2,000 Runs for Season on Same Day London, July 19.
The reaching of 2,600 runs for the season by both Don Bradman and Wally Hammond, the rival Test captains, was the feature of the first-class cricket matches concluded today.
The Australian skipper beat Hammond fo the mark by a few hours, as he reached the total in the fore-moon and the Gloucester all-rounder only did so in the afternoon.
But both played equally brilliant innings, Bradman making 144 in a display of powerful off-driving and Hammond reaching 271 against Lancashire without giving a chance. The Australian was at the wicket for 179 minutes, and included one sixer and 17 fours in his total, ing stars to take part in their events and last night saw three of the best swimmers from the Foreign YM.C.A. taking part in not only the serious swimming events, but also in the amusing contests. The ladies played no small part in the success of the evening and the large gallery of spectators were enthusiastic in cheering their efforts in not only their straight swimming contests, but also in the amusing egg and spoon race which brought the house down.
The evening opened with the two lengths handicap and here the better swimmers had difficulty in beating their easier handicapped ren, Gavrilof and Oliveira coming up from behind to win. The ladies one length was won by Miss Patsy Forshaw from Miss Heather Roach and Miss Vera Dodd was third, the last named having a heavy handicap to overcome, The water polo proved exciting and the two teams were evenly matched Whites defeating Blues by five goals to four, The detailed results were:—
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