TEST CRICKET MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20604, 1 July 1930, Page 11

TEST CRICKET MATCH.

PLAY AT LORD'S.

AUSTRALIANS BATTING.

TWO WICKETS FOR 544.

BRILLIANT bradman.

a DOUBLE CENTURY.

£y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received July 1, 1.10 a.m.) LONDON. June 30. Thei second test match between the Australian cricketers and England was resumed this morning at Lord's. The weather was hot and the sky cloudless with a strong breeze blowing. There wero 15,000 spectators at the outset. Many men took off their coats und thery was a general use of handkerchiefs and newspapers for shelter from tho sun's rays. When stumps wcro drawn on Saturday, England lia-J made 425 runs in tho first innings and Australia 404 foi two wickets, Bradman (165) and Kippax (7) being tho not out men. On going to tho wickets to continue 'batting Bradman and Kippax played carefully against tho bowling of Tato and Allen, each of whom sent down a maiden over. The pitch seemed to bo lasting well despite three days of sunshine. Tho ball was getting up only to tho usual height, but both batsmen apparently wero deteraiined to commenco cautiously. Excitement Among Spectators. Tato usee! a new ball in his third over. Two maidens followed, and then Kippax neatly cut and drove Allen. Chapman "pas twice applauded for his brilliant fielding of Bradman's hard cuts. When Kippax drovo Allen for two and niade tho total 422 it was tho best total iver recorded for Australia at Lord's. Tato kept up a faultless length. Also ha cunningly sent down several short leg balls ; for which Duckworth stepped out, trying to entrap Bradman into glancing. )' Bradman soon began to open his shoulders and slogged Robins. Ho passed Dnleepsinhji's 173 and then square cut a bad length ball from Tate to the boundary amid the greatest excitement. Kippax then gained a five through Chapman's bad return over Duckworth's head, i Records Broken by Bradman. %{: - Bridmau cut Hammond for three and made his score 194, beating Bardsley's 193 in the corresponding match in 1926, thus becoming tho highest scorer in a p, 'test at Lord's.' In tho next over Bradman reached his 200 in 245 minutes. 110 was wildly applauded. • ' There were unprecedented scenes among Arstralian spectators over the young batsman's third double century on tho tour. Englishmen joined in tho congratulations. At the luncheon interval the score was 544 for two wickets. Details of the scores aie:—

ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobtls, *,! Oldfield, b Fairfax .. 1 Woolley, c Wall, b Fairfax .. .. 41 Haramori 5, b Grimmett . . . . . 38 Duleepsiuhji, c Bradinan b Grimmett 173 Hendren. c McCabe, b Fairfax .. 48 Chapman, c Oldfield, b Wall .. » . 11 Tate, c McCabe, b Wall .. ..54 Allen, b Fairfax . . . . 3 Robins, c Oldfield. b Ilornibrook ~ 5 White, not out .23 Duckworth, c Oldfield, b Wall .. 13 Extras . .. 10 Total . • 425 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdn Runs. Wkts. Wall . .. 29.4 2 118 3 Fairfax ... 31 6 101 4 Grimmett . . 53 4 105 2 Hormbrook 26 6 62 1 McCabe 9 1 29 0 There wero two byes and seven legbyes. Fairfax bowled a no-ball. Fall of wickets.—One for 13, two for 53, three for 105, four for 209, five for 236, six for 239, seven for 337, eight for 363, nine for 387 10 for 425. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings Woodfull. St Duckworth, b Robins 155 Ponsford, c Hammond, b Whito . . 81 Bradman, not out .. .. .. 231 Kippax, not out .. .65 Extras .. K . 12 Total, for two wickets .. ( .. 544 GREAT BATTING. BRADMAN'S FEAT. 46 YEARS' RECORD BROKEN. / (Received July 1, 1.35 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 30. Bradman is the fourth Australian to make a double centyry in a test match. The wicket seemed to be wearing during this morning and the ball occasionally flew up off Tate, but tho other bowlers protented no difficulties. The batsmen wero content to await a suitable ball to hit. Also they found it bard to penetrate tho field. Bradinan slowed down after ho had made 200. Kippax went on steadily, "sing delightful leg glances, which arc his principal scoring strokes. Neither be nor Bradman took liberties against White and Hammond. A period of thill butting ensued, 'lho 500 took 445 minutes to compile. Bradman soon after this broke the record which had niuoil mm yeais vvhen he passed the 211 scored by Murdoch and became the highest Australian scorer in the history of the test mutches. In the same over Kippax reached 50 for two hours' play, and the side bad recorded its highest total of the tour.