INDIA DISMISSED FOR TOTAL OF 58 RUNS

Chronicle (Levin), 2 December 1947, Page 7

INDIA DISMISSED FOR TOTAL OF 58 RUNS

Recoived Monday, 10.5 p.m. I BRISBANE, Dec. I. j India were routed by Australia today ! for their lowest test seore of 5S after I Australia had declared with 382 for I eight wiclcets. "rocket handkerchief " i test wicket covers let the overnight ! rain ruin the wicket which was fiery I and unpredictable. It was not as baci j as tlie first test wicket for Eugland last J seasoii but the attack was better. Lind- | wall started the procession with two j wickets in tlie first over. Toshack 4 came on later to take five for two from J 2.3 overs. Australia lost wickets quicklv after Bradman was dismissed for 185 but j Miller gave a grand display of hitting. Ile hit tliree sixes this morning, fohr for au innings of 58. ! There was another faree wheu an appeal against the light at 4.30 was upheld at 4.39. iSomebody then announe.from the grounds olfice that that was stunips. The announeeiuent was made j twice but then denied by the umpires and play was resumed at 5.10 until 5.3o whe'n there was a suce.essful aj/peal against the light. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Brown, e Irani, b Amarnath .... 11 Morris, hit wicket, b Sarwate .... 4/ Hassett, c, Gul Mnkomed, b hlankad 4S Bradman, hit wicket, b Amarnath 185 Miller, c Mankad, b Amarnath .. 5« McCooi, c iSohoni, 1> Amarnath . . lu Lind wa 11, std Irani, b Mankad .. 7 Tallon, not out 3 Joliuson, c Rangnekar, b Mankad 0 Toshack, not out 0 Extras 7 Total for 8 wickets (dec.) . . 382 Bawling: Sohoni 0 f )r Sl, Amarnath 4 for 84. Mankad for 1J3, Sarwate .1 for 1(3, Hazare 0 for (53, Nayudu 0 for 18. INDIA. First Innings. Mankad, c Tallon, b Ifiudwall . . u Sarwate, c Johnston, b Miller .. Ic Gul Afahomed, b LindWalJ 0 Adhikari, c McCooi, b Johnston . . 8 Kishenchand, c Tallon, L Johnston .1 llazare, c Brown, b Toshack .... 10 Amarnath, c Brmlnian, b Toshack 22 Rangnekar, c Miller, b Toshack .. I Sohoni, 1> Miller g Nayudu, not out 0 Irani, e ilassetl, 1> Toshack .... U Extras g Total ' 5s Bowling: Lindwall 2 for 11, Johnston 2 for 17, Miller I for 20, Toshack 2 for 5. Socond Innings. Mankad. b Lindwall V Sarwate, uot out y Gul Maliomed, b Toshack 13 Adhikari, lbw, b Toshack 13 Kishenchaud, c Bradipan, b Toshack U llazare, not out . , . . • [i Total for 4 wickets 4 | Bowling: Lindwall 1 for 10, Johnston 0 for 8, Toshack 3 for 12, Miller 0 for 11.