ENGLAND’S BIG TASK

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 351, 4 February 1937, Page 6

ENGLAND’S BIG TASK

ADELAIDE TEST BRADMAN’S SCORE. Difficult Task To Make Up Leeway. Press Association—Copyright. Adelaide, Feb. 3. England was set a difficult task in the fourth cricket Test to-day when the Australian second innings closed at 433, leaving England. 392 runs' to make to win. Bradman made 212 before being caught and bowled, by Hammond, who took five Australian wickets. England had made 148 for three wickets when stumps were drawn. The weather was humid to-day and there is a possibility of rain, to-night or to-morrow. England is in a desperate position, for Australia piled up the runs with monotonous regularity this morning. It seemed early in the day that the wicket was going to play tricks, but except for a shooter from Parties the wicket was perfect.

The crowd cheered every stroke as Bradman neared the double century. From 199 he jumped to 202. He was opening out to score briskly when he was caught and bowled by Hammond at 212. Just previously he had hit Hammond for successive fours. Bradman batted 437 minutes and hit 12 fours.

England’s task was not improved when Fleetwood-Smith and O’Reilly, helped by the wicket, had all the batsmen in trouble. Barnett was dropped' early 'by Fingleton off McCormick., Many balls were played with the edge of the bat in the first hour. Fleetwood-Smith bowled like a demon and took two wickefs for 13 runs.

The scores are:

AUSTRALIA. First Innings.

Fingleton, run out 10 Brown, c Allen, b Fames 42 Rigg, c Ames, b Fames 20 Bradman, b Allen 26 McCabe, c Allen, b Robins 88 Gregory, l.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 Fames .. .. 1 Extras 5 Total 288 Bowling: Voce none for 49, Allen 2 for 60, Fames 3 for 71, Hammond 2 for 30, Verity none for 47, Robins 1 for 26. Second Innings. Fingleton, l.b.w., b Hammond .. 12 Brown, c Ames, b Voce 32 Bradman, c and b. Hammond . .. 212 McCabe, c Wyatt, b Robins .. .. 55 Rigg, c Hammond, b Fames .. .. 7 Gregory, run out 50 Chipperfield, .c Ames, b Hammond. •31 Oldfield, c Ames, b Hammond . . 1 O’Reilly, c Hammond, b Fames . 1 McCormick, b Hammond 1 Fleetwood-Smith, not out 4 Extras 27 •Total . 433 Bowling. Fames 2 for 89., Hammond 5 for 57, Allen 0 for 61, Voce 1 for 86, Verity 0 for 54, Robins 1 for 38, Barnett 1 for 38, Leyland 0 for 6. ENGLAND. First Innings. Verity, c Bradman, b O’Reilly . . 19 Barnett., l.b.w., b FleetwoodSmith 129 Hammond, c McCormick, b O’Reilly 20 Leyland, c Chipperfield, b Fleet45 Wyatt, c Fingleton, b O’Reilly .. 3 Ames, b McCormick 52 Hardstaff, c and b McCormick .. 20 Allen, l.b.w., b Fleetwood-Smith 11 Robins, c Oldfield, b O’Reilly .. 10 Voce, c Rigg, b Fleetwood-Smith 8 Fames, not out .. 0 Extras 13 Total .. 330 Bowling: McCormick 2 for 81, MeCabe 0 for 18, Fleetwood-Smith 4 for 129, O’Reilly 4 for 51, Chipperfield 0 for 24, Gregory 0 for 14. Second Innings. Verity, b Fleetwood-Smith 17 Barnett, c Chipperfield, b Fleet-wood-Smith . 21 Hard&taff, b O’Reilly 43 Hammond, not out 39 Leyland, not out 17 Extras 11 Total (for three wickets) .. 148 Bowling: McCormick 0 for 33, MeCabe 0 for 9, OReilly 1 for 35, Fleet-wood-Smith 2 for 60.