BRADMAN OUT FOR SOFT CATCH
11,000 WATCH MATCH WITH ENGLISHMEN Eeeeived Monday, 8.15 p.m. ADELAIDE, Oct. 28. Hammond elosed the M.C.C. team's first innings without batting today. The South Australian team opened badly, losing the first two wickets for .only 26 runs. Ridings missed Teaching double figures. Suceessful in his new role as opening batsman Bradman scoi'ed five singles in the first 33 minutes. He opened out later in bursts but only seored four t'ours in the first 50 niinutes and took 93 minutes to reach 25 runs. Bradman collided witli Smith as the bowler was attempting to take a fast return, and was injured in the thigh. He limped for a niinute but resumed the innings with Eidings. Bradman added 83 in 78 minutes with the third wicket still intaet. Bradman 's score of 50 in the partnership with Eidings, took 52 minutes. Jaines, with Bradman, took 38 minutes to add another 50. James hit the only six since the start, off Langridge. Bradman had not added to his tea score of 76 when he gave Smith a soft catch ofi" his own bowliug. He batted 151 minutes. • Bradman was never troubled throughout the innings but, at the same time, never gave any promise of a full-blooded attack on the bowlinn.
James gave a hard liitting display, Teaching 50 in 74 minutes. He hit his second six oif Langridge and batted 82 minutes. He hit six fours and two sixes. The crowd grew approximately to 11,000 while Bradman batted and stayed to see James provide a hard-hitting display. The Englisli bowling was steady. Scores at stumps: — SOUTH AUSTRALIA First Innings Creig, c Evans, b Pollard 1-1 Eiding, b Langridge 57 llamence, b Smith 0 Bradman, c and b Smith 76 James, b Langridge 57 : Gogler, b "Smith 19 Doolaiul, l.b.w. Smith 12 O 'Neill, c Evans, b Smith ...... 8 : Manu,- b Langridge 3 Noblelt, not out 6 Englefield, not out 1 Extras .« •• •• .. .. .... .. .6 Total for nine wickets .. .. 262 Bowling: Bollard, 1 for 66; Edrich, 0 for 37; Smith, 5 for 93; Langridge, 3 for 57; Ikin, 0 for 7. ENGLAND First Innings 5 wickets down for 506
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Chronicle (Levin), 29 October 1946, Page 7
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