AUSTRALIA VICTORIOUS

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 18, 21 January 1921, Page 7

AUSTRALIA VICTORIOUS

ENGLAND DEFEATED BY 119 RUNS

CCMT29 MWM AEBOCIATIOM.— COPT»I«gI.) ADELAIDE, 20th January. The weather is again hot for the Test match, and the attendance is dwindling. Hobbs began by hitting' Gregory for singles, and Makepeace was. disposed to piay steadily. Hobbs put Gregory nicely to leg for three. He then made some superb drives ofi the same bowler, the century being hoisted in 85 minutes. M'Donald relieved Gregory, the change being welcomed by Hobbs, who made a beautiful carpet stroke to leg for four, and then sent him to the ropes for asimilar number. Hobbs was mating his runs in artistic style, getting them all round the wicket. When 30 Makepeace patted a loose one back to. M'Donald, which the. bowler held. 2—125—30. Heridren was nearly out first ball, tapping one from M'Donald to the slips. Hobbs made a stroke to square-leg for ' three off' M'Donald. The latter then bowled a- no-ball, which Hobbs skied and Pellew caught. .• When the .score was 150 Hendren drove Mailey to the fence for a great six. Hobbs then got a four from a shot to leg, and a single off Ryder followed. Collins by a quick return hit the wicket, but . the batsman was just horn»: At the luncheon . j^ljournment the score stood at two for 166—Hobbs 112. Hendren 14. After the,addition of 11 Hobbs was bowled by Gregory . He had played a distinguished ii&inga, its characteristics being cover stroke^ and onside driving. Woolley was only at the creases eight minutes when ho played Gregory on to the wicket. * —185—0. ■ Russell joined Hendren and the pair carried the score on merrily, 200 being registered in 182 minutes. Hendren had a- let-off in the' slips by Armstrong, off M'Donald. Facing Kelleway, Russell made two successive cuts for four each. Hendren hit M'Donald to fine-leg for four and. then for two. Heodren was batting "confidently and was well set. He made a beautiful late cut off Kelleway and two off Mailey, getting his 50 in 103 minutes. One run later Hendren ran out to a short one sent down by Mailey, and was bowled. He played a useful innings of 107 minutes, and Shit two fours and one six. 5—243—51: Douglas filled the vacancy, and/had scored three singles at the tea adjournment. The score was then five wickets for! 253—Russell 36. After tea Douglas nipped Mailey to mid-off for four and then to fine-leg. Russell added nine to hi 6 score, then missed a tricky ball and lost his ' wicket. .6—292—59. He was batting 107 minutes and hit four fours. Douglas drove Mailey past cover-point, which brought up 303 in 276 minutes. Fender also got two fours in that over. The next over was disastrous to Douglas, who was smartly caught at point by Armstrong off Gregory. He had played a useful innings, of-32, including six fours. Kelleway badly missed Fender, and Strudwick had a Jet, off in the slips off Gregory, but was caught" at point next ball by Armstrong, off Mailey. 8—321—1. j Parkin brightened up the situation by ' cutting Mailey, a nice leg stroke.. Bards- ! ley fumbled on the , boundary, and the ! ball went over the fence. Parkin was 1 stumped next ball for 17. Fender compiled 10 off .M'Donald, but was missed by Taylor in the long-field. The tall Englishman was particularly dashing, and completed his 42 by three successive fours off M'Donald. He was then caught in the outfield by Ryder without addition to his score, which included five fours. Howell was not out for 4, and the innings concluded at 5.50 p.m., having lasted 326 minutes. After a great uphill fight Australia woii by 119 runs. The following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA. • First innings .-.-.„.... 354 Second innings > .: 582 ENGLAND. First innings'* ....... 447 Second Innings. ' Rhodes, lbw,, b M'Donald 4 I Hobbs, b Gregory 123 Makepeace, c and b M'Donald 30 Hendren, b'Mailey , 51 Woolley, b Gregory ..; - 0 Russell, b iiiiijoy :.:..>, 59' Douglas, c Armstrong, b, Gregory ... 32 Fender, c Ryder, b Mailey 42 Strud wick, c Armstrong, b Mailey ' 1 Parkin, st Oldfield, b Mailey 17 Howell, not out 4 Sundries 7 Total 370 The wickets fell as follow:—One for 20, two for 12S, three for 183, four for 185, .five for 243,. six for 291, seven for 308, eight for 321, nine for 341, ten for 370. , - „ Bowling Averages.—M'Donald, two wickets for 95, 3 no-balls; Kelleway, none for. 16, 1 no-ball; Mailey, five for 142; Armstrong, ■ none for 41; Ryder, none for 19; Gregory, three for 50.