BIG SCORE BY AUSTRALIA

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 17, 20 January 1921, Page 2

BIG SCORE BY AUSTRALIA

A CENTURY BY PELLEW

(SNITSU MBSB ASJOCIATISH.--COPTMOHT.)

ADELAIDE, 19bh January.

The weather continues hot for the lest match, and the wicket is wearing splendidly. . • ■ ;: ■ . :

Pellew, facing Howell; .. drove tha fourth ball hard to the fence, and a smart two followed off -Wnol^ey. Hobbs quickly returned the ball, which was dellected, otherwise Pellew ; would have been tun out. This proved an expensive let-off. Later, .Woolley miide a valiant attempt to catch Pellew in the slips, but just failed. Kelleway continued to play steadily; passing a four through tha slips off Parkin, and then .glancing' tho next ball for a similar number, bringing up 403 in 395 ■• minutes. Pellew, dashingly and confidently, reached 50 in 65 minutes. Both batsmen appreciated/ Fender, Pellew getting him round to leg for a beautiful lour. Kclleway hit one through cover for-four, tins over yielding nine. ■ Hovrell had no teiTors far the South Australian, who made a, magnificent shot past cover for sour off tho fast bowler. Hobbs.was given the ball, and Kelleway neatly turned him to leg for three, and Pellew drove him for a, similar number. In the «&tt over the^ last-named pulled Howell, and drove him through coyer'for four. He swung the next one high, well |>ut of Hendren'B reach. Kelleway meantime was slowly^ progressing, and a four through the slips brought Pellew's score up to 84. ... ■ •. . •: • ■

At tha lunch adjournment the^score was five for 449, ■Kelleway not out 142, and Australia 7iow being 356. ahead. Kelleway had a short life, on resuming, hitting overdone from Howell.- and being clean bowled." 6-454-147. Kelleway was batting for 417 minutes. He hit thirteen fours, and gave a most useful display when runs were sorely needed-■

Gregory filled the vacancy. Pellevv, still fearless of Howell, hjt sixteen off one over. Parkin relieved Howell, and Pellew late cut him for, three, but missed the next, and was caught by Strudwick. He played, a innings of 128 minutes,! hitting all round the wicket, his display being marred only by one real chance. ■ He hit thirteen fours. 7-477-104. - ' '

Oldfield succeeded, and from the outset was-extremely cautious, taking 26 minutes to knock up thi'eey. Gregory got Woolley to the on boundary for four, bringing up 500 in 503 minutes. Gregory's kangaroo hops between the wickets were extremely diverting. He got Parkin past cover for four. Oldfield, who was batting in an unattractiveway, endeavoured to push Rhodes, and was clean bowled. He took .47 minutes to make ten. '"

Mailey's appearance did not improve the rate of scoring, his ' brightest hit being off Rhodes to the? boundary. Gregory glanced AYoolley behind the wicketej 'brought-up'his'-total to 49._ At the-, tea adjournment the score was night for 541, j Un resuming, Mailey cut Woolley for four. Gregory then made a single, .bringing up his 50 in 90 minutes. Gregory again punished Howell by; getting two superb fours, hitting 18 off one over. Mailey,' *who was 'uncomfortable before Rhodes, was clean, bowled for 13. Gregory was nearly- run out at 77. After an addition of one, M'Donald stopped out to Ehodes, missed, and was dean bowled for four. Gregory played n serviceable innings qf< 78, lasting 112 minutes. He. hit eight fours. Australia's notable innings, which occupied 560 minutes^ closed for 582. The Australian lead is therefore 489. •.,-'.' .\. '"-. ..... ,; In England's second innings Hobbs and Rhodes faced M'Donald and Kelleway. The former tempted Rhodes, and an appeal for leg-before was allowed, 1—:20—4, after 25 minutes' batting. Makepeace joined Hobbs, who, by Two successive Sate cuts, Which went for four off Mailey, brought up his score 1 to -45,- Ryder troubled Makepeace. Hobbs again drove Mailey for four, and when stumps' were drawn for the day England's record was one for 66. . ' Following are the detailed scores:— AUSTRALIA. First innings 1 354 Second Innings.r Collins, c Hendren, b Parkin 24 Bardsley, b Howell 16 Ryder, c Woolley, b Howell 3 Armstrong, b Howell '..:.' • 121 Taylor, c Strudwick, b Fender ......... 38 Kelleway, b Howell ....! 147 Pelkw, c Strudwick. b Parkin- ... 104 Gregory, not 0ut..;....... ±..-. 78 Oldfield, b.Rhodes 10 Mailey, b Rhodes .».. 13 M'Donald, b Rhodes I ; 4 Sundries .., 24 Total 582 The wickets fell as follow:—One for 34, two for 63, three for 71, flour for 268, five for. 328, six for 454, se>en for 477, .eight for 511, nine for 570, ten for. 582. _ Bowling Averages.—Howell, four wickets for 115 runs, four no balls, four wides; Douglas, no wickets for 61," one no ball; Woolley, no wickets for 91; Parkin, two for 109; Fender, one for 105 ; Rhodes, three for 61; Hohbs, none /for 16. ■■--'■ ENGLAND f j First innings .r. >..,. i. 447 Second Iraiings. Rhodes, lbw, b M'D0na1d'......... 4 I Hobbs, not out 50 ] •Makepeace, not out '"11 Sundries ;..... J>;i.;! 1 Total for one wicket „ , 66 1

(Received January 20, U a.m.) ' - SYDNEY, This Day.

Commenting on the day'a play, the Herald says it seems impossible for England to save the game except by a miracle; but-,, at any rate, it wiJLI di</, hard. Hobts/'hittinp fours when others prefer to play rock, promises to make a cehtury. Pellew's innings was. the beat of all. It was the batting »f "a stylist. and a smasher, 'thcUpfh the tiowling was broken beforehand. Kelleway completed his job toilsomely but effectually. Gregory, as an- international cricketer, is ■wholly unique. He was born t6 greatness, and haa-become the greatest shortslip of this or aiiy period. Anything is possible to such. a. 'mnn.' \ ■ ■ Th« Tele^ra.ph says: Kellev^ay's seven houfii hiiiinss indicated.a determination to kill the bowling stone dead. It 16 little wondei- that the stonewalliriff, with Pellew's effervescing battinff and a temperature of 115 degrees, broke up the bowline and fielding. Rhodes completed a donble thousand runs and a. hundred wickets in Test matches against Australia in this match. '

At the time Of writing the Englishmen require 453 runs to win the present Test at Adelaide, and theiv- most sanguine .supporters' cannot -expect this result after the severe gruelling the wicket has been subjected to. Missed chancts can be written across the second innings of the Australians. Kelleway was the most expensive let-oft, and Pe"lle\v. also was allowed to. continue batting. The mistakes have cost the visitora many runs, and the team -cannot expect" victory, if proffered .chances aie not accepted. Another eight runs would have been a

record Test innings score, but tv« Aus-" tralians have still, two more matches this tour to achieve this distinction. Kelleway:is frequently reminded of hi» slow play, but his batting is much faster than the "Prince of Stonewallers," W. H. Scotton, who batted 67 minutes at The Oval in the 24th Test without adding a run.

"Block, block, block!

At the foot of thy wickets, ah do! But one hour of Grace or Walter Read

Wero worth a week of you." The Englishmen had the sting taken out of their attack yesterday. "the only bright spot in this department was that Rhodes has now taken over 100 wickets in Test matches between England and Australia. C. T. Turner,, H. Trumble, and G. Giffen sre the" Australian trio. S^ F. Barnes, B. Peel, and'W. E. Rhodes represent England. • England regained "The Ashes" in 1912, but the result of 'this match should witness tho. triumph of "The Kangaroos."