BRADMAN THE HERO

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 350, 3 February 1937, Page 6

BRADMAN THE HERO

SUPERB BATTING. FOURTH TEST Australia Making Big Score At Adelaide. Press Association—Copyright. Adelaide, February 2. Bradman was? the hero of the fourth day’s play in the fourth cricket test between England and Australia today. He had made 174 not out when stumps were drawn with the Australian total 341 for four wickets. In the first innings Australia made 288 and England 330. The weather was fine and the wicket was still playing well, but England had no spin bowlers to exploit the slightly worn sur-

face. The English bowlers never appeared menacing except Voce, the fast left-hander, who bowled wonderfully. Fames, the hero of the first innings, lost his pace to-day. Allen restricted the mroning attack to the fast bowlers and Verity. The Englishmen seemed tired at lunch and their fielding was not as dashing as on the firlt day, when they saveo evei-y possible run.

Bright play was witnessed after lunch, w’he nthe batsmen dominated the game. Bradman reached his century after batting 196 minutes. He had hit four fours and this was his eleventh century in a test against England, only one behind the recordholder, Hobbs. His century partnership with McCabe was his thirteenth in tests and was scored in 85 mitiutes. The scores are:

AUSTRALIA. First Innings.

Fingleton, run out • - 10 Brown, e Allen, b Fames 42 Rigg, c Ames, b Fames 20 Bradmafi’, b Allen 26 McCabe, c Allen, b Robins 88 Gregory, 1.b.w.. b Hammond .... 23 Chipperfield, not out 57 Oldfield, run out 5 O'Reilly, c Leyland, b Allen .... 7 McCormick, c Ames, b Hammond 4 Fleetwood-Smith, b Faroes'.. .. . 1 Extras 5 Total.. .. 288 Bowling: Voce none for 49, Alien 2 for 60, Fames 3 for 71, Hammond 2 for 30, Verity none for 47, Robins 1 for 26. AUSTRALIA. Second innings. Fingleton, 1.b.w., b Hammond .. 12 Brown, c Ames, b Voce .. ... .. 32 Bradman, not out 174 NtcCabe, c Wyatt, b Robins .... 55 Rigg, c Hammond, b Faroes .... 7 Gregory, not out 36 Extras 25 A Total (for four Wickets) .. .. 341 Bowling: Faroes 1 for 69, Hammond 1 for 37, Allen 0 for 44, Voce 1 tor 59, Verity 0 for 54, Robins 1 for 38, Barnett 0 for 15. ; ENGLAND. First Innings. Verity, c Bradman, b O’Reilly .. 19 Barnett, not out Hammond, c McCormick, b O'Reilly 20 Leyland, c Chipperfield, b Fiect-wood-Smith 45 Wyatt, c Fingleton, b O’Reilly .. 3 Ames, b McCormick 52 Hardstaff, c and b McCormick .. 20 Allen, 1.b.w., b Fleetwood-Smith 11 Robins, c Oldfield, b O’Reilly .. 10 Voce, c Rigg, b Fleetwood-Smith 8 Fames, riot out ............ fl Extras 13 Total 330 Bow Ting: McCormick 2 for- 81, McCabe 0 for 18, Fleetwood-Smith 4 lor 129, O’Reilly 4 for 51, Chipperfield 0 for 24, Gregory 0 for 14.