BIG CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 November 1924, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. ENGLAND

ENGLISHMEN TWO FOR 230

RICHARDSON 200 UNBEATEN

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT

ADELAIDE, Nov. 9. The attendance reached 16,000 for the second day’s play yesterday in the match South Australia v. England. The first day was occuiped by South Australia at the wickets, the score being 319 for four wickets, and resuming yesterday the home side carried their total to 346 for four wickets, when they declared. England had lost two wickets for 230 when stumps were drawn. The weather was cloudy and overnight rain had made the wicket sticky and the outfield heavy. South Australia batted fpr twenty minutes U allow Arthur Richardson, who came to the wickets with 192 not out to his credit, to reach 200, and then the innings was declared closed. The object was to get the Englishmen in on a wicket which every minute was becoming stickier. Richardson played a wonderful innings. He hit three sixes and eighteen fours. He is looked upon as a certainty for an Australian cap. Gilligan and Tate made the ball bump shoulder high on a wicket evidently much more suited to their style of howling Hobbs and Sutcliffe were England’s opening pair, and Hobbs delighted the spectators with free hitting. Sutcliffe was very steady. The former treated Whitty very cavalierly, banging his deliveries with wonderful placements to every part of the oval. When their mascot, a huge bull dog, headed the Englishmen on to the field after lunch, its appearance seemed to presage victory for the visitors. ; Hobbs opened and resumed the scoring by hooking one from Wall to the boundary. In Whitty’s second over Ambler had an eye split open by a rising ball. He was assisted off the field and several switches were, inserted. Hobbs gave the lie to the statement that he has slowed down, by cracking several fours. . Sutcliffe is the dogged type, and made an ideal partner. A small telegraph boy held up play while he delivered a congratulatory telegram to Arthur Richardson. . Then the Englishmen collared the, bowling and pleased the crowd by spectacular running between the wickets. , Hobbs got 50 in eiglity-two minutes, including seven fours. Next ball he was clean howled by Wall. Hobbs had a great reception on his return to the pavilion. It was evident that he will be as great a public favourite a? ever.

_ The scoring slowed right down after Hobbs’ dismissal, his successor (Hearne) occupying thirty minutes to make two ruus. The batsmen then had ah experience of Australian barracking, the crowd cheering each stroke ironicallv. Hearne was- missed behind off Wall when he was 29 and the score was 153. a M.d tekfen 161 minutes to make 150. Sutcliffe, who was howled by Grjmmett, niade in's 75 in 195 minutes. He hit seven fours. Details: SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Harris, h Tate 5 Murray, 1.b.w., b Tate 0 V. Richardson, hit wicket, b Gil'ligan 87 Pritchard, b Gilligan 4 A. Richardson, not out 200 Walsh, not out 34 . Extras 20 Total (for four wickets) 340 Bowling analysis: Tate, took two pickets .for 56 runs, Gilligan two "for Tyldesley non 6 for 60, Douglas none for 56, Hearne none for 62, Woolley none for 43, Chapman none’ for 2. ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs, b Wall go Sutcliffe, b Grimmett . 75 Hearne, not out 58 Woolley' not out 25 Extras .22 ~ Total (for- two wickets* 230