CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 122, 14 November 1911, Page 5

CRICKET

ENGLAND v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. POOR SHOWING BY THE LOCAL MEN By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. , Received 13, 7 p.m. ■ Adelaide, November 13 The weather was warm and the wicket splendid when the cricket match was continued before an attendance of three thousand. The not-out men, Clem Hill 40, and Uown 4, faced Foster and Barnes. In the former's first over Hill was caught from a miss hit at short square-lcg, after he had batted soundly for 100 minutes. Pour for 80. With two added, Foster bowled lurkwood. Backman followed and the century came up as the result . of 128 msnutes' play. Down,, when 12 WM.miMed by the wicket-keeper off . Barney and b y Rhodes a t silly Square-' leg off Foster. In Foster's next over Backman in the same Place. The other men.gave little trouble. The lasted 180 minutes. Barnes and Foster bowled splendidly, and the./' fielding was brilliant.

. South Australia had to followon, and m the second innings Foster, at 4, bowled Down breaking the stump. Three runs later H.II was beaten by the pace of the ball. Crawford hit hard from the start! and made six suecessixe fours, mostly off.Vine, who relieved Foster, while Mayne was batting steadily. Crawford continued his forcible tactics and afltSm" Z! 16 hundred came rLZ, F miie * P la ' V - Tom ™n. later, batted 83 minutes, and hit 12 fours Three for 104. * SOUTH AUSTRALIA-First I n „ ings . Mayne, b Foster fl Stirling, run out .. V S. Hill, b Barnes '.'.".'.'. i Crawford, run out .. i* Clem Hill, c Rhodes, b Foster"" a. Down, b Vine "" go Kirkwood b Foster .] q Backman, c Rhodes, b Foster ifi Rees, b Barnes .... J, Webster, c Hobhs, b Barnes'.!!!!'" i Whitty, not out " g Extras ......" 19 Total > uj. ■ Bowling analysis: Foster, four wickets for 58; Barnes, three for 38; Douglas, nil for 17; Vine, one for 0. Second Innings. Mayne, not out gg Down, b Foster ',.' q Clem Hill, b Douglas ..!."...... " o Crawford, tf. Vine', b Barnes.."!!'. 63 Stirling, lbw, b Barnes o S. Hill, b Pouglas .!!!!! 0 Backman, st Strudwick, b Douglas 0 Whitty', b Douglas o Rees, c Strudwick, b Woolley.!!!! 44 Extras jg Eight wickets for 204 After the tea adjournment Douglas bowled well, making the ball come fast from the pitxsh. v. Seven wickets were down for 115. Rees played plucky, dashing cricket, and with Mayne added s>l in 47 minutes. The bowlers were changed, frequently, but runs came at a fair rate, and 200 went up for'l9o min--utes' play,. Just before time Rees was caught at wicket. He had batted for 71 minutes, and hit six fours. Mayne batted for 105 minutes.