PICNIC SPIRIT IN CENTENARY CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 295, 14 December 1938, Page 22

PICNIC SPIRIT IN CENTENARY CRICKET.

BRADMAN GETS A WICKET FOR NOTHING. MELBOURNE, December 13. The Melbourne Cricket Club's Centenary cricket match, between the Australian eleven captained by D. G. Bradman, and The I!est, led by K. Higg. ended in a picnic spirit, and a draw, to-day. McCabe was unable to play owing to illness. The scores were: — AUSTRALIA. First innings 426 THE REST. First innings 215 Second Innings. Rlgg, c Hassett, b O'Reilly 71 Lee. c Barnett. b Fleet wood-Smith . . 27 Gregory, lbw. b Fleetwood-Smith .... 32 Barnes, lbw, b Waite 4 I.edwnrd. c sub., b Fingleton 85 Bromley, b O'Reilly 17 Tallon. b Hassett 23 Sievers. not out 44 Xagel. b Bradman 11 Extras 10 , Total for eight wickets 324 Bowling: Bradman took one wicket for no run?. O'Reilly two for 54, FleetwoodSmith two for !»3. Fingleton one for IS. Hassett one for 26. Waite one for 47. Brown none for 8. Badcock none for 10. McCormick none for 58.

HAMILTON V. ROTORUA.

The annual cricket match between Hamilton and Rotorua High Schools was abandoned at Hamilton yesterday, owing to rain, with the position thus :— Hamilton.—First innings. 145: second. !)!) for four (W. P. McKenzie 27, J. Nelson 22. J. Be.lcher 21 not out). Rotorua.—First innings, 64 (J. Nelson six for 12. W. J. McKenzie two for 14). Hamilton is credited with a victory of SI runs on the first innings.