CRICKET Another Big Score By Australians

Grey River Argus, 30 August 1948, Page 5

CRICKET Another Big Score By Australians

(Rec. 10.10) LONDON, Aug. 29 Yesterday Australia began a match with Somerset, and made 560 for five wickets. Subdued by brilliant centuries frorii Harvey, Hassett and lan Johnson, Somerset’s bowling lay at the mercy of the Australians on an easy wicket at Taunton. This was Johnson’s first century in first-class cricket, and Hammence missed a century by only one. The Australians ended a specactular day with the massive total of 560 for five wickets, a£t er boundaries had cascaded from the bat, and six sixers had soared into a crowd, or on to the grandstand r 0 0^77. t , w0 each to Harvey, Johnson, and Miller. Hasset and Harvey put on 187 runs in 120 minutes before Hassett threw his wicket away. Johnson and Hammence made a stand that yielded 195 in 108 minutes, and Johnson and Miller slammed up another fifty-nine m the half-hour before stumps. Scorei: — , AUSTRALIA—First Innings Brown, run out 0 Barnes, retired hurt Hassett, c Watts, b Redman 103 Harvey, c. Luckes b Redman 126 Hammence, stp. Luckes, b Coope 99 McCool c Buse, b Redman b lan Johnson, not out '•• Mg Miller, not out Sundries •'•••• _ Total for 5 wickets 560 Bowling.—Wellward 0 for 10u, Tremlett 0 for 106; Hazell 0 for 114, Buse 0 for 88; Coope 1 for 37, Redman 3 for 78.

GENTLEMEN BEATEN BY INNINGS AND 81 RUNS Great bowling by Ring started the Australians on.their way to a thrilling win by an innings and 81 runs against Gentlemen at Lords. five for 70 in thirty-two overs was the rewards for an admirably-maintained length, subtle control, and variation of pace and flight. When he tricked Edrich into a catch behind, with a

beautiful leg-break, Gentlemen still had a hope of a drawn game, but their hopes vanished when he followed this success, with the wickets of Yardley, Mann, and Woolier in quick succession. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. — First Innings, five (declared for 610. ' o GENTLEMEN—First Innings: 245 GENTLEMEN.—Second Innings Edrich, c Saggers, b Ring 128 Simpson, c Bradman, b Ring 2 i Palmer, b Miller ---- 29 Donnelly, c Barnes, b Miller 8 Yardley, b Ring 18 Mann, c and b Ring 0 Robins, b Johnson 19 Woolier c Loxton, b Ring b Bailey, not out _ ;. 14 Brown, c Brown, b Johnson Griffith, b Johnson 0 Extras 1" Total -• 284 Bowling.—Miller, two for 58; Loxton none for 26; Hammence, none for 18; ’Ring five for 70; Johnson, three for 69; Barnes, none for 24.