NEW ZEALANDERS PLAY IN ADELAIDE.

Shannon News, 29 December 1925, Page 4

NEW ZEALANDERS PLAY IN ADELAIDE.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA ALL OUT FOR 351. ADELAIDE, December 27. There was perfect weather, the wiclcet was fast and the attendance moderate when South Australia met New Zealand. The local men won the toss and batted. Hope and Cunningham were the opening bowlers and caused early disaster, three wickets falling for eight runs. Rymill and A. Richardson stopped the rot scoring freely off both bowlers fifty coming up in thirty-eight minutes. Rymill was brilliant and reached fifty in forty-nine minutes. The partnership realised 84 in the same number of minutes. Arthur Richardson was quiet before lunch but brightened after and added twenty when Hops bowled him. He was a hnudred minutes for seventyseven and hit seven fours. Ho batted brightly.

Colts Save Day. The board showed five for 162 and the local position was insecure. Murray was not confident. McKay and Alexander, university youths, then became associated and both were confident. Alexander gave a particularly fine display, timing well and scoring freejy in all directions. The visitors bowled accurately and prevented liberties being taken. They were also alert in fielding but throw-ing-in was poor. Alexander -was dropped off Cunningham when 29, thereafter he batted faultlessly and passed 50 in 67 minutes. The scoring had been brisk, 200 going up in 134 minutes. When thirty-one McKay was bowled by a no-ball from Alloo who was the -fifth bowler tried. His second over broke the partnership. McKay being caught brilliantly by Alloo. The young batsman had shaped well and the • partnership realised 70 in 49 minutes. Alexander, a youth of eighteen years, was cheered on reaching 79, top score. He ran into the nineties by crisp strokes. Alexander’s Great Knock., Alexander reached the century in

ISO minutes and was heartily applauded. Shortly after three hundred wont up in 204 minutes. The visitor’s fielding had deteriorated and as the result the scoring was accelerated and mounting rapidly. Grimmett, the former New Zealander, made an eighth wicket stand with Alexander. Both scored freely. The partnership realised 98 in 72 minutes. Alexander was run out when 130 made In brilliant style. He was in 176 minutes and hit five fours. Grimmitt was dismissed soon after and the inning's closed for 351, representing a good recovery. Alloo was the most successful bowler. Hope and Cunningham bowled well. Blunt and Worker opened for New Zealand and had made twenty when stumps were drawn. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. FIRST INNINGS. Richardson, V., c Allcott, b Hope 0 Pritchard, b Cunningham .... 2 Lee, b Cunningham . . .... . . 0 Rymill, b Allcott .. .. 50 Richardson, A.. b Hope 77 Murray, c Lowry, b Allcott .... 4 McKay, c Dacre, b Alloo 36 Alexander, run out . . .. 130 Grimmett, c Allcott, b Alloo .. 45 Parrp, b Alloo 1 Palmer, not out . . . . .. .. . . 4 Extras .. . , ~ 2 Total , . 351 Bonding analysis: Alloo. 3 for 31; Hope 2 for 119, Cununingham, 2 for 91, Allcott, 2 for 40, Blunt, 0 for 51; Patrick, 0 for 7. NEW ZEALAND. *. FIRST INNINGS. Worker, not out 9 Blunt, not out : 11 None for 20