THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 15, 1938.
FIRST TEST MATCH DRAWN
Australians Wipe Off Deficit And Play Out Time
Bradman Eclipses Hobb's Record
London, To-day.
The first Test match between England and Australia, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, resulted in a drawn game, the Tourists playing out time, and, when stumps were drawn, had lost 6 wickets for 427 runs, the inimitable Don Bradman being undefeated for 144, and incidentally, adding another record in scoring 13 centuries in the England-Australian series, to eclipse that of Jack Hobbs, who had scored 12.
W. A. Brown laid the foundation for Australia's successful at- tempt to force a draw by scoring a chanceless century, giving a dour display which was featured by an impregnable defence, and, with the Australian skipper batting in similar style, the first innings deficit of 247 was wiped off the slate just before tea.
Verity, the Yorkshire spinner, was most successful with the ball, taking 3 wickets for 102 runs in 62 overs, 27 of which were maidens.
Brown and Bradman resumed the innings at the overnight score of
102 for 1.
The Australians decided on the po-
13 fours. His partnership with Brad- man,, which had yielded 170, occupied
185 minutes.
DECIDED CONTRAST
McCabe, who followed Brown, was in decided contrast to his display yes- terday, and after scoring 839 went out to a brilliant catch by Hammond, at first slip, off Verity.
Hassett was very shaky and scored licy of forcing a draw, for apart from only two, going out to a clever catch punishing the few loose balls, the bats- by Compton, at silly mid-off, from men concentrated on safety, and Brad-Verity. man was unusually inactive. He took 10 minutes to make eight and did not score his first boundary until he had been at the wicket for 10 minutes. When it did come, however, it seemed like an express box, in comparison to his slow display.
BROWN PATIENT
Brown was very patient all the morning and did not complete his cen- tury until the last over before lunch.
It took him 270 minutes.
At lunch the score was 199 for 1, Brown being 101 and Bradman 44.
Undeterred by the falling wickets Bradman had been piling up the runs and after 270 minutes at the wickets he reached his century and added another record to his already long list, for it was his 18th against England, and he now beats Hobbs, who had a record of 12 in tests between England and Australia. Bradman and Badcock continued
the batting until tea when the score and Badcock five. was 361 for 4. Bradman being 118
After the interval Wright and Ver-
In the fourth over after lunch Brad-ity opened with maidens to Badcock man brought up his 50 which, compil- ed in 150 minutes, included only one four, and was an admirably restrained innings.
The negative batting contin- ued and Australia seemed cer- tain to save the game for just before the tea interval was called the score reached......247. and Australia had wiped off the arrears.
and Bradman, respectively, and then eight singles were scored in 19 min- utes. Badcock fell a victim to a well flighted ball from Wright for five and then Barnett joined the Australian captain.
VERITY'S LONG SPELL Verity was given a spell for 55 min- utes and his length and spin were so troublesome that scoring was practical- ly stationary. At periods the crowd indulged in barracking and Bradman Soon after the deficit had been wip-refused to continue. Each stroke was ed off the sterling partnership came ironically cheered.
end
to an end with the dismissal of Brown. The partnership came to an
Verity, who had been exploit- when Barnett put his leg in front of ing the worn patches patiently a straight one from Sinfield and was and trying various artifices, even-out for 31. His association with Brad- tually secured success, when Brown man had yielded 68 runs compiled in cocked up the simplest of chances to 60 minutes.
Pavnter, at square leg.
Ward filled the vacancy and with Brown's 133 was a chanceless innings Bradman, played out time. -When throughout which he displayed an stumps were drawn the score was impregnable defence. He was at 427 for 6, Bradman being 144 and the wicket for 305 minutes and hit' Ward seven.
REGD.
Bradman had taken 356 minutes, and the fact that his total included only five fours was an indication that the innings was foreign to him.
ENGLAND
First innings
AUSTRALIA
First innings
Second Innings
A. L. Hassett, c Compton,
Verity
C. L. Badcock, b Wright
2 5
B. A. Barnett, 1.b.w., b Sinfield 31 F. A. Ward, not out
Extras
Six for
7
26
427
Fall of wickets. 1 for 89 (Fingleton), 2 for 259 (Brown), -8 for 331 (McCabe), 4 for 337 (Has- 658 selt), 5 for 369 (Badcock), 6 for
417 (Barnett). ‹
*
411
J. H. Fingleton, c Hammond, h
Edrich
W. A. Brown, c Paynter, b
Verity
D. G. Bradman, not out S. J. McCabe, c Hammond, b
Verity
Farnes
40 Hammond Wright
133 | Sinfield 144 Verity
Edrith
Bowling Analysis
0. M. R. W. ... 24 2 78 0
12 6
15 0
37. 8 85
35 8
39 Barnett
1 72 1 62 27 102 3 13 2 39 1' 1 0 10 0
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