CRICKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 78, 14 November 1911, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. LOCAL MEN FOLLOW ON. Adelaide, November 13. The weather was warm and the wicket splendid when the cricket match was continued before;,-an attendance of three thousand. Tho not-out men, Clem Hill 49, and Down 4, faced Foster and Barnes. In the former’s first over Hill was caught from, a,miss hit at short square-leg, after he had batted .soundly for 100 minutes. Four for 89. With two added, Foster bowled Kirkwood. Backman followed, land the century came up as the result of 128 minutes’ play. Down, when 12, was missed by the wicket-keeper off Barnes, and by Rhodes at silly square-log off Foster. In Foster’s next over\Rhodes caught Backman in the same place. The other men gave little trouble. The innings lasted 180 minutes. Barnes and Foster bowled splendidly, and the fielding was brilliant. South Australia bad to follow on, and in the second innings Foster, at 4, bowled Down, breaking the stump. Three runs later Hill was beaten by tho pace of the ball. Crawford hit hard from the start, and made six successive fours, mostly off Vine, who relieved Foster, while Mayno was hatling steadily. Crawford continued his forcible tactics, and reached 54. The first lumdr'ted came after 83 minutes’ play. Four runs later, Crawford was caught at point. He had batted 83 minutes, and hit twelve fours. Three for 104.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—First Innings Mayne, I) tester ... ... 0 Stirling, nm out ... ... ... 1 S. Hill, b Barnes ... ... ... 9 Crawford, run out ... ... ... 14 Clem Hill, c Rhodes, b Foster ... 5.1 Down, b Vine ... ... ... 22 Kirkwood, I) Foster ... ... 0 Backrnan, c llhodes, b Foster ... 1G Rees, b Barnes 0 Webster, o Hobbs, b Barnes ... 1 Whitty, not out ... 8 Extras 19 Total 141 Bowling Analysis.—Foster, four wickets for 58; Barnes, three for 38 ; Douglas, nil for 17; Vine; one for 9. Second Innings. •> . Mayne, not out ... ... ;iw... 82 Down, b Fosteh ... ... ' ... 0 Clem Hill, b Douglas ... ... 0 Crawford, c Vine, b Barnes l ... G 3 Stirling, Ibw, b Barnes 0 S. Hill, o Douglas ... ... ... 0 Backrnan, st StrndU'ick, b Douglas 0 Whitty, b Douglas ... ... 0 Rees, c S trad wick, b Woolley ... 44 Extras ... ... ... ... 15 Eight wickets for ...' ... 204 After the tea adjournment Douglas bowled well, making the ball come fast from the pitch. Seven wickets wore down for 1J.5. Rees played plucky, dashing cricket, and with Mayne added 51 in 47 minutes. The bowlers were changed frequently, but i ..ns came at a lair rate, and 200 went up lor 190 minutes’ play. Just In fore time Roes was caught at the •> ickct. He had batted for 71 minutes, and hit six fours. Mayne batted for 105 minutes.