BRADMAN AT LAST.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 1, 3 January 1933, Page 3

BRADMAN AT LAST.

EXCITING THIRD DAY. England Required 208 to Win.— Two Sensational Days in LowScoring Game.—Only 588 Runs in Three Innings. MELBOURNE, January 2. At the end of three days of low scoring, England was left with 20S runs to get to win, with all ten wickets intact. The weather on Saturday was fine and cool, and the wicket was in good order. There were 37.000 spectators, and the receipts totalled £2650 (compared with the world's record attendance of 03,993 on Friday, when the gate was £0577). Thirty-five minutes sufficed for the completion of Australia's first innings for 22S (the overnight score being 194 for seven). Oldfield was batting neatly for 84 minutes. O'Reilly played a vigorous game for 15 minutes." The innings occupied 320 minutes. England Dismissed for 16g. Suteliffe and Wyatt opened England's first innings. When Wyatt had made live he had a lucky escape. He placed a ball from O'Reilly just over O'Brien's head at silly mid-on. The cheap dismissals of Wyatt and Hammond soon after lunch created remarkable enthusiasm. Suteliffe was 28 when he was missed by McCabe in the slips off Grimmett. Two runs later Suteliffe gave an easy chance of stumping, also off Grimmett. The bowlers at that stage were definitely on top. Suteliffe had several other very narrow escapes, although they were not actual chancer. It was the worst display he has given. He was out to a splendid catch at square-leg. Suteliffe had batted 150 minutes for his 52, and hit live fours. The crowd was greatly excited by the cheap dismissals by Wall and O'Reilly, who were in great form. At one stage after tea, Wall had bowled six overs (one a maiden) for 12 runs and three wickets. At stumps England had lost nine wickets for 101. Monday's Sensations. The weather was delightful when the match was resumed on Monday. There were OS,ISS people present (another new record), and the gates were closed before the start. The receipts totalled £5790. Six minutes was sufficient to closo England's first innings, which was finished with a beautiful catch by Richardson in the outfield, with the score at 109. Considerable gloom was caused by Australia's bad start in the .second innings, wickets falling at one and 27. Bradman commenced confidently and with vigorous strokes. Woodfull was sure of himself. Allen and Larwood were in good form with the ball. Woodfull made 20 in 85 minutes, the partnership yielding 51 runs. McCabe was out to a poor stroke, but the bowling was most excellent. Bradman made his 50 in 93 minutes. Richardson was very confident and stylish. He batted 44 minutes, and hit three boundaries. On Richardson's dismissal the position was serious, half the team having been disposed of for 135. Bradman'si Century Amid Amazing Scenes. England's tactics were to bowl extremely wide when Bradman was batting to try to keep him from scoring, whilo concentrating on dismissing the "tail-eiders." There was indescribable excitement as Bradman outwitted his opponents, and Wall grittily stonewalled for 34 minutes. Intense excitement marked the closing stages of Australia's second innings. Bradman was 98 when Ironmonger (the last man) went in. Amazing scenes were witnessed when Bradman reached his century and when he was retiring. He had batted 185 minutes and hit seven boundaries, giving no chance. The day's honours were shared between Bradman and the bowlers. The English captaincy was excellent, and there were no absurd "bumpers." Requiring 251 runs to win, England's second innings was opened by Suteliffe and Leyland. They batted 45 minutes before stumps were drawn, and made 43 without being separated. Suteliffe was confident. The wicket i 3 wearing well. Scores:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Fingleton, b Allen S3 Woodfull, b Allen 10 O'Brien, run out 10 Bradman, b Bowes » 0 McCabe, c Jardine, b Voce 32 Richardson, c Hammond, b Voce ... 34 Oldfield, not out 27 Grimmett, c A Suteliffe, b Voce 2 Wall, run out • ' O'Reilly, b Larwood 1"' Ironmonger, b Larwood 4 Extras _W Total 22S Bowling: Voce took three wickets for 54, for 41, Larwood two for 52, Bowes one for 50, Hammond none for 21. Second Innings. Woodfull, c Allen, b Larwood 2G Fingleton, c Ames, b Allen 1 O'Brien, b Larwood H Bradman, not out 10 ;, > McCabe, b Allen 0 Richardson, Ibw, b Hammond 32 Oldfield, b Voce » Grimmett, b Voce 0 Wall, lbw, b Hammond -i O'Reilly, c Ames, b Hammond 0 Ironmonger, run out 0 T L 9 Extras Total 191 Bowling: Hammond took three wickets for 21, Allen two for 44, Voce two for 47, Larwood two for 50, Bowes none for 20. EXGLAND.pFirst Innings. Suteliffe, c Richai'dson, b AVall .... 52 Wyatt, lbw, b O'Reilly w Hammond, b Wall » Pataudi, b O'Reilly £j Leyland, b O'Reilly — Jardine, c Oldfield, b Wall 1 Ames, b Wall ••••,•• Vi,' ,„ Allen, c Richardson, b O'Reilly .... SO Larwood, b O'Reilly » Voce, c McCabe, b Grimmett » Bowes, not-out Extras • ° Total 109 Bowling:''6 ; Rei'lly took five wickets for 63 runs, Wall four tor 52, Grimmett one for 21, Ironmonger none for .it). Second innings. Suteliffe, not out Leyland, not out *» Total for no wickets ...«.«.««■: 43