HEATHCOTE-WILLIAMS SHIELD

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 283, 28 November 1919, Page 7

HEATHCOTE-WILLIAMS SHIELD

KING'S V. GRAMMAR. CRAMMAJR'S BATTING FAILS. At the end of the first day's play in the Heathcote-Williams Shield match, between King's College (challengers) and Grammar School (holders), the former team have a lead of 87 runs with seven wickets still in hand. GRAMMAR CONTINUE. Grammar acnooi conuiiuca tneir innings after we weut to press yeateruuy. Badeley ana Postles carneu. vie score along, uuueley being the princ._.al run geuer, and 50 was hoisted as the result of ttrcy minutes' piay. ._ee then relieved Philips witn tne bail, Postles swinging his thira to tiie leg boundary, but off his fourth Caugney aroppeu him at silly leg and 00 was up. Badeley was punishing anything loose, and i'O came up, and then Colville replaced Heard, Postles driving him for three. The partnership was then dissolved, Johnston taking a good catch at mid on off Gee. 72 — 2 —27. Kelly filled the vacancy, getting a single off his first. Badeley got into the fifties and brought up SO by driving Gee for a single. Badeley's time had now come, for swinging Uee to the long field lleard took a hue catch. 00 —3—55. Stretton Joined his captain who greeted him with a single off Gee, a like score going to the newcomer, then Stretton was run out. 92 —4—l. Dunning followed, notching a single off his first ball, the century appearing shortly after. Kelly's innings now ended, Caughey catching him off Gee. 104—5—11. Macklow took Kelly's place and Philips, took the ball from Colville, sending down the last over before the tea adjournment, with the score at 108. After the adjournment Heard bowled to Dunning from the pavilion end, a single coming off the rst. the only debit. Philips resumed at the Kingsland end, and 110 was placed on the board by Dunning driving him for a couple. A maiden to Heard, his fifth of the innings, and Philips clean ■bowled Macklow. 114—6—2. Burns was next, but only survived four balls, when Philips clean bowled him. 114—7 —0. Goodacre, a left-hander, next faced Fhilips, only to see the bowler get another victim, Philips catching him off his own bowling. 114—8—0. Lintott joined Dunning, who welcomed him with a couple off Heard, but Lintott trying for an impossible run lost his wicket. 116— 0— 0. Bridgman was the last man, getting a single, then neard finished the innings by clean bowling Bridgman. 110—10—1. Only two leg byes were scored in extras, Eddowes stopping well. KING'S (BAT AGAIN. With about an hour left Tor play King's opened their second innings v..th Murray•Farquhar, the former taiving strike to Burns, six byes and a couple to Murray resulting. Dunning bowled from the pavilion end, "Farquhar bringing up ten, opening his score by driving Dunning for a couple, and then got him for a single, also square cutting Burns for a brace, and then to the boundary, reaching double figures with a single to leg. A single to Farquhar and then- Murray skied one from Dunning to Burns at. cover, which was accepted. 10—1—2. Colville joined Farquhar, who brought up 20 by driving Dunning for a single and then facing Burns square cut him to the boundary. A maiden to Dunning and Jaggs relieved Burns, Farquhar reaching the twenties by getting the new bowler through the slips to the boundary, and then hoisted thirty by square cutting the same bowler to the mark and then driving him for a brace, making ten off the over. Scoring was slow, neither batsman taking a risk, Farquhar eventually raising 40 by turning Dunning to leg for a single and reaching the thirties himself. Colville, who had batted carefully for over thirty minutes without' scoring a run at last opened by square cutting Dunning to the fence and then for a brace and a single. Another bowling change, Badeley relieving Dunning? the half-century coming as a result of a boundary by Farquhar, a leg glance, then Colville reached double figures by driving Jaggs for three. With 60 In sight Postles took the ball from Jaggs, and Farouhar's innings came to an end, Postles getting one past him. 58—2—34. Philips then ttpealed for the light bnt it was disallowed, and Gee took his stand at the wickets! playing out the remainder of the over, sixty appearing from four byes off Barns. who had taken the ball from Badeley. Postles sent down the last over of the day. getting one past Colville. the day's play ending with the score 65—3—12.

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GOOD BOWLING BT POSTLES. (TE-AMMAR WANT 139 TO "WIN. The ___eatheote--W__l-anis Shield match, between King's College and Grammar School was continued at Eden Park to-day. King's College, with three wickets down for 65, resumed, but owing to good bowlins by Postles, who wound up with eight wickets for 25, the innings closed for 135, which left Grammar School 150 to get to save the shield. •KING'S RESUME. Philips opened against Postles, who had two balls to finish his uncompleted over of yesterday: four 'byes resulted. Dunning took up the attack from the pavilion end, Gee bringing up seventy with a single. Four to Gee, a boundary, off Postles, and then a single to the same batsman, and rhilips opened his scoring with a single. Gee reaching double figures and bringing up SO by swinging Dunning to the leg boundary and then putting him through the slips for a brace. Gee brought 00 in sight by driving Postles for three and getting j Dunning away for a brace, the' figures I being hoisted with a single to the same [batsman. Philips had a life off Dunning. | Kelly just failing to reach an easy chance. Gee "reached the twenties with a single off I Dunning. Scoring was slow, Gee eventually raising the century by driving DunI ning to the fence. Badeley relieved DunI ning with the ball but scoring continued, 1 110 going on the board by the aid of Gee. who drove Postles for a couple. The partnership, however was ended a couple of balls later, Postles clean bowling Gee. 110—4—28. Heard took Gee's place only to see Philips clean bowled by .Badeley without any further addition to the score. 110—a—9. Keegan followed, but the partnership was short, '.Heard only adding a single when Tostles clean bowled him. 112 —G—l. Eddowes joined Keeean, driving Postles for a single. Keegan got . his first score by putting Badeley I through the slips for one. The score crept along in singles, Keegan putting 120 on I the 'frame by turning Postles to leg for a sinele. Four to Eddowes. a boundary came oft Badeley. and then Keegan had to go, clean bowled by Postles. 127—7 —-o. JnhnI ston was the newcomer, Eddowes raising 130 by two twos in succession off Badeley, which also 'broueht him to double figures. Johnston got his first .score with a single off Po. ties, but in trvinz to lift Postles out of th+ groiiTul E-drlowes was yorked. 131—g—12. Cnnehey got his first score with a slno-te off Tostlps. and then anofher Kin*... nff anri Cnn_-he.v wpnt clean bowled by Postl. .. l_fi—O—2. Cox was the 1. .t man. but. only survived one bnll. when TosHes .<«*.. bowled him. the innings closing for 136. leaving Grammar 100 to get to win. GRAMMAR'S SECOND STRIKE. With ten minutes left for batting before lunch Badeley and iDtinning went to the wickets, the latter facing Philips' bowling from the Kingsland end, driving him for three. Badeley opened by swinging 1 hiup*for a single. Heard bowled from the pavi.lion end, Badeley turning his first to the le<* boundary ten coming up soon after by the aid of Dunning who drove Heart lor •l sinele A maiden to Philips ana tue -adjournment with the score at 11 for no W no.«-_.__•** after lunch, Heard bowled to Duini.l- sen-lin? down o maiden. Scoring; -?•_« vlrv _Sw .20 coming up as a result of Badefev ° _Viar*_-cuttl_ig Philips for a. ' __!■-£.ln Heard's next over Dunning put loi c ub tr.PWlips to the slips and retired j °D e "V 0 p os tles filled the vacancy, and ihe wa*?'with Badeley till 62 was reacned, ; when Postles put one up to who | accepted the chance. 62—_— 2S. __c | "core at 3 n.m- was unaltered. j GRAMMAR.— First Innings. I Badeley. c Heard, Gee 53 Ijaegs, c Farquhar, b Philips 1 Postles, c Johnston, to Gee -i ■ Kelly, c Caughey. b Gee li 'Stretton, run out 1 Dunning, not ont Is Macklow, b Philips 2 Burns, b Philips 0 Goodaere, b Philips 0 ' Lintott, run ont 0 Bridgman, b Heard 1 Extras Total 11S Bowling: Philips four wickets for 32, Heard one for 3T, Gee three for 35, Colville none lor 12. '*

' KING'S. —Second Innings. STarquhar, b Postles .__.-_._ Si iMurray, c Burns, b Dunning 2 Colville, -i Postles . 02 Gee, b Postles _..... 2S Philips, b (Badeley 9 Heard, b Postles 1 Keegan, b Postles _. 5 Johnston, not ont 1 Eddowes, b Postles .. 12 Caughey, b Postles .................. 2 Cox, ib Postles 0 Extras - . 30 Total -. 136* Bowling: Postles eight wickets for 25, Badeley one for 20, Dunning one for 32, Jaggs none for 15, Burns none for 14.