A "Tail."

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 249, 21 October 1933, Page 3 (Supplement)

A "Tail."

Good Start by King's 0.8. is Not Sustained. Thanks to a good stand by McMillan, King's made a promising opening in their Erst game of the season against Grafton, Played on the Kind's College ground at -.iudlemore. The wicket had improved quickly the rain, and was drying rapidly under a strong westerly wind. After King s had won the toss they inspected the wicket, and •elected to bat. - , . McMillan and Lewis opened to the howl>nS of Hoekiii and Kerr, and a single to McMillan came oil: the first hall ct the match, a well-pitched one from Hoelun. Uoth batsmen ran along steadily until 1J runs were up after ten overs. Hockm, whose bowling had yielded 10 runs, was relieved by Kile.v, a lcl't-liander. After a quiet spell, in which the bowlers had the batsmen fully on the dotensivc, Lewis turned Itiley neatly to leg for two, but neither was disposed to open out. A second change of bowling gave Burke a turn » the attack. He had McMillan tied up. and uncomfortable. At 13 the batsman W a "life" when Kerr dropped him in the 0 lit field. Shortly afterwards. McMillan snicked a.ball from Kiley to the boundary. Lewis, who had been taking no chances, Wl tempted by Burke to step out to a short-piti-hed one. leaving liis wicket unguarded, ami Jtowntree',■' seeing the mistake, Quickly had the bails off. Thus ended a» STOd partnership, and the first wicket fell after 70 minutes' play.. 40 —I—IS.1—IS. When Pearson joined McMillan runs came more freely, though mainiy in singles And twos. McMillan, setting a good seorlc - pace, and handling all bowling with confidence, reached his half century after an ma and three-quarters. Pearson, who Showed an attractive style, scored with a .good variety of strokes, and included a beautiful leg pull to the boundary in his r* at the afternoon, tea adjournment. The tot al was then !)4. A few minutes after resuming Pearson ,&£ caught by Kerr in lifting one from Rateaffe. Oft—2—2o. Johnson followed quickly, iielng clean bowled by Katcliffe in misJMgii:g ;i ball, after he had scored two, and we «:core was c.-ie short of a hundred. •