Innings and 332 Runs

Chronicle (Levin), 5 December 1946, Page 5

Innings and 332 Runs

Press Assn.

ENGLAND FOLLOW ON

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Received Wednesday, 8.30 p.m. BRISBANE, Dec. 4. By 5 p.m. today Australia had won tlie first test by an innings and 332 runs. England again batted pluckilv on a rain damaged wicket in a vain etfort to oftsat Australia 's eolossal lead but following on at 1 o 'elock were all out for 172 in the seeond innings. Hutton went first ball to Miller neatly caught by Barnes at sliort forward leg, as a cocked-up ball found tlie edge of the bat. From tlien onwards England was alwavs struggling against impdssible odds. * Edrich, tlie licro of tlie iirst innings, was J.b.w. to Toshack, tlie second wicket falling for 13 runs.. The stand by Hammoiid aiul Compton did 110 niore than lend passing encouragement to tlie dressing rooiu watcliers. Tlie brightest l)atting of the tfecond innings was when ikin and Gibb put 011 47 in 32 minutes and caused 100 to be raised in 113 minutes, but when these two left the end was not long delayed. The wicket reeovered ainazingly over niglit, a start being possible at noon 011 seliedule. Tlie outfiehl which was inclies under water last night, was a lirm ear pot of verdant green. X0011 after 10 0 'elock this morning it wiis being mown while the wicket rolied out surpi'isingly thongli still full of spite as rar as tlie batsnien were concernend. All the luck of the gaiue was agaiitst England who batted 011 two bad wickets successively. Tlie gaine suggested that the Australian attack still has some weaknesses and that the remaining tests may largely depcnd on the luck of the toss and weather. Lindwall, who was sent to liospital with nialaria overnight, was not at tlie ground today*.

AUSTRALTA First Innings 643 ENGLAND - First Imiings. Ilutton, b IMiller 7 Washbrook, c Barnes, b IMiller . . (i Edrich, c AIcCool, b IMiller .... 16 Cojnpton, l.b.w., 1) iHller .17 Jkin, c Tallon, 1) .Miller 0 Hammond, l.b.w., b Toshack .... 32 Yardley, c Tallon, b Toshack .... 29 Gibb, b Aliller 13 Voce, not out '1 Bedser, J.b.w., b IMiller 0 Wright, c Tallon, b Toshack .... 4 Xundries 16 Total 141 Fall of wickets, 10, 25, 45, 46, 46, 121, 134, 136, 136, 141. '• Bowling: Lindwall 0 for 23, Miller 7 for 60, Toshack 3 for 1 7, Tribe 0 for 19, IMcCool 0 for 5, Barnes 0 for 1. Second Iinnings. Hutton, c Barnes, b Miller 0 Washbrook, c Barnes, b Miller . . 13 Edrich, l.b.w., b Toshack 7 Compton, c Barnes, b Toshack .. 15 Hanmiond, b Toshack 23 (Y;ird,ley, c Hgfsettjjb Toshack .. 0 lkin, b Tribe 32 Gibb, l.b.w., b Toshack 11 Voce, c Hnssett, 1) Tribe .18 Bedser, c and b Toshack .18 Wright, not out ..' 10 fcjundries 23 1 Total 172 Bowling: Miller 2 for 17, Toshack 6 for 82, Tribe 2 for 48, Fall of wickets: l), 13, 33, 62, 65, (55, 112, 114, 151, 172.