CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 146, 16 March 1921, Page 5

CRICKET

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DEFEATED BY ENGLAND BY AN INNINGS AND 63 RUNS By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. (Rec. March 15, 8.20 p.m.) Adelaide, March 15. The weather was dull and threatening to-day, and there was a sparse attendance at the match England v. South Australia. Rundell, who was not out with 119 to his credit when stumps were drawn yesterday, added two, singles and was then given put leg-before-wicket. He had batted for 97 minutes, and his innings was a highly meritorious and chaqceless one. Murray hit two fours and a single and was then clean bowled by Fender. Waddington bowled four consecutive maidens. Play was lifeless and runs spasmodic. when* he had reached 38, missed a ball from Fender, and it rebounded off Dolphin’s pads while he was out of his crease. Power was then not out 41. Three runs later Power got his leg in front of a ball from Woolley. He had teen in 109 minutes and had played a useful innings. Moroney tapped a short one and caused Williams to te Tun out. Ambler, the last man, saw the dismissal of Moroney, who cocked an* easy one into Dolphin’s hands. The innings had lasted five hours and 13 miuntes. England won by al innings and 63 runs. ENGLAND.. First innings - 62? SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First innings I® s Second Innings. Harris, b. Fender Smith, b. Howell 8 Richardson, st. Dolphin, b. Fender ... 19 Rundell, 1.b.w., b. Woolley 121 Jose, l.b.w.i b. Woolley 2 Murray, b. Fender ............ -0 Loveridge, st. Dolphin, b. Fender ... 33 Power, 1.b.w., b. Woolley 44 Moroney, c. Dolphin, T>. Fender 9 Williams, run out 1 Ambler, not out « Extras • Total 369 Bowling Averages.—Howel), one wicket for 56 runs; Waddington, one tor 41, two no balls; Parkin, no wickets for 76; Fender, five for 109; Rhodes, none for 24; Woolley, two for 40, one wide. Press Assn. THE RECOVERY OF THE ASHES CRICKETERS ADVISED NOT TO PLAY WITH PEN AND INK. London, March 14. Colonel F. G. Jackson (the well-known international cricketer), speaking at a cricket function in Yorkshire, said that the Maryletene team had met a better side and got a good beating. AU that remained to be done now was to find tne men to recover the "Ashes. Cricket was properlv played with bat and ball. If men started playing it with pen and ink they were certain to make a bit ot a mess‘of it. The pen might slip, and then there was a terrible danger ot smudging cricket’s high tradition. Regarding umpiring, there was one golden rule-select a good umpire, and accept his ruling. If in doubt, the test remedy was one the Australians always adopted—they turn round and run as fast as they can to the pavilion. He could not remember seeing an Australian who doubted the umpire’s decision.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FAREWELL TO AUSTRALIAN TEAM ARMSTRONG OPTIMISTIC. Melbourne. March 15. Warwick Armstrong, at the Cricket Association luncheon to the Australian team, said the team was sure to win the "Ashes” if the season was dry; it would te a bit harder if it were wet; but he believed they would get; there in any case. ~ . 4 At a previous gathering Armstrong hoped the Victorian selectors would be removed before he returned, m the imperative interests of the game.—Press Assn. AUSTRALIANS V. NEW ZEALAND TEST MATCH ARRANGEMENTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, March 15. At a meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Council to-night, W. S. Brice, of Wellington, was appointed captain of the Now Zealand team in the first Test match. The newly-formed Bay of Plenty Association was granted* affiliation. It was decided to ask Mr. Heathcote Williams to act in the interests of the council at both Test matches if possible. It was also decided to ask the Wellington and Auckland Associations xo submit to the council the names of the four most suitable men in each of those centres for final selection as umpires in the Test ’matches. The council decided to give Rotorua a two-davs' match against the Australians for a guarantee of 41100. NOMADS V. WELLESLEY CLUB. Tho Nomads cricket team, which has been touring round the Mannwatu, met a team representing the Wellesley Club on Kelburn Park yesterday. Conditions were ideal, and the wicket perfect. The local club took the wicket, first, and declared their' innings closed when three wickets had fallen for 329 runs. D. C. Collins and H. B. Care opened for the Nomads, the former compiling 83 in excellent style. Tn one hour alone Collins secured 31, made up of three sixes, three fours, and a one. The game ended when the Nomads had lost three wickets for 197 rune. Details are as follow: — WELLESLEY CLUB. Paton, b. Cave ■■■■■ ®' F. Morton, b. Dr. Gilmer 40 Capt. Curtis, retired Dr. M'Evedy, not out 41 H Morton, not out U Extras 33 Total for three wickets 329 NOMADS CLUB. D. C. Collins, c. F. Morton, b. H. Morton 33 H. B. Cave, not out 48 H P. Bates, b. H. Morton, c. Paton 23 H. S. G. Gilmer, 1.b.w., b. H. Morton 0 Gorton, not out 23 Extras 13 Total for three wickets 197