BRADMAN BOWLED BY M.C.C. CAPTAIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 25, 30 January 1937, Page 9

BRADMAN BOWLED BY M.C.C. CAPTAIN.

AUSTRALIA 1 FOR 267. < Fingleton and Oldfield Are Foolishly Run Out. BARNES' DEADLY SPELL. i (By .T. B. HOBBS. —Copyright in all ! countries. Reproduction in whole or iu 1 part forbidden.) i (Received 10 a.m.) ADELAIDE, this day. ] The fourth cricket Test match between England and Australia was commenced yesterday in ideal weather, Australia winning the toss ' and compiling 267 runs for seven wickets. The wicket was in perfect order; there was an attendance of 34,000 and the gate takings were £3940. Teams:— England.—G. 0. B. Allen (captain), R. E. S. Wyatt, C. J. Barnett, W. R. Hammond, M. Ley land, L. E. G. Ames, R. W. V. Robins, J. Hardstaff, K. Fames, H. Verity and W. Voce. Australia.—D. G. Bra dm an (captain), J. H. Fingleton, W. A. Brown, S. J. McCabe, R. G. Gregory, A. G. Chipperfield, W. A. Oldfield, W. J. O'Reilly, E. L. MeCormiek, L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith and K. E. Rigg. C. L. Badcock is 12th man. ' Run Out and Disastrous Restart. The score made .by Australia under such perfect batting conditions was disappointing. * Fingleton and Brown scored with ease, but were too venturesome in going for singles. A disastrous mix-up between the pair saw the end of Fingleton. He backed up .a straight drive by Brown off Voce. Fingleton attempted to scramble back, but Voce threw down the wicket. Rigg and Brown then settled down to play sound cricket until the luncheon adjournment, when 72 runs were on the board. The first over by Fames after lunch saw Brown and Rigg sent back to the pavilion with only one run scored off the over. Oldfield was run out while loitering. A smart return from Ley land beat him to the wicket easily. Bradman's first run to-day took his Test aggregate to 3000 runs. One of McCabe's Best. When Australia had scored 72 at lunch, with only one out, I 'thought England was in for a bad day, but by garnering three wickets between lunch and tea it accomplished a splendid performance and at that time, perhaps, had the better of the position. It was fitting that McCabe should save one of his best innings for yesterday. v He arrived at a critical time; and, after playing himself in, his batting scintillated with beautiful shots. Gregory looked very young to be playing*in Test cricket; but, nursed by McCabe, he played carefully and helped his partners.in useful stands. Voce, apart from not getting wickets, did not look so'dangerous. Perhaps he was feeling the effects of a chill in the back, which at first threatened to keep him out of the match. ' Allen was a great trier, but an injury to his leg asserted itself as the day progressed. Fames was always good, and kept a beautiful length. If Ames' back is bad he showed no signs of it, for he kept wickets brilliantly.* Australia should have done considerably better on this lovely wicket, and England can congratulate itself on a good day's work. Nobody can estimate what those two run outs meant to England. Vital Dismissals. Before lunch England gained a somewhat lucky run out, but the veal sensations came in the first over after lunch, when Fames—playing in his first Test in Australia—dismissed Brown and Rigg. That was the outcome of an inspired bit of captaincy by Allen, whose luck I would make an apt title for a story of these Tests if England wins the Ashes. Fames' big feat was the direct outcome of a change of ends. The boundary was abnormally narrow on one side, and it spoke volumes for the bowling that only one four was registered before lunch. Very few, if any, loose balls were delivered, and the batsmen seldom went all out for shots. Fames bowled well before lunck, but was even better after he "tasted blood," having dismissed Brown and Rigg in one over with balls which made nip, quickly off the pitch. Thereafter, Bradman and McCabe set out in an attempt to put Australia on top again, and a terrific duel between bat and ball ensued. Bradman was out when lie made rather a wild hook at a ball which was scarcely short enough to warrant such a stroke. McCabe was playing very well, and ho was the only man Verity could not keep quiet. Coming in when things were going wrong his was a magnificent innings in every way. Allen Astute.

Another of Allen's moves came off just after the 200 appeared, and things were looking bad for England. Robins was made to change ends, and Allen placed himself skilfully at wide mid-on for a catch which came to him! Chipperfield was always ready to make strokes, and he scored quickly. Tlio power he gets into his leg strokes is remarkable. Scores:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Fingleton, run out 10 Brown, c Allen, b Fames 42 Rigg, c Ames, b Fames 20 Bradman, b Allen 20, McCabe/c Allen, b Robins SS* Gregory, lbw, b Hammond ........ 23 Chipperfield, not out 45 Olclfield, run out 5 O'Reilly, not out 3 Extras 5 Total for seven wickets 207 Bowling: Fames took two wickets for 59 runs, Hammond one for 23, Robins one for 20, Allen one for 50, Voce none for 47, Verity none for 49. • j