But England May Have Chance of Draw

Chronicle (Levin), 7 January 1947, Page 7

But England May Have Chance of Draw

■ Press Assn.-C

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Received Monday, 7.J.5 p:nxl MELBbURNL, Jan. 6. Brisk batting by MeCool and - Moriu J . delighted the early crowd tbis roornjn jjj ' Before Morris went out in _tryiilg v a glanee he made 155 runs in'365and hit eiglit fours in.- an. -,.g.fCellent innings with well-timed pn-idriv;63. ■ » ;' Johnson trying a shortfvHS^n- iwas thrown out by Washbrook, thhASeorixig pair colliding with Conipton;a3d^fa0ing as they strove desperately to_...ihak.b ground. MeCool backing up. aihee' the departure of Morris tlicked . atan 6ft ball and was neatly caught; Her ihadts. 43 iii JOS minutes with three fours. His: pJay was characterised by goo'd pnlliug, Lindwall, stung by Edrieh wifh a hit on the ieg retaliated with ap gralxd off drive and eover drive, each 'Lddihg four. Neat driviug was ; seen frojn Tallon who hit auecessive no-balla. froni Bedser straight and high over cdyer foy fours. He square-out Wright' next^ fdr four aud swung Bedser for foud The lunch score was seven for 385/ 1 ..' Batting merrily and meritoriouslv Tallon made 50 in 05 minutes. The' new ball did not quell him for wi'th grand1 driving aud pulling he. mji'de 11 Voee's over. Lindwall was also pOTyerjful with off-drives and cuts, scorih^sueeessive fours oi! Bedser and makihg_ 14 off the over. , . ' ••• • When a glorious eover-drive hy Tallon hit the fenee the partnershtprcaclicd the century in 58" TfliiWiPtes l»lay. lltin niissed a har.d catclv/froin Lindwall wliose threo off: H^fttoh-'gkV^ him 52 in 70 minutes. A- magpijijjegt; six by Lindwall off Hutton brought, the purlnWship to 154 in 88 tninuthsl- - • yi Tallon mistiined a bull f rdin- Wright and was eaught easily by ihe bowle'r; 11c was iiufortunalc; ih inissihg' Ria iciilury, batliug 150 min'ute3 ' / ahd acoring tf.'ii fours. Lindwall reaehsd'-8p:' wilh llu'ce glorious drives. in SUce'esgi'bU'' olf Bedser. . . ' . ' - ('uiupton b»'aulifully cauglit l>oo)an(| at Ihe fenee during the' nfixt". ov.er. j Lindwall ueeded 19 when.Toshac^ came in and got them, limshing with ' u glorioua off- drive i'or fouf throughThe reinforeed iield. He went-out thd'saintg over afler batting 113 minutes' ' ^nd aeoring 13 i'ours and oue 'aiit., ';'It was a grand di.-plav of suslf^ned drivjtngj '1'he players on buth sbjes iinpdjujo when the Duke and Huche.ss 1 df fllrmeeuter went on to the grb'und' to rdiake IiuihIm with each player. y • - .?•- Lngland nmled 551 in -435 rn'in.ute3 when they slarted their fourth iniiings. of the game. Washbrook ivasan. nipre euntifleal mood and made fif dn minutes. Hutton was vague and untjar'J 1-tun, scoring his first four; after i.90 jninutes. . -■/{ '7 /■ Al'ter AuslraJia had dashiiigly added 213 in 170 m-juuies Lugland inad? 91 witlioul lcjss .and now have .a slighi hppjc of a ; d rajwn ig^ihe. Tlie attenddiVee* vvas' 4-0,'431-'lahd tha gate takings £5934 gross. -,L. '• • Scores-,— x . V . . 4 iA %usS#t!A|;:S V First i-nnihgs? . . 9 . «/. j . 365 , ; ;SecondiIniMgs^ r "A-,: j Biirnes. c EvVna, b Yardltey.-tiiV^. d -32 l-Morris, b Bedser .1 . ► '.A'a^V^-4 4®°- ! Bradman, e and b T-ardley;Va:.^.>i.'-; 49' ! Hassett, b Wright . . LvV. .>■ • 9 ' Miller; e Hanitnondv b /Yafdi«^'.'«:. ' 34 MeCool, e Eyans b 43 Tallon, c aud 1) Wright 92 Lindwall. e Washbrook b;'BedSert% 100

J---> •.. . %?. t - ;■«' •. • Dool^nd, c^Ooilipton b Wright . , .. 1 yjtokhack,' iiot otit .... 3 jEiiras-.L. '. 19 : - ■„ y /Tot al • 536 HPail -nf /*wiekets.f One for 68, two for Uti; three for 177, four for 242, iive fo». ^33j 4snr--for 335, seven for 341, eiglit for 495, hihe: for 511. ■'-Edriqh none for 86, Bedser three for -176, Wjright three for 131, Yardley fhree 'for 67, Hutton none for 28, Voce iohfr'for '29. . • . ENGLAND. Mrstdnnings . . 351 ; . f • Second Innings. JSutton, not out 25 'Washbrbok,, not out 60 Sundfies - (byes) •• • « , 6 . Total, none down for .. 91 ; -poyyling:- Lindwall 0 for 1(5; Millcr jQ . jdT- '87 • 'Dooland 0 for 31; Toshack O'Hor'.-.&t; - MeCool 0 for 5; Johnson 0 |pr'E >