BATSMEN PREVAIL

Northern Advocate, 7 November 1932, Page 5

BATSMEN PREVAIL

THREE CENTURIES ENGLAND’S FIRST INNINGS SOME HURRICANE HITTING. TWO RECORDS ESTABLISHED.

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Recnivcd 0 u.m.) ADELAIDE, November (i. The criehet match, England v. Smith Australia, was continued yesterday at Adelaide on a perfect, wicket. There were 25,000 spectators. When stumps were drawn on Friday the Englishmen had scored 341 for 5 wickets in their first innings, .Tardino (G) and A r erity (3) being the not-out men. They resumed their innings and at the tea adjournment, with the scoro at G 34 for 9 wickets, Jardine declared. Sooth Australia had made 145 for 2 wickets when stumps were drawn. AVhen Jardine and Verity continued batting the English captain was not to be restrained. He ivas in 217 minutes and carried his bat for 108. Larwood [gave an exhilarating display, making 81 in 41 minutes. With high drives and pulls ho scored 50 in 27 minutes. Einally he was caught. Brown also was responsible for hurricane hitting. Twice he hit balls from Richardson out of the ground. He made 27 in 7 minutes. “Wyatt gave a chaneelcs? display, his 61 including 7 fours. His worst ordeal was facing Grimmett. AVyatt and Jardine made a seventhwicket record for England-South Australia matches, and Jardine and Larwood broke the existing eighth-wicket record of 106, which.has stood for 35 years. Spirited Rejoinder. The opening batsmen for tho local side batted confidently against the formidable attack. Richardson and Nitschke showed no fear of Larwood. Bowes, Verity and Hammond, who bowled successively. Clean, forceful hitting produced 50 in the first halfhour of the South Australian innings, and 100 in G 5 minutes. 1 Richardson played a typical captain's innings and wan nnconquered with 72 when stumps were drawn. Ho had given one hard chance at 58. Nitschke’s 69 was made by stylish, forceful batting. He hit six fours and three sixes. Details of the score are: ‘ ENGLAND. First Innings. Sutcliffe, e Nitschke, b Grimmett 154 Leylaml, c Nitschke, b Grimmett 127 Patandi, run out 9 Hammond, st. Walker, b Grimmett 27 Ames, c and b Jameson 10 Jardine, not , out 108 Verity, Ibw., b Tobin 15 Wyatt, Ibw., b Grimmett G 1 Larwood, e Whittington, b Waite 81 Brown, c Nitschke, b Waite .... 27 Bowes, not out 3 Extras 21 Nine wickets (declared) G 34 Bowling. —Tobin took 1 wicket for 119; Jameson, 1 for 113; Grimmett, 4 for 176; Lee, 0 for 4G; Waite, 2 for 108; Whittingdon, 0 for 20; Richardson 0 for 31. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Richardspn, not out 72 Nitschke, b Verity 69 Lonergon, Ibw., b Bowes 3 Extras 1 Total for 2 wickets 145

SHEFFIELD SHIELD

BRADMAN 212 NOT OUT

PONSFOBD AMASSES 200,

(Received 0 a.m.) SYDNEY, November 0,

In the Sheffield Shield cricket match, New South Wales v. Victoria, yesterday, the visitors carried their first innings score from 30G runs for C wickets to 408 (Ponsford 200, Blackie 20, Flcet-wood-Smith 38). O’Reilly took 5 wickets for 81 runs, Hird 3 for 115 and Bradman 1 for S. New South Wales in their first innings made 310 for 3 wickets (Bradman not out 212, Klppax 52, McCabe, not out, 22).