BIG LEAD

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 106, 29 January 1929, Page 11

BIG LEAD

ENGLISH CRICKETERS AT ADELAIDE HOBBS AND JARDINE MAKE CENTURIES GOOD BOWLING BY WHITE ■ United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Rec. January 28, 10.45 p.m.) Adelaide, January 28. Fifteen runs were added to South Australia’s total when the innings against England closed.. To-day White secured the remaining wicket, finishing a 1 fine average of seven wickets for 06. ........ Although .214 ahead, England did not. force South Australia to follow on, but batted again. The wicket was now playing truly, the weather having cleared, and the sun shining. Sutcliffe bat: brightly, hitting a six off Scott. He gave a chance of stumping him off Grimmett when 24. Hobbs was slow and cautious. The slow scoring caused some barracking amongst the crowd. Scott was bowling faster than during the first innings. Hobbs and Jardine were associated in a productive partnership which brightened as the game progressed. They added 100 to the total in 71 minutes. Hobbs’s 159th Century. Hobbs reached 100 after tea, scoring.? his 159th century in first-class cricket. He batted very well, taking 176 minutes. He hit eight fours, and with Jardine added 149 for the third wicket. Jar- i dine’s batting was' more forceful later with Ames, and bright cricket resulted, the bowlers’ averages beginning to leng- - then. Richardson - utilised a change of bowlers, and >. leather-hunting resulted. After a shaky start ; Ames improved greatly, ■ displaying attractive strokes and scoring faster than Jardine. The latter’s — century was posted in 176 minutes. •. Ten bowlers were tried, all the team except the wicket-keeper. Harris, who rarely bowls in club cricket, secured two wickets. ' ' . ' .. .... The following are the scores:—; ■•••' SOUTH AUSTRALIA — First Innings. Harris, c. Ames, b. Geary 4 Richardson, run out .. ........ 82 Hack, c. and b. White .1 . Pritchard, run out 5 Alexander, c. Charman, b. White 11 Whitfield, c. Leyland, b. White ;. 16 Grimmett, c. Chapman, b. White 4 Jl’Kay, b. White ... . . . ../.. . . . .<2f f : Scott,- c. Chapman, b. White . ;fl Hone, not out .....-. 27 , , Carlton, b. White ....•-15 Extras - • . 11 Total .... 178 -• Bowling analysis: -Geary,'one wicket for 26: White, seven for 66; Freeman, none for 75, ENGLAND. First. Innings . 392 Second Innings. Hobbs? b. McKay 101 Sutcliffe, c. Grimmett, b. Scott .. 27 Tyldesley. c. Whitfield, IK Scott 4 Jardine, c. Hone, b. Harris .... 114 Ames, not out 51 Leyland, c. McKay, b. Harris .... 5 Extras 5 Total for five wickets 307 SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH HOOKER TAKES FOUR WICKETS WITH FOUR BALLS (Rec. .January.2B, 11.25 p.m.) . Sydney, January 28. In the. Sheffield Shield matih Victoria in the first innings made 265. Hooker finished off the tail-enders. with., three consecutive balls, doing the hat trick. Hooker took six wickets for 43, Bettington three for 92, and Nicholls one for 52. The Victorians followed on and in the second innings have made 342 for three wickets (Onyons 131, Scaife 91, Darling 81 not out). Again Hooker distinguished himself, skittling Austen, the opening batsman’s wicket with-his' first ball.- .Hooker thus took four' wickets with four balls. [New South Wales declared its firstinnings closed with six wickets down for 713.] ■. „• ■