SECOND TEST

Evening Star, Issue 20981, 21 December 1931, Page 7

SECOND TEST

AUSTRALIA'S BIG LEAD BRADMAN'S FOURTH SUCCESSIVE CENTURY MACARTNEY'S RECORD BROKEN Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, December 19. The weather for the continuation of the test match was ideal.'Woodfull and Rigg, batting solidly, carried the score to 10 short of South Africa’s total be*, fore the, captain lost his wicket. This was off the first hall he opened big shoulders to. Woodfull played a characteristic knock, and broke the back of the bowling.. When in the forties Rigg was twice dropped by Cameron in Bell’s second over to-day. At the luncheon adjournment the visitors’ total had been passed. After the adjournment Bradman and Rigg increased the scoring rate. The latter reached the coveted century after 192 minutes. Ho had never been really comfortable, but this innings should play him into form. The first 100 took 112 minutes tmd the second ninety-eight minutes. Bradman was moving along with his usual freedom, despite the accurate howling. Ha reached 50 in eighty-five minutes. Bell, who had bowled well, but with had luck, then claimed Rigg’s wicket. Rigg batted 240 minutes and hit thirteen fours. The next 100 came up in sixtynine minutes, with Bradman and M'Cahe going great guns. . Bradman reached his 100 in 147 minutes. This is his fourth successive century against the Africans, thus heating Macartney’s record of three centuries, Bradman then had a 1 ash, and was caught in the outfield. He hit ten fours. M‘Cahe and Nitschke scored quickly in the concluding stages. _ With a lead of 291 runs and three wickets in hand Australia is in an almost unbeatable position. The attendance was 26,530, and the takings £2,138. Details:—

SOUTH AFRICA. First innings ... ... ... H-3 AUSTRALIA. • First Innings. Ponsford b Quinn ... *.. 3 Woodruff e Mitchell b Vincent ... 58 lligg b Bell 127, Bradman c Viljoen b Morkel ... 112 M'Cabe C Mitchell b Vincent 79 Nitschke b Bell 47 Lee c Cameron b Brown ... 0 Oldfield not out ... •... 4! Extras ... ... ... ... ... 13 Seven wickets for ... ... 444 The wickets fell as follow: —One for. 6, two for 143, three for 254, four for, 347, -five for 432, six for 433, seven for? 444.