Etampes, May 25.
Raymond Delmotio. a French aviator, broke all the world refords for speed yesterday. when he flew 100 kilometres in 13min. 54 see. He averaged 431.084 Kilometres per hour, thus bettering the former record of 428138 kilometres per hour—Havas. wickets of Woodfull, Brown, and Bradman for a total of six' runs, Woodfull made two, while both Brown and Bradman were dismissed before they had opened their accounts, Later, Baring also bowled McCabe, The county completed their frst innings to-day for 420, 10. which 'Mead contributed 139, Lowndes 140, and Lord Tennyson $6, McCabe was the most successful bowler, taking four wickets for 79, while O'Reilly took three for 123. Pleetwood-Smith Proved very costly, his only. wicket being obtained at' the expense of 1 runs. the close of play the Australians had scored 428 for nine, Chipperfield contributing 115 not onl, MeCabe 79, and Darling 96, May 26.
The Australian cricketers, after a Poor start in their match against Middlesex at Lord's to-day, made Fecovery, thanks to some excellent batting by D. G. Bradman, and had scored 135 for two at the close Bradman fortunately halted the rot and, in a sparkling display of batting, "had reached 100 not out when stumps were drawn for the day. He made his half-century in 45 minutes and his century in 1 hr. 23 min, his innings including nineteen drives to the boundary—Reuter,
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