Match Drawn

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 499, 31 October 1928, Page 11

Match Drawn

ENGLISHMEN 341 FOR FOUR PLAY in second innings (United P.A. — By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and ~N.Z. Press Association) ADELAIDE, Tuesday. r . The cricket match England v. South Australia was concluded today, a drawn game resulting. The weather was fine and the wicket fast. The attendance was smaller than on the three previous days. When stumps were drawn on the previous evening England, with a first innings score of 528 runs, had disposed of nine of the local wickets for 496. On resuming to-day Wall (4) and Scott (0) continued batting. Scott scored freely G fC .Freeman and White and made 27, while his partner added a single. The innings closed at 524, or four runs behind England’s total. There was great excitement as the ' in " ings closed. It lasted 4 45 minutes. ; Bright cricket was played by Hobbs ’ and Sutcliffe in opening England's ' second innings. They scored faster ; th “ n m thelr flrst innings partnership and compiled 131 in 76 minutes Hobbs scored 64 in that time in eluding five fours. It was an ' , ■ provement on his display in the first innings. Ilis play was steady and interesting. but without thrills. hit eleven fours Sutcliffe, who was in 90 minutes, hit eleven fours. Both he and Hobbs were ; dl&l nissed in the same fashion. Thev . were caught in the slips in playing . back to Williams. Tyldesley and Ley land were not imln a cautious partnership, •the former made many risky shots. Alter tea play was steady and uni attractive. Mead and Ley land, both ; i e Ji t ; h ‘P aea , batsmen, played careful i cri 9ket and took no risks. They waited for the loose balls. y i Grimmett had bowled only six overs when he was taken off. He is being ■ ‘ he more important matches ahead. Without him South Australia’s • attack presented no difficulties to Mead l and Leyland, who made their partner- ! ship worth 100 in 76 minutes. Eey- ■ land was the more aggressive, Mead , being content to play safe. [ . Beyland’s century was the' fifth made . m the match. It was the, least impressive of all, lacking the* vigour of ; the others, and was mad? against ; iY'k 3 '. bowling. The partnership added ' I*9 to the score.

Leyland was dismissed after he had been batting 146 minutes. He had hit . | ours - Mead cautiously plodded on to 58, when stumps were drawn, having been batting 106 minutes. Details: SOUTH AUSTRALIA First Innings HARRIS, lbw, b Freeman .... 41 PRITCHARD, c Freeman, b White ! 119 fe l ASi?^- R;D^ ON ’ - c Su tcliffe, b White 231 HACK, c Sutcliffe, b Freeman . . . . 43 PELLEW, st. Duckworth, b Freeman 14 ALEXANDER, lbw, b Freeman .... 3 WHITFIELD, c Chapman, b Leyland 12 WILLIAMS, c White, b Leyland . . 0 GRIMMETT, b Freeman 23 WALL, c Tyldesley, b White .... 5 SCOTT, not out 27 Extras .. .. 6 Total 524 Bowling Analysis: Freeman, 5-1S0; White, 3-1*03; Larwood, 0-116; Hammond, Q-S2; Leyland, 2-37. ENGLAND First Innings .... .. .. ~ .. 52S Second Inings HOBBS, c Pritchard, b Williams .. 64 SUTCLIFFE, c Pritchard, b' Williams 70 TYLDESLEY, st. Hack, b Grimmett 21 LEYLAND, c Richardson, b Williams 114 MEAD, not out 58 WHITE, not out 0 Extras 14 Total for four wickets ..‘ .. .. ..' 341 Bowling Analysis: Scott, 0-43; Whitfield, 0-35; Wall, 0-60; Williams, 3-127; Grimmett, 1-22; Harris, 0-3; Pellew, 0-32; Alexander, 0-5. The Englishmen’s next match will begin at Melbourne oh Friday against Victoria. It will also be a four days’ fixture. They will play New South Wales at Sydney on November 9, 10, 12 and 13. The first test match is fixed for November 30-December 6 at Brisbane. MATCH AT BRISBANE (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) BRISBANE, Tuesday. The Sheffield Shield match, Queensland versus New South Wales, was continued to-day. Queensland, who had made 324 against their opponents’ 248, in their second innings, lost five good batsmen before luncheon. Their total was 322 (Thompson 158 hot out, Gouch 39, Higgins 33), when stumps were drawn. Bowling analysis: Hooker, 4-72; McNamee, 2-93; Carter, 1-31; Morgan, 1-28; Campbell, 1-37; Ni.cholls, 1-50.