First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

VICTORIA v SOUTH AUSTRALIA Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 2, 3, 4, 5, 1924. Victoria won by 98 runs. VICTORIA 1 *E.R.Mayne st Ambler b Williams 32 c Williams b A.J.Richardson 20 2 W.H.Ponsford b Whitty 81 c Ambler b Whitty 159 3 W.M.Woodfull run out (V.Y.Richardson) 14 b A.J.Richardson 8 4 H.S.B.Love b Fisher 31 c Ambler b Williams 105 5 C.B.Willis c Townsend b Whitty 0 lbw b Whitty 3 6 J.Ryder b A.J.Richardson 14 st Ambler b Williams 10 7 R.L.Park c Townsend b Fisher 6 b Townsend 7 8 A.E.V.Hartkopf lbw b Whitty 23 b Williams 4 9 A.E.Liddicut b Whitty 11 not out 27 10 †J.L.Ellis c Townsend b Whitty 5 st Ambler b Williams 4 11 P.H.Wallace not out 0 st Ambler b Williams 1 Extras b 1, lb 2, nb 1 4 b 3, lb 5, nb 1 9 —— —— 221 357 FoW (1): 1-79 (1), 2-106 (3), 3-142 (2), 4-142 (5), 5-167 (6), 6-175 (4), 7-186 (7), 8-213 (8), 9-220 (9), 10-221 (10) FoW (2): 1-78 (1), 2-111 (3), 3-260 (2), 4-264 (5), 5-280 (6), 6-316 (7), 7-320 (4), 8-325 (8), 9-331 (10), 10-357 (11) SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1 E.L.Bowley b Liddicut 5 c Ryder b Hartkopf 30 2 A.J.Richardson c Ellis b Liddicut 144 (5) b Ryder 3 3 *V.Y.Richardson b Liddicut 100 b Ryder 15 4 D.E.Pritchard c Willis b Liddicut 14 lbw b Wallace 33 5 F.K.Gould st Ellis b Hartkopf 23 (2) b Hartkopf 27 6 R.J.B.Townsend c Woodfull b Hartkopf 2 run out 20 7 J.W.Rymill b Wallace 6 b Wallace 5 8 N.L.Williams c Ryder b Liddicut 5 c Ponsford b Hartkopf 14 9 W.J.Whitty c Ellis b Liddicut 2 st Ellis b Hartkopf 10 10 H.M.Fisher not out 6 c Woodfull b Hartkopf 2 11 †A.M.Ambler b Hartkopf 0 not out 2 Extras lb 1, w 1 2 b 5, lb 5 10 —— —— 309 171 FoW (1): 1-7 (1), 2-159 (3), 3-197 (4), 4-238 (5), 5-242 (6), 6-253 (7), 7-276 (8), 8-290 (9), 9-308 (2), 10-309 (11) FoW (2): 1-53 (2), 2-72 (3), 3-78 (1), 4-85 (5), 5-137 (6), 6-138 (4), 7-157 (7), 8-157 (8), 9-168 (9), 10-171 (10) South Australia Bowling O M R W O M R W Whitty 20 4 49 5 19 1 69 2 Fisher 15 1 60 2 10 0 61 0 Townsend 4 0 14 0 (5) 13 1 44 1 Williams 11 0 78 1 1nb (3) 18.3 0 117 5 1nb A.J.Richardson 11 4 16 1 (4) 22 1 57 2 Victoria Bowling O M R W O M R W Wallace 20 0 67 1 9 0 47 2 Liddicut 26 4 65 6 1w 12 3 34 0 Ryder 8 0 40 0 (4) 6 0 24 2 Hartkopf 20.5 0 128 3 (3) 12.7 1 56 5 Willis 1 0 7 0 Umpires: D.A.Elder and A.D.Reaburn. Toss: Victoria Close of Play: 1st day: Victoria (1) 182-6 (Park 2*, Hartkopf 6*); 2nd day: South Australia (1) 214-3 (A.J.Richardson 84*, Gould 10*); 3rd day: Victoria (2) 216-2 (Ponsford 144*, Love 40*). A.J.Richardson’s 144 took 295 minutes and included 6 fours and 1 six. V.Y.Richardson’s 100 took 140 minutes and included 8 fours. W.H.Ponsford’s 159 took 213 minutes and included 8 fours. H.S.B.Love’s 105 took 183 minutes and included 4 fours. 12th Men: T.A.Carlton (Vic) and N.A.Walsh (SA).