CENTURY TO MERCHANT; OTHERS PATCHY

Chronicle (Levin), 21 August 1946, Page 6

CENTURY TO MERCHANT; OTHERS PATCHY

• LONDON, August tw'. Tliirty thousaud spectators saw imlia score 331 runs and Englaud losc tlnoc good wickets for 95 in the linal Test. England's bowling was accurate with out being. particularly hostile. Edrich, in a good niorning spell, took 2 for 8 and finished with the best ligures. Alerchaut becanie tlie highest scorer against England when he reached 119 lie batted "for 305 minutes and hit H fours before being run out. Merchant lias conipleted 200O runs for the tour. He is tlie lirst lndian to achieve tliis t'eat. India's opening bowlers, Sohoni and Amarnath, swung tlie ball considerably. but Mankad captured the o"))ening batsmen 's wickets at the cost of eight runs. The scores are: — India. First Inniiigs. Mc'rchant, run out 1-8 Alustaqali, run out 59 Fataudi, b Edrich 9 Amarnath, b Edrich 8 Hazarc, c Comptou, b Gover .... 11 Modi, b Sinith 27 Hazeef, b Edrich 1 Mankad, b Bedser -'2 Solioni, not out 2!) Nayudu, c Washbrook, b Bedser .. 4 llindlekar, lbw, b Edrich 3 Extras 10 Tolnl 331 I'owling. — Gover, 1 for 50, Bedser 2 for 00; Smitli, 1 for 58; Edrich, 4 for 08; Janies Langridge, 0 for 04; Coinp ton, 0 for 15. England First lnnings Hullon, l.b.w., 1) Mankad 25 AVashbrook, c Mustaqali, 1) Mankad IV Fishlock, c Merchant, b Nayudu .. o Conipton, not out 24 Hammond, not out .. u Extras 12 Total for 3 wickets 9o