BRILLIANT BATTING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10848, 14 March 1921, Page 5

BRILLIANT BATTING

ENGLISHMEN IN FORM

SOUTH AUSTRALIANS HAVE A DAY’S LEATHER HUNTING. TWO DOUBLE CENTURIES. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright (Received March 13, 5.5 p.m.) • ADELAIDE, March 12. There was brilliant weather and the wicaet was still excellent for the cricket match England v. South Australia. The attendance was small. Russell and Rhodes continued for England, the farmer immediately being aggressive. Rhodes was cautious, and gave two possible chances with succeeding balls off Richardson in the slips ancr to the bowler. Russell, scoring fast with faultless strokes, overhauled Rhodes, scoring 78 to Rhodes’s 42. After lunch Russell, batting brilliantly, scored all round the wicket. When 137 Rhodes should have been run out, the wicketkeeper failing to take the ball when Rhodes was yards away. The partnership was not dissolved until _398, when Russell, after . completing his second century, hit across a straight one from Murray. The partnership yielded. 368, which approaches the world’s record. Rhodes, batting cautiously, brought up his second century. When 210 he missed a googly from Smith and was stumped. He batted 315 minutes and hit seventeen foui-s. Douglas and Woolley played out time, Woolley hitting twenty' in one over of Smith’s, including a magnificent sixer into tho pavilion. DETAILED SCORES Detailed soores follow: SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings 195 ENGLAND. . First Innings. Rhodes, st. Ambler, b Smith 210 Russell, b Munray 20 * Waddington, o Ambler, b I/overadge 0 Douglas, not out ‘ —sß Fender, o Murray, b Smith 17 Woolley, not out 27 Sundries 9 Total for five wickets 540 A FINE FAREWELL AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS SAIL FOR ENGLAND. (Received March 13, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 12. The Australian cricketers sailed by the Osterley. They had a fine farewell. The Australian team to play in England is as follows 1 :—H. L. Collins (N.S.W.), C. G. Macartney (N.S.W.), W. Bardsley (N.S.W.), H. L. Hendry (N.S.W.), J. M.. Gregory (N.S.W.), A. A. Mailey (N.S.W.), J. M. Taylor (N.S.W.), T. J. E. Andrews (N.S.W.), W. A. Oldfield (N.S.W.), H. C. Carter (N.S.W.), W. W. Armstrong (Vie.), E A. McDonald (Vic.). J. S. Ryder (Vio.), E. R. Mayne (Vic.), C. E. Pel-/ lew -(S.A.).