The weather was sunny and the wicket dry when Bradman accompanied Ponsford (22) to-day to resume Australia's innings. The stands then ware filled to capacity, with fully 30,000 persons present, the majority of whom had gained ad-pittance by waiting in queues a mile Jong.
Bradman was in brilliant vein, He sent the first two deliveries of Howe: to the boundary, and put 80 on th board in the same over with a boundary through cover." After~ wards, however, Bowes found his Jongth and bowled seve Verity, who was bowli opposite end, also kept an immaculate Tength and bowled seven consecutive maidens. The all-Yorkshire attack this stage effectively checked the exuberance of the Australians Ponsford, with a boundary' to leg off Verity, sent 100 up after the in-rinings had been in progress exactly two hours, and a minute later he reached his own half-century. with a glance to fine leg for four. His score: then Included six fours. Bradman, who had been scoring at a much, faster rate, reached his 50 shortly' after, taking 1% hours to do so. He: then had hit eight boundaries.
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