STILL UNBEATEN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23081, 6 January 1937, Page 7

STILL UNBEATEN

BRADMAN 248 NOT OUT AUSTRALIA’S SECOND INNINGS SIX WICKETS FOR 500 (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) MELBOURNE, Jan. 5. (Received Jan. 5, at 11.15 p.m.) Play in the third test match was continued to-day, and when stumps were drawn the scores were as follows: AUSTRALIA First Innings

ENGLAND’S FIELDING SUPERB SYDNEY, Jan. 5. Commenting on the third test, C. G. Macartney, in the Herald, says Australia’s favourable position is now pronounced, and there is little England can hope for. The batting of Ward helped Australia considerably, and his innings must not be

judged on his runs alone. Its value to his side was the time it saved for the regular batsmen who would otherwise have been forced to face an awkward period when Voce was bowling with much hostility. Rigg batted grandly and justified his inclusion in the team. Thf Australian batting generally was cautious, and rightly so, until Bradman arrived. When Bradman came in the situation was made for him, and after

settling down he lay about him with a definite purpose. Bradman to-day more closely resembled the Bradman of old, being more vivacious and faster in his footwork and strokemaking. Fingleton played his customary tactical game, and acted as a grand foil for Bradman. . The wet ball periods were unkind to the English bowlers, but they stuck manfully to their task. The manner in which Voce maintained his pace and length on a wicket containing no fire was amazing. He was unlucky in narrowly missing the stumps several times after beating the batsmen. Another admirable feature was the superb fielding of the Englishmen. There was hardly an error of any description, except the bad miss of Ward i the slips by Sims. BATSMEN MAKE HISTORY MELBOURNE, Jan. 5. Two heavy showers fell in Melbourne last night, but in the early hours of thL mornim the sky was cloudless, and indications point to better weather for to-day. It is believed th?u O’Reilly and Fleetwood-Smith made history yesterday. As test opening batsmen they both made “ ducks,” and there is no trace of a similar double failure by opening batsmen. Bradman, when 13, passed Sutcliffe’s aggregate of 2741 runs in tests, and now has only Hobbs’s aggregate of 3636 to beat. Arthur Mailey. writing in the Daily Telegraph, says only an outsize in miracles can save England from defeat. He adds that the heavy downpours last night will result in the pit-h favouring the bowlers today

Nine wickets (declared) for .. 200 Second Innings O’Reilly, c and b Voce 0 Fleetwood-Smith c Verity, b Voce .. . 0 Ward, c Hardstaff, b Verity .. 18 Rigg, Ibw (new rule), b Sims 47 Brown, c Barnett, b Voce .. 20 Fingleton, c Ames, b Sims . 136 Bradman, not out 248 M'Cabe, not out 14 Extras 17 ' Total for six wickets 500 Fall of Wickets. —One for 0, two for 3, three for 38, four for 74, five for 97, six for 443. Bowling Analysis 0. M. R. W. Voce .. ■• 29 2 120 3 Hammond .. 21 3 82 Allen .... 17 2 62 Verity .... 34 6 75 1 Robins .... 7 — 36 Sims .. .. 16 — 90 2 Worthington .4 — 18 ENGLAND First Innings Nine wickets (declared) for .. 76