A TAME DRAW

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 13888, 22 June 1938, Page 6

A TAME DRAW

SECOND EDITION

THE LANCASHIRE MATCH BRADMAN’S FAST CENTURY. (Received 11.9 a.m.) United Press Assn.,—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right. LONDON, June 21. The match between Australia and Lancashire Gilded in a tiVmo draw. The weather was fine for the resumption of play and Fingleton and Brown batted with no more ambition than a robot. After lunch however, the pair livened up and added 32 from four overs. Brown scored more in the half-hour after lunch than in the two hours before. The .rowd warmly applauded Bradman who was scoring all round the wicket, at timGs showing great daring He reached a century in only 73 minutes; the fastest 1(X) in England in the present season. His chanceiess innings included fifteen, fours. Lancashire re-opened with seventy minutes left. Chipperfield dismissed Washbrook and Payntei in the same over but the game ended in a tame draw. AUSTRALIA First Innings . 303 Second Innings. Fingleton! c Wilkinson, b Philiipson 90 Brown, b Nutter 70 Bradman, • not out 101 Badcock not out 14 Extras ! 3 Total. 2 (dcd.) 284 Bowling: Philiijison one for 71; Pollard none for 27 ; Nutter one for 81 : Wilkinson none for 63; Hopwood none for 19 ; Idcion none for 20. LANCASHIRE. First Innings 289 Second Innings. Washbi onk, b Chippc rfield 11 Ray liter, b Chipporfhld 20 Idci >:i. c Waite, b White 1 Olclield. not out 30 Hop wood, not out 17 Extras 1 Total 3 for 80 Bowling: McCormick none for 20; Waite none lor 7 ; White one for 30; ‘ iijny rfield two for 12 ; Badcock none foi 10. The match was drawn.