ENGLAND v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE, March 3.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 61

ENGLAND v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE, March 3.

The weather was fine and the wicket good for the cricket match between Eng--land and South Australia.- The former made 404 in their first inninge, and at

the close ■ of- the day's play the hom4 team had lost four wickets for 244. March 4. The weather was fine for the matcli between England and South Australia. The match was drawn. The following ar« the scores : — England. — First Innings. Hobbs, b O'Connor 7 Fane, c Claxton, b Hewer .. .. 59 , Hutchings, o Gehrs, b Hewer .. 9 Gunn, c Chamberlain, b Hill .. 102 Bardstoff, b Hewer 43 Braund, c Gfehrs, b Hewer .. . 8 Young, c ar.d b Hewer ... 4 Rhodes, not out 78 Crawford, b O'Connor 54 Jones, c O'Connor, b Chamberlain 18 Blythe, b O'Connor t Extras .. . . 13 Total 404 Bowling Analysis. — Hew«r five wickets fo* 149 runs, O'Connor three for 95. Hill one for G2, Chamberlain one for 15, Gehrs nil fof 14, Claxton nil for 50. , Second Innings. Hutchings, c. Dolling, b O'Connor 13 Hardstaff. c Jennings, b Mayne . 63 Rhodes, c C. Hill, b Claxton .. 39 Hobbs, c O'Connor, b C. Hill .. 12 Gunn, not out «-. 5 Extras .. 2 N Total for four wickets . . 134 Bowling analyeis. — O'Connor, one wickel 'for 20 runs;' Mayne, one for 12; Claxton. one for 21; C. Hill, one for 10; Dolling, nil! fox 3; R. Hill, nil for 2; Hewer, nil for 18; Chamberlain, nil for 14; Gehrs, nil for 12. South Australia. — First Innings. Jennings, o Young, b Blythe .. 13 Gehrs, c Hobbs, b Braund .. .. 34 Mftyn-e, st Young, b Rhodes ..74 / Pellew. c Gunn, b Hobba .. v . n Dolling, c Young, b Braund .. 140 Claxton, c and b Braund . . . . 45 X C. Hill, st Young, b Braund .. 33 R. Hill, b Braund 7 Chamberlain, st Young, b Braund 8 Hewer, b Crawford 9 O'Connor, not v out 12 Extras - 29 Total 445 - Bowling analysis. — Braund, six wickets fol149 runs; Crawford, one for 101; Blythe, on< for 81 ; Rhodes, one for 33 ; Hobbs, on© fa 36; Hutchings, nil for 16.