AUSTRALIANS HIT MERRILY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 September 1934, Page 5

AUSTRALIANS HIT MERRILY.

TALL SCORING AGAINST NOTED ENGLISH BOWLERS. EXHILARATING DISPLAY BY BRADMAIf (By Telegraph-Press Assn. —Copyright). Received Sunday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 8. The Australians commenced a match against Mr Leveson Gower’s eleven today. The weather was delightful and, the wicket'good. The attendance was 14,000. . The teams were: — Australia: ’ Wood full, Brown, Ponsford, Bfadman, McCabe, Chipperfield, O’Reilly, Darling, Oldfield, Ebeling and Flectwood-Smith. Leveson-Gower’s Eleven: Wyatt. Human, Fames, Sutcliffe, Leylaiid, Verity, Hendren, Townsend, ‘Nichols, Bbwes and -Duckworth. Woodfhll won the toss and the Australians batted. Brown was early dismissed by one jof Leveson-Gower’s fast battery, after which the amazing Bradman gave one of his most exhilarating displays, scoring 132, comprising 24 fours and one sixer, in 90 minutes. It was a fitting climax to this great batsman’s display on the present tour. He was also the first Australian to complete 2000 runs for the season. Fames might have had Bradman at 14^- Wyatt in the gully missing a difficult catch. Thereafter he punished all tire bowlers mercilessly, taking 19 off one of Verity’s overs. He has thus scored a century on each of his appearances- on the Yorkshire ground in the current season. He was stumped in trying a big hit off Verity. , Ponsford went on quietly and sounds ly. McCabe, when six, was missed by Verity, who started too slowly. Ponsford was out when he drove one hard back to the bowler, Nichols. He had batted for 150 minutes and had hit ten fours.

Woodfull was unhappy against Bowes and fell a victim to Verity after a dull half-hour. Darling hit right across Bowes and lost his off. stump. Chipperfield was at first subdued, but eventually settled down. He and McCabe were batting vigorously at stumps, although McCabe vyas badly missed at 02 and 111 off Verity and Bowes respectively. Detailed scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bonsfprd, c and b Nichols .... 92 Brown, b Farnes 3 Bradman, st. Duckworth, b Verity 132 McCabe, not out 123 ‘Woodfull, Ibw, b Verity 9 Darling, b Bowes • • • • • • • • • • 10; Ohipperfield, not out 51 j Extras .. .. .. •, 13 Total for five wickets ~ .. 412 Bowling analysis: Bowes, one for 111; Nichols, oue for 99; Townsend, none for 23; Verity, two for 83; Farnes took one for 113. Gentlemen v. Players LONDON, Sept,' 7. Eesults of the cricket matches, (Gentlemen v. Players, were:— At Scarborough: Players, 363 for 8 ■wickets, declared, and 65 for five wick•ets, declared; Gentlemen, 205 (Verity .six for 57) and 203 for nine wickets ,(Wyatt 99). Match drawn. At Folkestone: Players, 186 and 280 ;( Geary 109); Gentlemen, 258 and 212 Lor seven wickets (Garland-Wells 52, Tennyson 50 not out). Gentlemen won By three wickets.