BRIGHT CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21333, 7 November 1932, Page 9

BRIGHT CRICKET

ENGLISH BATSMEN 634 FOR NINE WICKETS JARDINE 108 NOT OUT SOUTH AUSTRALIANS IN TWO WICKETS FOR 145 By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received November fi, 5.5 p.m.) ADELAIDE. Nov. 6 The cricket match England v. South 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 five wickets in their first innings, Jardine (6) and Verity (3) being the not-out men. They resumed their innings and at the tea adjournment, with tho score at 634 for nine wickets, Jardine declared. South Australia had made 145 for two wickets when stumps were drawn. When Jardine and Verity continued batting the English captain was not to be restrained. He was in 217 minutes and carried his bat for 108. Larwood gave an exhilarating display, making 81 in 41 minutes. With high drives and pulls he scored 50 in 27 minutes. Finally he was caught. Brown also was responsible for hurricane hitting. Twice he hit balls from Richardson out of the ground. He made 27 in seven minutes.

Wyatt gave a chanceless display, his 61 including seven fours. Ilis worst ordeal was facing Grimmett. Wyatt and Jardine made a seventh wicket record for England-South Australia matches and Jardine and Larwood broke the existing eighth wicket record of 106, which had stood for 35 years. The opening batsmen for the 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 half-hour of South Australia's innings and 100 in 65 minutes.

Richardson played a typical captain's innings and was unconquered with 72 when stumps were drawn. He had given one hard chance at 58. Nitachke's 69 was made by sjjylish, forceful batting. He hit six fours and three sixes. Details of the score are:— ENGLAND First Innings Sutcliffo, c Nitschke, b Grimmett . . 154 Ley land, c Nitschke, b Grimmett .. 127 Pataudi, run out 0 Hammond, st Walker, b Grimmett . . 27 Ames, c and b Jameson 10 Jardine, not out 108 Verity, Ibw, b Tobin • . 15 Wyatt, lbw, b Grimmett . . ._. . . 61 Larwood, c Whittington, b Waite .. 81 Brown, c Nitschke, b Waite • • • • 27 Bowes, not out 3 Extras 21 Total for nine wickets (declared) 634 Bowling.—Tobin took one wicket for 119; Jameson one for 113; Grimmett, 4 for 176; Lee, none for 46; Waite, 2 for 108; Whittington, none for 20; Richardson, none for 31. SOUTH AUSTRALIA First Innings Richardson, not out . 72 Nitschke, : b Verity .. . .. .. 69 Lonergan, lbw, b Bowes . . . . . . 3 Extra • • 1 Total for two wickets . . . . . . 145

DOUBLE CENTURIES BRADMAN AND PONSFORD SHEFFIELD SHIELD GAME (Received November G, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 6 In the Sheffield Shield cricket match New South Wales v. Victoria yesterday the visitors carried their first innings score from 306 runs for six wickets to 408 (Ponsford 200, Blackie 20, Fleetwood Smith, 38). O'Reilly took five wickets for 81 runs, Hird three for 115 and Bradman one for 0. New South Wales in their first innings made 316 for three wickets (Bradman not out 212, Kippax 52, McCabe, not out 22).