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Australians Equal Another ' Record Received Tuesday, 10.5 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 30. The Australians' innings and 374 ; runs win over Somerset . was the quickest and most devastatmg of cne tour. This Australian team has now equalled the record for mns by Australian teams in England. With 560 runs on the board for nve wickets in six hours on Saturday, a reasonably easy victory was assured, but as soon as Hassett saw the wicket taking a spin this morning he employed McCooi's and Ring's leg breaks and W. Johnston's slower spinners to wreck the county batting structure. . . AUSTRALIA First Innings (5 wckts. decl.) 560 SOMERSET First Innings Gimblett, c McCool, b Johnston 19 Watford, st Saggers, b McCool 26 Watts, st Saggers, b Johnson . 10 Buse, c Hamence, d -McCool . . 4 Woodhouse, not out 33 uoope, b Ring 2 Tremlett, b McCool 0 Wellard, c Ring, b McCool ... 0 Luckes, lbw, b Ring 5 Redman, c Hasset, b Johnston 8 Hazeil, b Johnston 0 Extras * 8 • Total 115 Bowling analysis: Miller, none for 20; Johnston, three for 34; Johnson, one for 15; McCool, four for 21; Ring, two for 17. Second Innings Gimblett, lbw, b Johnston 0 Walford, c Barnes, b McCool 21 Woodhouse, b Johnston 3 Coope, b Ring 8 Tremlett, c Miller, b McCool . . 2 Wellard, e Johnston, b McCool 5 Luckes, not out 1 Redman-, c Ring b Johnston . . 5 Hazeil, lbw, b Johnston 0 Extras 5 Total 71 Bowling analysis: Miller, one for 5; Johnston, hve for 34; McCool, four for 23; Johnson, none for 4.
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 August 1948, Page 5
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