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SURREY DEFEATED
AUSTRALIA'S BAD START
BRADMAN DOES WELL
LONDON, Tuesday,
Although Australia's second in
Snings started disastrously, the re
quisite 109 runs to beat Surrey.
were run up before lunch with the
loss of four wickets.
'The opening batsmen, Brown and
Ponsfordl, fell in the first 15 minutes,
but Bradman, not out 61, and Darliig's
31, soon brought the'score to 111, and
gave Australin a six wickeletsvilctoiy.
Requiring 109 runs to. win, :Austa:
lia received twoi:shartp shoclcks ~ithin
a quarter of. an.hour to-day Go~ver's
first ball beatB:::r?own, who played '(
weak stroltke~to :the second, andt was,
well caugh t. by Fenil r: ast secondl Slip.
Ponsford plse d steidily bu: t failed
to get his elusive thousiand iusiiiis ff?r
the toir.? Aisjoit:i wlinger inGovesa
third overc ieit ini;, iand he was spless
dlidly .caught. .byj Allom? at tiidr:" slip,
who gathered tlhe ::ball s. :he felli''
The op ening batasnien store out aitli
16 ruin's scored.:: ,BradiaIan filled. his
ciistonifary plaice iti ,the: bifttinig aridr,
tbut promoted Bromloey to niumber four.
: ,WVith ;th'e :sliglltly svorn: wicket as;
sisting :Gdaeirl anid Allonlst the. occa
sion ileiiiuiled hi special effort from
Bha nisiii ans hnil rosBd ml ey. -Thile former
was codiipletely ;at: ease, and glanced
Gover and I:hoolted :Allosm: for four
aIece. raisiing 30 atilside a, half hotur.
trobliley, lioweveCe,: was :uinstable, anid
played sevoeail inllneieta in' strokes' be
fore atteiiiptigii tbi hol Allom, when
he was neatly,, caught at sthsquare-leg.
He is experiencing a itragid runi of
failures, timing: very badilly.
Gover land iAlloi:: biowled :with.. fine
speed and: zest A'.lldmo:v whose pace
from the pitch crieatfed a g'reiit impres
sion ins .the Airstrailli~'iS first iminngs,
almostogot Daiiliing flrst bll,-: to whichi
he must have' played perilously: lose,
as there i asi;ficbisildent appeal ':for
a catch a th Ie. kitIct. Allonis niaidae
the ball f:'ly, and c??t?ased Bradi?nin to
iiake twO uaiislitss aots frotii the lilto
of, the bat He a:,ii.tid hree slipsl .:: a
gully,: aiid a backwar6;ir lit, butBraid
man lUstially?;,frced dhiiinu Cin tron: of
: ,Goavel ? a:,fs repeatedl? :"no-billed:'
ind Darliling liookedi one: to the boiini
ar ?':and tl?eni: iij?owerfully hooked Al:
lom:i fbi foau;r The, scoie'i;iiched; 50,
its 45 stinintest and tlihe pait continued
sgo strofiglry tha t'istralia: seenmid:tbo
be tout :of dankger. ?atitts who was
called :on :at 63,:icontinued :.thi: spedd
ats ck.C His ::first 'bahll -flo s ,:dangesi
ouisly, anti? ?Br:illss;assficsuke ? ii-in.s for
•a, sso sti tat tisnate ifothus ?. ::::::':ii?;:,:
S BRAM6AN VIGOROUSf
; Feindef;,-,iw?d-bowoiiled jit 71, ~.?as
lieavily punished, iBradnis thfice
hooktig namto the lboundar Theii
w'ithl. aiti er. . owedirfiul sw?ni ng.Brad:
man :lieadched 50to ih70 nianiit s,: Daii l
aug was badlily(opdb Fendert
second slip off Holmes but cas w oiut
in the 1sa2e~o Si er legbedforei a a n th
tesipDtaug a ho h'd'i.~; ·~e ftiett hiandeile
mande' 31?'tr'- -
S iash iog~ Feiae faa1T'r- t~woan1ore; foars,
Bsaingiat This' foir the iast atie
~,iace. :1921 aii Samarey Australi~al a aiiatch.
Basiltican :b~~tteil 7I: mailnaites In
cha inceiless inni. tacin? >?He';t.ckled t: e
boiwling; we?l w? hesitation vas
,neasy. Aaaingdi h?is '61 ruiaWeie n'inea
fours A. istialivc had fo?i wvickets
daown for'l 111 lns':
B:R:A-:S 'PLAY::IIADMA N!'S !iI ' A-? :;
(Special AustriliLnl Piee Associa
tion Conimlentia~.y ) ::
LONDON,; Tuesda
W'Vith the Suriey iatch comfortahly
wvon aftter it earelye\c?itemeint , t:e
Australian ciulketers illt forget
cricket until Thursda~y, whllen th:
pra ctise att .Manchester for, thie '.Test
which opens the following day;.... ,i
It is gratifyig :to find Bradman
playing so well when things are 'go
li:g wrong. Apart from a couple 0t
uncertain strokes when Allom was
making the new ball fly, Braidman
did not make a mistake. He never
slackened his pace despite the dif
ficulties of the situation, yet he al
ways showed a shrewd respect for
the. better deliveries, of Gover andl
Allom. The innings conclusively
shows there is no deterioration in
Bradman's stroke play. He is' also
seeing the hall well, though perhaps
not with his eagle eye of 1930. His
failures are only relative, because
he has scored' more runsi than anyone
in. the team except McCabe and Pons
ford. It is only his big score mood
that temporarily is not functioning,
and some bowling is bound to suffer
soon.
Bradman's promotion of Bromley
was doubtless due to a desire to en
courage him, but nothing goes well
with .the left-hander. While to-day's
innings did nothing to strengthen
Darling's precarious grip onl his lest
place, Ebeling and Fleet-wood-Smith,
are expected to be dropped. There
Is a tenldency to assume that the
thlird test will end in a draw.
Hi'RltIltY.-PFirst innings, 175.
S*'colnd lnings, 181.
AL.STI1ALIA.--I,-rst innings, 2:1.
Itecondll inniingRs
Ill'own, cll Fender, b Gov . . . . O
Ponsffol'tl, c Alllum, h. G(over, .. 10
Illradnllnm, not. out .. . ...... (1i
Illhonlbl(y, r Gloty, b Alloni ... . 1
Ilurling, I'w., i Holnms ..... 311
lcCa('bhe, not out........ O
Sundlrles .. . ..... ... (I
Fouir wickets for .. . . 111
]owling: Gover two for l1;ll Alloni
onel for 23; lWatts 11one11 for 14; Fe1 -
dler nlilnl for 28; Hollmes otne fori 4.
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