AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22256, 8 May 1934, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

THE LEICESTER MATCH AUSTRALIA THREE FOR 103. (Special to Australian Press Association.) LONDON, May 7. (Received May 8, at 0.30 a.m.) The wicket was dead easy when Brown and Bradman resumed batting in brighter and less blustering conditions. Overnight rain made the outfield slow. Bradman early cover-drove and hooked Smith to the fence. Other hits which were worth four slopped into the sodden turf. Brown batted with quiet grace, without forcing the pace. He had added only three in half an hour to-day when he played over-late to Smith, and snicked the ball on to the wicket. Kippax played pretty shots, timing well. He pulled Geary to the boundary. Smoke drifting over the ground from neighbouring factories troubled the batsmen. Bradman, after a quiet spell in the fifties, began punishing Geary, but badly missed a late inswinger, and his off stump went. He was less adventurous than usual. Following are the scores: — LEICESTER. First innings .. 152 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Ponsford, Ibw, b Geary 9 Brown, b Smith .. 28 Bradman, b Geary 65 Kipjiax, not out .. 29 Darling, not out ' 28 Extras 1 Total for three wickets .. 163 BROMLEY INDISPOSED SLIGHT ATTACK OP INFLUENZA. LONDON, May 6. Bromley is suffering from a slight attack of influenza, and will not bat against Leicester to-morrow, CHIPPERFIELD RECOVERING. LONDON, May 7. (Received May 7, at 11.30 p.m.) Play at Leicester will begin on Tuesday at 11 a.m. and stumps will be drawn at 5 p.m. Chipperfield has practically recovered. Bromley’s temperature is higher, and neither will be available for the Cambridge match. BRADMAN AFTER A RECORD. LONDON, May 6. Mr T. Moult, in the Daily Telegraph, as the result of an inquiry received from an Australian at Leicester, surmises that Bradman is out to beat the record jointly held by Grace in 1805 and Hammond in 1927 of scoring 1000 runs in 22 days.