BRADMAN AGAIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23528, 17 June 1938, Page 9

BRADMAN AGAIN

CENTURY AGAINST GENTLEMEN AUSTRALIA’S TOTAL 397 HOME SIDE TWO FOR 23 (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, June 15. In the match Australia v. Gentlemen, after raising 100 in 105 minutes McCabe batted briskly, but Badcock continued cautiously. The latter was completely deceived by Brown’s googly. Expecting it to pass well outside the wicket, he did not attempt to play the ball. McCabe was in glittering form, and batted faultlessly until caught in the slips. He played a dashing innings, his score’including one six and seven fours.

Bradman was seemingly not troubled by his strained leg. He batted briskly. Chipperfield was also going along nicely after a run of failures. His 51 occupied 100 minutes and included seven boundaries. It was a sound display. Bradman soon afterwards reached 50 in 50 minutes. He then hit Stephenson for three consecutive fours.

Waite and Barnett failed, but White opened with a six off a noball from Meyer. The Australian captain reached his century in 110 minutes. Then, in trying to sweep Meyer to the boundary, he was caught at deep square leg after a gay, chanceless innings. He hit 13 fours.

The Australian innings closed after 345 minutes’ play. White was undefeated. He batted an hour, his score including one six and eight fours, his 42 being his highest score in England. The Gentlemen commenced their innings at 6 o’clock. Wilcox and Gibb opened crisply, but five minutes before stumps were drawn Bradman took a running catch at mid-on to dismiss Gibb, and Stephenson, sent in as a stop-gap, was out in the same over.

THE SECOND DAY’S PLAY GENTLEMEN SIX FOR 13! LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, at 2 a.m.) The weather is fine and warm. Wilcox and Wyatt played steadily against Waite and White. The wicket is a little faster than yesterday. Ward, though he occasionally beat the batsmen, received heavy punishment. Wyatt was out to an easy catch at mid-on after a strange mixture of confidence and uncertainty. He was never quite able to master "Ward, who was spinning the ball quickly from leg. Bradman is not fielding owing to sore eyes, which it is believed are due to the dust at Nottingham. Hammond was out to a surprisingly weak stroke in Waite’s second over. He lifted a slow and somewhat short ball straight to square leg. Following are the details:— AUSTRALIA First Innings Brown, c Gibb, b Meyer .. .. 30 Fingleton, c Gibb, b Meyer .. 38 McCabe, c Wilcox, b Stephenson 79 Badcock, b Brown 31 Chipperfield, b Stephenson .. 51 Bradman, c Valentine, b Meyer 104 Waite, b Brown .. .. • • • • 6 Barnett, c Gibb, b Brown .. 0 White, not out 4 * Ward, b Meyer 1 Fleetwood-Smith, c Stephenson, b Meyer \ Extras 14 Total 397 Bowling Analysis.—Stephenson, 2 for 94; Maclndoe, none for 57; Hammond, none for 14; Brown, 3 for 107; Meyer, 6 for 66; Wyatt, none for 45. GENTLEMEN Wilcox, b Ward 50 Gibb, c Bradman, b McCabe .. 6 Stephenson, c Waite, b McCabe 0 Wyatt, c White, b Ward .. . ■ 37 Chalk, st Barnett, b Ward .. 3 Hammond, c White, b Waite .. 7 Yardley, not out JO Valentine, not out . • ■ • • 11 Extras " Total for six wickets .. 131