VICTORIA V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 133, 1 March 1920, Page 6

VICTORIA V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

f FINAL MATCH IN SHEFFIELD r SHIELD CONTEST. I (Rec. February 29, 5.5 p.m.) , Melbourne, February 29. For; the cricket mutch between Victoria t and South - Australia the weather was - fine and the wicket was good. The Victorians' batting was consistent. Ran - e ford and Eyder had the misfortune to be , run out when going strong'. Lampard , played a fine unfinished innings. Pliil--1 lips, the youthful bowler, was in great f form today. He took three wickets in - the first three overs. South Australia's a reply was weak, and they followed on. s The match finishes the season's Sheffield s Shield contests. The shield has already a been won by New Sonth Wales, as it is 1 now impossible for Victoria to «wure sufficient runs to beat the New South Wales average. Victoria in the first innings made 406— Ransford 71, Eyder 87, Moyes 55, Lampard 1 (not out) 6G, Liddicut 34. Bowling analysis: Eundell, two wickets for 09 runs; A. Eichardson, two for 89; Phillips, four for 87. ' South Australia in the first innings made 178 —C. Pellew 23, V. Richardson 30, L. Pellew 25, • A. Richardson 26, Williams 32. Bowling analysiu: Mullet, four wickets for 45 runs; Kydor, four for 82; Armstrong, one for 27; Liddicut. one for 17. South Australia in their second in- ' nings have made 43 runs without the loss ' of a wicket—Smith 15, C. . Pellew 26.— Press Assn.