THREE FOR 320

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1064, 30 August 1930, Page 9

THREE FOR 320

CRICKET MATCH DRAWN AGAINST KENT BRADMAN 205 NOT OUT Recd. 10.15 a.m. LONDON, Friday. The match between the Australian cricketers and. Kent was drawn. Only 3,000 spectators were present when Bradman and Jackson resumed Australia’s second innings. The first hour provided desperately slow batting, only 29 runs being scored. Freeman worried Jackson and things got to such a. stage that the players were barracked for stonewalling.

Bradman’s 100 occupied 200 minutes —his eleventh century of the tour. He now became a different player, jumping out and sending the bali in all directions, and getting 20 runs in 10 minutes, including four boundaries- He then drove Knott for three successive fours and the same bowler the next over he hit for four, four, two, four, two.

Jackson’s 50 took ISO minutes. Bradman got his 200 in 290 minutes, the last hundred taking 90 minutes — his sixth double-century of the tour. The partnership added 195. Australia declared when 274 ahead, leaving Kent just under two hours to get them. Bradman collected 2S fours. all beat Todd in the first over and the match petered out to a tame draw, Woolley gave a stylish exhibition for 60 in 70 minutes. The scores are:— AUSTRALIA First Innings 1 - l Second Innings. WOODFULL, Ibw, b Freeman POXSFORD, b Ashdown H HURWOOD, run out ® BRADMAN, not out -2® JACKSOX, not out Extras J Three wickets (dec.) for .. .. 320 KENT First Innings Second Innings. TODD, b Wall • BRYAN. c Jackson, b Hurwood . . 31 WOOLLEY, not out HARDIXGE. not out LTwo -wickets for 53 Bowling: Wall. 1-7: Fairfax. 0-22; VBeckett, 0-27; Hurwood, 1-10; Richardson, 0-S.

COUN IY CHAMPIONS LANCASHIRE’S TITLE NO REVERSE THIS SEASON Reed. 1.20 p.m. LONDON, Nday. The Lancashiro team won the cricket championship by sheer doggedness, regaining the title which Nottingham wrested from it, last year. This team has not suffered a single reverse this season. having played 28 matches. 18 of which Were drawn, and accumulating 156 points. The number of points gained by other counties are as follow: Gloucester 144, Yorkshire 142, Nottingham 141, Kent. 133, Sussex 118 and Surrey 116.