AUSTRALIA ROUTS NOTTS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 252, 21 July 1938, Page 11

AUSTRALIA ROUTS NOTTS

Easy Victory By 412

Runs

POOR SHOWING BY COUNTY

Bradman Equals A Record By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. LONDON, July 19. The Australian cricketers beat Nottinghamshire by 412 runs in the cricket match which was concluded at Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire, to-day. Australia made 243 and 453 for four wickets, declared (Bradman 144, Hassett 124), -Nottinghamshire’s totals being 147 and 137 (Hardstaff not out 67; FleetwoodSmith five for 39). Bradman (55) and Hassett (67) reopened Australia’s second innings in sunny and cloudless weather. Australia’s over-night score stood at 244 for two wickets, and by the lunch interval to-day this had been raised to 453 for four wickets, when the innings was declared closed. As a result of his innings of 144 today, Bradman was the first cricketer to "reach 2000 runs this season. He also equalled Victor Trumpet’s record of 11 centuries in a tour of England, and there are still 10 first-class matches to be played. A feature of the play before lunch was Hassett’s aggressive and confident batting.' He monopolised the strike and heavily out-scored his partner, Bradman, reaching his century in 110 minutes and hitting thirteen 4’s.

Hitting Recklessly.

Bradman was sedate until he reached 100, but then he began to hit harder, placing skilfully, and the crowd finally saw the real Bradman in action.

Hitting with tremendous force and perfect precision, Bradman scored three consecutive 4’s from Gunn. He pulled Marshall for 6 aud then, hitting recklessly, was caught in the covers. He batted for three hours and hit a 0 and sixteen 4’s. Barnes and Chipperfield had had valuable practice until lunch, when Bradman declared the innings closed, leaving three hours in which to dismiss Nottinghamshire. Bradman surprisingly opened the attack with _Waite and Hassett, the latter, with his first ball in England, getting a wicket. The spin-bowlers, O’Reilly, Fleetwood-Smith and Ward, however, did the major portion of the bowling and routed the county in 135 minutes. Hardstaff alone batted with skill. He cut and drove confidently and reached 50 in 70 minutes. Australia won with three-quarters of an hour to spare. Hardstaff batted for 105 minutes, and his score included five boundaries. Details: — AUSTRALIA. First innings ■ • • 243 Second Innings. Brown, c. Harris, b. Heane 63 Badcock, c. Jepson, b. Voce 54 Bradman, c. Jepson, b. Marshall .. 144 Hassett, c. Wheat, b. Heane 124 Barnes, not out 34 Chipperfield, not out 27 Extras • Total for four wickets, dec. ... 453 Bowling Analysis.—Voce took one wicket for SO runs; Jepson, none for 81; Harris, none for 106; Heane, two for 85; Gunn, nohe for 44; Marshall, one for 34; Hardstaff, none for 16.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. First innings 147 Second Innings. Keeton, c. Fleetwood-Smith, b. Hassett 1 Harris, 1.b.w., b. Fleetwood-Smith .. 21 Knowles, 1.b.w., b. O’Reilly , 8 Hardstaff, not out 67 Gunn, st. Barnes, b. Ward 15 Heane, c. Hassett, b. FleetwoodSmith 1 Yates, c. Hassett, b. Ward 2 Marshall, et. Barnes, b. FleetwoodSmith 2 Voce, b. Fleetwood-Smith 4 Wheat, b. Fleetwood-Smith 0 Jepson, c. Barnes, b. O’Reilly .... 8 Extras 6 Total 137 Bowling Analysis.—Waite took no wickets for 15; Hassett, one for 4 ; O’Reilly, two for 7; Fleetwood-Smith, five for 39; Ward, two for 64. COUNTY MATCHES Two Double Centuries London, July 19.

While some teams scored heavily, others were dismissed cheaply in the series of county cricket matches which ended to-day. Washbrook and Hammond both made double centuries in the match between Lancashire and Gloucestershire, and Taylor contributed 193 to a score of 535 for six by Essex. One of the best 'bowling performances was by Woolier, who took five for 38 and five for 48 for Glamorgan against Somerset.

The results included an outright win by Middlesex against Yorkshire, and a win on the first innings by Gloucestershire against Lancashire. Results are:—

Middlesex v. Yorkshire, at Lord’s. — Yorkshire 144 (J. Smith four for 45) and 103. Middlesex 205 (Bowes five for 67) and 43 for two. Middlesex won by eight wickets. Surrey v. Kent, at Oval.—Kent 337 (Fagg 91) and 202. Surrey 333 (Barling 86) and 210 for four. Surrey won by six wickets. Derbyshire v. Leicestershire, at Derby.—Derbyshire 149 (Smith five for 48) and 200 for eight, declared. Leicestershire 158 for eight, declared, and 54 for three. Leicestershire won on the first innings.

Essex v. Sussex, at Colchester. —Sussex 124 (R. Smith five for 3S) and 298 (Cox 89). Essex 535 for six, declared (Taylor 193, Pearce 121 not out). Essex won by an innings and 13 runs.

Glamorgan v. Somerset, at Cardiff.— Somerset, 150 (Woolier five for 38) and 164 (Wellard 73 not out; Woolier, five for 48). Glamorgan 156 (Wellard, six for 62) and 159 fob four. Glamorgan won by six wickets.

Gloucestershire v. Lancashire, •at Bristol.—Lancashire 426 for nine, declared (Paynter 60, Washbrook, notout. 219) and 105 for one. Gloucestershire 561 (Barnett 91, Hammond 271, Wilson

83). Gloucestershire won on the first innings. Northamptonshire v. Hampshire, at Northampton.—Hampshire 97 (Partridge, five for 29) and 301 for nine, declared (McCorkell 94). Northamptonshire 190 and 133 for six. Northamptonshire won on the first innings. Warwickshire v. Worcestershire, at Birmingham. — Worcestershire 132 (Mayer, four for 30) and 196 (Hollies, five for 76). Warwickshire 190 for seven, declared. Warwickshire won on the first innings. PRICE REPLACES GIBB London, July 19. The Cambridge and Yorkshire wicketkeeper, P. A. Gibb, who was injured iu the match between Yorkshire and Middlesex, is unfit to play in the fourth Test, and W. F. Price (Middlesex) will replace him as the wicket-keeper in the Test. HAMMOND REACHES 2000 London, July ,19. W. R. Hammond (Gloucestershire) reached his 2000 rims two hours after Bradman had attained that figure.