BATTING WIZARD

Northern Advocate, 6 May 1930, Page 5

BATTING WIZARD

BRADMAN 185 NOT OUT RICHARDSON SCORES CENTURY. LEICESTER LEATHER-HUNTING. (United Press Association-—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received II a.m.) LONDON, May 5. The weather was tine and the wicket good for continuation of the Leicester-Australia cricket match. Warm sunshine prevailed as Bradman and Kippax resumed. Leicester has the local reputation of being a tricky wicket in the first half-hour, morning mists leaving the ground sufficiently damp to necessitate the bowlers using sawdust.

The conditions favoured the batsmen, as the out-field was faster than on Saturday. Geary commenced bowling. outside the leg stump. The two batsmen were quietly confident. Following the early dismissal of Kippax and McCabe, who failed to get going, Bradman and Richardson became associated in a partnership yielding 179 runs, coming together when four wickets wore down for 88 runs. These two saved tlm side from a

possible rout. Richardson played freely throughout, but Bradman was unusually restrained, his first 25 occupying 100 minutes. He then livened up and the total reached 100 after 125 minutes. Richardson punished anything loose. The Leicester bowling was varied and accurate, demanding the batsmen’s respect. Both gave difficult chances when in the forties.

Richardson made the partnership worth 100 by hitting Armstrong for six, and the 4000 spectators present after lunch saw the South Australian hit fast* bowler Shipman, successively for six and foui’. Ho reached the coveted century before Bradman, despite the latter’s 05 minutes’ start. Bradman’s three figures appeared in the next over, and then Richardson was caught, failing to connect properly with one from Geary. There was 20 minutes’ delay at the tea interval owing to rain. Bradman upon resuming went after runs, pasting the bowling. The third hundred took only 55 minutes. At 5.25 rain drove the players off and istumps were later drawn, with half the visiting side out for 305, , in response to Leicester’s first innings total of 14S. Particulars of the day’s play arc as follow. —

AUSTRALIA, First Innings. Ponsford, 1.b.w., b Geary 25 Jackson, b Geary • 4 Bradman, not out 185 Kippax, e Sidwell, b Snary 22 McCabe, b Geary 2 Richardson, c Armstrong, b Geary 100 Fairfax, not out 21 Extras ................... P Five wickets f.oy 305