CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 37, 8 November 1920, Page 3

CRICKET

ENGLAND V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

HEARNE'S BRILLIANT PLAY

By T»l«raph-Prosa Association-Copyright (Eoi.-. November 7, 5.5 p.m.) Adelaide, November 6. Tho weather was ideal for the continua- . Hon of tho cricket match England v. South Australia, in which South Australia made a first innings score of 118 and England had one wicket down for All when stUmps were drawn yesterday. ■a 3?i atteu <iKnce was 10,000. Russell (101) and Rearno (40) resumed ».j tft-iv of Thurgarland and Phillips. The batsmen opened cautiously. Hearno was on tho defensive, m mu tcok oi S llt J' minutes to compile. Iho scoring wns not commensurate ™„\> ~e ,venknes s of Wio bowling. At Pellow. and Richardson ' effected a double change. Hearno drove tho lastnamed to lonj-on—a boundary, with tho tost hit Hearno was badly missed by »n m? when ho had scored ' iO. Tho batsmen were getting single strokes principally. When he was at 147 Russell hfibdronc from Smith high to tho boundary, but Rundell badlv missed tho catch. Seventeen were scored off Smith's over of. slow googlies. Three hundred waß posted for 226 minutes' batting. Russell, attempting a har* hit, mis«etl and returned to Smith. His 156 included seventeen 4's and one G. His principal scoring shot! was the on side. Kendren joined Hearne. Tho last-named had improved since his escapes, his driving and cutting strokes being superb Hendren took fifty minutes to reach double figures, and Hearne brought 400 up for 307 ' minutes' play. At 182 Hearne lifted Phillips to mid-aff, and the tea adjournment followed, with the score ijirce wickets for 168 runs. Hearne had been' brilliant 6inco lunch; his score included twunty-two boundaries. Five hundred did not take long to appear. When Ilendren .' was n't 79 he jumped out to ono from Smith, missed it, and was stumped by • Ambler. Parkin wont ou'.i in a similar manner almost immediately afterwards, and .the innings wns declared closed at ' five wickets for 512 runs. Pellcw and Smith, for South Australia, put on 50 in thirty-iivo minutes. Seven overs realised only three runs. Parkin and Hearno were the bowlers. Scores:— ENGLAND.-First Innings. Hobbs. o Pellow, b. Smith '.: 48 Russell, c. and I>. SuiMi 150, Hearno, c. Phillips, b. Smith 182 Hendron, st. Ambler, b. Smith 70 Parkin, st. Ambler/ b. Smith 0 Makepeace, not out 38. Extras , 9 Five wickets for 512 Bowling Analysis.—Smith took five wickets for 120 runs. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings 118 Second Innings. : Pellow, not out ~ 33 Smith, not out- 15 v Exftrns '2 Total • ..,„.. 60