BIG CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 November 1924, Page 5

BIG CRICKET.

ENGLAND V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. HOME TEAM ON FAST WICKET. WONDERFUL BATTING. • BY CABLE-PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT ADELAIDE, Nov. 7. Six thousand people watched the English match. The wicket was fast, but the outfield was slow,, owing to over-night rain. r Richardson won the toss and batted. Disaster occurred, Tate getting Harris and Murray in his third over, the second wicket falling for eight runs. V. Y. and A. J. Richardson collared the bowling and played a wonderful innings when they had added, a hundred in eighty-six minutes. They achieved a feat never before accomplished by South Australia for a third wicket partnership, when they made 168 and passed the English record made by Gnnn and Warner in 1911.

CENTURY TO A. RICHARDSON. * Arthur Richardson achieved the honour of scoring the first century against the visitors, reaching 100 when he lifted Hearne to the roof of the members’ stand. The partnership ended at 222, when Vic. /Richardson went out with 87. , The captain-played brilliant cricket, getting runs with strokes to every part of the; field.. . ' / , The Englishmen were like cats in the field, their work being a great advance on that of Douglas’ team. Short runs were at a discount, the Englishmen throwing down the wicket nine times out of ten tries. A TREACHEROUS BALL. Vic... Richardson states that lie did not hit his wicket, and the statement was borne out when tlie same bail twice fell without disturbance in the next over. The third wicket partnership of the two Richardsous is a record for any match. States or Test, against England, beating Brown and Ward’s English total of 210 iit Melbourne in 1894. The English bowling was properly collared. Gilligan was not nearly soi fast as Gregory. Tate was dangerous during the first two overs, but afterwards was fairly easy. Tlie other bowlers were punished unmercifully. A. Richardson played a wonderful innings, his big score including three hits for sixes. Scores at drawing of stumps:— SOUTH AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. Harris, b Tate 5 Murray, 1.b.w., b Tate ...; 0 Richardson A., not out 192 Richardson. V., hit wkt, b Gilligan 87 Pritchard, b Gilligan A...* 4 Walsh, not out 31 Total for 4 wickets 319 (No extras were sent, nor the total runs scored, the 319 being niade up from the individual scores.) < VISITORS’ BOWLING WEAK. ADELAIDE, Nov. 7. A leading Australian cricketer, whose, official position prevents publication of hi s name, declares, after watching the Englishmen at practice, that England’s hatting seems likely to be good and the fielding sound, but there is nothing in the bowling to worry about. There is not a Bames or Foster in the team. Lots of runs will be made by both sides in the tests, but if Jack Gregory’s leg stands the strain and Mailey bowls >n the same form as he did in the Howell testimonial match recently, Yustralia has a good chance of retaining the ashes.