Aggressive Knock By Morris For Australia

Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1948, Page 5

Aggressive Knock By Morris For Australia

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Received Sunday, 7 p.m. " LUNDON, July 3.. Morris,. in his mq&t aggressive innings of thfc tohr, made tlie .highfe'st Sedre leebrded in Englafid since 1939,. in Australia 's flrst, innings against Gloucester and the higiiest seore in his own lifst claSs earebiv It -'Wris ri tdjfegriiflceiit kriofck ih wllieh he fbqk ritns ffeelv from the wholfe ari-ay of cdunty bbwling strength, riccounted on its home'ground one of the strongest attacks in Englaitd. Morris scored 1132 before luneh and another 129 b'bfore tfeh- btit failed tb abhiekfe the eltviable distinetion of a third century. He batted 300 miniit.es for 290, hit 40 fours and one six, aiM made his aggregdtfe for tliii touf 1101. HarVe'y, ili a "s|iarkJing innings, c'O'ntribiited 95, with 12' fouts. Miller liit onb six in his forceful ancl enterposing 51 whic.lt iiiflicatod that he had reeaptufed the unquenchable aggreSsivfelifesS of his- innings early in the tour. Re' ivas catight trying to hit a boundary. Tlie wieket was flrni and easy paced and the weather p'erfect. AUSTRALlA. ' First Innings. Barneft", e Crapp, b Cotik 44 Morris, C ahd b Scott 290 llassett, std Hale, 0 Coolc . . . . . . 2.1 Miller, c. Cook, b Stdtt 51 Harvev, c Allen, b Cook 95 Loxton, riot out 40 McCool, not out S Extfas 5 Total for 5 wiekets -500 Bowiing: Barnett 0 for 52, Scott 2 for 135, Monks 0 fbr 23, Goddard 0 for 1(55; Cook 3 for 92, Cranfleld 0 for 88,