Electoral district of Torrens Electoral district of Torrens Torrens is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Located along the River Torrens, it is named after Robert Torrens, a 19th-century Premier of South Australia, and also the founder of the "Torrens title" land registration system. Torrens is an 18.8 km² suburban electorate in Adelaide's north-east. It includes the suburbs of Dernancourt, Gilles Plains, Greenacres, Hampstead Gardens, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Klemzig, Manningham, Oakden, Vale Park and Windsor Gardens. Torrens has had three incarnations as a South Australian House of Assembly electoral district. It was first created for the 1902 election as
William Torrens 1931. His father, Alfred, and brother, Attwood both played first-class cricket. William Torrens William Matt Torrens (19 October 1869 – 18 February 1931) was an English cricketer. Torrens was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Sundridge Park, Kent, and educated at Harrow School. Torrens made his first-class debut for Kent against Gloucestershire in 1890. He made three further first-class appearances for Kent in that season, the last of which came against the touring Australians. In his four first-class matches, he scored a total of 86 runs at an average of 14.33, with a high