AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 28 January 1929, Page 15

AUSTRALIAN TOUR

M.C.C. AT ADELAIDE

AHEAD ON FIRST INNINGS

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. ADELAIDE, 27th January. •Rain had affected the wicket in" the England v. South Australia match. England's remaining batsmen added only 79 runs. Showers 'overnight had .made the outfield heavy and softened the wicket, helping the bowlers. Hcndren continued brightly, reaching DO, when he was brilliantly caught in the slips. He had been "in 110 minutes, and made ten rowers. The other batsmen were not effective. Carlton was the best South 'Australian bowler. He always commanded respect, and finished with the best average of five wickets for 64. ■ The sun appeared when South Australia began its innings. Disaster was immediately encountered. Harris and Hack retiring with 18 scored. Pritchard was run out soon after, the third wicket falling for 23. Richardson and Alexander improved ttie situation, scoring brightly off Freeman, reaching 50. As the game progressed the wicket improved, favouring the batsmen. Although the sun shone after tea, and the wicket appeared to be. playing better, the South Australians could not withstand White's deliveries. He was keeping a deadly length. White maintained one end all through. Richardson was the only batsman to show any confidence against him. The South Australian skipper reached 50 in 117 minutes, and then began to hit White and Freeman freely. Whitfield, Grimmett, and M'Kay fell victims to White in rapid' succession. The bowler's average was then five for 45.' When Riclaardson was 81 he was run out, after a brilliant innings lasting 144 minutes. He hit five fourers. The last pair, Hone and Carlton, carried the score to 163, when White's figures were six for 58. The following are the scores:— ENGLAND. Hobbs, c M'Kay, b ■ Carlton ... 75 Sutclift'e, c Whitfield, b Grimmett ... 122 Tyklesley, lbw, b Grimmett 22 Chapman, c Hone, b Grimmett 23 Hendren, c Whitfield, b Carlton .... 90 Jardine, c Hack, b Scott 8 Leyland, c and b Carlton 9 Ames, c Pritchard, b Carlton .: 17 Geary, c. Pritchard, b Grimmett .... 12 White, c Whitfield, b Carlton 8 Freeman, not out 0 Extras 6 Total '. 392 Bowling" Analysis.—Scott took one wicket for 82, Whitfield none for 32, Carlton

I five for 64, Grimmett four for 174, Jl'Kay ! none for 35. 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 Chapman, b White .... 11 Whitfield, c Leyland, b White 1« Grimmett, c Chapman, b White 4 M'Kay, b White .2 Scott, c Chapman, b White 0 Hone, not out 17 Carlton, not out 11 Extras , 11 Total for nine wickets 163