CRICKET.
DISAPPOINTING PLAY OF THE ENGLISHMEN. GIFFEN THE HERO OF THE DAY. By Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright. Adelaide, Nov. 12. The match between the English cricketers and the South Australian eleven was continued to-day. The Australians, in their first innings, had compiled 230. The .Englishmen made a better start than the Australians, but did not maintain the advantage. The following is the continuation of the scores : Englaxd (First Innings). Gunn ... ... ... 21 Braund ... ... ... 7 McLaren ... ... ... g Quaife 28 Hayward ... ... ... i Tyldcsley 4 Jessop 38 Jones... 0 Liliey ... ... ... 2 Barnes, not out ... ... 8 Blythe ... u Sundries 0 Total ... ... ... 118 Bowling analysis : Gillen, 7 for 40; Jones, 2 for 41 ; Travers, 1 for 25. South Australia (Second Innings). Jarvis ... 7 Hack] ... ... -tl Hill 80 Leak ... ... 11 lleedman, not out ... ... 25 Gifi'ou, not out ... ... 3 Sundries ... ... 3
Total for four wickets... 170 The weather was warm, but much pleasanter than that of Saturday. Tue holiday and the expectancy of seeing the visitors batting were responsible for a very large attendance. Tho hopes as far as a display of batting was concerned, were sadly doomed to disappointment. With the exception of Jessop, who made things lively while at the wickets, play was cf a slower description, Gunn and Quaifc’s contributions being more marked for carefulness than brilliancy. Gunn’s score included one 've.
The boro of the day was ex-champion Gillen, who went on when the score was at two for 37, and but for the stand between Quaife and Jessop, the latter alone playing him with any freedom, he had the batsmen completely at his mercy. He bowled a splendid length, and with judgment throughout. He capsnred tho last four wickets in three overs for one run. The pitch was fast, which appeared to trouble the Englishmen sorely. It began to wear badly towards the close, tho ball getting up awkwardly. The spectators were treated to excellent and dashing cricket whilo Hill and Hack were partners with the bat.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 260, 12 November 1901, Page 2
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324CRICKET. Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 260, 12 November 1901, Page 2
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