Win For Australia In Last Test Match

Chronicle (Levin), 11 February 1948, Page 6

Win For Australia In Last Test Match

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Eeceived Tuesday, lO.iilTp.m. . MELB.O GRNE, Feb. 10. India gave a spiritless display ia the lifth test, l'osing by an imiings and 177 runa. Lack of a fighting spirit in excel-' lent conditions, was th'e worst feature of the display. . They gave every sign of admitting Australian Superiority and of being' giad all was over. The attendance for the four days was 97,365 and the taldngs £9366. Pliadkar,' the only Indian able to regist strongly in the first innings, received no .support and a-follow on.could not be avoided. He drove and pulled strongly and eonlidently. Johnson (Queensland) fmished the. innings by takiug tw'o sueeessive wiclcets and ; bowling; perforniances generally gave the selectors few opportunities of a decision for the touring teani. The second innings was just a procession, no batsman plaving conhdently. AGSTRALIA. First Innings 9 wiclcets (dee.) .. 575 INDIA. First Innings. _ Manlcad, c Tallan, b Loxton .. .. 111 Sarwate, b Lindwall , . . 0 Adhikari, c Tallon, b Loxton .... 38 Amarnath, c Barnes, b King .... 12 Hazare, lbw, b Lindwall 74 Pliadkar, not out 56 Gul Maliomed, c "Lindwall, b L, J olinson . . 1 Ivislienchand, b Ring '14 .N ayudu, c. Bradman, b Ring .... 2 Sen, b Johnson 13 Rangachary, b Johnson 0 _ Fxtras . . . . * . . 10 Total .. . . . . . . ■ 331 Bowling: Lindwall 2 for 66, L. Johnson 3 for 66j Loxton 2 for 61, W. Johnston 0 for 14,. liing 3 for 103, Miller L) for 1, Barnes 0 for 1. Secoiid Innings. Manlcad, ,c Tallon, b Lindwall . . 0 .Sarwate, lbw, b W. Johnston .. 10 Adhakari, e Bradman, b; Loxton . . 17 Ilazare e and b L. J,olinson . . 1 . . 10 Pliadkar, lbw, b \V. Johnston . . 10 Ainarnath, e L. Johnson, b Ring . . 3 Kishenehand, c Barnes, b L. Johnson . . . . 0 Gul Maliomed, c Barnes, b liing . . 4 N ayudu, c Brown, b liing 0 Sen, b L. J ohnson 10 Extras 8 i Total 67 Bowling: Loxton 1 for 10, L. Johnson 3 for S, Ring 3 for 17. LTlie Melbourne tuessage is publikhed as received. The Jigures do not add up correctly and some bowlers are not mentioned.]