THE ADELAIDE MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17622, 8 November 1920, Page 7

THE ADELAIDE MATCH.

ENGLAND'S GREAT SCORE. 512 FOR FIVE WIQKETS._ BRILLIANT PLAY BY HEARNE. By Telegraph—Press Association— (Received 7.30 p.m.) i . A. and N.Z. ADELAIDE. Nov. G. The weather to-day was ideal for the second day of the cricket match,' South Australia v. England the sun having dried up the wicket splendidly- The attendance numbered 10,000. ' Russell (101) and Hearne (46) "resumed the batting to the bowline of Thurgarland and Phillips. The batsmen opened cautiously, Hearne being on the defensive. His first 50 after resuming took 80 minutes to make. The scoring was not commensurate with the weakness of the bowling. When the Englishmen's score had reached 220. Pellew and Richardson effected a double change of bowling. Hearne drove a ball from Richardson to the long-on boundary -with his first hit. Hearne was badly missed by Stirling at square-leg when he was 70. The batsmen were then getting single strokes principally. When he was 148, Russell lifted a ball from Smith high to the boundary, and Runde'l badly missed a catch. Seventeen runs were scored off 1 Smith's over of " googlies." After 220 J minutes' battiiur, the Englishmen's score had reached 300. Russell, attempting a. hard hit. mis-hit and returned the ball to Smith, who caught him out His 156 runs included 17 fours and one six. His principal scoring stroke was on the on side. Hendren then joined Hearne. whose batting improved after his escapes, his driving and cutting strokes being superb. Hendren took 50 minutes to reach double figures. Hearne brought the score up to 400 for 507 minutes' play. At 182 Hearne lifted a ball from Smith to Phillips at mid-ofi. and was caught out. The .tea adjournment followed with the Englishmen's score at 468 for three wickets. Hearne had been brilliant since lunch. His score included 22 boundaries. After the tea adjournment 500 did not tike long to appear. When Hendr«?n was 79 he. jumped out to a hall from Smith, missed it. and was stumped by Ambler. Parkin was out in a similar manner almost immediately, and the Englishmen's innings was declared closed at 512 runs for five wickets. Pellew and Smith opened the second innings- for South Australia, and put on 50 in 35 minutes. Seven overs realised only three runs. Parkin and Hearne were the bowlers. Scores: — SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings " ' ... 118 Second Innings. Pellew, not out ....... 33 Smith, not out A 15 Extras 2 Total for no wickets ... ... 50 ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs. c. Pellew, b. Smith 48 Russell, c. and b. Smith 156 Hearne, c. Phillips, b. Smith ... 182 Hendren. St. Ambler, b, Smith ' ... 79 Parkin, st. Ambler, b. Smith ... 0 Makepeace, .not Tout ...- • ...; ■ ... 58 • Extras-" : •-•*•„. 9 Total for fiva wickets*- ... 512 "Innings declared closed. .-,< - .. Bowline? Analysis.—Smith took! five wickets for 120 runs. . •-': "•■• *-' -•/'..