BRADMAN IN FORM

Southland Times, Issue 23497, 2 May 1938, Page 7

BRADMAN IN FORM

MATCH AGAINST WORCESTER TOUK OPENED WITH SCORE OF 258 AUSTRALIAN TEAM LOSES SIX WICKETS FOB 474 (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received May 1, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. The Australian cricket team, thanks to the captain, D. G. Bradman, opened its tour well with a heavy first innings score against Worcester. Bradman, with 258, registered his third successive double century against this county in the opening match of an Australina team. The teams were as follows:— AUSTRALIA WORCESTER D. G. Bradman (capt) The Hon. C. J. LytS. J. McCabe telton (capt) C. h. Badcock B. J. Crisp .. B. A. Barnett E. H. Human W. A. Brown ' A. P. Singleton J. H. Fingleton H. H. J. H. Gibbons L. O’B. Fleetwood- C. H. Buff Smith S. H. Martin A. L. Hassett B. T. D. Perks E. I>. McCormick Howarth W. J. O’BeiHy J. S. Buffer ' E. C. S. White,,,- E. Cooper The Worcester captain, Lyttelton, won the toss and sent in the Australians on a good, fast wicket, explaining that the crowd had come to see Austra-

lia bat and candidly adding that there was less chance of a fiasco that way. The South African medium-fast bowler Crisp opened the attack before a crowd which grew from 12,000 to 14,000, a record, ; Brown , was completely beaten in Crisp’s third over and was put leg before wicket Fingleton was going along nicely. Bradman was cautious and slow to begin. Fingleton mistimed one and was well caught in the covers. He was more enterprising than usual, his score including five 4’s. McCabe joined Bradman and the pair went along quietly until x lunch, when the score was two wickets down for 112 runs.

McCabe, after lunch, opened his shoulders. Perks brought one in sharply and rooted out his off-stump. Bradman, having settled down, showed a wide range of strokes, Badcock receiving little of the bowling. The partnership realized 100 in an hour. Bradman had made 143 in two hours. One over from Human, who bowled high-toss slow balls, yielded 27 runs.

Badcock was aggressive after tea. The process.of pulverizing the bowling thoroughly disheartened the bowlers, but delighted the onlookers. A fine partnership was dissolved when Badcock stepped out to cover drive and was nicely caught in the covers. Howarth was recalled at 427 and with his second ball got Bradman, who, trying a late cut, was caught in the slips. It was a faultless innings, including 32 4’s, and revealed practically every stroke in Bradman’s repertoire. Scores: — AUSTRALIA , First Innings J. H. Fingleton c Crisp b Howarth 41 W. A. Brown lbw b Crisp 2 S. J. McCabe b Perks 34 D. G. Bradman c Martin b Howarth 258 C. L. Badcock c Singleton b Perks 67 A. L. Hassett not out 21 B. A. Barnett b Crisp 16 E. C. S. White not out 6 Extras 29 TOTAL (for six wickets) 474 ADDITIONAL RECORD FOR BRADMAN THIRD DOUBLE CENTURY AT WORCESTER (Received May 1, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 1. Cricket writers compliment D. G. Bradman on his additional record of a third double century in succession at Worcester. The Sunday Times says that Bradman is better than ever. He drove exquisitely and late cut most cheekily. The Marylebone Club announces that tickets for the Test at Lord’s are sold out. y YORKSHIRE MAKES 339 AGAINST MARYLEBONE (Received May 1, 7 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. , Playing against Marylebone, Yorkshire, in the first innings made 339 (T. F. Smailes 67, A. Wood 69, J. H. Sim four wickets for 77 runs). Marylebone has lost one wicket for 46 runs.