ENGLAND WELL BEHIND

Chronicle (Levin), 14 June 1948, Page 5

ENGLAND WELL BEHIND

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-Reuter,

Boos And Catcalls Greel Miller s Bumpers

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Received Sunday, 8.50 p.m. LQNPON, June 12, Australia in their first inuiugs of the test at Trent Bridge made 509 ifi reply to England's first innings total of 165. At stumps today England , . had lgst twu wickpts fpr 121 ,a.nd stiii need 223 td avoid an innings defeat. Trent Bridge,. the home grofind .of Larwood.and Voce echoed to tfie swellipg chorus of hops, catcaijp, whistles and shouts in the last 6ver pf the 4ay whep! . a' hinuper from Miller; hit Hut'tpfi oii the r shojilder. The remarkahle demonstratipn was renewed in a minpr key when the Australians lef't the field. The bumpers were aimed not at the hatsmap "but outside or op. the wicket. A chanceless- 137 by Rassett, in whicli dash tempered by caution and inipenetrable defence, matched the artistry of his scoring shots, was the highlight of Australia's innings. Engr •Jand's bowling "was' always aeeurate but rarely dangerous. The Australian tail wagge'd freely after lunch when Hassett completed a glorious eentury. Lindwall, despite his injury, hit a forceful 42 while Toshack and -Johnston handled Young and Laker , with tlie assurance of batsmen much higher on the list. Miller dismissed opener Washbrook five njinutes after England began their second innings. Ian Johnson, who unlike England 's mainstays, Lalcer and Young, made the ba!l tuni on the easy pitch, dealt another shhrp blow by dismissing Edrich witlx the score at 39. Hutton meanwhile uneasily faced Bili Johnston and .Ian Johnson. Hutton luckily snicked a ball from Johnston past Miller in the slips to bring up England 's 50. Compton immediately survived a , eonfident i.b.w. appeal by Ian Johnson. Both batsmen gained assurance When Ian Johnson was relieved after 14 overs, five of which were maidens, for 15 runs, When Miller returned to bowl medium pace offspinners Hutton immediately ran into the fifti'es with three beautiful boundaries.

Miller as usual bowled the last two overs of the day at a speed to make the ball lift sharply from a good length. The crowd as though by a signal began a demonstration as Comptpn blocked one high up. Miller smilingly turned on a dumb shov/ apd demonstrated how Compton should have hooked the hall. He bowled the last over to a continuous chorus. Bradman batted only eight minutes this morning before his fighting knock came to an untiliieJy end. Bradman batted for 289 minutes and hit ten t'ours. 1 : Neither Young nor Laker ti'Qubled Hassett who nimbly dictated his own length and continued to mingle a smooth defence with the lightning attack of a striking snake. Barnett . might have cauglvt' him off Laker when at (5(5 he mistimed. a drive. Barnett at mid-on got hisr Jmnds to the ball but dropped itv Hassett reached'his cehtury in 304 minutes.,. It was a masterly innings and he hit '20 boundaries. A masseur improved Lindwall 's , .-.trained groin muscle enough to permit hini to bat. He limped slightly as-he walked to the wicket, but his batting shoued'no apparent sign of disability. Dancing out to the slow bowlers he got. the full power of his shoulders behind the bat and scoi'60 briskly. The crowd enjo^ed the merry feast of hearty hitting by Johnston and Toshack before Bedser dismissed Toshack. Miller as in the first innings dealt the first blow to England when he sent Washbrook back with only four byes and a single on the board in five min- , utes. Harvey fielded as substitute for Lindwall. Ian Johnson and Bijl Johnston were more successful than the English bowlers and got spin and pace off the pitch. Ian Johpson's first 12 overs cost 11 runs. ffiitton hif Miller 's off-breaks three times to the boundary in one over. Bradman with his score of 138 in the test beeame the first cricketer to score 1000 .runs this season. Robertson of Middlesex with his score at six against G-loucestershire became the first English cricketer to eomplete 1000 runs this season. Bi'admau beat him by 13 minutes. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Morris, b Laker 31 Barnes, c Evans, b Laker 62 Miller, c Edrich, b Laker 0 Brawn, lbw, b Yardley 17 Bradman, e Hutton, b Bedser . . 138 Hassett, b Bedser 137 Ian Johnson, b Laker 21 Tallon, c and b Young 10 Lindwall, c Evans, b Yardley .... 42 W. Johnston, not out 17 Toshack, lbw, b Bedser 19 Extras , 15 Total 509 Fall of wickets: 1 fbr 73, 2 for 121, 3 for 121, 4 for 185, 5 for 305, 6 fof 338, 7 for 365, 8 for 472, 9 for 476, 10 fnr 500

ENGLAND. First Innings . . . . . ... * ... . . 165 Second Innings. Hutton, not out • 63 Washbrook, c Tallon, b Miller .. 1 Edrich, c Tallon, b Ian Johnson . . 13 Compton, not out .. 36 Extras . . 8 Total for two wickets 121 Fall of wickets: 1 for 5, 2 for 39.

- 0. M. R. W. Edrich 18 1 72 0 Bedser 44.2 12 113 3 Barnett 17 5 36 0 Young ...... 60 28 79 1 Laker 55 14 138 4 Compton .... 5 0 24 0 Yardley 17 6 32 2

Bowling.

'0. M. R. W. Miller 12 5 34 1 W. Johnston ..13 5 31 0 Tan .Johnson ..14 5 15 1 Toshaclc 8 3 22 0 Barnes 4 0 11 0

Bowling.