ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14835, 11 November 1911, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

WARNER'S MEN START WELU FOUR WICKETS PRODUCE 331. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright* (Received November 10, 8.20 p.m.) Adelaide, November 10. - Warner's English cricket, team opened its tour to-day by scoring 331 for four wickets against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval. The teams are:— M.C.C.: Warner (captain), Douglas, Foster, Rhodes, Barnes, Hobbs, Strudwiek, > Vine, Mead, Gunn, and Woolley. South Australia: Clem Hill (captain), Crawford, Whitty, Stirling, Mayne, Webster, Down, Rees, S. Hill, Kirkwood, . and Blackman. . ; The weather was warm, and the attendance was three thousand. Warner won the toss, and Hobbs and Rhodes began the "batting. Hobbs glanced Whitty's first ball for 3. With the score at 13, a swerver from Whitty beat Rhodes. " avv-'v •••_;■- • ■ Hobbs and Gunn batted <|gundly and attractively, and scored at rate. ' At 63 Hobbs mistimed a ball -from Rees,'"and was easily caughtby' Kirkwood at short . I®?* The innings had then lasted •*' an hour. Gunn and Warner batted quietly till the ; lunch adjournment, when Gunn had 38 to : his credit, and Warner 3. The weather was cooler when the game was resumed. Whitty • and Crawford bowled, ; and runs came rapidJy, the century being completed in 92 minutes. , . . Gunn reached his half-century in 80 minutes. Warner was closely on the defensive. . Gunn, while watching , the ball carefully, was •. aggressive towards anything 1 loose. Stirling •' and Rees were ' tried, but) V. they were expensive. Warner's half-century took 99 • minutes. - The ■■ local change bowlers were : weak, and the 'batsmen helped themselves, 200 r being- v scored in 175 minutes. At the tea adjourn, ment the scoro was 217 for two wickets— Gunn 98 and Warner 69. . ' .:; : . After tea Whitty and Crawford again bowled, and Gunn topped his century by. ■ hitting Whitty to squaro-leg : for 4. ' - He : had i then been batting for 160 minutes. With -i tho total at 235, Gunn was easily caught at slip by Blackman, off Whitty. go had bat-.' ted soundly, with many . good forcing strokes. His innings, which, lusted 165 minutes, included 10 fours. .:!,i Mead began solidly. When Warner had iicc red 85 he should have been stumped off Whitty. Mead, after batting carefully for 49 minutes, was stumped by a ball from Rees rebounding off. the wicketkeoper,:'. Webster. Four wickets for 278. < -i v--1 Warner completed his ' qentury in 197 , minutes. Foster wa? aggressive, and scored " at the rate of a run a minute. Warner, who was tired, slowed to nothing, and when he had scored 105 was shockingly . missed „ by Mayne at leg. He batted <. for j three ■■■■ hours and three-quarters. The details of tho scoring 'are:—; ,?■, ";'V-1 ; /. "ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, o Kirkwood, 'b Rees; « ;30 Rhodes, b Whitty ... . • 7 Gunn, o Blackman, b Whitty' ... ... * 106 , Warner, not out ... ... ... 112 Mead, st Webster, b Rees ... ' ... • y ... 20 Foster, not out ... ... 34 Extras ... ... t .. ... ... 16 : ■ Total for four wickets... " ».. 331 /