BIG CRICKET IN ADELAIDE

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18069, 19 March 1923, Page 9

BIG CRICKET IN ADELAIDE

M.C.C. V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

SOME QUICK SCORES. END OF MATCH. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN .—COPY RIGHT (Received 6.0 p.m., Marcli 18.) A DELAiIJE, Saturday. The Test match was continued on a bright summer day. The re was only a small attendance owing to the iaet tnnt a draw i seemed inevitable. It only required Six minutes to complete) England’s innings. Each batsman maUo six, and a like number scored from each bowler. Freeman lifted Corregher’s sixth ball into the pavilion for six, but was caught next ball. South Australia commenced the second innings with C. Pellew and Harris,' Arthur .Richardson being unable to play owing to an attack of mumps. Roth batsmen commenced vigorously, each scoring two fours in the first two overs. They were particularly severe on Freeman. The first fifty were registered m 14 minutes. Pellew was very brilliant, scoring with clean, forceful strokes to all parts of the field. At .43 he gave an easy chance to IBorand at long-off, bub was let off’. At 89 Harris softly patted Gibson to HillAVood, and .retired. Bowley came in and the scoring rate increased, a century into view in 78 minutes. After lunch, with only one run added, Pellew was beautifully taken by Chapman at cover. Murray joined Bowley. and lively play continued. Boundary hits were frequent. Attempting to hit Freeman out of the ground, Bowley was magnificently caught by Lowry, bn the off boundary. Dolling and Murrav quickly carried the sebro to tlie second century, which occupied 101 minutes. Then Dolling put his leg in front of Gibson, and thq innings Was declared, and closed with a debit of 327. England began the second innings, but had no hope of getting the runs in tlireo hours. Both went for thebowling, and hit up 50 in 26 minutes. ENGLAND. Hartley, nob out ... ... 28 Freeman, c Fisher, b Carragher ... o/ Sundries ... ...1 ••• ••• Total - 372 SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Harris, c Hill-Wood, b Gibson-... 27 Pellew'. c Chapman, b Freeman ... 69 Bowley, b Lowry ... \os Murray, not out ... ... Dolling, 1.b.w., b Gibson •’... 33 Sundries ... 4= Total for 4 wickets ... 204 (Innings Closed). Bowling analys.s. —Gibson took two wickets for 87 runs, Freeman two for 92, Calthorpo 0 for 21. ENGLAND.—Second Innings. Hill-Wood, b Murray ... 41 Chapman, not out ... 134 Titclimarsh, 1.b.w., b Fisher g Calthorpe, b Murray If Lowry, b Carragher ... 4o Wilson, not t out •• g i Sundries ..... £ i Total for 4 wickets ... ... 248 Bowling analysis.—Fislibr took one wicket for 59 runs, Bowley none tor 33, Murray two for 63, Carragher one tor 69, Harris one for 19. N.otes on the Game. With the total at 87, Murray bowled Hill-Wood, who tried to pull a long hop but missed it.' , With the advent of Titclimarsh. defensive cricket. was resorted to, but the century was posted after 62 minutes. Titclimarsh was leg before when five were required, twomore to complete 1000 aggregate for the tour. Chapman was tutting brilliantly to all parts of the field, and played a glorious chanceless innings, an innings unfolding delightful strokes to the off and leg to all bovlers alike. No arrangement of the field could restrict his accurate placing.