CRICKET.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18019, 6 November 1920, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND N. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

HOME SIDE OUT FOR 118. FINE BOWLING BY PARKIN. ' Received November 5, 9.20 p.m. ADELAIDE, Nov. 5. Rain on the previous night made tfe wicket sticky for the cricket matqg Englishmen v. South Australia. '1 he attendance was poor. Douglas won the toss and Pc How and Smith were the opening baJW”**?. At the second ball Pellew '"aaflight at point by Parkin, off Woolley, ai<* Stirling was caught at leg off ParkjZM In the same over Smith was bowled by Parkin. The ball struck his chest and cannoned on to the wicket.. Gehrs was baffled by Parkin’s deliver, ies, and four wickets were down for 4. A. Richardson and Henry showed a semblance of brightness. The former lato ( lit Woolley for three, batting 23 minutes for seven. The wicket was extremvly difficult. Henry ‘hit Parkin off a full toss to square leg boundary, and also drove him on the deep side for a couple. The first 50 runs took forty, eight minute*. Henry was dismissed oy Parkin.

A. Richardson joined V. Riclmrdson, and the partnership was short. The former mis-liit a half volley to Hobbs aS lover and was out for seven.

Rundoll followed and made a single, and was bowled by Parkin, who had taken 6 wickets for 36 runs. The wicket was made to order for Parkin,

Parkin bowled Phillips with hit fourth ball on resuming after lunch. Richardson, attempting to hit Woolley to long on, was bow led for 38, in 97 min. utes.

The innings closed for 118 after 121 minuUs' batting. The English fielding was good, the players Ixacking up particularly well.

Scores: — SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Pel lew, c Parkin, b Woolley 0 Stirling, c Russell, b Parkin o Smith, h Parkin ... .~ ] Gehrs, b Parkin —. ... ... ... i> Henri’, b Parkin 24 A. Richardson, c Hobbs, b Parkin 7 Rundell, b Parkin ... I Phillips, b Parkin 6 V. Richardson, b Woolley Thurgarland, b Parkin 26 Ambler, not out ... Extras„7 Total Hg Bow ling.—Woolley took. 2 wickets for 56, and Parkin 8 for 55. ENGLISHMEN PILING CP A SCORH England opened with Hobbs and Russell. Off Thurgarland‘s first ball, a full toss. Rus.'a'll banged to the square leg Ixjundary, also putting a similar ball out of the ground for six, and scoring fourteen off the first over. Fifty was put up in thirty minutes. Russell was badly missed twice. The hundred runs went up after 103 minutes' play. Hobbs mis-hit Smith to square leg, aixl was caught by Pellew with the score at 115. Hobbs was sound on the defensive. Hearne joined Russell; runs came mostly in singles, and Hearne was 19 minutes in making 29. He hit Rundell to the square leg boundary. Both were cautious, although the wicket improved considerably and runs should have been freer. Russell got his century after 150 minutes’ play, hitting eleven fours and one sixer. Scores : KNGLAND. —Ist Innings. Hobbs, c Pellew, b Smith 40 Russell, not out 101 Hearne, not out 16 Extras 6 ’lotal for 1 wicket 201,