BRILLIANT BRADMAN

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 91, 8 December 1931, Page 5

BRILLIANT BRADMAN

(Press Assn.—

"ALL OVEB THE FIELD" MAKES DOUBLE CENTURY FOR NEW SOUTH WALES AGAINST SQUTH AFRICA VERY RARID SCORING

-By Telegraph— Copyright.)

Rec. Dec. 7, 9.15 p.m. SYDNEY, Monday. Glpripus weather prevailed for the s.tart of- the, cricket match New South Wales' v. South Africa'. The home team went first to the wickets. The wipket was easy. The visitors captured two wickets for 14 rpns, but Bradman and McCabe then took a hand and raised the total to 10'2 in eighty minutes, before McCabe was splendidly capght. . Batting with his usual freedom, Bradman continued to give a delightful exhibition. He was particularly severe. on McMillan. The scoring was fa.St, 150 runs taking only 127* minutes, .although five wickets had fallen by this time. Bradman's century occupfed „the. , sanie length of time. .pidfield playpd thq' cap.tain's part, playing with Bradmap while 99 were adde.d for the sixtji wiqket. , The bowling was never loose, but ^r^dmap "cqntinued at a terrifip pace witb shpts tq all parts of the field, his chancqless 219 , taking only 234 riiinutep. He h|t 15 fp^rs. . Hirfl and Hunt also b.atted wqll and cpmpleted the recpver.^ The Sputh African team comprised Camqfon, Morkel, Christy, Vilijoen,

Curnqw, Mitchell, Balaskas, McMillan, Quinn, Vincent and Bell. Scores: — :NEW SOUTH WALES— First Innings Bill, c Morkel, b Bell .... 10 Fingleton, lbw, b Morkel 2 Bradman, c Gameron, b McMillan 219 McCabe, c Christy, b Bell 28 Mark, c Cameron, b Bpll 6 Soloman, st. Cameron, b Mitchell 11 Oldfield, c Mitchell, b McMillan 29 Hird, not out 76 Hunt, c Curnow, b McMillan .... 45 Amos, not out 6 Extras .... 14 Total for 8 wickets 446