BRADMAN'S CENTURY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 192, 28 May 1934, Page 6

BRADMAN'S CENTURY

A WONDERFUL COMEBACK.

MIDDLESEX SCORES 258 RUNS.

HENDREN CONTRIBUTES 115

(United Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, May 26.

The Australian cricketers met Middlesex at Lord's to-day. The county won the toss and batted, scoring 258 in their first innings. When stumps were drawn Australia bad lost two wickets for 135 (Bradman 100 not out).

Woodfull so far has won only one toss during the tour.

The wicket was good and the weather was cool and bracing. Price and Hart opened to Wall and Ebeling. Ebeling uprooted Hart's middle stump with an in swinger, when the total was 12. Hulme, playing forward to Ebeling's next ball, was deceived by the pace and the leg bail was removed. Ebeling's in swingers were very effective against the strong breeze.

Price, when attempting to hook a bumper from Wall, , was severely struck on the head and collapsed. ' He soon recovered.

Crisp batting saw Hendren well established, and at lunch the score was S2 for three wickets.

Twenty thousand spectators were present after lunch. Robins was then batting delightfully, scoring with forcing strokes all round the wicket. Barnett should have easily stumped Hendren, off Grimmett, when .Hendren was 39.

Robins and Hendren both severely punished Grimmett, and -the partnership realised 100 in seventy minutes. Grimmett eventually dismissed Robins lbw when attempting a big hit. He had batted with great gusto, his audacity overshadowing Hendren, who was a model of soundness. Robins hit nine fours.

Newman jumped out to Grimmett, lost his balance, sat down and was stumped. Allen, making his first appearance after an illness, had a brief and uncomfortable innings. Hendren continued to steal singles until Wall, in his second over with a new ball, beat him completely. He had batted for three hours, hitting eleven fours. He gave one chance. *• Smith hit so hard that he split his bat, but Wall soon got him. The innings ended two overs after 'tea,' when the score was 252 for eight. Enthoven and Judge were leg before victims to Grimmett and Wall respectively. The innings had lasted 230 minutes.

Woodfull attempted to turn a fastish ball in Smith's first over and was out leg before. Ponsford played too late and was also out leg before, the score then being 9 runs for two wickets. Thus six of twelve wickets to-day fell lbw. in inimitable style, set about retrieving the position. An exhibition of glorious batting was given by Bradman and. Darling, the panraising 100 in an hour. Bradman was straight-driving, square-cutting and cover-driving Smith, Enthoven, Robins and Peebles with a ferocity, seldom equalled. He hit fourteen fours. The crowd were spellbound, and the fieldsmen and bowlers were dazed. 'Bradman staged a wonderful come-back. Darling was left in the shade. Bradman received a great ovation, policemen having to escort him through the enthusiastic crowd to the pavilion. Scores: —■ MIDDLESEX. First Innings. Price,, c and b O'Reilly 23 Hart, b Ebeling ... - jHulme, b Ebeling « Hendren, b Wall ... - iio r Robins, lbw, b Grimmett -•■ W Newman, st Barnett, b Grimmett 0 Allen, lbw, b O'Reilly ... D 4 Enthoven, lbw 1 , b Grimmett ... xo Smith, b Wall ••• ••■ l * Judge, lbw, b Wall .... - " Peebles, not out ••• Extras _ Total - 258 Bowling analysis-Wall three for 41 Ebelins two for 37, O'Reilly two for 56, Grimmett three for 80, Darling none for 22. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Woodfull, lbw, b Smith .... - j> Ponsford, lbw, b Smith ... - Bradman, not out ••- g 3 Darling, not out ••• '"2 Extras "" J Total (for 2 wkts) ••• 135

"THE BOWLING MASTERED."

NEWSPAPER VIEW OF BRADMAN

(Received This Day, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, May 27. The "Dispatch" says that Bradman completely mastered the bowling, Th« "Observer" says that unless there is a really sticky wicket England does not possess a bowler capable ol o-oing through the Australians.

THE FUTURE OF DARLING. BEST LEFT-HANDER IN WORLD. /Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) { LONDON, May 27, F P Warner, writing in the "Daily Telegraph," says: "I believe that by the end of the tour Darling will be the best left-band bat in the world ReferrTna: to Bradman's 100; Warner says that Bradman gave a glorious display of batsmanship, with the most wonderful strokes all round the wicket.

Such off-driving has never been seen before.

"The Times" says that Bradman bit balls of all lengths anywhere he chose, scoring a century which no one who saw it will, never forget.

THE ENGLISH TEST TRIAL. TEAM FOR NEXT SATURDAY. (Received This Day, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 27. The teams for the test trial cricket match, England versus The Rest, that starts next Saturday, are:— ENGLAND. R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwickshire), captain. Nawab of Patandi (Gloucestershire). H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire). W. R. Hammond (Gloucestershire). M. Leyland (Yorkshire). E. P. Hendren (Middlesex). L. E. G. Ames (Kent). M. S. Nichols (Essex). H. Verity (Yorkshire). •H\ Larwood (Notts). T. B. Mitchell (Derbyshire). • THE REST. M. J. Turnbull (Glamorganshire), captain. ' * G. F. Walters (Worcestershire). R. W. Robins (Middlesex). B. H. Valentine (Kent). K. Fames (Essex). A. Mitchell (Yorkshire). James Langridge (Sussex). Rarnett (Gloucester). L. Paynter (Lancashire). G. Duckworth. E. W. Clark.

INTEREST IN THE SECOND TEST.

TICKETS FOR TWO DAYS SOLD. (Received This Day, 12.45 p.m.) LONDON, May 27. All the tickets for the first two days' play of the second Test, at Lords, on June 22 and 23, have been sold. _ "The real scandal of the Tests is lack of accommodation," says the "Sunday Dispatch.' 5 Thousands who are 'clamouring for Tickets for the Tests are doomed to disappointment. Trent Bridge, Lords, Leeds, OldTraffordl and the Oval are all antiquated and cramped."