CRICKET Australians Ahead Of Lancashire

Grey River Argus, 11 August 1948, Page 2

CRICKET Australians Ahead Of Lancashire

LONDON, August 9 Australia is in an unbeatable position at the end of the second day’s play in the second match against Lancashire. Scores: — AUSTRALIA—First Innings Barnes, c Ikin, b Roberts 67 Morris, c Wilson, b Roberts .... 49 Bradman, c Wilson, b Roberts .. 2b Miller, lbw, b Ikin 24 Hammence, c and b Roberts .... 14 Loxton, c Edrich, b Roberts .... 2 Lindwall, c Wilson b Roberts .. 17 lan Johnson, not out 35 railon, c Pollard, b Greenwood 33 Ring, not out 1/ TosnacK, c Howard, b Pollard 2 Extras 20 Total 321 AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings Barnes, not out 39 Morris, c Place, b Pollard lb Madman, not out 25 LiiXtras 1 Total for one wicket 81 Bowling.—Pollard, two for 58; Greenwood, one for 62; Cranston, none for 24; Wharton, none for 4, ikin, one for 80; Roberts, six for 73. LANCASHIRE. —First Innings Washbrook, c Miller, b Lindwall 38 Place, c Ring, b Lindwall 5 Edrich, c Tallon, b Lindwall 0 ikin, c Bradman, b Loxton 9 Wharton, c Bradman, b Miller 5 Howard, no out . 28 Cranston, stp. Tallon, b Ring 18 Greenwood, stp. Tallon, b Johnson 3 Pollard, c Lindwall, b Ring 1 Roberts, c Loxton, b Johnson 1 Wilson, c and b Johnson 4 Extras J-®

Total -■ 130 Bowling—Lindwall, three for 32; Miller, one for 22; Loxton, one for 11; Toshack, none for 17; Ring, two for 25; Johnson, three for 5. Matchless fast bowling by Lindwall strated a country collapse after Australia had carried its first innings score to 321. Lancashire was 191 ■runs behind on the first innings, but Bradman decided to forego his right to make the county follow on, and the Australians scored 81 m even time before stumps for the Joss oi Morris’s wicket. The Middlesex captain, F. G. Mann, has accepted an invitation to captain the M.C.C. on the tourof South Africa. _______ -