Three Australian Batsmen Score Centuries

Chronicle (Levin), 8 June 1948, Page 5

Three Australian Batsmen Score Centuries

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Received Tuesday, 11 a.m. LONDON, June 7. The Australian fast bowler, Lind.vall, with intelligent help from .ving at, the other end, again routA the Sussex batsmen in the ;ounty's seeond inni'hgs. • . • Lindwall's five wiekets for 25 :uns gave hina- the wonderful figures of 11 for 59 for the match. The batsmen seemed paralysed by ais swerve, speed and accuracy. A determined 61 by Parks was the county's only fruitful knock. Bradman declared Australia's innings closed at five for 549 as ioop as Harvey had completed a faultless 100 — his first in Englahd. Narlier Bradman had made his fourth century of the tour. It was a dashing and dominatinp- innings, which ended when Bradman threw his wicket away. The Australian batsmen today scored at the rate of nearly three runs a minute. Details: — SUSSEX First Innings 86 AUSTRALIA First Innings ; Brown, lbw, b C. Oakes . . ' 44 Morris, c and b James Langridge 184 Bradman, b Cornford 109 Lindwall, c Grifhths, b Cornford 57 Harvey, not out 100 .lammence, lbw, h C. Oakes . , 34 Extras 21 Total, for 5 wckts (dec.) . . 549 Bowiing analysis: Carey, none "or 102; Cornford, two for 122; . ames, none for 90; Cox, none for i4; C. Oakes, two for 60; James langridge, one for 63; J. Oakes, oone for 32. SUSSEX Second Innings John Langridge, c Saggers, b Lindwall 0 Parks, b Ring 61 J. Oakes, b Lindwall 0 ox, c McCool, b Hammence . . 16 James Langridge, lbw, b Lindwall , . 15 J. Oakes, b Lindwall 1 iartlett, lbw, b Ring 2 Trifflths, b Lindwall 24 Darey, c Saggers, b Ring 0 James, not out 3 Jornford, stpd Saggers, b Hamence 1 Extras 15 Total .............. 138 •Bowiing analysis: Lindwall, five "or 25; Hammence, two for 13; Tosliack, none for 6; Ian Johnson, oohe for 37; Ring, three for 32.