1934 Lord's Test

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/cricket/s...7941875799.html

 

 

Then again, the Lord's Test of 1934 was a freak show, and the freak in question was the English bowler Hedley Verity, the Yorkshire spinner who took 14 Australian wickets in a day, and 15 in the match.

 

Bradman himself said of Verity: "You see, there's no breaking point with him." On the June 25, 1934, Verity proved him right. Australia, 1-0 up after winning the first Test at Trent Bridge, were 192 for two in reply to England's 440. Things looked promising, but these were the days of uncovered wickets.

 

It had rained, and spinner Verity was the crocodile in the swamp.

 

Australia were all out for 284 and 118, with Verity taking 14 wickets in a day (an Ashes record that still stands), and 15 for 104 in all.

 

Verity got Bradman in both innings, having caught and bowled him in the first for 36, and in the second caught by the wicketkeeper Les Ames for 13 after a moment of uncharacteristic madness from the Don, slashing across the bowler's left-arm spin.

 

Walter Hammond was later to recall that Verity "showed not the slightest expression in his face, though he knew, as we all did, that the ball had won the match".