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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1932
Page
15
A reader requests subscription details for the Wagga Wagga Express with terms for three months and rates. The note asks for a plain total and delivery address, and mentions a Saturday morning issue and regular delivery.
In a Christmas Week cricket clash at Goulburn Riverina and Southern Districts played a fierce two day contest. Southern Districts bowled Riverina out for 128 then 296 in the second innings while Riverina limited Southern Districts to 112 in their first innings. Standout performances included Sadler’s wicketkeeping and a 78 by Sadler, with McGuirk and Hiscock contributing for Riverina.
Bradman led a great debut for New South Wales in the NSW vs Victoria match. He sent the early batsmen in on a doubtful wicket and polished his innings with restraint and powerful boundaries. His 167 runs showcased a style near his best, despite the wicket not being at its best.
Victoria starts poorly on Tuesday with four wickets for 84 including Woodfull and Ponsford. Bromley impresses with 84 and O'Brien shines at 9.8. New South Wales wins by 109 runs after Victoria are all out in their first innings. Key wickets include Nagel and Ironmonger s few, with Bromley contributing again in bowling.
Rain ruined play in Hobart as Tasmania and England produced a drawn game. In Tasmania first innings 16, Burrows and Morishy stars. Beorea and Bowes took wickets. England responders Wrath Green Jardine Morisby bowled by James, Paynter bowled, Duckworth out. Sundries show multiple wickets. innings declared closed.
The Tasmanian Cricket Association faced a protest led by Colonel L. Manasia amid calls to resume play against the English capital Jardine. Critics accused officials of staging, threatened to refuse field duty, and cited non-regular bowlers. Darling claims never to have witnessed such farce as tensions rise over strict match conduct.
South Australia defeated Queensland by ten wickets in a Sheffield Shield match concluded Monday. Queensland scored 134 in the first innings and 2? in the second, while South Australia posted 352 in the first innings and pursued the target swiftly, securing a decisive win.
Larwood says Vine can deliver a ball faster than he can bowl and may reach speeds of 100 miles an hour. Estimates place Vine’s service sometimes faster than Tilden or Patterson, though not as consistently.
Bradman posts another 157 to reach 10 000 career runs in first class cricket at Victoria. His record shows 3 matches 126 innings 17 not out 10 027 runs Kick Cal score 452 not out and a 91.89 average. His six season surge sets a new Australian benchmark in limited time with 38 centuries 16 over 200.
Fragmented scores show the Sheffield Shield table with teams like New and Victor's, noting outright wins, best innings percentages, and draws. The readable bits hint at season standings and point allocations though many words are garbled and unclear.
John McGarthy Bluckham, famed as the prince of wicket keepers and once a leading international cricketer, died in Melbourne private hospital. He rose to fame under Dr W G Grace and revolutionized wicket keeping facing fast bowling, earning adoration from cricket fans before his untimely death at age nine.
Manly bowler Bruce destroyed the Indian batsmen taking 9 for 45 in a Brisbane match. A teenage prodigy aged about 17 or 18 offered a brilliant display with two peers applauding. The state team molded promising players in a Teal match context as graduates were near.
A Canadian publisher received a three month prison sentence after mailing materials to the head of an alliance company. The ruling names the publisher and the target, noting the action involved mailings linked to the organization.
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