Mammoth Batting

Northern Advocate, 6 January 1937, Page 5

Mammoth Batting

HUGE STAND FINGLETCN’S SECOND CENTURY Bradman (56 not out) and Fingleton (39 not out) were intent on maintaining Australia’s advantage when play was resumed today. Although the English bowling presented no terrors, the batsmen were • content to get runs at a reasonable rate. Bradman was more impressive on his on-side play, but the field was well set and cut off many of his strokes. Both batsmen treated Verity, who bowled an impeccable length for the greater part of the time, with the greatest respect. "/ The partnership between Fingleton and Bradman, which proved an invaluable One to Australia, yielded 346 ruhs in 364 minutes. This was a record for test cricket, beating the 187 compiled by W. W. Armstrong and C. E. Ke lie way at I Sydney in the 1920-21 season. } Fingleton was caught by Ames, off Sims, with his total at 136, but Bradman was still batting confidently at stumps with 248 to his credit. He had been batting 399 minutes..

Following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings (for 9wkts. declared) 200 Second Innings. W. J. O’Reilly, b Voce , 0 L. O. Fleetwood-Smith, c Verity, b Voce 0 F. Ward, c Hardstaff, b Verity .. 18 K. E. Rigg, Ibw., b Sims 47 W. A. Brown, c Barnett, b Voce .. 20 J. H. Fingleton, c Ames, b Sims . 133 D. G. Bradman, not out 248 S, J. McCabe, not out 14 Extras 17 Total for six wickets 500 Fall of wickets. —One for 1; two for 3; three for 38; four 74; five for 97; six for 443.

Record Partnership Bradman 248 Undefeated Australia’s Impregnable Position L United Press Association.—by Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.! . MELBOURNE, January 5. USTKA LI A greatly improved its chances of success in the fourth'' day’s play in the third cricket test today. Batting on a firm and easy wicket, Australia carried its second innings score from 194 for five wickets to 51)0 for six. Australia scored 200 for nine wickets declared, in its first innings, and England replied with 76 for nine • wickets declared, so that the former has a lead of 624 runs at the moment.

BRADMAN DELIGHTS PRESS r “STILL PILING ON AGONY.” ' T ——*— / ■( ■ (Received Noon). LONDON, January 5. The evening papers hail Bradman’s score with mixed wonder and consternation. This was best .expressed by the “Star’s” poster: “Still Piling oh the Agony.’’ : f ’ H. A. Carson, in the “Evening News,” says: “Five . hundred has never . | been seen in the fourth innings of a - [test, but as the Australians are two . games down, Bradman was compelled ' j to bat to the bitter end.” 1 “Bradman and Fingleton played the', bowling with appalling confidence. Of •' course, we were'bouhd to have : a Brdd - : h man century. The batsmen frequently turned ones into twos, and twos into threes. Had England been »batting, - half of these runs would not havp'Been attempted.” ■The highest fourth innings ion v t£C,ord ’, is; 411 by England, at Sydney, in 192425, when set to make 605 to, win. ' ;“Don Pays Off Old Scores,” was another snappy evening poster. All feature his double century and Australian records.

THE FIFTH DAY . (Received .2.30 p.m.) -T . MELBOURNE,, This Day. The weather is fine, though cloudy for the fifth day’s play in the third • cricket test between England anc£ Australia. The wicket is in excellent! order. The attendance is well below that of the previous days, ’-as many factories have resumed work. ■

Australia’s second inning's, with six wickets down for 500, is being- resumed, as there is no time limit to the match: . r.: ■, AUSTRALIA ALL OUT-564 When the luncheon adjournment was taken today, Australia were all j out for 564, leaving England requiring , 689 to win. Bradman was out for 270, j McCabe 22, Darling 0, Oldfield 7, and Sievers, not out, 25.

Bowling. O. M. R. W. Voce . 29 2 120 3 Hammond 21 3 82 0 Allen ...... 17 2 .62 a t Verity , .... ...... 34 e 75 i~ Robins ... . 7 0 36 a Sims 16 .... ii 90 2 Worthington .... A 0 18 0 ENGLAND. First Innings Owkts. declared) 76