EAST A. v. VICTORIA COLLEGE.

NZ Truth, Issue 234, 18 December 1909, Page 3

EAST A. v. VICTORIA COLLEGE.

Tucker was an absentee from the East combination and Hiekey was siibstitited, the latter fully justifying his selection by skittling the V.C. timberstacks and winding up with the splendid average of 5 for 9 obtained m five overs. Hales and Gibbes divided the other four wickets, Ward being run out. The reliable Foster top-scored with 24, the next m order of merit being Niven and Dcmpsey. These were the only double figure contributors.. Victoria College was up-ended for a mediocre 67. East's batting exhibition was not of champagne quality. Hutchings, who went m first wicket down, saw the innings 'out with a steadily compiled 45. "Pup" batted m something like his old'-tiine form and showed versatility jn his strokes. ' Wills (19), Mahony (18), Midlanc (14); Hickey 1 (11), N. Hales (10) and H. McGill (10) offered some resistance to the Victoria College trundlers, oi v whomMiller- (4 for. 39) and Dempsey (4 for 25) . secured the best figures. Monoghan had ■37 knocked off him without securing- a wicket.. East's innings closed for 15)0, "Mr Extras" giving unsually invaluable assistance by putting 4G opposite his namu on the score sheet. This contribution speaks eloquently as to the quality of the Collegians "keeping."