Cricket

Inangahua Times, 21 December 1931, Page 4

Cricket

(United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SECOND TEST CENTURIES TO RIGG AND BRADMAN LATTER’S FOURTH SUCCESSIVE CENTURY AUSTRALIA LOSES 7 FOR 444. SYDNEY, Last Night. The father for the continuation of the second test was ideal. Woodfull and Rigg, batting solidly, carried the score to ten short of the South African total before the captain lost his wicket, this off the first ball he opened his shoulder to. Woodfull had played his characteristic knock and broke the back of the bowling.

When in the forties, Rigg was twice dropped by Cameron in Bell’s second over today. j At lunch the visitors total had been passed.

After the adjournment, Bradman and Rigg increased the scoring rate. The latter reached the coveted century after 192 minutes. He had never been really comfortable, but this innings should play him into form. The first hundred had taken 112 minutes and the second 98. Bradman was moving along with his usual freedom, despite the accuracy of the bowling. He reached fifty in 85 minutes. Bell, who had bowled well but with bad luck, then claimed Rigg’s wicket. Rigg was batting 240 minutes and hit thirteen fours. j The next hundred came up in 65 minutes with Bradman and McCabe going great guns. Bradman reached his hundred in 147, minutes.

This is his fourth successive hundred against the South Africans, thus breaking MacCartney’s record of three. Bradman then had a lash and was caught in the outfield. He hit ten fours. McCabe and Nitschke scored quickly in the concluding stages. With a lead of 291 runs and three most unbeatable position. The takings amounted to £2138. Australia, in the first innings, lost 7 wickets for 444. Pnnsford b Quinn 5 Woodfull c Mitchell b Vincent . . 58 Rigg b Bell 127 Bradman c Viljoen b Morkel .... 112

McCabe c Mitchell b Vincent .. 79 Nitschke b Bell 47 Lee c Cameron b Brown 0 Oldfield (in) 4 Extras 12 - Total, 7 wickets fqj 444 1 Fall of wickets: 1 for 6; 2 for 143; ] 3 for 254; 4 for 347; 5 for 432; 6 for--433; 7 for 444. Stumps were drawn.