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"SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1956.
ONLY A FLOOD CAN SAVE AUSTRALIA
Laker Spinning England To Second Victory
Manchester, July 27.
It was a memorable day's cricket on the second day of the fourth Test Match
at Old Trafford.
With little or
no exception, it has
been England's day and only a near miraculous performance can
Australia from defeat.
for there
now save
When play was resumid this is the best of all time bowling norting, England stood ut 307 | achievements In Anglo- Australian Test cricket history. Sheppard Mid Balley went Only three other bowlers hayo. for the runs from the start
taken nine wickels In
An
Johnson, bowling extremely innings. Only one has bettered well, managed at first to per | Laker's analysis. The England
batsmen
The
elefon" ive it was the Austin- lan captain who disinised all fra! three England wickets ciziming those of Bailey. Ook mant Washbrook.
Johnson Persevered
PN-
joined Sheppard Evans than und together there Iwo erected to bummer the Australian bowling all over the field. Evans was quite magnificent
He made 47 in under half on both and the score rocketed from 350 to 400 in 20 mkiutes
Inexplicably Jotasun
severed with Evans
auspect to pace
and
The crowd could hardly be- love their eyes as they saw the Australians collapse and dis integrate from 62 for 2 to 84
all out.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
31
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Possible Inquiry Into Preparation Of English Pitches
Manchester, July 27.
The one-sided nature of the Third Test at Leeds and the current Test at Old Trafford here might lead to a protest from the Australian cricketers about the state of the pitches, according to some cricket writers.
Lancashire
The Australians have travelled Officials of the 12,000 miles to And that the Club refuted suggcolions that the character of the pitches in pitch had been prepared special- England wright the scales h heavilyly to suit the England spin bow. in favour of England's brilliant fera-China Mall Special. spin bowlers, Loker and Lock.
Even should the Australians not protest against the type of pitch prepared for the present Test series, it
that is likely they will t Jeast call for an inquiry into their preparation.
Also Took Spin
Old
Trouble In Spanish Morocco
Rubnt. July 27
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Some 1,500 Spanish soldiers HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR have disembarked
PREVENTION at Sidi Imi THE in southwestern Morten and CRUELTY
TO
627
At Lexis, the pitch
bowlers Spilka Australia began their innings Pa day. Today, the the second
Trafford pitch also took
suited
on
09
2. 1966 by MLA Bernten, Ing.1"
the
"I guess his days as a Boy Scout are almost over- he's a girl scout now!"
spin
South
Africa
both grounds
made
good iast
Party
the populace of the territory has the launched a general strike, istiqlal
newspaper Al
cummer,
Alum
The wicket
was giving hep and encouragement
both to Laker and the former, but it was never the Lock, particularly
unplayable
demon
that
majority of the Aussie batsmen made I appear.
Once Burke hul gone, all Aght seerned to have left them
they did little more then make a token surrender.
Following on, 375 runs behind. Australia in their second inning have made 53 for the loss of Harvey's wicket
Opened Again
his slow attack. notoriously Is nore thin slow bowl- loxlay
revelled he both pahnst
Johnson
and Benand. When he left after u gem of an innings, the 35,000 crowd rose to applaud him to a He missed the fastest half-century in Test history by only three runs,
After
Evans
departure, tho quietened somewhat but Sheppard and Lock lest no op-aving a portunity w pushi the score allp. along.
DEAN.
The England innings finally closed some tem minules the lunch interval at 459.
after
With
the wicket showing clear
signs
of responding to spin, the tosk that
Australian awaited the batsmen was a formidable one.
Pace Attack
Lancashire Retain League Lead
London, July 27.
Lancashire scored their tenth championship
Norman Preston, editor of Wisden,
the almawek, wrote tonight, "One does not expect a pitch in normal conditious to give undue help to spin bowlers un the second
a Ave- day of day Test match. The charm of will disappear if this |state of things continues,"
Shortly after play ended, number of Australian and Eng- and clelals went ish players
cheket
LL
Burke again win and retained their lead in the English county/out to inspect the Old Trafford
McDonald
and opened Lor Australa but the former left The feld with
[*
wrenched knee muscle with the total at 28. Harvey came in and was out immediately to Laker, ealch to Cowdrey al
cricket table when they beat Hampshire by six wickets at Bournemouth today.
144 a
chancetess
tolad
son.
132. Today's victory Gloucestershire, Worcester- was Surrey's tenth of the sea-shire and Middlesex were the
counties only other
to score
set Glamorgan
to
Middlesex
plich.
All wanted to 500 the 22- yards strip on which Jim Laker nad humbled the Australiants wickets for 37 by taking nine
'I 316
Included roup
Alan Davidson and Peter Burge two of the Australian players who
runs.
are not in the current team;
Australian team managers W. Dowling and L. Rush; G. O Allen, chairman of the England Selection Committee, and F. I. Brown, who is io manage the MCC team to tour South
have Lancashire now
century before points from 19 matches. being fifth Somerset bateman Relgang Champions Surrey, out. He bolted two and a halt Crudg came out to join Burke who have played two matches hours and hit 13 boundaries. jand together they saw Australia || 1er. beat Sussex by 62 runs
Same Score through to the score then at 33 without further
close with the of Hastings and took their points
Icss,
Only a najor deluge en rave Australia
Suser:x were set to get 274 In outright wins. now, Jer with three
205 minutes, but Surrey were full days to go and with over 300 runs teft in the bunk, Eng- always in command after Alegget 256 in 215 minutes but theyAfrica this winter.
Bedser broke the defiant third were all out for 170, the same Burke and McDonald opened are poised for the kill
wicket stani between Donakl as they scored in their first inn- the batting for Australia aguinat
Smith—(46) and Jim Park- ings. the per attack of Balley and
(47. The pair had added 75 Statham. The England fast
when Bedser ended the part- bowlers performed adequately
nership. bat could make little impression the balsmen and it was vipon ret until Lock and Laker came car To
to bowl that the Meultice began for the Australluns,
Nevertheless, playing carefully and waiting for the right ball to but, the Australians look their total to 48 before the first wicket fell, Burke being caught in the alips by Cowdrey off Jim Laker. From then on it became a pro- cession
out for a duck bowler off
to
Harvey was
The same
he received
fourth ball
Australia went into lea
the
and
with
re-
the score at 62 for two wickels. In the Art 55 minutes fol- Jowing The interval, the maining eight wickets collapsai most extraordinary and In Inexplicable manner to the good length bowling of Laker for 22
tuks.
Magnificent
In one spell, the Surrey spin bowler took seven wickets for eight runs in 23 balls, a magni
that ranks
Scent performanco
France-Pres*.
Rediffusion
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+ Morning Medley, 11.30. The Adventuren of the Scarlet Pin-
Derby Drop Derbyshire
who lost
by ten
jamiel --starTUR Marius Goring; wickets to Worcestershire yinder- jon, Tune True; 18.30 pan., MuNO BY Huth; 1. Pipes of Melody; 1.15, News, day, dropped back from third to Weather Report and Special An-th a churnpionship table. a-bunccinente; 1.30, stars on Parade Northamptonshire at Kent Doris Day; 2. saturday tequca Presented by Betty; 3, Wayne King by three wickets to take third Serenade. 1.30, Secrers of Scotland place with 108 points, the same Yard-Narrated by Clive Brook; 4. In the Morgan Manor; 4.30, Rhythun
number as Yorkshire who de- Acated Parade: 5. Melody Magic: B, Birth
Somerset by Jay Motibag: 6.00, Unit fequests | wickels. presented by Linda. Caifing Cont
Northampsonshire's win Watching Stations, H.M.S. Tainar
seven
over
Spin bowlers Fred Tiumus (four for 48) and Bob Hurst (four for $5 took Middlesex to victory by 77 runs, -Reuter.
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
The Gambols
Sir,-Your Gambols
strip
of
the
No Comment
Ian Johnson, the Australian Cuplain, declined to comment on the state of the pitch. But other Aus.rajan players could scarce- concral Their Indignation that the pltch should have taken so much spin so early in the match,
ly
Soviet Athletic Record
Moscow. July 27.
1. Rediffusion Jazz Club: 720, Police Kent was scored with 12 minutes cartoon by Barry Appleby, if women's four by 100 metres
was reflecting
Pami
Senool,
Out
1.30.
sparc, though
there when
Jum average
the
lives
tium reported tonight.
The paper
authoritics
frontiers
sald
the Spanish restored the between Sid Hint and
havo
tho rest st Morocco The frontiers wero abolishedt and travel Instituted unimpeded
obtained her in- when Morocco dependence earlier this year, the paper suid.
Sidi Ifnl
hara,
the in had
Moroccan been ceded by
to Spain in 1933
and
considered part of the northern
zone of Morocco which was al
Spanish protectorate.
“
In 1951, Spain separated Sidi Imi from Morocco
took the
move.-France-
demonstrations
against Presse.
and place
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