AUSTRALIA FIGHTING FOR RUNS

Chronicle (Levin), 10 July 1948, Page 5

AUSTRALIA FIGHTING FOR RUNS

England Makes A Grand Recovery Comptori And Bedser In Fine Partnership

Reeeived Saturday, 9.15 a.m. - LONDON, July 9. England made a grand recovery on the second day of the third cricket test at Old Trafford, Manchester, when Compton and Bedser fought a brilliant eighth wicket partnership to add 121 runs. It was only three runs short of the reeord of 124 set for the efghth wicket by Harold harwood and Patsy Hendren at Brisbane in 1928. Compton made a gallant stand for 145 not out and England's innings closed for a useful 363 after having had seven wickets dotvn for 231 at the close of the first day's play. With the loss of three wickets for 126 and Bradman out for only seven runs, Australia for the first time during the present tour is fighting for runs.

The weather was cloudy and cold when the players took the field. It was not really a cricketing morning, there being a light mist and the cold causing fieldsmen to blow their hands to keep them warm. Comp.ton and Bedser resumed England's- innings quietly but confidently to the fast Australian attack of Lindwall and Johnston, and with the overnight score at 231 for seven wickets they started a magnificent fight to retrieve the position. Runs were hard to get from the new ball and the batsmen added only 10 in the first half hour. Then Compton raced to 102 and'}Bedser to 30'. Bedser snicked two successive balls from Lindwall through slips to the boundary. Compton reached his eentury after four hours' batting and he never got ajmore gallant one. It was his fifth against the Australians in this tour, and included 10 fours. When Toshack relieved Lindwall, he caused Bedser considerable trouble in his first over. Five of the six balls completely beat the batsman. I. Johnson replaced W. Johnston. He, too, caused Bedser to ' feef rather blindly for some of his deliveries. Australia face an uphill struggle. Bradman, Johnson and Hassett were dismissed with 88 runs on the board, but Miller carried the score safely to three for 126 at stumps. There is little hope that. Barnes, who went to hospital for examin-

by a ball wheh he was fielding, wiil [ by a ball whe nhe was fielding, wiil be able to bat. Detaiis: — ENGLAND First Innings Washbrook, b Johnston 11 Emmett, c Barnes, b Lindwall . . 10 ; Edrich, c Tallon, b Lindwall ... 32 ! Compton, not out 14S : Crapp, Ibw, b Lindwall 37 I Dollery, b Johnston 1> Yardley, c Johnson, b Toshack 22 j Evans, c Johnston, b Lindwall . . 34 Bedser, run out 37 7 Pollard, b Toshack 3 Young, c Bradman, b Johnston . 4 ■ Extras 27 i - Tnt.nT 9R5 I

AUSTRALIA First Innings Morris, not out 48 Johnson, c Emmet, b Bedser .. 1 Bradman, lbw, b Pollard . . • 7 Hassett, c Washbrook, b Young 38 Extras '. . . 82 Total, for three wickets 126

O M R Wi Lindwall 4 8 99 4 -Johnson 38 16 77 0 Loxton 7 0 18 0 ^ shack 41 20 75 2 Johnston • 45.5 13 -67 3 i

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O - M R W O M R W Pollard 20 5 34 1 Young 6 2 15 1 Bedser "21 6 51 1 Edrich 2 1 5 0 Yardley 4 0. . 12 0

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