CRICKET AT LORDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 May 1938, Page 7

CRICKET AT LORDS

BRADMAN 257 NOT OUT MATCH AGAINST M.C.C. AUSTRALIANS IN GREAT FORM. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. LONDON, May 14. The weather was dull and the wicket damp for the cricket match between the Australians and the Marylebone club at Lord’s, and the bowlers’ footprints showed up quickly after a few deliveries. The attendance was 30,000. The teams are: — Australia: Bradman, McCabe, Badcock, Barnett, Brown, Fingleton, McCormick, Fleetwood-Smith, Hassett, Waite, O’Reilly, and Chipperfield (12thman). M.C.C.: Robins (captain), Maxwell, Fames, Stephenson, Human, Chalf, Wyatt, Wilcox, Edrich, D. Compton, and. J. Smith. Bradman won the toss and Australia batted. Fingleton and Brown were the openers and allowed many fast balls from Smith to pass harmlessly. Erown was badly beaten by Fames in the fourth over and his stump was uprooted. Bradman, when five, made a lusty swing at a full-toss from Stephenson, missed, and then received a painful blow on the toe. He survived a appeal for leg-before-wicket. Simultaneously an aeroplane flew overhead towing an advertisement for a foot ointment. Bradman turned on the fireworks, hooking, driving and glacing prettily. He eased up when 70. Fingleton was uncomfortable facing Robins. When the score was one for 149 Smith reappeared and got Fingleton in the first over. McCabe went for the bowling. He hit two sixers in the course of his merry knock, and was yorked by Smith when the score was 217.

Stephenson thoroughly deserved his wicket when he clean-bowled Badcock at only 14. Hassett received an ovation when he arrived and was soon exercising his nimble feet.

Rain delayed play for 10 minutes at 4.50 p.m. Bradman later took 10 off one over from Smith, thereafter concentrating on boundaries in order to save his injured foot. Three hundred came up in 255 minutes and Bradman’s double century was posted in 265 minutes. It included 27 fours. So far his innings l had been chanceless and a brilliant display of batting. Drizzling rain marred play at intervals. After tea Bradman and Hassett continued to paste the bowling, scoring frequent boundaries, despite the excellent fielding. Both batsmen were timing perfectly. Hassett twice in succession drove Compton, shattering the wicket at the bowler’s end. Four hundred went up on the score board in 330 minutes.

Hassett was caught at the wicket 10 minutes before stumps were drawn. He hit seven fours. Bradman at present has 32 fours.

Facing what England considers to be about the best speed attack that can be mustered,' Bradman flogged the three fast men unmercifully in scoring his second double century of the tour. He still remains unconquered. Once again he proved England’s bogeyman. His heavy score of 257 was compiled in the face of an early mishap, the painful blow on the toe compelling him to stop running singles and twos and concentrating for a time on boundaries. Brown crashed again and McCabe was reckless rather than unskilful. Badcock was unable to get going against the fast men. Hassett was well up to his recent good standard. Details:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Fingleton, b Smith 44 Brown, b Fames 5 Bradman, not out 257 McCabe, b Smith 33 Badcock, b Stephenson 14 Hassett, c Maxwell, b Compton .... 57 Waite, not out 4 Extras 14 Total for five wickets 428