INDIA BEATEN IN THIRD CRICKET TEST

Chronicle (Levin), 6 January 1948, Page 6

INDIA BEATEN IN THIRD CRICKET TEST

Received Moudav, 8.50 p.m. MELBOUENE, Jan. 5. Once again ladia was cauglit on a rain afi'ected wicket and easily defeated. Rain, for three hours earlv this uiorning, softened the wicket which was uever dangerous and favoured the bowlers. Lucky Bradman, who can't do a thing wrong, closed at once. The Indians know little about technique on sucli wickets and made niany lucky snicks but the wicket was not respousible for the loss of the early wickets, two going to yorkers. Gul Mahouied, the bright let't-hander, swung several leg fours and the powerful turbaned Rai Bingh liit Johnson for .six, scoring 24 in 19 minutes. Ranguekar the left-hauder, stirred the crowd with tluee successive fours off .Tohuston ' but was cauglit well out uext over, liaving scored 18 iu 15 minutes. Johnston the left-hander and Johnson the spinuer, each toolc four wickets. There was a crowd of nearly 2l),000. Details: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings 394 Second iunings, deel. 4 wickets for 255 INDIA. First Iunings, decl. 9 wickets for 291 V Second Innings. Mankad, b Johnston 13 Sarwatc, b Johnston 10 Gul Mahomed, e Morris, b Johnson 8 Hazare, c Barnes, b Miller 11 Amarnath, b Lindwall 8 Phadkar, c Barnes, b Johnston .. 13 Adikari, e Lindwall, b Johnston . . 3 Rai Singh, c Tallou, b Johnston .. 24 Rangnekar, c Hamenee, b Johnson 18 Sen, c Hassett, b Johnson 2 Nayudu, not out 0 • Sundries 7 Total 125 Bowling: Miller 1 for 29; Johnston 4 Eor 44; Lindwall 1 for 10; Johnson 4 Eor 35. Australia won by 233 runs.