AUSTRALIANS EASILY BEAT WELLINGTON

Chronicle (Levin), 26 March 1946, Page 6

AUSTRALIANS EASILY BEAT WELLINGTON

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.. 1 TOSHACK TAKES SIX POR 40.

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WELLINGTON, Maxch 2o, In the third day 's play of the cricket match between the A'astralians and Wellington at the Basin Reserve, the Australians demonstrated their allround superiority in every department of the game hy winning hy the wide margin of an innings and 160 runs. On a pitch which was crumhling, the Australian spin howiers today got a lot oi turn on the hall. They largely owed their big victory tcr the hrilliant howlmg of the tall New South Wales slow ieit-hander, E. Toshack, who took six wickets for 40 off 26 overs, 12 of which were maidens. "Wellingtotf had the worst end of the stick in having to hat today on a wicket which was starting to crumhle, ' ' said the captain of the Australian team, W. A. Brown, after the match. ' 'Had we had to hat today, we may also liave found it difficult to get runs on ] the wicket. Credit must he given to our spin howiers for so successfully ' seizing their opportunity. I thought ■ Crawford hatted well. He was . not ! afraid to hit the hall." Scores: — WELLINGTON ! First Innings 91 j Second Innings , Tindall, c. Tallon, h. Toshack .... 36 : Rice, l.h.w., h. Toshack 17 ; Ongley, c. McCooi, h. Toshack .... 5 Rowe, c. Hassett, b. McCooi .... 12 Crawford, l.h.w., h. Toshack .... 40 I Wilson, run out 7 I Barber, c. McCooi, b. Toshack .... 0 j Laanason, c. Johngon, b. Barnes . . 1B j Hatch, c. Hassett, h. Toshack .... B ' Downes, run out 0 1 R. Buchan, not out 0 Extras 18 " Total 161 Fall of the wickets: One for 36, two ! for 46, three for 63, four for 121, five ' for 126, six for 126, seven for 153, eig'nt for 153, nine for 161, ten for 161.

O. M. R. W. ' Miller 5 1 8 0 1 Toshack 26 12 40 6 McCool 19 8 33 1 Johnson 10 2 18 0 Dooland 6 0 19 0 Barnes 7 1 25 1

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