DON BRADMAN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 122, 26 May 1930, Page 7

DON BRADMAN.

» AND TEN OTHERS. Young Australian Batsman Dwarfs His Companions. ANOTHER DOUBLE CENTURY. 3 (United P.A.-Electric Telegraph-Copyright) i LONDON, May 25. The Australian, cricketers yesterday began the eighth match of their tour against Surrey at the Oval. ' There were 9000 spectators. , From the Australians a'Beckctt, Kip- : pax, Walker and Hurwood stood out. The Surrey team is: Hobbs, Sandham, Ducat, Shepherd, D. R. Jardine, Gregory, < P. G. H. Fender, Stroud, Brooks, M. J. C. Allom, Lock. Woodfull won the toss and decided to : bat. His London luck in this respect has held good. He has won the toss in all three matches in the thus far, but lost everywhere in the provinces. Rain during the week had made the outfield slow, and the weather was overcast and threatening: Allom, who was so successful at Lord's on the previous Saturday, opened the attack with Lock, a medium righthand bowler. The score had reached eleven when Jackson was caught at the wicket for the third time in three matches. He half-heartedly hit at a rising off ball, which went straight into Brooks' hands. Bradman seemed to go perilously near the same fate soon after he went in. Stroud, a, medium straight, jerkey bowler, then took the ball, but Bradman and Woodfull grew more enterprising, although they occupied an hour in reaching 50. Buns came steadily off .Allom, but Shepherd's good length deliveries were treated with respect. The score rose after luncheon, Bradman finding an opening on the leg side. The Australian captain reached 50, and then Fender, who had taken the ball, got him caught. He had hit only one four, but the partnership, had produced 116 runs. Richardson contented himself with defensive work, while Bradman hit steadily until he reached the century in 145 minutes. The Sydney player continued forceful play, and the partnership yielded 100 in less than an hour. . After tea Bradman was aggressive, but lost Richardson, Stroud taking a high one-handed catch. . This partnership contributed 113 runs, made in 65 minutes. Ponsford was dismissed in the next over, *and McCabe failed again. Thus three wickets fell in 25 minutes after tea for CO runs. ' Fairfax, when he had made four, gave a chance, which Allom and Lock both missed. He took no risks after that, and scored only 16 runs in an hour. Rain stopped play at 6.25 p.m. when the score stood at 379 for five wickets. Bradman had then batted for 290 minutes for 252 not out.' He hit 29 fours and has ** a strong chance of reaching the J coveted' English honour of making 1000 runs before the end of May. | There had been only, one extra when 1 the fifth wicket fell, with the score at 1 250. .*. ,:, ■- - Details, of the score are as follows:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Woodfull, c Shepherd, b Fender 50 Jackson, c Brooks, b Allom .... 9 Bradman, not out ■. 252 Richardson, c Stroud, b Allom 32 Ponsford, lbw, b Fender .1 McCabe, c Fender, b Allom ... . 2 Fairfax, not out ; 28 Extras .-. 5 Total for five wickets ~.,..... 379 Since the opening of the tour Bradman has made 022 runs, including his ..first score of 236, which was made in April. He is almost certain to get his thousand rims by the end of May. To equal the great feats of Grace and Hammond, of making a thousand runs in May, Bradman has yet to make 314.

BtfADMAN'S CHARM. I THE CRITICS IMPRESSED. [ (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, May 25. Comparisons may i sometimes be [ odious, but the opinions expressed by ! London cricket experts on Bradman's performance prove that lie is considered worthy of the best company. The "Times'" cricket writer says: "Bradman [ consistently • scored from deliveries ; which the majority of batsmen would! [ have been content to keep from the' wicket. His amazing sureness was most . impressive." The "Mail" says: "Bradmairs style is not as beautiful in any way as i Trumpcr's was, but his strokes .are 3 made with dashing quickness and de- , lightful ease. He seems to possess un- " limited means of scoring.. His late cut 1 is as charming as anything ever seen." e i

ENGLAND'S CANDIDATES. PLAYERS FOR TRIAL MATCH (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, May 25. The (cams for the Test match trial to be played at Lord's on May 31 are.— England.—Chapman (captain), R Robins, Holms, SutclifTe, Hammond Wool ley, Hendren, Tate, Lanvood, Duck worth, Geary. The- Rest.—White (captain), Stevens Duleepsinhji, Wyatt, " Jardine, Alloi: (Surrey), Leyland, Ames, Hopwooc (Lancashire), Worthington, Clarl (Northants). The only players of the team wind visited Australia in 1921) wlio are noi among the above 22 candidates are Me.ad E. Tyldesley, Freeman and Staples. Tin amateurs among these candidates an Chapman, White, Stevens, Jardine Duleepsinhji and Allom,