SOUTH AUSTRALIA WINS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18247, 14 November 1922, Page 7

SOUTH AUSTRALIA WINS.

60 * RUNS IN 22 MINUTES,

VICTORY JUST ON TIME.

ENGLISHMEN SCORE 294.

By T«iceraph—Press Association—Copyright, A. and N.Z. ADELAIDE. Nov. 13. South Australia defeated Mr. MacLaren's eleven by six wickets. The Englishmen made 294 in their second innings, leaving the South Australians to get 58 runs to win and 22 minutes to play. South Australia made a great effort and juat hit up the runs in time. There was glorious weather for the resumption of the match on Saturday. The attendance totalled 5000 at the start and increased to 8000 during the afternoon. The Englishmen, with a total of 442 to face, had scored seven runs without loss at the end of the first day's play. The Englishmen's play on Saturday was stylish arid elegant, but slow, the batsmen lacking punishing power. The first 50 runs took 58 minutes to accumulate, then Hill-Wood touched an off ball from A. Richardson, and the wioketkeeper held it. Titchmarsh, small of stature, adopted very defensive tactics until he was badly run out by Wilkinson, when just on the brink of double figures. Calthorpe softly returned tha first ball he received from Loveridge to the bowler. At luncheon the score was 80 for three wickets after 85 minutes' play, which was very slow. Chapman, with a reputation for fast scoring, quickly got to work with boundaries to off and leg from Loveridge. He was very quick and enterprising between the wicket, and proved a very free bat with a stroke for every ball. In 40 minutes he scored 32, and was then smartly taken by the wicket-keeper off Town send. Wilson commenced freely, hitting the first ball uppishly and the second to long-on. This brought Wilkinson in front of Williams, and off the first ball the wicket-keeper appealed first for stumping and then for a catch, the latter being successful. Wilkinson played very careful, correct cricket, but was not inspiring.

When MacLarea came in he was given a great reception, the players gathering round him to give three cheers. He scored 12 and then returned one to Townsend. Gibson was the only other player to make a stand, the innings closing for 205.

England, being 237 behind, followed on, with 45 minutes to bat,, and played a purely defensive game, evidently with a draw in view. When atmnps were drawn for the day the Englishmen had scored 38 for the loss of one wicket.

When the match was resumed to-day the weather was hot and bright and the wicket excellent. There was a small attendance. Wilson and Titchmarsh resumed merrily, 26 runs resulting in two overs from Wiiliamß. A. Richardson kept the batsmen thinking and finally bowled Titchmarsh. Hill-Wood began carefully and Wilson, slowing down as if playing for a-draw, was not as free as in the first innings. Both batsmen were content to keep out Richardson, who at the luncheon interval had the following figures: —Eight evers, three maiden, ten runs, and one wicket. The Englishmen's score was then 134, which had taken the same number of minutes to compile. The defensivo game was continued on resuming, but Townsend created a diversion by getting Hill-Wood leg before. The retiring oatsman was in 60 minutes and scored naif that number of runs. Another uneventful run-gcttinff period "preceded tho dragging of a break ball from Townsend by Wilson into his wicket. Wilson batted very correctly, but there was little force in nis strokes, his total including only three boundaries. Chapman began with delightful aggressiveness, two fours to off, two square-leg boundaries, and a single for t; cut coming from the first five balls. Calthorpe woke up and made two magnificent drives past tho bowler for four each, but A. Richardson, who had been brought on again, clevecly bowled' and canght him. He made 11, but he has a fine free style and will probably get big scores during tho tour. MacLaren and Chapman made a stubborn stand, and at the tea adjournment they had raised the score to 225. MacLaren, who was showing something like his old form, aided by lucky snicks and two lives, assisted Chapman to carry the total to 258, when the latter was brilliantly caught by the wicketkeeper. Thirteen runs later MacLaren was superbly stumped. The Englishmen's innings closed for 294, leaving the South Australians to get 58 to win.

Following ate th© scores :— SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings 442 Second Innings. A. Richardson, b Freeman 15 Murray, c Chapman, b Freeman ... 28 V. Richardson, lbw, b Freeman ... 0 Collins, c Tyldesley, b Freeman ... 0 Townsend, not out 10 Rymill, not out 1 Extras ... .... ••• ••• 6 Total for four wickets 60 Bowling.—Tyldesley took no wickets for 31 runs, Freeman four for 23. MacLAREN'S XL—First Innings. Wilkinson o Bennett, b Williams ... 64 Hill-Wood, c Bennett, b A. Richardson' , 1° Titchmarsh, run out t. 9 Calthorpe, c and b Lovcridge ... 0 Chapman, c Bennett, b Townsend ... 52 Wilson, b A. Richardson 38 MacLaren, c and b Townsend ... 12 Lowry, c Bennett, b Williams ... 1 Gibson, lbw, b Richardson 17 Tyldesley, c Dolling, b Gray ... 6 Freeman, not out ... 0 Extras. 11 Total ... 205 Bowling.—Morton took no wickets for 51, Townsend two for 35, A. Richardson three for 40, Murray none for 1, Williams two for 44, Loveridge one for 20, Gray none for 3. Second Innings. Wilkinson, b Gray * ... 6 Wilson, by Townsend 61 Titchmarsh, b A. Richardson ... 41 Hill-Wood, b Townsend 30 Calthorpe, c and b A. Richardson 17 Chapman, c Bennett, b Townsend ... 53 MacLaren, st Bennett, b Williams 41 Lowry, bA. Richardson ... ... 20 Gibson, lbw, b Williams ... ... . 3 lbw, b Williams 7 Freeman, not out ... 3 Extras • ... • 12 Total 294 Bowling.—Morton took no wickets for 27 runs, Gray&me for 30, Loveridge none for 37, Williams three for 62, A. Richardson three for 36, Townsend three for 75, Murray none for 14. VICTORIA AND N.S. WALES. TEAMS TO PLAY ENGLISHMEN. A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, Nov. 13. The following teams have been chosen to play against MacLaren's XI. : — New South Wales.—Collins (capt.), Macartney, Hendry, Mailey, Oldfield. Everett, Scanes, Nothling, Punch, Asher, Wells, Morgan. •Victoria.—M->""ve (capt.), Ellis, ■ Grimmett, Hartk".^;, Keating, Liddicutt, Park, Ponsford, Ryder, Wallace, Willis, WoodfulL