GREAT BATSMAN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22620, 7 January 1937, Page 10

GREAT BATSMAN

TRIBUTES TO BRADMAN ENGLISH PAPERS' COMMENT WONDER AND CONSTERNATION By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received January <>, fi.r> p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 5 The evening papers hail Bradman's score with mixed wonder and consternal ion. This was best expressed by the Star's poster: "Still Piling on the Agony." 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 to bat to the bitter end. Bradman and Fingleton played the bowling with .appalling confidence. Of course, we wore bound to have a Bradman century. The batsmen frequently turned ones into twos, and twos into threes. Had England been batting half of these runs would not have been attempted." "Don Pays Off Old Scores," was another snappy evening poster. All feature his double century and Australian records. DOUBLE CENTURIES FOURTEEN SCORED TO DATE TEN BY AUSTRALIANS Fourteen scores of 200 or more have been registered by batsmen in test cricket between England and Australia. Four of these havo been made by Englishmen, three of which go to the credit of W R. Hammond, while 10 have been scored by Australians. Bradman has been responsible for six of these double centuries. Details aro as follows: England W. R. Hammond.—2sl, at Sydney, 1928-9; 231, not out, at Sydney, 1936-7; 200, at Melbourne, 1028-9. I?. E. Foster.—2S7, at Sydney, 1903-4. AUSTRALIA D. G. Bradman. —334, at Leeds, 1930; 304, at Leeds, 1934; 270, at Melbourne, 1936-7; 254, at Lord's, 1930; 214, at the Oval, 1934; 232, at the Oval, 1930. W. TI. Ponsford —266, at the Oval, 1934. W. L. Murdoch. —211, at the Oval, 1884. J. Rvder. —201, not out, at Adelaide, 1924-5. S. E. Gregory.—2o,l, at Sydney, 1894-5. The record score for all test cricket is held by W. R. Hammond, of England, who made 336, not out, against New Zealand at Eden Park in 1932-33. However, Bradman's 334 against England at Leeds in 1930 is rated a much bettor performance. The highest individual score in all first-class cricket is Bradman's 452, not out, for Now South Wales against Queensland at Sydney in 1929-30.