BRADMAN’S RECORD INNINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1930, Page 7

BRADMAN’S RECORD INNINGS

TEST MATCH HISTORY. MEMORABLE GAME AT THE OVAL. The London, journals give great prominence to the wonderful hatting of D. G. Bradman in the third test in at eh, played at Leeds, when i.e broke the record for an individual score in a test fixture. A. K. R. Giiligan, the well-known Sussex and England player, describes the innings in til© “News Chronicle” of July 12. At 6.4 to-day brilliant Don Badman broke the world’s record, which has stood for 27 years. ' At that moment he ran a siiaip single, making 288 runs—a higher individual score than had ever been made in test match history. Australia at that time wa's 409 for two wickets. His final hit was a four—a -imacKing drive through cover—his fortysecond four,

When he came in the police went out to meet him, but he made a aart for the pavilion, with one policeman trying to clear the way. But it was no good.

Bradman disappeared under waving arms, and hands that patted him - almost as many Hands, it seenmd, as he had scored runs, Thousands were on their feet cheerlug him, waving hats and handi;o> chiefs. If ho had been an Englishmen his reception could have been no greater.

Even his dressing room was not secret. People peered in through the windows, but Bradman was promptly shut off from view by sheets of brown paper.

“THE NECTAR.” We spent a good deal of the day applauding the hoy’s feat. Here are some of the things he has done that we have applauded, and that he has acknowledged by waving his cap and holding aloft his magic bat: At 11.38, when Jackson was well caught by Larwood at short leg off Maurice Tate’s first over, he came in. 11.55—having playing himself well in—he proceeded to score four after four. All the bowlers tame alike to him. 12.27. with a glorious late cut to the boundary, he got his fifty. He was showing ms the nectar of batsmanship. , In the first hour he scored 7R 1.16, with a hook off Larwood to square leg, his century was ’’un up. 703 AGAINST ENGLAND. This is Bradman’s third successive century in a test—l3l at Nottingham, 254 at Lord’s, and 309 not out here to-day. He has scored 703 runs against England so far. It is a rare feat. He had thus emulated Charles Macartney, who on the same ground four years ago, with the same partner, Woodfull, made his 103 before lunch. Bradman made 102 in 98 minutes—wonderful going for the beginning of a match. At 3.15 be made a long drive off Tate which took him to 151— precisely Macartney’s score on the other historic occasion. But Bradman went on and on. As the church 'bells chimed four the scorer put up his 200. He had now made a century be fore lunch and a second century before tea. Could lie make a tlnv,d century before dinner? He did. At 202 he hit one over Maurice Tate’s head. Only a very small chance indeed, which Tate, turning round and running backwards, just managed to touch with his left hand. THRASHING IT. “Luck favours skill,” as 0. B. I'iy always said. The tea score was 305 for 2—Bradman 2,20 not out. Just before tea he slowed up considerably, and for a short period afterwards he remained cautious Twenty minutes later saw him thrashing the bowling to all parts of the field, and at 5.25 he equalled uis own record score at Lord’s of 264. A minute later he had broken it. The crowd was on tiptoe with expectations. The question running cn thousands of lips was: “Can he break Foster’s record of 287 made in Australia in 1903?” Australia’s fourth century vas reached. Larwood went on with the old ball, and after a single had been scored, Tom Oates, at Chapman’s request, threw a new 'ball .to him. Bradman’s score was then 280. The new ball did not worry him at aU, and in seven minutes he had added eight more runs. The world’s record was smashed. The crowd cheered again and again. The game was stopped for fully a minute. At 6.22 a stroke past mid-off gave him his 300. More cheers. He held the fort—or father made his sorties —to the end. Tt has been an almost, but not quite, faultless innings. He gave one difficult chance, and only one, to Duckworth when he stood at 273, Geary being the unlucky bowler. He will be the first to own that his innings owed a lot to hip captain ■ —Woodfull—who wore down the English howling.