FAST CENTURIES
BRADMAN AND McCABE Stan McCabe scored tho second fastestcentury of the season in first grade cricket recently, making 101 not out, in 68 minutes, states an Australian writer. It was his third successive century for Mosman, and brought his aggregate... to 470. McCabo holds tho record for the season's fastest century in grade cricket—TOO in .50 minutes at his previous appearance. Ho scored his last century in less time than it took Cecil Pepper to reach HO. Pepper hit six sixes and 1.1- fours in "scoring 107, while McCabo hit two sixes and 14 : fours. \ - ' Don Bradman gave a brilliant display of batting in a recent club fixturo. when he scored 303 of , his side's total, of 439 for five wickets. Bradman mado his first hundred in 101 minutes, his second in 86 minutes, and his third in the sonsational time of 35 minutes.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23525, 9 December 1939, Page 22
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