AUSTRALIANS WIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23103, 30 July 1938, Page 13

AUSTRALIANS WIN

INNINGS AND 218 RUNS f SOMERSET MATCH I COUNTY OUT FOR 136 $ | BRADMAN SCORES 202 i $ By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright | (Received July '29, 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 29 At the end of the second day's play in the cricket match Australia versus Somerset at Taunton, the county was left with 235 runs to make in order to save an innings' ~ £ defeat, and only four wickets in ,• hand. The side was out to-day for 136, and the visitors won by an linnings and 218 runs. $ Continuing their first innings yester- - | day the visitors scored freely. Tho wicket played comfortably, and the i score mounted to ]SO in 105 minutes, in spite of the efforts of the spin, howlers and frequent changes. 'i Badcock hit a brilliant. 100 in two hours, his total including 14 boundaries, • and Bradman reached his 50 in 65 minutes.

The bowling was not loose, but rather inadequate against batting of stich quality. Badcock finally was carelessly run out. His innings was chancelesa and he was especially severe on the fastish bowling. Bra.dman in Great Form Barnes' timing was faulty. He wai missed at first slip when he had made five, but was out leg-before in the next over. Hassett soon settled down and he and Bradman scored much as they pleased. Only excellent fielding saved the bowlers from heavier punishment. Hassett, in attempting a hook, waa caught at long-leg; but Bradman, continuing strongly, reached his first century in 145 minutes. "When Chipperfield was bowled off his thigh, Bradman and McCabe became associated in a partnership of 129 runs for the sixth wicket. Hitting Buse for four boundaries in one over, Bradman scored 72 in an. hour. Australian Captain's Popularity After lunch runs came at a riotous pace, and 400 was posted for 270 minutes' play. Bradman reached his 200 after only 216 minutes. Then, with two runs added to his total, in attempting to hit a six in the same over, he was clean bowled. He had made 32 fours in a chanceless innings. His glorious driving and skill in placing, dislocated the field.

McCabe, recovered from his injury, reached a graceful 50 in 65 minutes, and at tea, when the innings had been in progress for 310 minutes, Bradman declared it closed. When the Australians took the field the enthusiastic crowd followed Bradman to the wicket, while a policeman escorted him. County's bad Start after Tea Lvon and Lee had to wait 10 minutes for the crowd to disperse before taking up their positions. With only six runs scored, however, both opening batsmen were back in the pavilion. Buse and Longrigg added 40 for a vigorous fourth wicket partnership, and after six wickets were down for S6 Andrews and Barnwell batted stubbornly to play out time. Details of the scores are:-r SOMERSET First innings ¥ * > . 110 AUSTRALIA- —First Innings Badcock, run out . ... > . . . 110 Walker, b Andrews . . * . , . . . 37 Bradman, b Andrews 202 Barnes, lbw, b Wellard 9 Hassctt, c Gimblett, b Buse . . . . 31Chipperlield, b Wellard 10 McCabe. not out 56 White, not out 2 Extras .. . .. ... .. 7 Total for six wickets (dee.) . . 464 Bowling: Andrews took two wickets for 108, Wellard two for 116. Buse one for 82, Lyon none for 10, Meyer none for 54, Ha/.ell none for 57. SOM KKSET —Second Innings Lyon, c Walker, b White .... 2 Leo, c C'hipperfield, b White .... 4 Buse, lbw, h O'Reilly . . . . . . 33 Meyer, c Badcock, b O'Reilly . . . 17, Longrigg, c Chipperfield, b Fleet-wood-Smith . . 23 Gimblett, c Hassett, b Ward ... 6 Andrews, e Walker, b FleetwoodSmith . 20 Barnwell, b Fleetwood-Smith . .. 18 Wellard, lbw, b Fleetwood-Smith 6 Luckes, b Fleetwood-Smith ... 1 Hazel 1, not out 1 Extras . , s * * *>• * » . 5 Total . . ..• v* • • I^6 Bowling: White took two wickets for 13. Hassett none for eight. Ward one for 63, O'Reilly two for 17, Fleet-wood-Smith five for 30. The Australian cricketers are to begin to-day a three-days' match against Glamorgan at Swansea. They will then go to Scotland, where they will play two matches against Scottish teams, namely a two-days' fixture at Dundee and a one-dav game -at Glasgow. A two-days' match against Durham at Sunderland will follow, commencing on August 8.