CRICKET.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18021, 9 November 1920, Page 6

CRICKET.

ENGLAND ▼. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. HOME TEAM BATS WELL. Received November 9, 12.40 a.m, ADELAIDE, Nov. S. There was a fair attendance to-day and the wicket was excellent for the conclusion of the England-South Australia match. Howell clean bowled Smith with his second ball for fifteen. Henry joined ITllew. Hearne sent a maiden over, ami the next J’ellew shot one to the leg boundary, then a similar lull toss brought fifty up for eightyseven minutes’ play. Pellew was nearly out leg before wicket when forty-five. Both batsmen appreciated Hearne,' scoring three successive, threes off him. The score was ninety-three when Wilson displaced Heai’jue. and with his j [th ball clean-bowled Henry fur seventeen. The partnership added forty-three. V. Richardson brought the first century up by leg glancing Howell to Hie boundary, after one hundred and twentyfour minutes’ play. Howell, who had bowled twelve overs for twenty runs, was relieved by Douglas. When sixtyfour Pellew drove one to Douglas’ lefthand —a magnificent catch. Pellew hit seven boundaries by ideal driving. 107— I 3—64. Wilson’s analysis at this stage was nine over, seven maidens, four runs, ‘and one wicket. The two Richardsons formed partnership, scoring slowly. Douglas was no-balled twice, V. Richardson when eleven. was brillinatly 'caught by Hobbs at cover.—l2s—l—l2. IGehrs followed, and he beautifully hooked Wilson to the fence. Gehrs was •dean-bowled by Howell when fourteen, tand- Stirling was bowled second ball, |also by Howell. ! Rundell joined A. Richardson. The flatter was missed out-field by Hendren at thirty-six. It was slow scoring, the | book showing seventy-three overs as .'producing 172 runs. Woolley relieved I Hearne, Richardson sending him to the {boundary, making his fifty in ninety-two j minutes. Richardson made a solid i variety of hits off Parkin and brought two hundred up with a late cut to the pavilion. The score at the tea adjournment was 6 for 208, Richardson being--164 and Rundell J 6. i On resuming there was some bright ! cricket. Richardson drove Douglas ’past point to the boundary, a fine hit, ■ and late-cut the safe bowler for four. •iLundell aud Richardson brought the century up after seventy-nine minutes. The batsmen were playing a great inInings. treating all the bowlers aJike. I Rundell hit Wilson to the boundary, ' I making his fifty. Richardson r eached his century in 151 minutes. Rundell’s late-cbts were superb Their stand was a pleasant surprise in the bad light. Rundell cut Wilson for four and three, and the next hundred was hoisted. Rundell was 70 and Richardson 103. The light now became worse. Rundell reached 7 5 when he was bowled by Hearne after a capital display, cutting behind point and cover strokes principally. Richardson was not out 109 when stumps were drawn on account of the rain. Scores:— SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—2nd Innings: Smith, b Howell 15 Henry, b Wilson j 7 Pellew, c and b Douglas 6-i V. Richardson, c Hobbs, b Douglas 11 Gehrs, b Howell 14 Stirling, b Howell 0 Rundell, b Hearne 75 Richardson, not out 109 Sundries 10 Total for 7 wickets 315 TKE ENGLISHMEN IN AUSTRALIA. CLEM HILL’S VIEWS. ADELAIDE, Nov. 8. Clem Hill, criticising the Englishmen on their play so tar, says that Parkin is a sort of ‘‘Johnny All Sorts” bowler. He bowls an off and leg break, googly, and a good fast one, but Hill is inclined to believe he is not able to spin the bull enough on Australian wickets to be dangerous. He compares H-»wull to Cotter, but says he is not so fast. Wilson is the best slow bowler in the team, but Hill thinks Douglas will be England's stay in tiie bowling lire. On the whole, be considers the visitors’ bowling strength much inferior to that of the last English eleven which visited Australia. They have no such great bowlers as Barnes and Foster. In fielding. the team is lacking in the activity which characterised previous English elevens. His opinion is that Australia has quite an even chance of winning the rubber. He is much impressed with Hendren’s batting and Russell’s and Makepeace’s solid defensive play. He declares that it looks as if the Marylebone Club has chosen batsmen for solidness rather than brilliance. , VICTORIA'S TEAM, MELBOURNE. Nov. 8. The team chosen to represent Victoria against England on Friday is: Armstrong, Mayne, Ryder. Ellis, McDonald, Park, Liddicutt, Lampard, Willis, Lansford, and Baring. Emergency: Moyes. WEARISOME BATTING. SYDNEY, Nov. 8. The cricket correspondents of the Sydney papers comment on the want of anything spectacular in the Englishmen’s batting, the methodical perfectness of which becomes somewhat wearisome. The spectators were impatient at the monotonous playing for keeps. The hope is expressed that there will be more variety, with some taking of chances, when the visitors have found the measure of the Australian wickets.