Australia 414 For Four Against Cambridge

Chronicle (Levin), 15 May 1948, Page 3

Australia 414 For Four Against Cambridge

. LONDON, May 13. Australia . has auother very easy victory in sight in its match against Cambridge University which, with seven wickets down in its second innings, still requires 103 runa to avert an innings def eat. Despite the extm 30 minu^es' play' allowed under the .new M.C.C. rule, Auatralia couid^ hpt quite force today , an innings win. A deadly ■ spell of bowling by McCo'ol, who took six for 59, opened the possibility of a victory in two' days, but Trevoe Btpley and the •'Cambridge, captain, Alills,- played » out all but three.juindtea, of-the extra time before Mills was .^auglit .in the deep field.: Brown's double ceutury — a knock oi text book neatnesfi--oversh.adowed only in magnitude . llaiuen.ee 's forceful 92 and Hassett's brigiit 61 not, out. 'Browli was the sixth Australian to score a ceutury oar .this tour. His 200 1 occupied 295 nrimites and he- hit 16 fours. It was no t; :i , c lianceiess innings", . as he was droppud twice, Hamence batted for 150 minutes. llassett declared. immediately Brown was dismissed. . • MeCool f'ound an iuiniaculate length and bowled for two lipurs unchanged, whereiu he sliowed hiij best forni in Fnglaud. MeCool 's deadly patch began just after tea. He got no assistunce from the wicket, but • tlioughtfully mixed toxnsiiinner with leg-break. Ile liad all the batsmen in diiticulties. Shouts of "Bring on Larwood!" l'rom the crowd followcd a mishap to Builey, 'who was temporarily stunued vvlien he duckcci into a shoulder-high bali from Miller late iu the day. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. . First Innings. Morris, c Pearsall, b: Mills 26 Brown, c Pearsall, b Crifl'iths . . . . 2UU Hemence, c Insole, b Crili'iths ...» 92 Harve.v, run out 16 llassett, run out .. 61 Extras 19 Total (for four wickets doc.)- 414 Bowling aualysis.r — Baiiey none for 43; GriJl'iths, two for 138; Pearsaii, none for 50; Mills, oue for 88; Pryer, none for 5i); Doggart, none for 17. CAMBRIDGE. First Innings 16/ Becond Inuings. J'eppur, st. SaggiM's. b Mc.Cool .. 16 Dewes, c and b McCool ... 40 Doggart, st. Saggers, b McCool 6 ■Shuttelewortli, b McCool 4 Baiiey not out . 3JElgood, I) Miller 13 lnsole, b McCoql • y Mills, c sub., b McCool . 15 Pryer, not out j Extras b Total (for seven wickets.) .. 144Bowling' .aualyflist-r-Lindwall, none for 2; Millor, one t)>r 19; Tpshack, none fo t 9';' Riii'g, none PoiS * 31; • McCool, six for 59; Morris, npno Tor 11; Hamence, none for 7. ?