ENGLISH CRICKETERS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 36, 6 November 1920, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKETERS

MATCH AGAINST SOUTH AUSTRALIA REMARKABLE BOWLING BY ' PARKIN By TeleeraDh-Preia Associatlon-OoryrliW (Kcc. November 6, 0.15 a.m.) Adelaide, November 5. Rain on the previous night made tho \yicket sticky ior the crieiet match Englishmen v. South Australia. The attendance was poor. The following played for England* Douglas, Wilson, Howell, Strudwick .Makepeace, Woollev, Hobbs, Ueai no, Kussel , Parkin, and Hendren. uwnig a) (in abscess under his' bowling ana, Waldington will be unable to piav io.v some time. Douglas won - the (ass. Follow and smith, were the opening batsmen. At the •ficcond ball 1 ellew was caught at point r i ln °" UooUc y- Stirling was bow.ed by a short leg ball from Parkin, in tho same over Smith was bowled by i.ll kin. the ball struck his ches;i and hS? o 'i 01 n 'S - h j s \ ri , cket - Gohrs was ball led' by Parkins deliveries, anil lost I 11» wicket without scoring Pour wickets lor 4 runs. A. Richardson and Henrv showed a semblance of brightness. Tho former late-cut Woolley for a. He battea *o minutes for 7. The wicket was extremely difficult. Henry hit a full vbss Horn larkni to square leg to boundary, and also drove to tho deep side for a couple. 1 lie first 50 appeared for 48 minutes play. Henry was dismissed' ly lark-in. the last-named had now taken tour wickets for 30. A. Richardson joined \. Richardson, but tho partnership was a short one. The former mishit a hard volley to Hobbs to ecvor, «nd was out tor 7. Jitindcll followed Ho made a single and was bowled 'by Parkin, who nail now taken six wickets for 3G runs. J.llO wicket was made to order for Parkin s most extraordinary breaks. At lunch time the score was seven for 78 l'arkin bowled Phillips with his fourth ball on resuming. Richardson, in attou.ptmg to hit \Y oollcy to long-on, was bowled. He had made 3S in i) 7 ininu'.cs. His score included three 4's. The innings closed for 118 aflcr 121 minutes' batting. The English fielding was good, the fieldsmen backing 'up particularly well 1 lie Englishmen opened their innings With Hobbs and Russell. Thurgarland's first ball, a full toss l , Russell sent to the square-leg boundary, and a similar ball io put out of the ground for six. Fourteen woro scored off the first over. Fifty went.up _in.3o minutes. Russell was-badly i missed iiwice. A hundred runs were knocked up in 103 minutes. Hobbs mishit Smith to square leg, and was cau"ht by Pellow. The score was then ll(i. Hobbs displayed a sound defensive. Hearne joined Russell. The runs were mostly singles, Hearne in 49 minutes, making 29. hit Rundell to the square-leg boundary. Both batsmen were cautious. The wicket had improved considerably, and the runs should have been freer. Russell's century was reached after 150 min- . ities- 1 play. He made eleven 4's and oue sixer. Stumps were drawn with one wicdown for 201. Scores: SOUTH .AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Pellew, c. Parkin, b Woolley 0 Stirling, c. Russell, b. Parkin 0 Smith, b. Parkin \ ttehrs, b. Parkin o Henry, b. Parkin 24 A. Richardson, c. Hobbs, b. Parkin ... 7 Rumlell, b. Parkin 1 Phillips, b. Parkin 6 V. Richardson, b. Woolley 3S 'i'luirgarland, b Parkin *. 20 Am'bler, not out I "g Sundries 7 Total Rowling-Analysis— Woolley, who bowl--cd three no balls, secured two wickets for 56 runs; Parkin, eight for 55. ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs. c. Pellew, b. Smith 4S fißussell, not out - „ joi Hearne, not out- " 45 Sundries ...-, 'j 0 Total for'onfc wicket 201