CW 1922/23 (S26) Game 6: South Australia vs Victoria

South Australia vs Victoria
Adelaide Oval
16th-17th, 19th-22nd February 1923

Lineups-
South Australia- AJ Richardson, FK Gould, VY Richardson, CE Pellew, JT Murray, C Hill, NL williams, RL Bennett, WJ Whitty, HM Fisher, EJ Carragher

Victoria- WM Woodfull, HSB Love, JL Ellis, AEV Hartkopf, WH Ponsford, VS Ransford, CB Willis, ER Mayne, AE Liddicut, TA Carlton, PH Wallace

First Innings
Another season that South Australia comes to a close, but not before Victoria put up close to another 600 runs on them in the first innings. The openers took the side into triple digits and another wicket later they were 157-3. AEV Hartkopf and WH Ponsford then kicked on before both men went for lbw off AJ Richardson and Victoria were at 324-5. Another two big scores saw them cruise into the 500s, eventually falling to the two big South Australian threats, yet not before they passed 80 runs each.


VIC 596
AEV Hartkopf 119; CB Willis 89; ER Mayne 81; WH Ponsford 78
HM Fisher 5-111; AJ Richardson 4-146

FK Gould immediately sent the ball straight to gully for a duck, but the home side were looking to end the year with a fight. The Ricardson boys partnered up for 134 runs, and the seventh wicket lasted for another 131 to prevent Victoria calling for a follow on.

VIC 596
SA 460
VY Richardson 90; NL Williams 77; AJ Richardson 69; RL Bennett 55
AEV Hartkopf 5-133; PH Wallace 3-97

Second Innings
AEV Hartkopf made another century, but the two half-centuries of HSB Love and JL Ellis had already laid the groundwork for an almost certain victory; the visitors declaring with a large lead at the end of day five.


VIC 596 + 426-7
SA 460
AEV Hartkopf 100; WH Ponsford 75; JL Ellis 74; HSB Love 51
EJ Carragher 2-60; WJ Whitty 2-118

AJ Richardson (1) was the opener who went very early while FK Gould partnered up with the other Richardson for a high-scoring partnership (167). JT Murray missed out on a half-century by six runs in the first innings, but he walked off with nothing second time around after he was caught at mid wicket for PH Wallace's only scalp to add to his previous three in the match. After the second quality partnership was broken up, South Australia feel from 345-6 to 353 all out.

VIC 596 + 426-7
SA 460 + 353
VY Richardson 97; FK Gould 76; CE Pellew 74; C Hill 55
TA Carlton 5-94; AEV Hartkopf 3-105

Victoria win by two-hundred-and-nine runs.