PHENOMENAL PARTNERSHIP

Evening Post, Issue 19, 23 July 1934, Page 9

PHENOMENAL PARTNERSHIP

SECOND DAY OF FOURTH TEST AT LEEDS

A TASK FOR CRICKET STATISTICIAN

AUSTRALIA FAR AHEAD FOR FOUR WICKETS

(Bnltetf Press Association—By. Elsclric Tclcjraph— Copyright.} (Received July 23, 10 a.ni.)

. ' / . LONDON/ July 22. History repeated itself at Headingley when, on the second day of the fourth Test, England v. Australia, D. G. Bradman again made a description of the match a task for the cricket statistician. W. H. Ponsford and Bradman, respectively past and present recordbreakers, combined to place Australia in a position from which, the special representative of the Australian Press Association 6tates, only the rain which foiled Australia on the same ground in 1930 can save England from paying the penalty for the batting collapse followed by a. display of innocuous bowling. The pair broke all records for the Tests in making 383 runs before being separated. On the previous day Australia, .in reply to England's score of 200, liad lost.three wickets ,for 39 runs. Bradman opened the second day's baiting with Ponsford, and the partnership was riot broken until the total had reached 427, when Ponsford, who had made 181, his highest Test score, trod on his wicket. Bradman was still unbeaten with 271 at the end of the day when the total was 494 for four wickets. To dale Bradman's two Test innings at Leeds have yielded 605 runs. ■ :.