ENGLISH CRICKETERS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MATCH

Southland Times, Issue 19500, 14 March 1925, Page 5

ENGLISH CRICKETERS

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MATCH

VISITORS COLLAPSE IN FIRST INNINGS A POOR BATTING DISPLAY. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ADELAIDE, March 13. (Received March 14, 1.10 aun.) England collapsed badly in the return match against South Australia. There was fine weather, the wicket and outfield being perfect. There was an attendance of 7000. With few exceptions the batting was colourless and unexciting. Gilligan omitted Douglas and South Australia dropped Wainwright. SENSATIONAL START. England won the toss and batted first, the start being sensational. Whysall was dismissed, leg before, with the second ball of Palmer’s first over, and Grimmett then sensationally dismissed Hearne with his first ball. Woolley indulged in wild hitting, getting himself out, but Hendren batted attractively, and Tate slogged, hitting Grimmett to the stand, making eighteen in six minutes. Sandham batted throughout the innings taking 208 minutes to make 59. His batting was painfully slow, but the fielding was splendid, while the bowling of Richardson and Palmer was especially good. The scores are as follows: ENGLAND. —First Innings.— Sandham, c Ambler, b Richardson .. 59 Whysall, 1.b.w., b Palmer 1 Hearne, c Murray, b Grimmet .. .. 10 Woolley, c Murray, b Richardson .... 14 Hendren, c Richardson, b Palmer .. 38 Ki In er, b Palmer 11 Tate, c and b Richardson 30 Freeman, c Ambler, b Palmer 3 Gilligan, c Palmer, b Richardson .... 0 Tyldsley, 1.b.w., b Richardson . . . . 0 Howell (not out) 7 Extras 6 Total 179 Bowling analysis: Wall, none for 31; Palmer, four for 50; Richardson, five for 52; Grimmett, one for 40. South Australia lost Arthur Richardson and Gunn for 13 runs, but Prichard by brilliant leg hitting knocked Tate for fifteen in one over and together with V. Richardson, who played brightly, saved a rot. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. —First Innings.— A. Richardson, b Gilligan 0 Gunn, c Tyldesley, b Tate 3 Prichard (not out) 45 Vic. Richardson (not out) 27 Total for two wickets 75 Bowling analysis: Gilligan, one for 23; Tate, one for 26; Hearne, none for 22; Howell, none for 4. Stumps were then drawn for the day. VICTORIAN CRICKETERS. MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND. LOCAL TEAM’S GOOD BATTING. AUCKLAND, March 13. Auckland commenced a match against Victoria at Eden Park this afternoon. The weather was gloriously fine and there was a fair attendance of spectators. A last minute change was necessitated in the Auckland team by the inability of Anthony to get away and his place was filled by Gerrard of North Shore. The spin of the coin went in favour of Mayne and though the wicket looked a good fresh one, he elected to send Auckland in to bat no doubt having in mind the fact that his men were rather played out with travelling. The weather conditions were perfect and the game was opened in brilliant sunshine with a light wind blowing obliquely down the wicket. Hartkopf, the slow bowler, stood out of the visiting team. Gillespie and Horspool were the opening batsmen for Auckland and the former took strike to the fast bowler, Wallace, whose second ball, however, proved fatal to the Eden batsman, who chopped an easy catch up to Liddicutt at mid-on, o—l—o. Sneddon followed and for a time play was very quiet. Gradually, however, batsmen played themselves in and then runs came, Horspool in particular hitting freely all round the wicket. AUCKLANDERS HIT OUT.

Mayne tried numerous bowling changes without result and Horspool relished anything loose, his score being liberally punctuated with boundaries. Sneddon did not score so rapidly but notched the first six of the match. 'Shortly after this Horspool also lifted one over the ropes and for half an hour before the tea adjournment the batting was a treat to watch, being one of the brightest displays seen in Auckland. When the adjournment ciune Sneddon and Horspool was still together. On resumption the play was much quieter but the score was carried to 212 before Mayne caught Sneddon off Liddicutt. Snedden had played a finished innings throughout, 212—2—77. Postles came next but he lasted only one over and then Liddicutt got his wicket, Postles was not at home at all, 216—3—3. The New Zealand rep , Dacre, filled the vacancy and played with remarkable restraint and the score rose slowly until Horspool was caught by H. Austin off Ebeling, 240—4—143. Horspool received an ovation as he left the field as he had played a crisp, forceful innings which stamped him as a great batsman. The Auckland captain, Smith, joined Dacre and the pair played out time.

Taken on the whole the Australians’ bowling was accurate but the batsmen played it confidently. THE SCORES. The following Is the score:— AUCKLAND. —First Innings— Horspool cH. Austin b Ebeling .. .. 143 Gillespie c Liddicutt b Wallace .... 0 Snedden c Mayne b Liddicutt .. .. 77 Postles b Liddicutt 3 Dacre not out 24 Smith not put 10 Extras 11 Total for four wickets .. .. 268 Mayne used Wallace a good deal, this bowler sending down nineteen overs for 66 runs. Liddicutt was the more successful taking two wickets for 40. Ebeling took one wicket for 25 while Austin, Millar and Willis bowled without success.