SECOND TEST DRAWN
INDIA STAVES OFF DEFEAT LONDON, .Tuly 28. lndia just managed to hold Fuglaud to a draw in ihe seeond Test after ihe wieketkeeper Gibb twiee in the last V- . minutes missed Bohoui, oue of the last two Indian batsmeu. The last three Indian wiekets in the first innings fell for the addition of 10 runs, and Kngland had lost live wiekets for 84 runs at lunch. The small seoring was due to the wicket, wliieh badly eu: up. Eugland deelared their seeond innings closed at 158 runs for live wiekets. leaving lndia 277 to get to win. Wiekets again fell eheaply, and lndia just staved olT det'eat. Bedser, who (inished with 11 for 98 for the mateh, is tlie first Englishnian : to take 22 wiekets in his Jirst two Tosts. Apart from Bedser and Pollard, Eng laiul's bowling was generally disappoiuting. Beores: — ENG LAND First Innings 29 l i Becoud Innings Jlutton, e llindlekar, b Amarnatli 2 i Washbrook, Ibw, b Maukad .. .. 26; Comjitou, not out 71 ; Ilammond, e llafeez, b (Maukad .. -S . ilardstall', 1> Amarnath 0 ' Gibb, c Modi b Amarnath Oj Iltin, not out 2!).| Extras 17! Total for live wiekets (deel.) . .. 158 j Bowling: Aniarimth, 3 for 71; Hazare, j 0 i'or 20; yiankad, 2 for 45. INDIA First Innings 170 | Seeond Innings Merehant," e Ikin b Pollard .... 0 M"ns|;i(|uali, li Pollard 0j Pulaudi. b Bedser 4j llax.arc. 1> Bedser -14 | Modi, b Bedser 80 j Amarnath, b Bedser 3 i Mankad, e Pollard li Bedser ..... 5] llafee/., e and b Bedser • II.T! Sarwate, e Gilib b Bedser ,.2' Sohoni, not out 114. j llindlekar, not out 4i Extras 18 Total for niue wiekets 152 Bowling: Pollard, 2 foriti.'l; Bedser, 7 for 52? Yoee. 0 for 2; Wright, 0 for 17; Compton, 0 for 5.
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Chronicle (Levin), 25 July 1946, Page 2
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