BRADMAN 252 NOT OUT IN SURREY MATCH.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 May 1930, Page 6

BRADMAN 252 NOT OUT IN SURREY MATCH.

■' OTHER BATSMEN ARE UNIMPRESSIVE % Received Sunday, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, May 24. There was an attendance of 9000 to Avitnoss the cricket match Australians v. Surrey at the Oval. A’Beckett, Kippax, Walker and Hurwood stood out of the Australian team. The Surrey team is; Hobbs, Sandham, Ducat, Shepherd, Jardine, Gregory, Fender, Stroud, Brooks, Allom and Lock. Woodfull won the toss and decided to bat. His London luck in this respect has held good. He has won the toss in all three matches in the metropolis thus far but lost everywhere in the provinces. Rain during the week made the outfield slow and the weather Avas overcast and threatening. Allom, who Avas so successful at Lords on the previous Saturday, opened the attack Avith Lock, a medium righthander. The score had only reached 1.1 Avhcn Jackson was caught at the Avicket for the third time in two matches. Ho waved a faltering bat at a rising off

bull which went straight into Brooks-' hands. Bradman seemed to go perilously .near the same fate soon after lie went, in. Stroud, a medium straight jerky bowler, took the ball but Bradman and Woodfull grew more enterprising, though they occupied an hour in reaching 50. Runs came steadily off Allom but Shepherd's good length deliveries were treated with respect. The score rose after lunch, Bradman . finding a gap on the leg side. The Australian captain reached 50. Then. Fender, who had taken the ball, got, him caught. He only hit one four, but the partnership produced 116. Richardson contented himself with defensive w r ork, while Bradman pushed, oh till ho reached his century in 145 minutes, 72 of which came after lunch, in 90 minutes. The Sydney player continued forceful play and the partnership yielded. 100 in under an hour. After tea Bradman was aggressive, but lost Richardson, Stroud taking a high one-handed, catch. This partnership contributed. 113 made in G 5 minutes, Ponsford was dismissed in the next ovjir and McCabe failed again. Thusthrcc wickets fell in 25,minutes after tea for GO runs. • Fairfax when four gave a chance which Allom and Lock both missed. Ho took no risks after that, only getting 1G runs in an hour. Rain stopped play . at G. 25 when tuo score, stood at five for 379. Bradman had then batted 290 minutes. Ho hit 29 fours and has a strong, chance of the coveted English honour of making a thousand runs in May. Oiily one extra had been recorded . when the fifth wicket’-fell at 250. Scores:-- ■ ‘AUSTRALIA, First Innings. Woodfull, e Shepherd, b Fender .. 50 Jackson, c Brooks, b Allom .. •• 0 Bradman, not out 252 * Richardson, c Stroud, b Allom .. 32: Poasrord, Ibw, b’ Fender; .. • •• 1 McCabe, c Fender, b Allom .. •• • 2 1 Fairfax, not mite; . ... .. ~. 2S ft. Extras . , . .. ... ... . • ■ ■ 5-. •e;'"Fi.ve wickets for .. . . v. •• 379> ;