BATTING PRACTICE

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 97, 25 May 1938, Page 3

BATTING PRACTICE

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. LONDON, May 24. In their match against Surrey the Australian cricketers made 528 in their first innings—Bradman 143, Brown 96, Hassett 98. County were all out for 271, the highest score so far recorded against the visitors. Barling made 67 and Gregory 62. Despite being 257 runs ahead and having four and three-quarter hours in which to attempt an outright victory, Bradman put Australia in again. The decision meant a draw, dictated by a desire to improve the chance of Hassett and himself to obtain 1000 runs in May or give batting practice to those in need of it. CENTURIES. Bradman, v 'Worcester 258 Fingleton, v. Oxford 124 McCabe, v. Oxford 110 Hassett, v. Oxford 146 Badcoek, v Leicester 198 Hassett, v. Leicester 148 Chipperiield, v. Leicester .... *lO4 Dempster, for Leicester 105 Fingleton, v. Cambridge .... 11l Badcoek, v. Cambridge 186 Bradman, v. Cambridge 137 Hassett, v Cambridge *220 Bradman, v. M.C.C 278 Brown, v. Northants *194