First Innings Washbrook, lbw, b Toshack 32 Place, c Lindwall, b Toshack 24 G. Edrich, b Johnston 55 Ikin. lbw, b Lindwall 7 Cranston, b Lindwall 14 E. Edrich, b Johnston 5 Wharton, c Johnston, b Lindwall 24 Pollard, c Hamence, b Johnston 4 Roberts, st.'Saggers, b Johnstfon ... 1 Lawton, b Johnston 0 Hilton, not out 0 Extras •• 15 Total 182 Bowling: Lindwall, three for 44; W. Johnston, five for 49; Toshack, two for 40; Johnston, none for 16; Luxton, none for 18.