A rot then set in, the next three wickets falling for 19 minutes, en, who replaced the retiring batsmen, was caught by Bradman, field-partnership [scored 11 runs, Chapman then came along, but his stay at the wickets was bri for a duck when only one ran had been andded to the score (297 for 6).
Larwood joined Hammond, but when he had hit up five' runs Oxenham successfully appealed Jagainst him for Lb.w. (202 for 6).
Geary filled the vacancy and outlasted Hammond, who was caught and boned by Ryder when he had carried his score to the magnificent total of 177 (827 for 7). He bit the ball high and presented the Australian captain with an easy catch. The outgoing batsman had stayed at the wickets for sever hours and 20 minutes, his score including seventeen fours. He played a masterly, restrained game, making only two mistakes: he gave a chance to be stumped when his score stood 77 and was nearly bowled at 160,
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