ANOTHER BIG SCORE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 May 1938, Page 7

ANOTHER BIG SCORE

BRADMAN TOPS CENTURY BROWN BATS SOLIDLY. CROWD BARRACK HASSETT. By Telegraph.—Press Association, Copyright. LONDON, May 21. The weather was fine and cool for the cricket match between Surrey and Australia at the Oval. The attendance was 18,000. Bradman won the toss and decided the bat. Fingleton and Brown made a quiet start against the speed and accuracy of Gover and the medium-fast swingers of Watts, each of whom moved the ball about. Berry, a young recruit from Yorkshire, a medium-paced bowler, flighted the ball well and worried Brown, who was nearly stumped on the leg "side. He survived a leg appeal in the same over. His display was otherwise solid, but not spectacular. The game proceeded dully, relieved by an occasional boundary. The scoring rate livened shortly before lunch, but Brown would not force the pace. The openers looked like staying all day, when Fingleton, trying to pull a full toss, was clean bowled. Bradman began jauntily. None of the Surrey bowlers appeared really dangerous. Most of them were called on before lunch. Brown, when 60, was badly dropped by Holmes at mid-off, off Brown.

After lunch, facing Squires and Gover, both batsmen were quiet, runs coming mostly in singles. The partnership, adding 70 in 100 minutes, continued without fireworks, but with great ease. The total of 200 appeared in 165 minutes. Gover and Watts took a new ball. The latter’s first ball swung away and Brown was caught at the wicket. He had batted three hours and hit four fours. It was his most impressive innings of the tour. Bradman, just in time, jabbed down his bat on Watts’s next ball. He reached his century in 130 minutes. Badcock gave a bright, short display. Hassett opened comfortably and continued with his usual unhurried efficiency. Bradman was brilliantly caught attempting to glance Watts. He was at the crease 190 minutes and hit 11 fours.

Chipperfield hammered Squires and secured three fours in one over.

Hassett, at 36, was missed by Gregory. He was barracked at times for his slowness. Waite took a useful hand. He and Hassett played out time. The teams are: —

Surrey.—E. R. T. Holmes (captain), H. M. Garland-Wells, F. R. Brown, R. J. Gregory, E. W. Brooks, H. S. Squires, T. H. Barling, A. R. Gover, L. B. Fishlock, E. A. Watts and F. Berry. Australia. — Bradman, Fingleton, Brown, Hassett, Waite, Barnett, Ward, White, Badcock, Chipperfield, O'Reilly. Scores:—

AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Fingleton, b Brown 47 Brown, c Brooks, b Watts 96 Bradman, c Brooks, b Watts 143 Badcock, c and b Brown 32 Hassett, not out 65 Chipperfield, b Gover 20 Waite, not out 20 Extras 9 Total for five wickets 432