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Grey River Argus, 3 September 1948, Page 3

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Australians Pile Up Score Against South of England LONDON, September 1. Playing South of England, Australia scored 406 for three wickets today. The bowling on a good wicket, was accurate but lacked hostility. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Brown, c Edrich, b Mallett 13 Barnes, c Griffiths, b Bailey .... 0 Bradman, c Mann, b Bailey .... 143 Hassett, not out ' 136 Harvey, not out 105 Extras 9 Total for three wickets .... 406 Bowling: Bailey, two for 84; Mallett, one for 77; Cook none for 67; Compton, none for 43; Perks, none for 72; Edrich, none for 37; Barnett, none for 17. A dashing 105 not out by Harvey at the end of the day, following flawless centuries froip Bradman and Hassett. Harvey, the seventh Australian to exceed 1,000 runs on the tour, made his fourth century in brilliant style. He rounded off his innings with a flurry of fours to-' reach 100 in 90 minutes, including 13 boundaries. Hassett played second fiddle to both Bradman and' Harvey, but his seventh century of the tour was as inevitable as fate. It was slow, but chanceless. Hassett’s 136 not out was made in 290 minutes, with 16 fours. Bradman was brilliant. Barnes was dismissed with the first ball of the match. Bradman began at a run a minute pace. He reached the century in 133 minutes and batted 187 minutes for 143. He hit. a sixer and 17 fours. It was his tenth century of the to&r. The New Zealander, M. P. Donnelly, scored a brilliant, unfinished double century for the M.C.C. against Yorkshire to-day. Scores:— M.C.C. first, innings, 444 for five wickets (T. Pearce 134, Donnelly not out, 208). (Rec. 11.45) LONDON, Sept. 2 The weather was cloudy, after n morning drizzle and the wicket good for the resumption of the match between the South of England and Australia at Hastings.