BRADMAN AMAZES WORCESTER FANS

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7207, 3 May 1930, Page 7

BRADMAN AMAZES WORCESTER FANS

Australia’s Easy Win INNINGS DECLARED AT EIGHT FOR 492 RUNS HOME SIDE 131 AND 196. United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. WORCESTER, May 2. The brilliant double century by Bradman was tho feature of the Australian innings. His effort amazed the spectators. Ho treated tho bowlers with scant respect. Ho pasted the ball to all parts of tho field, reaching his century iu 120 minutes. Woodfull ana Bradman put on 200 runs in just over two hours. Tho New South Wales colt, assisted by Richardson, McCabe and a’Beckett, made his total 200 after 235 minutes at tho crease. He lost his wicket in attempting to lift a ball out of the ground. Ho had batted for 276 minutes, and bit 2S fours. Ho gave only one chance, after he had passed his second hundred. His score is tho highest compiled against Worcester. He drove with great power, and presented an impregnable defence. In tho two hours left for play Worcester lost four wickets. Tho weather was beautiful and the wicket good when play 7 was resumed to-day. Worcester in its second innings, was all out for 196. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Woodfull, b Brooko 333 Jackson, e Walters, b Brooko .... 24 Bradman, « Walters, b Brooke .. 236 McCabe, c Root, b Brooke 15 Richardson, run out 34 Fairfax, c Root, b Jackson .... 0 a’Bcckott, e Gilbert, b Root .... 24 Oldfield, b Root 4 Wall, not out 9 Extras 23 Total for S wickets (dec.) .. 492 Bowling analysis: Root took two wickets for 112 runs, Jackson ono for 105, Gilbert none for 30, Brooke foui for 14S, Wright none for 6S, Gibbons none for 21. WORCESTER. First Innings 131 Second Innings. Jewett, hit wicket, b Hornibrook 10 Wright, run out 18 Nichol, c Hornibrook, b Grimmett 1 Gibbons, b Hornibrook 22 Fox, o Oldfield, b Grimmett .... 28 Walker, c and b Grimmett .... 44 Root, b Grimmett .. A 48 Brooke, b Grimmett 0 Styler, Ibw, b Hornibrook 1 Jackson, not out 4 Gilbert, absent ill 0 Extras 20 Total 100 Australia won by an innings and 165 runs.