M.C.C. STAGES REVIVAL

Chronicle (Levin), 3 February 1947, Page 5

M.C.C. STAGES REVIVAL

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" 1 '^1 First Innings Score of 460 Iit FoartkTest

A0STRALIA TWO "FOR 24

By. Telegrayh

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Received Sunday, 7 p.m. AD'ELAIDE,- Feb. 2. EngMnd s'taged a batting reVival in the foufth test Which has entered .the second day at the Adelaide Oval. Comp-' ton and Hafdstaff took control ffoni the Australian fcoWlers1 after' a hafd fight in the morning session when they in turn plaVed delightfui erick'et. When Hard staff was dismissed after lunch the paii nad put on 118 rUus for the fifth wicket. Hardstaff scored fifty in 111 min utes, which is the Jastest half centufj by any player for the innings. With the dismissal of Hardstaff Coniptou and Ikin set a merry paee, hil ting out strongly to- run up 61 in 45 minutes. Compton had reaehed 50 iftei batting 158 minutes, and he rea'-oed his century, his first in this test series, m 232 minutes, hitting 9 feurs. Comp ton's e'entury was chanceless and easily his best knoclt so far for the tohr.. The Australian fieldifig sluniped slightly under tl]h battering by Comp ton and Ikin. At one stage this paif scored 21 off two overs from Dooland. This was the first time for thd series that the English batsmen had taaen the control from the bowlers. Exeept-for the burst by Cottipton and Ikifi, fhe play to the tea adjournntent was marked by steady run getting. At ihe tea adj'ofirfimeiit Compton was still at the wickets with lll 'and Yafdley was eight, and six wickets Were down for 409. Compton fiayed the bowling after the tea adjournment to run to 147. He kept the English batting together anui he gave an easy caught and bowled wicket to Lindwall. Compton batted . 286 minutes for his runs,. hitting fifteen fours ineluding six fours in his last 47 runs. His dismissal brought a dramatic collapse of the English tailenders. Lindwall was called on to take the new ball but he dismissed Compton While warming up with the old ball. In his second over he dismissed Bedsei and Evans with successive balls and missed Wright 's ^stumps by a narrow margin. Then ffe bowled the Englisb slow bowler to take three' wickets in fou'r lialls. All fold, Lindwall took four for tWo in two overs to fi'nish off the innings. Australia b.egan their first inftings ai 5.25 p.m., chasing' the higheSt English tally in this series. Australia opened badly, losing the first wicket at eigh teen. Harvey, the Vrictorian, making his test debut, started "brightly, hitting two fours in tweive runs before being bowled by Bedser. Another 'sensation came when. Bradman Was bowled for a duek by Bedser* whose b'Owling swung the fortunes of the game to England. The crowd. of 30,761 .paid £4365- to watch the play throughout tlie warin but fine day. Se'Ores: — ENGLAND First Innings. Washbrook, c Tallort, b Dooland 65 Hutton, Ibw, b McCooI 94 Edrich, C and b Dooland 17 Hanimond,- b Toshaek 18 Compton, e and b Lindwall-., . 147 Hardstaff, b Miller 67 Ikin, c Toshaek, b Dooland 21 Yardley, not out 18 Bedser, b Lindwall 2 Evans, b Lindwall 0 Wright, b Lindwall 0 Extras 11 Total • .460

AUSTRALIA First Innings. » Harvey, b Bedser 12 Morris, not out , . . . 11 Bradman, b Bedser. 0 Hassett, not out .. .. 0 Extra . , . , . . 1 Total for 2 wickets 24

R. W. LindwTaIl 52 4 Miller 45 1 Toshaek ........ 59 1 MeCool 91 1 Johnson 69 0 Dooland 133 3

Bowling Analysis

R. W. Bedser 9 . 2 Edfich 9 0 Wright 5 0

Bowling Analysis