THE SECOND TEST

Hokitika Guardian, 21 December 1931, Page 5

THE SECOND TEST

AUSTRALIA’S BIC LEAD. CENTURIES TO' RIGG AND BRADMAN (Australian Press Association ) SYDNEY, December 20. The weather lor the continuation of the test match was ideal. Wood full •and Rigg batting solidly, carried Australia’s score to ten short of South (Africa s tot|il before the captain • lost his wicket. This was off the first ball 'to which he opened -his shou.’il?rs. Woodfull had played a characteristic knock, and broke the back of the howling. When in the forties, Rigg was twice dropped by Cameron in Bell’s second over to-day. At lunch the visitors’ total had been passed. After the adjournment, Bradman and Rigg increased the scoring fate. The fatter reached the ■ ‘coveted century after batting . for .192 minutes. [He had never been really comfortable, but this innings should play him into form. The first hundred had taken 112 minutes, and the second 1 undred ninety-eight minutes.

Bradman was moving along with his usual freedom, despite accurate bowling. He reached fifty runs in eightyfive minutes. Beil, who had bowled well, -but with bad luck, then claimed Rigg’s wicket, He had been bat. ting 240 minutes, and hit thirteen lorn*.

The next hundred came up in sixtynine minutes, with Bradman and McCabe going great guns. Bradman reached his hundred in 147 minutes. This is his fourth successive century against the 'South Africans, thus beating MacCartney’s record of three. Bradman then had a lash, and he was caught in the outfield. He hit ten fours.

-McCabe and Nitschke scored quicKly ill the concluding stages. With a lead of 291 runs, and three wickets in hand, Australia is in almost an unbeatable position.

The attendance was 26,530, and the takings were £2138. . SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Christy, c Nitschke, b Grimmett ... 14 Mitchell, h AlcCabe ... 1 Alorkel, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett 20 Cameron, b Wall ... H Taylor, c Lee, b Grimmett 7 Viljoen, b lionmonger 33 Dalton, b Grimmett . 21 Vincent, not out 31 Brown, b AlcCabe ... 2 Quinn, 1.b.w., b AlcCabe 5 Bell, b AlcCabe 0 Extras' ' ’4 Total _ ... ... 153 Bowling Analysis:—Wall'lß overs, 3 maidens, 46 runs, 1 wicket; AlcCabe, 12/5/13/4; Grimmett, 24/12/28/4; Ironmonger 12/1/88/1; Lee 7/1/24/0. Fall of Wickets One for 6, two for 01, three for 36, four for 54, five for 62, six for 91, seven for 136, eight for 143, nine for 153. AUSTRALIA .—First Innings, Ponsfm'd, b Quinn ® Wood full, c Mitchell, b Vincent ... 58 Rigg, b Bell I^7 Bradman, c. Viljoen b Alorkel ... 112 AlcCabe, c Mitchell b Vincent ... 79 iNitschke,* b Bell • ■ 47 Lee, c Cameron b Brown 9 Oldfield (not out) ••• 4 Extras

ToTal for seven wickets ... ... 444 Fall of wickets.—One for 6, two for 1143, three for 264, four for 347, five for* 432, six’ for 433, seven for 444.