SURREY MATCH DRAWN

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 99, 27 May 1938, Page 4

SURREY MATCH DRAWN

“ PLAY THE GAME, BRADMAN ” DISSATISFIED SPECTATORS. LONDON, May 24. When Bradman led the Australian cricketers on to the field for their second innings against Surrey, he was booed from the cheaper seats. His action in not enforcing a follow-on by Surrey, thus making a draw inevitable, is severely criticised by some of the newspapers. The game ended in a draw, scores being: Au\tralia, 528 and 232 for two wickets declared (Barnett not out 120). Surrey, 271 and 104 for one wicket. (Fishloek 93). The “Evening News” says:, “The Australians seriously jeopardised their popula)l(ity, cajusijng' muah grumbling among the spectators, who came to see Surrey fight t'o stop the series of Australian innings victories, but had to watch exhibition stuff, causing shouts of ‘Play the game, Bradman!’ ” Howard Marshall says: “It is a pity the game should be reduced to such a travesty.” C. W. Paekford, waiting in the “News-Chronicle,” says: “Bradman was severely criticised, and rightly so. It made a farce of the whole thing and most definitely was not cricket. ’ ’ The Australian Associated Press says that Bradman, taking the long view, was doubtless justified in refusing to send in Surrey, hut that it would be asking too much generosity of any crowd to expect them to conceal that a match capable of being won was allowed to he drawn. The “Times’ ” cricket writer, however, in commenting on what it calls a “terrible hullabaloo,” states: ‘ 1 It has come to a pretty pass when a captain has to make a public apology. I never believed I should hear anything so distressing, but when the Australians took the field Bradman was booed all the way out. His possible mistake in tactics is no excuse, for a gross insult to the greatest cricketer of the age. It was a moment of shame for the Oval.” It is learned that the reason for Bradman not insisting on a followon was his desire to rest the bowlers, chiefly O’Reilly, in view of serious doubts as to the fitness of McCormick and Fleetwood-Smith for the heavy programme ahead. Bradman also wishes to give Badcock practice as an opener. FleetwoodSmith’s knee was strained in the Worcester game and the injury is causing some concern.

RESULTS OF TOUR. WORCESTER. —Won by an innings and 77 runs. Australia, 541. Worcester, 268 and 196. OXFORD. —Won by an innings and 487 runs. Australia, 679 for seven (dec.). Oxford, 117 and 75. LEICESTER. —Won by an innings and 163 runs. Australia, 590 for five (dec.). Leicester, 212 and 215. CAMBRIDGE—Won by an innings and 425 runs. Australia, 708 for five (dec.). Cambridge, 120 and 163. M.C.C. —Drawn. Australia, 520. M.C.C., 214 and 87 for one. NORTHAMPTON.—Won by an innings and 77 runs. Australia, 406 for six (dec.). Northants, 194 and 135. SURREY.—Drawn. Australia, 528 and 232 for two. Surrey, 271 and 104 for one. CENTURIES. Bradman, v Worcester 258 Fingleton, v. Oxford 124 McCabe, v. Oxford 110 Hassett, v. Oxford 146 Badcock, v Leicester 198 Hassett, v. Leicester 148 Chipperfield, v. Leicester .... *lO4 Dempster, for Leicester 105 Fingleton, v. Cambridge 111 Badcock, v. Cambridge 186 Bradman, y. Cambridge 137 Hassett, v Cambridge *220 Bradman, y. M.C.C 278 Brown, v. Northants *194 Bradman, v. Surrey 143 Barnett, v. Surrey *l2O THE TEAM’S ITINERARY. April-May. 25th, 26th, 27th.—v. Hants, at Southampton. 28th, 30th, 31st. —v. Middlesex, at Lords. June. Ist, 2nd, 3rd. —v. Gloucestershire, at Bristol. 4th, 6th, 7th.—v. Essex, at Southend. 10th-14th. — First Test, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. 15th, 16th, 17th.—v. Gentlemen of England, at Lords. 18th, 20th, 21st. —v. Lancashire, at Old Trafford. 24th-28th.— Second Test, at Lords. 29th, 30th, July Ist.—v. Derbyshire, at Derby. July. 2nd, 4th, sth.—v. Yorkshire, at Sheffield. Bth-12th.—Third Test, at Old Trafford.