AUSTRALIANS’ STRONG START AGAINST SUSSEX

Grey River Argus, 7 June 1948, Page 5

AUSTRALIANS’ STRONG START AGAINST SUSSEX

Lindwall’s Great Bowling (Rec. 9.0) LONDON, June 5. Lindwall made another Australian two-day victory possible when he mesmerised the Sussex batsmen with his speed and swerve and clean bowled four of them. He finished the day with the figures of 19.4 overs, two maidens, 34 runs, six wickets. Loxton also made the ball move in the air, but a recurrence of an injury to the upper thigh prevented his return to the field after lunch. Morris marked each milestone of the innings with his individual brilliance. He brought up the fifty, the hundred and the 200 with vigorous hooks to the boundary. He hit 21 fours. He is now right back to form and his 152 not out was made in a little over even time. Bradman's 43 not out had its uncertain moments. Scores were: — SUSSEX—First Innings Parks, lbw b Loxton 4 John Langridge c Saggers b Lindwall 5 Charles Oakes, b Lindwall .... 22 Cox, lbw b Loxton 6 James Langridge, c lan Johnson b Loxton 0 Jack Oakes, b Lindwall 15 Bartlett, b Lindwall 8 Griffiths, b Lindwall 7 Carey, ,b Lindwall .... 5 James, run out 4 Cornford, not out 3 Extras 7 Total 86 Bowling: Lindwall six foi’ 34, Ring none for 9, Toshack none for 23, Loxton three for 13. AUSTRALIA —First Innings Brown, lbw Charles Oakes .... 44 Morris, not out 152 Bradman, not out 43 Extras 15 Total for one wicket 254 Bowling: Carey none for 49, Cornford none for 54, James none for 70, Cox none for 39, Charles Oakes one for 27. «

Australians’ Easy Win Over Hampshire

LONDON, June. 4. Australia beat Hampshire by eight wickets, mainly because of lan Johnson’s brilliant 74, which ‘included three sixes. Johnson had gone in when Australia were one for nil, and needed 182 on a tricky, soft pitch in order to win. The wicket was easier than it was yesterday, but it was still difficult, and Hampshire, scenting the possibility of inflicting the first defeat on the Australians, went for runs from the start of play to-day. Miller and W. Johnston, however, were in great bowling form, and the county were bundled out in two hours before lunch for 103, leaving Australia 182 to get to win in just under three hours. Brown and lan Johnson mastered the tricks of the pitch at its worst stage, and latex’ took toll of the bowling when the pitch improved. Johnson made his 74 in 76 minutes and hit seven fours in addition to his three sixes. Australia won with 45 minutes to spare. Scores * - HAMPSHIRE, Ist. Innings .... 195 HAMPSHIRE—2nd. Innings Arnold, c lan Johnson b W. Johnston 42 Rogers, c Hassett b Miiler .... 4 Dawson st. Saggers b W. John-

ston .. . z 6 Faris, b Miller ■ 1 Bailey, lbw hW. Johnston .... 0 Eager, b Miller 0 Hill, c and b Miller 23 Andrews ,c and b W. Johnston 10 Ranson, b Miller 0 Herman, b W. Johnston ...... 0 Knott, not out 16 Extras 16 Total 103 Bowling: Miller five for 25 W. Johnston five fox' 43, Loxton none for 6, lan Johnson none for 13. AUSTRALIA, Ist. Innings .... 117 AUSTRALIA—2nd. Innings Barnes, lbw b Knott 0 Brown, not out 81 lan Johnson, b Hill 74 Hassett, not out 27 Extras 0 Total for two wickets 182 Bowling: Knott one fox’ 55, Bailey none for 91, Herman none for 22, Hill none for 14.