FAST CENTURIES
BRADMAN AND M (, CABI
Stan. (McCabe scored the second fastest century of the season in first grade cricket recently, making 101 not out in .68 minutes, -states on Australian writer. It -was his third successive century for .Mcsman, and broughl his aggregate to -170. iMcOa-be holds the record for the season’s fastest century in grade
cricket—loo in 50 minutes at his -previous appearance. He scored has last century in less time than it took Cecil Pepper to reach 50. .Pepper hit six sixes and 11 fours in scoring 107, while McCabe hit two sixes and 14 fours. Don .Bradman gave a brilliant display of .batting in a recent club fixture, when he scored 303 of his side's total of 439 for live wickets. Bradman -made his first hundred in 101 minutes, his second in 'BO minutes, and his third in the sensational -time of 35 minutes.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20120, 14 December 1939, Page 9
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