CRICKET AT ADELAIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12042, 21 January 1925, Page 7

CRICKET AT ADELAIDE

ENGLISHMEN SCORE 365 IN FIRST INNINGS

MTBMEN'S CAREFUL PLAY MAKES REGCVERY POSSIILE

AUSTRALIANS REPLY WITH BRILLIANT NPENINC

THREE WICKETS BOWN FOR 211

Thanks to Hobbs and Hendren, the English innings at Adelaide for 365 runs. Hobbs made his third century in successive matches, -and Hendren,’ s total was 92. Patience and judgment helped towards England’s score. Australia opened and made 21,1 runs for three wickets, Tate bowling as well as ever. Gilligan is unable to go to the bowling crease.

SPLENBIB EFFORT

INNINGS YIELDB 365 HOBBS AND HENDREN STARS. Bv Telegraph.—Press Assn.—ConrrHOft, (Received January 20, 9.10 p.m.) ADELAIDE, January 20. England’s first innings ended for 365 runs, a much better .effort than seemed possible at first. This was due mainly to the v great batting of Hobbs, who made 119, and Hendren, who made 92. Play commenced in a brisk northwest breeze.' clouds'of dost from the mbunds interfering with the batsmen. The attendance at the start was 3000. The wicket did not spoil .the work of £he fast and medium bowlers, and a small patch at each end helped' the slow and left-arm men. MANY CENTURIES. This is Hobbs’s third century in three matches, and the second time he has accomplished such a feat, the previous one being in the’ 1911-12 series. It is his ninth Test century, , and his 110th century in first-class cricket. Hobbit was patience personified,' occupying the crease tor 294 minutes, and hitting seven boundaries. His partnership with Hendren added 117, and this is. the fourth century, partnership that Hobbs has • been associated with in the present series.' " Hendren’s' was. a most attractive innings. He hit out, freely, at anything loose, and made his runs in 193 minutes. Eight boundaries were among his hits. Hendren exploited every known spot, and 1 was particularly strong on. the pull-and glide. > ' KILNER GOES SOON. Kilner Succumbed early. Gilligari’a nine was the result of powerful driving. Freeman contented himself with, blocking', so as to allow : Hendren'to get the runs. MBailey was the best of the howlerra, bis halls flighting and breaking, well. Arthur Richardson took two wickets for 11 runs to-day. ‘ He bowled, splendidly. Gregory, however, was disappointing, losing his pace and tiring quickly. ' . > " The Australian fielding to-day was splendid. Tate, equipped with a special boot. is able to bowl as well as ever; but Gilligan is limping slightly and able to field, but not to howl. FREEMAN GOMES ON. Freeman fielded with his wrist tight-ly-bandaged. Woolley’s Sydney leg injury is handicapping him again. (With 40 minutes left for play, Australia opened the second innings very quietly. Tate sent down three maid ens. and six overs produced only 19 runs. Australia recommenced much better than in the first inningß. The wind chopped round to the south-west,, and black clouds came up, hinting rain. The batsmen chased runs'in expectation of a wet wicket to-morrow,- and the Englishmen had plenty of work stopping hard drives and pulls, which were the favourite scoring strokes. UNABLE TO BOWL. , Gilligan vested Tate as often as possible. relying " mainly on Freeman, .Woolley, and Kilner, who all howled wpll. Gilligan was unable to bowl,himself. owing to his leg still being painful. * Fours were a frequent occurrence, mainly as the result of drives, leg pulls, and oover shots. Richardson, was trapped by Woolley into giving Kilner, at silly, point, a donkey-drop catch. Collins was beaten ends up by Freeman when he had made 26. Taylor and Ryder, by brilliant hard--hitting, then added 63 in 47 minutes before the former went out for 34., , He, had given a hard-hitting exhibition, including five fours. ... Ryder and Taylor dealt with the bowling unmercifully, practically every stroke being a run-getter, and the score mounted rapidly. ' When Ponaford joined Ryder Die scoring, went merrily on, the partnership netting 85 in 51 minutes. , ■ . The attendance was 12,000, and the takings £llOO. Scores:— ENGLAND.

Bowling, Analysis.—Gregory took three wickets for II runs; Kelleway* one wicket 1 for 24; Mailey, three for 133; A. Richardson, two for 42; Ryder,one for 15; Collins, none for 19. AUSTRALIA.

VETERAN AGAIN

TO HOBBS THE HONOURS. PURPOSEFUL CRICKET. SYDNEY, January 20. Commenting on the' third cricket Test, the “Sydney Morning Henkl” saya: “Hobbs and Sutcliffe set out with the obvious purpose not of mastering the attack but of wearing it down. They took not the slightest batting risk, and attempted nothing , outside the strictest limitations of purely defensive play. \ “It was eminently poiposefni, but far from entertaining, batting. Very gradually they improved the innings total. However, a little more active pugnacity without rashness would have produced a like result in runs, and probably a better one. The methods they adopted encouraged attack to the . fullest extent, and at the same time they enmeshed themaetvea. in the eoils of the defensive methods, bo that after) a time itnecesaarily became m«* diffi- 1 cult to throw off or escape. from theno “The partnership produced 90 runs, and that is its best claim to merit, though the running between the wickets was a pleasing feature. It was 4 an excellent'.display, though not so lively as has been semi from, this pair, who are capable of co-operation, mutual confidence, and adherence to principle. f “The individual batting honouha of the day once more belong to HoM%i who played one of the most defensive; knocks of his lUustrjonseareer. Hen-' dren batted splendidly and with coni-! mendable restraint, arid yet with that! touch of aufbcity and aggression which' makes his play so entertaining.” EIGHT CENTUNIES HOBBS’S hrk st FEAA - REPEALS EARLIER RECORD. Hobbs’s 119 follows upon scores of 115, 57, 154, and 22, in tkt preceding tests. His one future, waa' in the second innings of the —Test, where England was left adth 372 to get after Hie Australian aeoand innings* collapse. Sutcliffe baa now scored 59, 115, 176, 127, and 33, so that his average is 102. Hobbs’s average is*n3.4. • 'Each of Hobbs’s centuries baa been mads in the first innings. He thus repeats tbff performance of 1911-12 when he made 126 not’out (a chanceless innings), 187, and 178. Only two other batsmen have made three centuries in one season. J. Darling, 101, 178. and 160. in 1897-8. and W. W. Armstrong, 158, 121, and 123 not out, in 1920-21. Hobbs baa made three other centuries, a chanceless 107 at Lord’s in 1912. 122 in Melbourne in 1920-21, and 123 (also a chanceless innings) in Adelaide in ' 1920-21.

First Innings.Why sail, b Gregory Tate, v Andrews, b Mailey 9 27 Strudwick, c Gregory, b BAUeway I Chapman, b Gregory ....' ..... Hobbs, o Gregory, b Mailey 2d 119 Sutcliffe, c Oldfield b Ryder *..... Woolley, c Andrews, b Mailey ... 33 16 Hendren, o Taylor, b Gregory ...... 92 Kilner. Ibw. b A. Richardson ...... 6 Gilligan, c Collins, b A. Richardson 9 6 21 Total 365

First innings • Second Innings. 489 Collins, b Freeman ... 26 A. Richardson, c Kit b Woolley if Taylor, b Freeman .... 34 Ryder, jiot> out 86' Ponsford, not out .... 40 Extras 11 Total for three wickets .. 211