AUSTRALIA WINS TEST

Chronicle (Levin), 19 August 1948, Page 5

AUSTRALIA WINS TEST

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— Reuter

S And 149 Ruos

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Received- Thursday ix.io a.m. LONDON, Angust 18. ^ - Australia won the fifth and final' Tent ag^inst England at the Oval by an innings and, 149 runs. The weather waa • fine and co'o.1 and the wicket- good- when , play was, resumed this morning. • - Yardley was dismissed when he tried > to hook a'flier from Bill Johnston which : eame off the back of his bat to Miller . in the slips. • . Bedser was bowled by Bill Johnston with a beautiful ballFwMch turned- in quickly from ihe leg. " '• . ; Holl'ies swung at the first balk from Bill Johnston and skied it to Morris at piid-on. Play tcday lasted less than half an ,hour. : The English wiekets tnmbled on Tuesday after W. Johnston had-broken a stubborn partnership by Hutton and ('oyipton, and the side^was-' 159 behind, ■ with only three Wiekets ' to 'f all, when •)lay was abandoned for the day at 6 p.m. Only Hutton and Compton faced the speed attack with n11 air of determination and confidence, but Hutton was finallv dismissed at 64, when he snick'ed a very fast ontswinger from Miller to the wicketkeeper. Scores : — , AUSTRALIA First innings . . 389 ENGLAND' First innings . . • $ • • 52 Second Innings Hutton, e Tallon b Miller .. .-«- •> 64 Dewes, b Lindwall ... . » « . 10 Edrich, b Lindwall . . ..... .... 23 Compton, c Lindwall b W'. Johnston 8b Crapp, b Miller 9 Yardley, c Miller b Johnston . , . . ■ . 9 Watkins, e Hassett b Ring .. .-. 2'

Ev ans, b Lindwall .. . . . . ...... 8 Bedser, b Johnston 0 Young, not out . . , . . . 3 Ilollies, e Morris b Johnston .. , , 0 Extras .. . . . . . . . * ... .i 16 Total .. 188 Bowfing: Lindwall three for 50, Miller two for 22, Loxton none for 16, Bill Johnston four for 40, Ring one- for 44.