Australian Cricketers Meet Glamorgan

Chronicle (Levin), 2 August 1948, Page 8

Australian Cricketers Meet Glamorgan

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Received Sunday, 7 p.m. LONDON, July 31. . Tlie Australians eudfid the first day 's play of the mateli against Glamorgan fit Sw-ansea with 14 on the board for the loss of Brown's wicket* Some very good bowling by Ring played a rimjor part in the county's dismissal aud. .the Australian? had 75 ininutes of batting tinie to eonsolidate an already sound 'positibn. . Iveen fielding and ' aceuVat'e bowling made theiu light hard for runs. 'Tlie iielding was by far the best the Australiahs liave yet eucountdred.' It was a pity it was marred by a dropped catch in the slips whieh gave Brown a life at eleven, but the error was not costly. A magniiicent catch by'Parkhouse at square leg dismissed Brown. • Hassetr p]a}red ont tiine with a watchful but subdued Barnes who took 30 minutes to make his first three runs. Ring, who bowled 13 overs, broke tht back of the county's batting- in his first over. He bowled accurately and intelligently throughout the innings. Jones's laborioirs. innings was ended by. a weli flighted ofi'break from Johnson whieh the left-hander snicked td Tallon. Scores:— r GLAMORGAN , First Innings E. Davies, lbw b Ring 24 Clift, e Baj'nes b Ian Johnson . . . . 30 Parkhouse. lbw b Miller . . . . 1 Jones, c Talton b'lan Johnson . . ' 40 Wooller, b Ring 9 Watkins, lbw b'Lindwall 19 Muneer, c Brown b Lihdwall .... 2 Eaglesone, b Miller 3 H. Davies, stp Tallon b Ring .. .. 18 Trick, not 'out 7 Clay, std Tallon b Ian Johnson ... 10 Extras 28 Total . . 197 Bowling: Lindwall two for 30, Miller two for 41, Ian Johnson three for 58, Ring three for 34. AUSTRALIA First Innings Brown, c Parkhouse b Wooller ... 10 Barnes, not out \ 22 Hassett, not out 0 Total for one wicket 44