TWO CENTURIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1938, Page 7

TWO CENTURIES

AUSTRALIANS IN FINE FORM MATCH AGAINST CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. BADCOCK AND HASSET SCORE FREELY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 12. The weather was warm and dusty when the match between the Australians and Cambridge University was resumed. Badcock and Hassett steadily played themselves in and then began an orgy of run getting. The wicket was easy and the outfield fast. Neither of the batsmen was reckless and both seemed intent on getting a century. With the bowling becoming futile Badcock and Hassett added runs at a great rate, Badcock hooking, pulling and driving powerfully and Hassett playing a greater variety of forcing strokes. Badcock reached the century in 120 minutes but Hassett's occupied 165 minutes. This made three successive centuries for Hassett. Badcock continued to hit with devastating force but was eventually caught at mid-on. He batted 200 minutes and hit one six and 29 fours. The fourth wicket partnership was worth 275 runs. Hassett raised the score to 600 after 385 minutes. The fieldsmen were tired and sure fingers began to slack. Fours flowed from Hassett’s bat despite a spread out of the field. The Victorian then reached the first double century of his career. Just before tea 700 runs were posted and at the interval Bradman declared the innings closed after 435 minutes. Hassett batted for 200 minutes and hit 35 boundaries. The University openers were more attractive than in the first innings and the first wicket put on 55 runs before Wild was bowled and Langley was dismissed without addition to the

score. Gibb and Yardley played quietly and skilfully until stumps. The scores were as follow: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Brown, lbw, b Rees-Davies 0 Fingleton, b Kaye HI Bradman, c Mann, b Wild 137 Badcock, c Mann, b Rees-Davies 186 Hassett, not out 220 Chipperfield, st Gibb, b Bannister 8 Waite, not out 30 Extras 16 Total, declared 5 wickets for 708 Bowling analysis: Rees-Davies 2 for 214; Jameson, 0 for 126; Kaye 1 for 100; Wild 1 for 143; Bannister, 1 for 91; Yardley, 0 for 17. CAMBRIDGE. First Innings 29 Second Innings. Wild, b Ward 16 Gibb, not out 29 Langley, c and b Ward 0 Yardley, not out H Extras 5 Total, 2' wickets for 73