INDIA HAS 262 RUNS UP

Chronicle (Levin), 3 January 1948, Page 5

INDIA HAS 262 RUNS UP

W.Z.PJL,

— Reuter

Brilliant Century Scored By

Covuright)

Reeeived Friday, ll.'S p.nv. MELBOURXE, Jan. '2. H-eaded by. Ma'nicad who p'layed some bril'H'ant. -shots in his centirry, Indxa' fought baek stron'gly* 'against Ausfrabia on -th'e •seco'nd day 'of the t'Mfd test. They slii'mp'ed later and 'at stuWips had los't six wicke'ts for '262 inns and the erowd of 43,869 loudly applauded them". The 'iirs't wicket produced 124 runs. but Sarwate partieularly played m-ahy luc'ky shots. The pace bow.l'i.ng wor.ried them, neither relishing the hyers of' LindwaTI and Mi'ller, Tal'lon mdssed . two ca'tches behind and the nmpire went down to inspeet 8 a r w a't e"' s s tuvi ip s a ball from Lindwall lirst nicking off the s'tump. Mankad settled down niueh quieker tha-n iSarwate and played witli mueh more certainty, lovely drives -and swings giving him fours. Harwate laboured to reaeh 34 in 90 niinutes. Gul Mahomed was eleverly eaught and bowled by Dooland. Hazare, after severn] brilliant fours., snieked Barnes to Ihe keeperTt was a great blow to India when Amarnatli was lbw next ball. He had made a double eentury on his last appearanee on the ground. Mankad was slower approaehing 100,. faking 45 niinutes between 87 and -90.. Then two fours and a three off Ba.rires ' tirst over after tea gave him 100 in 139 minutes, 29 niinutes faster tlian Bradman and double the number of fours. Mankad then pulled -a niusc-le and had a runner. Despite tlie -handicap he hit se-veral more- fours before snicking the ball to the keeper. Rcores: — AUST RALI A . — Fi rst Imiings'. Barnes, b Mankad .. 12 Morris, 1) Amarnatli « . .e . . 45 B-radnian, lbw, b Bhadkar 1-32 Hassett, lbw, b Mankad 80 Miller, lbw, li Mankad '29 Hamenee, stp 8en, li Amarnath . . 25 Lindwall, b Amarnath 26 Tallon, c Mankad, b Amarnath . . 2 Dooland, not out 21 lan Johnson, lbw, b Mankad .... 16 W. Johnston, run out 5 Sundries 1 Total : 394 Bowling: Phadkar, 1 for 80; Amarnath, -3 for 78; Hazar-e 0 for '62; Mankad, 4 for 135; Sanvate, 0 for 36; Xayudu, 0 for 22. INDIA. — First Innings. Mankad, e Tallon, b W. -Johnston 116 fiarwate, e Tallon, b W. Johnston 34 Gul Mahomed, c and b Dooland . . 12 ■Hazare, c Tallon, b Barnes 3 7 Amarnath, lbw, b Barnes 0 ■Bhadkar, not out 42 Adikhar-i, stp Tallon, b lan Johnson 26> Rai 8i ngh , not out .. .. 2 Rundries 13 Total, six wicket's for .. ... . . 262 Bowling: Lindwall, 0 for 47-; Miller, 0 for 35; Johnston, 2 for 33; Jbhnson, 1 for 43; Dooland, 1 for 68; Barnes, 2 for 25.