AUSTRALIA DECLARES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 May 1938, Page 7

AUSTRALIA DECLARES

SIX WICKETS FOR 406 BROWN HAS RUN OF LUCK. BRADMAN CAUGHT FOR TWO. By Telegraph—Pi-ess Association. Copyright. (Reed This Day, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, May 19. The match between the Australian team and Northamptonshire was continued today. Australia declared with 6 wickets down for 406 runs. When stumps were drawn Northamptonshire had lost 3 wickets for 139 runs. When play was resumed the weather was dull, with a cutting wind. The wicket was damp. Badcock, without making an addition to his score of yesterday, was caught at the wicket. He hit ten 4’s. BROWN’S LUCKY DAY. Brown, when 50, after batting for two hours, was again missed at the wicket off Herbert. He then survived his seventh leg before wicket appeal. Partridge made the ball lift sharply. , Both Brown and Bradman cautiously played back. Brown when 51 had another escape, a catch behind the wicket being dropped off Herbert. BRADMAN FAILS. ’ln the next over from Partridge, Bradman was caught at the wicket. It was his first failure of the tour. The ball lodged in the wicketkeeper’s pads. McCabe before scoring was dropped low down at first slip' off Partridge. The shivering crowd saw a struggle for runs against accurate bowling on a lively wicket. Brown when 57 had still another life at square leg off Nelson. The bitter weather rendered the putting up of catches relatively safe. McCabe, however, was less fortunate, being well caught low down at second slip by Merritt. SOME BRIGHT BATTING. Fumbling of a chance of stumping by James gave Brown another life at 61, after which he livened up and in company with Chipperfield the pair .turned on the brightest batting of the morning. A LABORIOUS CENTURY. Brown reached a laborious century in the last over before lunch after 220 minutes batting. His lucky run continued after lunch when he was dropped behind-the wickets by James at 108. Waite," also, had two lives. Even after passing his century Brown’s batting was so cautious that the crowd barracked him. Then Brown, to the ’afhazement of the spectators, jumped duV-and lifted Merritt'for 6. After this he batted beautifully until-' tea, when the. innings was closed. Brown had hatted for '340 minutes. He hit one 6 and .seventeen 4’s. CONFIDENT OPENING. Northants opened their innings at 4.40 o'clock. Nelson, a powerful lefthander, and Greenwood played the opening attack of Waite and McCabe with complete confidence. Fleetwood-Smith was then called on, but he was handled severely. Nelson and Greenwood put on 78 runs for the first wicket, the best opening stand against the Australians so far. SENSATIONAL DISMISSAL. Greenwood went out sensationally. Nelson skied a ball and Bradman dropped a catch, but recovered the ball and threw out Greenwood from forty yards. Nelson reached a dashing 50 in 70 minutes. Snowden also batted with freedom. They lost their wickets in successive overs. Nelson batted one hundred minutes and hit 11 boundaries. The following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Brown, not out 194 Badcock, c James, b Partridge .... 72 Bradman, c James, b Partridge .... 2 McCabe, c Merritt, b Partridge .... 13 Chipperfield, lbw, b Timms 18 Waite, lbw, b Timms 43 Barnett, lbw, b Timms ....' 1 Walker, not out 29 Extras 34 Total for 6 wickets (declared) 406 Bowling. —Partridge, 3 for 82; Herbert, 0 for 75; Timms, 3 for 68; Nelson, 0 for 56; Merritt, 0 for 81; O’Brien. 0 for 10. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First Innings. Nelson, b Waite 14 Greenwood, run out 24 Snowden, c Chipperfield, b Ward 28 Timms, not out 5 Brookes, not out 0 Extras 3 Total for 3 wickets 139