AUSTRALIA NONE FOR 126

Southland Times, Issue 23512, 19 May 1938, Page 5

AUSTRALIA NONE FOR 126

NORTHANTS MATCH BEGUN BROWN AND BADCOCK NOT OUT (United Press Assn.— Telegraph Copyright) (Received May 19, 12.45 a.m.) •LONDON, May 18. Australia has lost no wickets for 126 runs in its first innings against Northamptonshire. Rain stopped play at 1.10 p.m. The teams are: AUSTRALIA NORTHANTS. D. G. Bradman —. Nelson S J. McCabe G. B. Cuthbertson C. L. Badcock A. W. Snowden B. A. Barnett J. E. Timms W. A. Brown D. Brookes A. G. Chipperfield K. J. Partridge E. L. McCormick E. J. Herbert L. O’B. Fleetwood- —. Greenwood Smith K. C. James M. G. Waite W. E. Merritt F. A. Ward — O’Brien E. C. S. White Bradman won the toss and Brown and Badcock opened in a damp atmosphere and a poor light. Badcock was forcible and confident from the start, but Brown was terribly slow, Partridge beating him several times. James missed a catch at the wicket off Herbert. Conditions became miserable, with an almost continuous drizzle, but Badcock went on strongly, cutting and driving. He should have been out at 44, James badly fumbling a stumping off Nelson, who is a slow left-hander. Badcock drove and hooked Timms for consecutive fours and reached 53, while Brown was getting 25. The umpire ordered a towel from the pavilion to dry the slippery ball, by which the weak bowling was handicapped. Scores: AUSTRALIA First Innings W. A. Brown not out . 44 C. L. Badcock not out- 72 Extras 10 TOTAL for no wickets 126 MARYLEBONE MATCH ABANDONED CONTINUOUS LIGHT RAIN AT LORD’S LONDON, May 17. The match between Marylebone and the Australians was abandoned in the middle of the afternoon after continuous light rain. Scores:— AUSTRALIA First innings 502 MARYLEBONE First innings 214 Second Innings D. R. Wilcox b McCabe 16 W. J. Edrich not out 53 D. Compton not out 12 Extras 6 TOTAL for one wicket 87 Bowling analysis: E. L. McCormick took no wickets for 8 runs; M. G. Waite, none for 18; S. J. McCabe, one for 22; L. O’B. Fleetwood-Smith, none for 25; W. J. O’Reilly, none for 8. SCORING 1000 RUNS IN MAY BRADMAN MAY ESTABLISH RECORD No cricketer has twice scored 1000 runs in England before the end of May, but at the rate D. G. Bradman is scoring he seems certain to add another record to his long list. In four innings he has scored 731 runs giving him an average of 182.75. As there are four more matches this month Bradman should experience little difficulty in reaching four figures. Only five batsmen —W. G. Grace, W. R. Hammond, C. Hallows, .T. Hayward and Bradman—have scored 1000 runs by Maj« 31. Owing to the limited amount of first-class cricket, the feat of scoring 1000 runs in an Australian season is rarely performed. Very few Australian cricketers have done it at all and, with the exception of Bradman, not one of them more than twice. Yet Bradman has scored 1000 runs in every season he has played except his first, and in the 1934-35 season when he was out of the game because of illness—that is, on eight occasions. In his nine seasons’ first-class play in Australia, Bradman has scored 11,605 runs at an average of 92.10 an innings, with 452 not out as his highest, and the world’s record, score. He has played ’first-class cricket only in Australia and England, and his figures for the two seasons he has played in the latter country are: 63 innings, nine not outs, 334 highest score, total 4980, average, 92.22.

He has scored 18 centuries in Test cricket, and has equalled J. B. Hobbs’s record of 12 centuries in England v. Australia matches. Bradman has also made four centuries against South Africa and two against the West Indies. His record in Test matches against England, in five series of which he has played, is as follows:—

In no fewer than 27 of his 61 threefigure innings, Bradman has scored 200 runs or more.

EIGHT CENTURIES IN COUNTY GAMES

MATCHES CURTAILED BY RAIN LONDON, May 17. Rain curtailed some of the county cricket fixtures. Results: Derbyshire v. Surrey: Derbyshire, first innings 235; second innings 210 (G. Pope 83). Surrey, first innings 159 (Mitchell seven for 45); second innings 174 (Townsend seven for 57). Derbyshire won by 112 runs. Lancashire v. Essex.—Lancashire, first innings 491 for eight declared (Iddon 114, Oldfield 115, Hopwood 83 not out). Essex, first innings 119 (Nutter five for 38); Essex followed on and scored 195 (O’Connor 86). Lancashire won by an innings and 177 runs. Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire.—Yorkshire, first innings 266 (Sutcliffe 110); second innings 58 for no wickets. Gloucestershire, first innings 428 for nine, declared (Hammond 124). Gloucestershire won on the first innings. Leicestershire v. Hampshire.—Hampshire, first innings 221 (Creese 89); second innings 61 for two wickets. Lei-

cestershire, first innings 288 for eight declared (Dempster 110; Boyes five for 52). Leicestershire won on the first innings. Sussex v. Nottinghamshire.—Sussex, first innings 487 for seven, declared (Cox 101, Jim Parks 169). Nottinghamshire, first innings 231; the latter followed on and compiled 185 (J. Comford five for 40). Sussex won by an innings and 71 runs. Glamorgan v. Warwickshire.—Warwickshire, first innings 215 (Clay five for 59); second innings 178. Glamorgan, first innings 222 (Hollies six for 81); second innings 142 for three wickets. Glamorgan won on the first innings. Cambridge v. Northamptonshire.— Cambridge, first innings 209; second innings 379 for seven declared (Gibb 141). Northamptonshire, first innings 168; second innings 172 for four. The match was drawn.

1928-29 In.N.O. H.S. Tl. 468 Av. 66.85 8 1 123 1930 7 0 334 974 139.14 1932-33 8 1 103 396 56.57 1934 8 0 304 758 94.75 1936-37 9 0 270 810 90.00 TOTAL 40 2 334 3406 89.63