BRADMAN AT HIS BEST

Evening Star, Issue 22990, 22 June 1938, Page 9

BRADMAN AT HIS BEST

A CENTURY IK 73 MINUTES THE FASTEST HUNDRED THIS SEASON LANCASHIRE MATCH DRAWN Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 21. The weather was fine at Manchester for the continuation of play. With no prospect of a decision Brown settled down to quiet new-ball practice and took an hour to score 32. The crowd was extremely tolerant of the slow exhibition, but eventually became restive. Fingleton and Brown, after lunch, livened up and added 32 runs from four overs. Brown was out after batting for 150 minutes. He bit eight 4’s and scored more in the half-hour after lunch than in the two hours before. Bradman, for whom the crowd had waited patiently through a glum morning, did not disappoint them. He began briskly, but soon lost Fingleton, who was in for 190 minutes. The match was dead, but the crowd warmly applauded Bradman, who was scoring all round the wicket, at times showing great daring. He reached his century in only

73 minutes, the fastest 100 in England in the present season. Bradman declared at 4.5. His was a chanceless innings, which included 15 4’s. Lancashire reopened with 70 minutes left. Chipperfield dismissed Washbrook and Paynter in the same over, but the game ended in a tame draw. Details:— AUSTRALIA. First innings 303 Second Innings. Fingleton c Wilkinson b Phillipson 96 Brown b Nutter 70 Bradman not out 101 Badcock not out 14 Extras ... ... 3 Total for two wickets declared 284 Bowling Analysis.—Phillipson, one for 71; Pollard, none for 27; Nutter, one for 81; Wilkinson, none for 63; Hopwood, none for 19; Iddon, none for 20. LANCASHIRE. First innings 289 Second Innings. Washbrook b Chipperfield ... ... 11 Paynter b Chipperfield 20 Iddon c Waite b White 1 Oldfield not out 30 Hopwood not out 17 Extra ... 1 Total for three wickets ... 80 Bowling Analysis.—M'Cormick, none for 20; Waite, none for 7; White, one for 30; Chipperfield, two for 12; Badcock, none for 10.