BRADMAN OUT FOR DUCK

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5318, 3 February 1947, Page 5

BRADMAN OUT FOR DUCK

(Press Assn.

TEST 9ENSAHON england puts on 460 in first strike

— Rec. 9.30 p.m.)

ADELAIDE; Feb. 2. England is in the strongest position it has yet been in in this stries of Tests, having knocked up 460 runs when its last wicket was dismissed just before the c-bse of play on Saturday. Australia, on the other hand, opened very shakily and the .Victorian opening batsman, Harvey, was sont home with 12 runs. The nsation of the day came when "Redser clean bowled Bradman f'm- g duck just before the close r> f play. Compton and Hardstaff took con1rol of the Australian bowlers after " hard fight in the morning sossion, when they in turp played delightful cricket. Hardstaff was dismissed rfter lunch, his fifth wicket partner-c-hip with Compton having put on 118 runs. Hardstaff scored 50 in 11 minutes, which is the fastest balfcentury hy any plaver for the innings. With the dismissal of Hardstaff, Compton and Ikin set a merry pace, ^itting out strongly to add up 51 in -15 minutes. Compton had reached xO after batting 158 minutes and he ' »ached his century, his first in this Test series, in 232 minutes, hitting m'ne fours. Compton's century was f hanceless and easilv his best so far i or the tour.

Fielding Wilts The Australian fielding slumped -lightly under the battering hy Compton and Ikin. At one stage this pair scored 21 off two overs from Dool•md. This is the first time in the *eries that the English batsmen have taken control from the bowlers. Except for the burst by Compton and Ikin, the play until tea was marked by steady run-getting. At the adjournment Compton was still at the wicket with 111, Yardley ha.d 80 on, and six wickets were down for 409. Compton played the bowling after the tea adjournment to run 147. He kept the English bats togcther until he gave an easy caught and bowled wicket to Lindwall. Compton batted 286 minutes for his runs, making 15 fours, including six fours in his last 47 runs. His dismissal brought a dramatic - '•ollapse of the English tail-enders. Lindwall was called on to take the new ball, but he dismissed Compton while warming up with the other ball. In his second over, he dismissed Bedser and Evans with successive balls and missed Wright's stump by a narrow margin. Then he bowled the English slow bowler to take three wickets with four balls. All told, Lindwall took four wickets for two 'runs in two overs. to finish off the innings.

Australla 2 for 24 Australia began its first innings at 5.25 p.m., chasing the highest English tally in this sei'ies. Australia opened badlv, losing the first wicket for 18. Harvey, the Victorian, making his Test debut, started brightly, hitting nvo fours in 12 runs, .before being bowled by Bedser. Bradman was then bowled for a duck by Bedser, whose bowling swung the fortunes of the game to England. The crowd of 30,761 paid £4365 to watch the play throughout the warm but fine day. Details: —

ENGLAND — First Innings Washbrook, c Tallon b Dooland 65 Tlutton, l.b.w. h. McOool 94 Edrich, c & b Dooland ... . 17 Hammond, b Toshaclc .. ... .. 18 Compton, c & b Lindwall 147 Hardstaff, b Miller 67 Ikin, e Toshack b Dooland 21 Yardley, not out . 18 Bedser, 1) Lindwall ... 2 Evans, b Lindwall . 0 Wright, b Lindwall 0 Extras 11 Total ... 460 Bowling: Lindwall, 4 for 52; Miller, 1 for 45; Toshack, 1 for 59; McCool, 1 for 91 ; Johnston, none for 69; Dooland, 3 for 133. AUSTRALIA — First Innings Harvey, b Bedser . 12 Morris, not out ^ .11 Bradman, b Bedser ... .. 0 Hassett, not out 0 Extras .. 1 Total, for 2 wickets „ 24 Bowling; Bedser, 2 for 9; Edrich, none for 9; Wright, none for 5.