A BIG DRAW

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 63, 8 March 1933, Page 8

A BIG DRAW

WITH AUSTRALIANS “DON BRADMAN IS SHOWY” His impressions of the final test match, England v. Australia, at Sydney Cricket Ground, were given by Mr O. C. Mazengarb, solicitor of Wellington, who returned from a short visit to Austr Jia by the •Monowni yesterday. One thing that impressed me about Bradman’s play was his great “showmanship” and the huge delight it gave the crowd, Mr Mazengarb said. His swHt. ru'i tc make the catch which ended the first, innings of the visitors could not have been equalled by aiy other player. I>. t. having -.’aught the ball, Bradman wheeled round and continued running up the field and through the gate leading to the dressing room. “Not many minutes later Bradman thrilled the crowd by his punishment of Larwood’s fast deliveries, but when one of these struck his arm he threw his bat away and danced around the wicket in apparent agony,” Mr Mazengarb said. “I observed that. Larwood did. not come up to him as he had done shortly before when Woodfull had been hit. The crowd hooted, but it looked as if Larwood thought that Bradman was making the most of the knock. A few minutes later Bradman took strike again and immediately hit some boundaries! He certainly played better after being whacked on the arm than before“There was an amusing incident, when drinks wore brought out by England’s twelfth man. Woodfull declined nn invitation tn join the Englishmen; Bradman rejected Hie warnings of the crowd and accepted a glass—hut he used it as a gargle! There can be no doubt of his popularity and the fact that his star is again in the ascendant.

“That he is the idol of the crowd is proved by the fact that on the Monday when it was known that ho would be hatting the attendance far greatly exceeded that of the previous Saturday half-holiday. On many occasion* he made his admirers gasp by pretending to run and then returning to his to relieve their anxiety.

“The Sydney crowd spent its favours upon Bradman and vented its spleen on Jardine. The people who hooted Larwood for his 'body-liners’ cheered Alexander when ho bumped the ball over Wyatt and. Jardine later in the day. Tt was disgraceful and almost incomprehensible to witness the exultation of the people 'on the hill’ and in the stands when Jardine was struck on the side by Alexander. These barrackers certainly thought Alexander was retaliating and signified their approval. “One could understand “an attitude of 'serves him right.’ but the cheering and applauding of an. injury to a batsman was the last thing one would have expected in a country that had so recently complained of 'unsportsmanlike’ conduct,” Mr Mazengarb concluded.