BRADMAN GOES CHEAPLY

Chronicle (Levin), 28 January 1947, Page 6

BRADMAN GOES CHEAPLY

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, w . ■ . -l Hamence Comes To Light With Century

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Received Monday, 7 p.m. ADELAIDE, Jan. 27. Surprisingly Hammond did not declare wlien the match was resumed to- ' day but af ter a shaky ten minutes ' batting Wright' was elean bowled by Dool-' and and England were all out for 577. After a sensational first over from Douglas Wright in which he took the wickets of Craig and Bradman, Ron Hamence played one of the most bril-' liant innings seen on the Adelaide Oval, to reach the century in 113 minutes. Hamence treated the bowlers as second rate and cover drove, straight drove and square cut as if the bowlers were of no more class than club stajidard. Witli his clubmate, Phil Ridings, being content to hold his end up, Hamence sirnply belabored his way to the century while, after beiug level with Hamence at luneh when. each was 25 not out, Ridings had not rcached fifty. it was Hauience 's fourth first class hundred for the season. Craig was dismissed by Wright 's first ball, a fast inswinger which caught the batsman unawares while Bradman played a weak shot to be caught at siily midon. At tea Soutli Australia were 2 for 217, Hamence not out 12G and Ridings not out 71. Called upon to substitute for Langridge when the left-hander left the ground after bowling one over ^ecause the strain was too much for his leg injury, Gibb gave a dispiay of petulance. He went to Uinpire Scott, wli.cn lie came on the field and handed Scott his cap. Scott gave it back to liini. Gibb walked away and threw it on the ground. Immediately Umpire Smith at the other end and Hammond instructed Gibb to pick up the cap Avhicli he did, putting it in a side pockot. At the tea intcrval Gibb apologised to Scott who told Hammond he was sorry tlie incident had occurred. Hamence 's line stand endcd shortiy after tea when lie' drove a lialf voiiey from Wright into the hands of Ikin at silly midon wlicn his score was 115. Ile put on 101 ruiis between iuncli and tea. Ridings' strong innings was all the more meritorious as he is not nonnally an opening bat. Ridings had to fill the position of opening batsman against the M.C.G. iu October. He tlicn made 57. A sf range feature of today 's play was the extoaordinary number of noballs seut dovvn, ,19 in all. Most of tlieni eitlier went to or over the boundary. Details: — ENGLAND. First Innings. Waslibrook, c Ridings, b Dooiand 21 Ilutton, e Vaughton, b Gibsou .. 88 Pishlock, c Dooiand, b Oswald .... 57 Hardstaif, c Bradman, b Dooiand . . 13 Ikin, lbw, b Dooiand 35 Hannnond, b Craig 188 Langridge, c Dooiand, 1) Craig .. 100 Vocc, c Vaughton, b 'Oswald' -■..••- ■21 Evans, not out . . |. 22 Pollard, st. Vaughton, b Oswald .. 0 Wright, b Dooiand 1 Extras . ... t ^ 25 Total . . . . 577 Bowling: Dooiand 1 for 07, Webb 0 for 71, Ridings 0 for 08, Gibson 1 for 111, Oswald 3 for ,182, Craig 2 for 39, J anlcs 0 for 14, • SOUTII AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Craig, lbw, b Wright 10 Bradman, c Langridge, b Wright . . 5 Ridings, lbw, b Vocc 77 Hamence, c Ikin," b Wright .. .. 115 Stanford, not out,.. 30 James, not out . . 03 Extras .. •• •« .. •• •• •• •• •• 21 Total for 1 wickets 351 Bowling: Pollard 0 for 47, Langridge 0 for 9, Ikin 0 for (50, Ilutton 0 for 45; Wright 3 for 07, Voce 1 for 101, HardstafO 0 for 1.