BIG CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 144, 14 March 1921, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

ENGLAND V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA A GREAT PARTNERSHIP By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. (Reo. March 13, 5.5 p.m.) Adelaide, March 12. The cricket match, England v. South Australia, was continued to-day. There was brilliant weather, and the wicket was still in excellent order. The attendance was small. Russell and Rhodes continued England’s first innings. The former immediately became aggressive, but Rhodes was cautious. He gave two possible chances with succeeding balls off Richardson, in the slips and to the bowler. Russell, scoring fast with faultless strokes, overhauled Rhodes, scoring 78 to Rhodes’s 42.

_ After lunch Russell, batting brilliantly, scored all round the wicket. When at 137 Rhodes should have been run. out, but the wicket-keeper failed to take the ball when Rhodes was yards away. The partnership was not dissolved until 397 was reached, when Russell, after completing hie second century, hit across a straight one from Murray. The partnership yielded 368, which approaches the worldfe record. A tally of 32S_jvas secured for the second wicket.

Rhodes, batting cautiously, brought up the second century. When at M 0 he missed a "googly" from Smith, ano. was stumped. He batted for 315 minutes, and hit seventeen 4’s. Douglas ana Woolley played out time. Woolley hitting M in one over off Smith, including a magnificent sixer into the pavilion. The following are the scores: — SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First innings 195 ' ENGLAND. \ ■First Innings. Hobbs, o. sub., b. Williams 18 Rhodes, st. Ambler, b. Smith 210 Russell, b. Murray 201 Waddington, c. Ambler, b. Loveridge 0 Dougjas, not out 58 Fender, c. Murray, b. Smith 17 Woolley, not out -. 27 Extras 9 Total for five wickets 540