INDIAN CRICKETERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26626, 24 November 1947, Page 5

INDIAN CRICKETERS

MATCH WITH QUEENSLAND AMARNATH SCORES A CENTURY Rec. 8 p.m. BRISBANE, Nov. 23. On the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Amarnath, the prolific Indian ruiv getter, secured his third century of the tour to-day against Queensland, reaching it in 145 minutes. It was a magnificent display, Amarnath scoring freely all round the wicket with lovely .strokes. He did not look like getting out. Mankad, the brilliant Indian allrounder, who is second to Amarnath in the averages and has been getting nearly as many runs, finished with six wickets for 76 runs from 42.6 overs, and then opened the innings to get a brilliant 65.

McCool, the Queensland and test match all rounder, was the first slow bowler to make any impression on the Indians. He dismissed Kishenchand with a brilliant catch off his own bowling and bowled Mankad with one of the best balls of the match. Queensland scored 341 with one of its best performances for years, and then had the Indians with one wicket down for 7, and two for 16. The second wicket foil to the best run out for years. Archer, the 20-year-old baseball star, picked up the ball and threw down the wicket from point, all in one action. . At stumps, India had five wickets down for 249— Amarnath 101, not out. He had played a glorious innings, with hardly one ball lifted Scores:— Queensland

First Innings R. Rogers, c Nayudu, b Sohoni .. 0 Brown, lbw, b Mankad .... .. 42 Morris, b Sarwate IJg Carrigan, b Mankad 13 McCool, b Mankad 45 Archer, b Sarwate 3 Tallon, b Mankad .. • • • • • • Raymer. c Sen, b Amarnath .. 82 A. Young, not out 37 Johnson, lbw. b Mankad .. .. 3 Smith, b Mankad ..... .. • • 0 Extras • • b Total 341 Bowling.—Sohoni. one wicket for 54 runs: Amarnath, one for 47; Mankad, six for 76; Amirelaki. none for 71; Sarwate. two for 43: Nayudu. one for 44. India First Innings Sarwate, c Brown, b Johnson. .. 3 Mankad, b McCool 65 Rai Singh, run out 4 Kishenchand, c and b McCool .. 34 Amarnath, not out 101 Gangnekar, b Johnson .. .. 14 Adhikaci, not out 23 Extras 5 Total for five wickets .. 249 Bowling.—Johnson, two for 56; Smith, none for 47; Carrigan, none for 24; McCool, two for 80; Haymer. none for 17; Young, none for 20.