BRADMAN STARTS WELL.

Wairarapa Age, 4 May 1934, Page 3

BRADMAN STARTS WELL.

CENTURY NOT OUT IN FIRST MATCH.

GRIMMETT CAPTURES FIVE WICKET'S. LONDON, May 2. As demonstrating the phenomenal interest England is taking in the tour of the. Australian cricket team, the large crowd at the opening match of the tour —with Worcestershire, at Worcester—included over 100 journalists and 50 photographers. The county team was disposed of cheaply, Grimmett taking five wickets, and. the Australians then ran up a score of 199 for three l wickets, Bradman punishing all the bowlers in making I'l2 not out. There were 6000 people present after lunch, when Grimmett’s ascendancy became pronounced. Worcestershire’s innings ended with Oldfield taking a spectacular catch to dismiss Quaife. In 170 minutes the county team had. compiled 112 runs. Grimmett took five wickets for 53 runs. Ponsford and Woodfull opened confidently for Australia, Ponsford playing a series of crisp attacking shots before being caught in the slips. Jacks.-.’., who got the wicket, was keeping an admirable length and getting considerable nip from the pitch. Bradman, who filled the vacancy, once almost played >im on. Woodfull, with Bradman, jogged along comfortably until the tea’ adjournment. Bradman opened his shoulders after tea, and, slamming Perks and Brook to the boundary, he drew level wij;h Woodfull, who had had a start of forty minutes. Bradman reached 50 in an hour. Worcestershire’s fielding was excellent, but Bradman was dealing out punishment to ell the bowlers, his form improving as he. went along. Woodfull, after lingering for half an hour in the forties, attempted a big drive was well caught behind the bowler. Kippax survived 1 only four balls. McCabe was almost bowled first ball, but undeterred he hit cheerfully. Bradman meanwhile was steadily approaching the century mark, now seeing the ball perfectly and placing it at will. His 100 came with a slashing pull from Brooks, the runs having been made by him in even time. Thirteen 4’s were included in Bradman’s unfinished, innings. Details:— WORCESTERSHIRE. — 'First Innings. Walters, lbw] Grimmett .... . °3 2 Gibbons, b Ebeling p Nawab of Pataudi, run out . 14 Nichol, lbw Grimmett «... g Martin, e and b O’Reilly Z. 0 Bull, st Oldfield, b Grimmett 13 Quaife, c Oldfield, b Wall 20 Howarth, b Wall ..._ jg Brook, b-Grimmett 3 Jackson, lbw Grimmett - ~~ g Perks, not out ’ " g Extras .... 8 Total '... 112 Bowling Analysis.—Wall, 2/6; Ebeling, 1/10; Grimmett 5/53; O’Reilly 1/35. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Woodfull, c Perks ,b Martin ... . 48 Ponsford, c Nichol, l> Jackson 13 Bradman, not out i j 2 Kippax, b Jackson _ „ g McCabe, not out ..... . 19 Extras ™ j Total for three wickets ...... _ 199