CRICKET AUSTRALIA EASILY DEFEATS SCOTLAND:

Grey River Argus, 20 September 1948, Page 6

CRICKET AUSTRALIA EASILY DEFEATS SCOTLAND:

Bradman’s Matchless .123 (Rec. 6.30) LONDON, Sept. 18. Australia defeated Scotland at Aberdeen by an innings and 87 runs. Bradman closed his cricket career in Britain with a matchless 123 not out, scored in 87 minutes. Bradman declared when Austi’alia had scored 407 for six, giving the bowlers the task of dismissing the Scots for a second time in three and a-quarter hours. Victory came with 40 minutes to spare. The Australian captain gave the crowd good value for its money by withholding the shock bowlers, and giving Ring, Brown, Morris, Tallon and Harvey most of the bowling. lan Johnson did an excellent job as wicket-keeper. Scores: — SCOTLAND, Ist. Innings 179 AUSTRALIA—Ist: Innings McCool, c Lumsden Edward ... 108 Hamence, lbw b Colledge 15 Harvey, c Aitchison b Youngston 4 Lindwall, b Laidlaw 15 Johnson, c Crosskey b Youngston 95 Bradman, not out 123 Morris, c Aitchison b Youngston 10 Brown, not out . 24 Extras 13 Total for 6 wckts. dec 407 Bowling: Youngston 3 for 114, Colledge 1 for 93, Laidlaw 1 for 62, Nichoro for 56, Edward 1 for 69. SCOTLAND—2nd. Innings Willat, b Ring 52 Crosskey. b Ring 14 Wykes, c Ring bW. Johnston .. 10 Lumsden, b Brown 16 Nichol, c. McCool b Tallon .... 1 Aitchison, c Brown b Tallon .. 9 Edward, lbw b Ring 0 Laidlaw, stpd. Johnson b Ring . 6 Atkinson, b Harvey 11 Colledge, b Harvey 8 Youngston, not out 2 Extras 13 Total ' 142

Bowling: Lindwall 0 for 16, Ring 4 for 30, W. Johnston 1 for 13, I. Johnson 0 for 6, Morris 0 for 8, Brown 1 for 9, Tallon 2 for 15, McCool 0 for 19, Harvey 2 for 13.