CROWD FRANTIC

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 17, 4 February 1937, Page 6

CROWD FRANTIC

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when Bradman Tops 200 england's task Score of 392 Needed in Fourth Innings 1 « HAMMOND STILL THERE

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.(Received 4, 8.45 a.m.) ADELATOE, Feb. 8. ! jfPW wmRber is humid and ifhairs i» «i «2 rain to-night or to-morrow^ are in * desper&te position. M AtwtTiv^*- piled up runa with monotPBoas i*gutaarity. In the morning sea*, jto* $& teeBiecL eerly that the wicket! IH going tp.play tricks but excspt for % gbr**T fwn Farnes tJfco wicket wa* parfect. m sye* wen on Bradman who wa*, ■rftbin reaeh of his donble century* §fc* Eaglish attack wa* eoliared at the: ■rit— ^ The batsmen took no xisks and icmdman and Gregory seemed set for & long paxtherehip when a call eame from, Gregory for a .third run which broughtj th* and. Barnett raced from long-onj Bnd witil a thirty yards shot broke thej srfelet rrith Gregory a yard out. . , Bie fiffch. wicket put on. 135 in 175] Gregory reaehed his half cen-j #sry k £hat time. He hit oue f our. Itj HM a grcat knock aird Ihe ha* esfcab-i iriwinlf in ihe Australian teamj for the fifith He^t, also for fchs 1938 tour' pf England. Ihe erowd eheersd avery stroke as Bradman neared his donble eentury. From 199 ha jumped to 202, opening! poi to seora briskly when he was eaughti end "bewled by Hammond at 212. Jusfc pjovionaly he had Mt Hanltaond for Bceeessive f ours. Bradman was ba'tting for 487 minutes md hit .twelve fours, He establiahed another record, ihe Mghest Test score BK the Aetelaide oval in Tests against England, the previons best being Byder's 901 in 1925. This is Bradman'* ■eventh dooble eentnry in Test* against Bngland, M* twenty-aeventh in flrst-' Au* eriekct and the third ooeasion he ha* peozed a donble eentnry! in succesbtc Tests, which he did also on the lut two tonrs of EnglancL The erowd were fiantic with excite-i ■tent when Bradman reaehed his dioublef •entory. They elapped and eheered and play wa* held np for a conple of xninutes. Chipperfield batted briHiantly again, going for the paee bowler* with deteranisation. He ontscored Bradman in putting -on flfty for the partnership in 45 minutes. Anstralia were in a strong position at tunch, holding a lead of 880 with four iwieket* in hand. It is now eertain that nnless a miracle fcappen* the fifth Test at Melbonrne pill diecide the holders of the ashes. : After lunch four wiekets fell for 11 Itans. Hammond was the star bowler, jtaMng five for 57 and three of the last ' jfonr wiekets. Bngland were set 392 to score in the foarth innings io win.' The task was flifficult and the position was not improved when Bleetwood-Smith and O'Beilly helped by the wicket had all the batsmen in tronble. Barnett was dropped early by Pingleton ofi McCorBiick. Many balls were played with, the edge of the bat. In. the first honr Pleetwood-Smith , bowled Mke a demon and took two Wiekets for 13. ; 1 Hardstaff was dropped by McConniek pff O 'Beilly. Allen sent Hardstaff in] ifirst wicket down in place of Hammond. Hardstaff was dropped again at 26. (Brilliant footwork enabled Hammond jand Hardstaff fo h&ndle the spin bowlJsrs eonfidently. ; | The attendance was 23,500 and "thej jtakings £1957. The aggregate takings jfor the first five days was £16,764, a jrecord for the grotrad. Scotes: — . I ATJSTBALIA. '! IFirst Innings 288 Second Innings. ffingleton, l.b.w., b Hammond .. .. 12 prown, c Ames, b Voce .. 32 jMcCabe, e Wyatt, b Eobins .. .... 55 pigg, c Hammond, b Farnes .... 7 jBradman, e and b Hammond . . . . 212 (Gregory, run out 50 lChipperfield, c Ames, b Hammond . 31 jOldfield, c Ames, b Hammond .... 1 D 'Eeilly, e Hammond, b Barnes .. 1 JfeCormick, b Hammond .*..... 1 iFleetwood-Smith, not out ...... 4 1 Byes 10 Begs . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 15 Wide 1 Ho ball 1 Total .. .. .. .. 433 , Ball of wiekets: 5 for 372, 6 for 422, f for 426, 8 for 427, 9 for 429.

EHGLAND. first innings .. 330' Second Innings. fVerity, bEeetwood Smith ...... 17 JBamett, e Chipperfield, b FleeffWood Smith 21 jfcardstaff, b O'Eeilly .. .*. .. 43 Hammond, not ont .. .. .♦ .. .. ... 39 jbpyland, not out .«•} •• • • 17 JBxtr&fl p.a *• •• *e .ee. js, hijis 11 Jciai for thxee wickots m .* 14& ' I**

for 120.

O. M. R. w. Fames 24 2 89 2 Hammond ... ... 15.21 57 5 Allen . ... .. ... .. 14 1 61 0 Voce .. ... ... 20 2 86 1 Yerity .. ... .. 37 17 54 0 Robins .. 6 0 38 1 Barnett .. ' 53 1 15 0 Leyland . 2 0 6 0

Bowling Analysis.

McCormack 9 « ^ u McCabe".. .. .. .. -* 3-0.90 O'Reilly .. J5 5. 35 1 Vlsstwoo3 Smith ...... S* 1 6© »- — .. — -.•■■■

Bowling.