CW 1919/20 (S23) Game 4: New South Wales vs South Australia

New South Wales vs South Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
9th-10th, 12th-14th January 1920

Lineups:
New South Wales- C Kelleway, W Bardsley, CJ Tozer, J Bogle, TJE Andrews, AT Ratcliffe, AF Kippax, HSTL Hendry, FA O'Keeffe, WF Ives, AA Mailey

South Australia- VY Richardson, DE Pritchard, PD Rundell, DM Steele, AJ Richardson, DRA Gehrs, HHM Bridgman, NL Williams, WJ Whitty, JWE Schultz, FR Lucas

First Innings
South Australia returned to form, struggling as they were with very good bowling, this time from HSTL Hendry. The side went from 181-5 at tea to 262-10 at the end of the first day, but it could have been worse when sitting at 88-4 with a high score of 26 from DE Pritchard.

SA 262
DRA Gehrs 55; DM Steele 49
HSTL Hendry 5-64; TJE Andrews 1-2

At least the South Australian bowling was improved, but still below the level needed to really stay with New South Wales on the scoreboard. Another five-for in the match helped keep the hosts honest, but NSW still managed four half-centuries with a trio of batsmen passing the milestone in a row.

SA 262
NSW 433
J Bogle 78; TJE Andrews 66; WF Ives 51; CJ Tozer 50
AJ Richardson 5-99; WJ Whitty 3-116

Second Innings
The Richardson pairing (they are unrelated by the way) has been  the one true bright spot for South Australia, and it was AJ Richardson grabbing a century this time who, along with DRA Gehrs, managed to drag the team along with very little support. HSTL Hendry put in another high-end performance as part of an impressive debut season.

SA 262 + 320
NSW 433
AJ Richardson 102; DRA Gehrs 88
HSTL Hendry 6-96; TJE Andrews 1-29

W Bardsley's early exit for 9 was as a result of the wicketkeeper whipping off his bails, but C Kelleway and CJ Tozer renewed their partnership; this time they both made their half-centuries.

SA 262 + 320
NSW 433 + 150-1
C Kelleway 78*; CJ Tozer 61*
AJ Richardson 1-44; HHM Bridgman 0-23

New South Wales win by nine wickets.