BRADMAN’S BIG HITTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 November 1931, Page 5

BRADMAN’S BIG HITTING

A QUICK CENTURY THRILLS FOR THE CROWD [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.]

, SYDNEY, November 17. Following the rain last night the morning was fine and hot. The wicket rolled out beautifully. The South Africans declared at 190 for three wickets (overnight score), and New South Wales commenced their second knock on a real batsman’s pitch. The opening batsmen presented a broad blade to the early attack and were together at lunch with eighty on the board.

Bill went in the first over after lunch with the score at 81. The hundred runs appeared in 110 minutes.

Cameron’s declaration left, the home side with 448 to win in three hundred minutes, and at this rate of scoring there was no chance of doing this, but Bradman came in.; and belted the bowling to all parts of the ground. Despite Fingleton’s ninetyfive minutes’ start, Bradman reached the fifty first, mainly as the result of eight fours. His next fifty, took only '

thirty-three minutes. The bowling now completely collapsed, 'and at tjhe tea .adjbitfchment, the total’was 245 fol* She Vi bkfet? Bradman continued to rattle the pickets, and reached his century in even time. Fingleton was in 215 minuses for his hundred. With the scores at 297 Bradman was caught. He batted 297 minutes and hit 15 fours.: t •; , Then Fingleton, like Bradman, went out in attempting a big hit. McCabe and Marks pasted the tired bowling, and in an exciting finish New South Wales failed by eighteen runs to overtake the Springboks, before the match ended in a draw. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings 425 N.S. WALES—First Innings .. 168 SOUTH AFRICA—Second innings. Curnow, not out .... .... 79 Mitchell, b Hunt .. 42 . Morkel, l.b.w. b Hunt ' 14* Cameron, b Hunt •. • • .49 / Extras A / Total for 3 wickets declared 190 N.S. WALES—Second Innings, Bill, b Morkel .. .. .. •• 47. ; Fingleton, c McMillan, b Morkel 117 Bradman, c Bell, *b Morkel .. 135 McCabe, notout .. .. .. 79 » Marks, not out * ,36 Extras .. ’. % ■ l6

Total for three wickets . i.. 430 Bowling: Bell 0 for 110, Morkel 3 for 80, Vincent 0 for 125, Balaskas 0 for 27. • FIRST TEST, TEAM. SYDNEY, November 17. , The following is the Australian first Test team against the South Afr’cans foi* the match at Brisbane, commencing November 27. — Woodfull (Captain), Ponsford, Bradman, Kippax, Nitschke, McCabe, Old- 1 field, Oxenham, Grimmett, Wall, Ironmonger. Twelfth man, Rigg. SOUTH AUSTRALIA WIN. ' ADELAIDE, November 17. In the .Sheffield Shield match against South Australia, Victoria in the second innings made 151 (Oakley 44). South Australia won by twentyone runs? / Wall took 2 wickets for 38. Grimmett 2 for 32, and Lee 3 for 22. | LARGER STUMPS TRIAL. [PKB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, November 17. For the remainder of the cricket season >in Wellington, the larger stumps, now in use in English County cricket, and elsewhere, are, to be used in the senior competition matches. - A decision to this effect has been made by the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Assorts- \ tion and arrangements are being made for a set of the larger wickets to be available for each of the four senior ifiafches commencing next Saturday. The larger stumps will not be used in matches in other grades.