CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 137, 6 March 1922, Page 7

CRICKET

TRICKY WICKETS HUTT HEADS PETONE ON FIRST INNINGS A BRILLIANT INNINGS BY W. WARNE By their consistent play throughout the season, the two suburban teams, Petone and Hutt, have earned their tight to pride of place in local cricket thia season. Thus it was that these two elevens were seen opposed to each other on the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon. It is the glorious uncertainty about the game which is the chief charm of cricket. A week ago the wickets were like glass, the outfields fast, and batsmen were chuckling with glee. The position was quite reversed on Saturday. The torrential downpour of rain on Thursday last had thoroughly soaked the grounds, which were drying under the action of the sun and wind when plav started. (Bowlers were wreathed in smiles, which turned into broad grins as the day progressed. With the exception of the game at Anderson Park, the ball maintained a complete ascendancy over the bat throughout the day. Petono. who had put up the solid total of 329 for five wickets on tho Basin Reserve the .previous Saturday, could only manage to scrape together 81 against Hutt, who sent thorn to the wickets. McGirr, the Hutt captain, was in rare trim with the ball, and, imparting a lot of devil to his deliveries, proved practically unplayable, ending up with five wickets for 22 runs. He was well

supported bv Nunn, whose slow me- * dium right-hand breaks took a lot of watching. Balks, too, bowled well. As (for the Petone batting, it was a case of Gedve first, and the rest nowhere. This able batsman showed sound defence agai.nst very good bowling on a difficult wicket, and his 42 wns a fine effort. Three l.b.w. decisions helped towards the utter rout of Petone. Hutt, on going to the'wickets, started brightly, and soon overhauled the

Petone score, but Brice, the Petone captain, then put in a fine bowling spurt, and commenced to knock the sticks over like ninenins, so 1 that at drawing of stumns the tally for the side was only 11.3 -for nine wickets. Br>ce has rarely bowled better than h” did on Saturday( when it was required of him, securing six for 41. McGirr Condliffe, and Aldersley were the onlv men who could stand up to him, and had it not been for bold afid entornri»-

_ing efforts by this Jtrio, the Hutt .innings would have been a sorry procession. There was a good crowd nresent to witness tho play on Saturday, and there should bo a larger attendance next Saturday to seo whether Hutt can succeed in lowering Petone’s colours for the first time this season. 'Thorndon, who had not been doing too well this season, rose phoehixlike from their ashes on Saturday afternoon at Anderson Park and held possession of tho wicket* for the whole afternoon, running up the solid score of 322 against Institute. The wicket here did not appear to have been affected to tho same extent as tho other grounds. The bright particular batting star of the afternoon was T, Warne, who, going in first wicket down, defied the bowling, and in about three hours ran up tho fine score of 182. In all Warne found the boundary oil no fewer than twenty-six occasions, and did not give a chance till ho was well past the century. Ho watched the ball carefully for a time, but once he had got a proper sight of it' -he adopted enterprising methods and took heavy toll of the bowling. His driving, pulling, hooking, cutting, and gliding were executed with perfect timing, and them was lots of power behind his shots. It was the effort of a batsman in form. Banks bowled exceptionally well for Institute At one stage he had seven for 30. and ended up with seven for 61. Y.M.C.A. had all the best of it in their game against Old Boys on the Hutt ground. Old Bovs could only total 110 against Fulton and Henderson, the former taking five and the latter four wickets. Lambert (36) was the onlv batsman to get properly going. Y.M.C.A. did well on taking strike, running up 123 for two wickets. R. Murphy played a. nice innings for 60 not out, while Westbrook, the ex-Otago representative, 'notched 41. Midland outplayed Wellington on tho Petone ground. The latter, who were without the services of Hiddleston, Middleton, and Ashford, could only manage 148 in their opening innings. J. Hutchings was the principal destroying agent, his tally being five wickets for 84. Midland at call of time had 159 for four wicketh on the score-sheet. Hutchison shaped confidently m stringing 65 together, while D. Patrick played a bright innings for 58. The two suburban teams, Petono and Hutt, who are first and second respectively on the championship ladder, were given pride of place on tho Basin Reserve on Saturday. Quite a good crowd assembled to see the match. The wicket was somewhat dead after Thursday’s heavy rain, and when H. McGirr, the Hutt captain, won the toss from AV. S. Brice he had no hesitation in sending Petone to the wickets. Gedve and H. E. Nicholls opened to the bowling of McGirr and Nunn. With 15 on the board, Nicholls had his sticks shattered by McGirr. M. Nicholls filled the vacancy, but wont l.b.w. first ball to the same bowler. Hamilton came next, but after scoring 7 the newcomer was clean bowled by McGirr, who was bowling with a lot of devil. Finlayson came next, but after adding a couple of singles lie was beaten all the way by Nunn. Cate, the next man, failed, to stop the rot, as, after scoring three, he went l.b.w. to Nunn. Brice then camo in to stem the tide of misfortune, but fared no better than tho rest, as he fell right away without scoring, clean bowled by Balks, who had relieved McGirr. The dismal figures hoisted on ihe board at this stage were: 49 —6 —o. Borrows followed, but, after lasting one hall, was snsirtly 'taken by Hughes, who made a smart running catch in the slips, off Nunn. Smyrk joined Gedye, who had scored 3'l, and the half century came up after an hour’s play. With 67 up, Gedye, who bad scored 42, got his leg in front to Nunn. This, ■ strangely enough, reduced Gedye’s average by one, as his previous record for '.the season was: 12 innings, highest score 160, total runs 473, average 43. Corner joined Smyrk, and McGirr relieved Balks with the ball. With 81 on the board, Smyrk, who had just got into double figures, went forward to one from McGirr, was beaten by the swerve, and was clean bowled. Parrant, the last man, then joined Corner, hut the second ball ho received from McGirr he spooned to Lockett at silly point, and the innings, which had lasted for an hour and 28 minutes, closed for 81. It was an inglorious display on the part of the champion team. Chief credit for Hutt's success must be. given to McGirr, who, off 72 deliveries, captured five wickets for 22 runs. He was well supported by Nunn (three for 38), and Balks (two for 12). Hutt commenced their innings at 4.15 with Aldersley and Nunn facing the bowling of Brice, who opened against the breeze from the Newtown end, his first over being a maiden. Finlayson took up the bowling from the town end, and Nunn powerfully cut his second ball between point and cover to the track. The seventh ball

he placed past third man to the boundary. Aldersley brought double figures on tho board by placing the second ball of Brice’s second over through the slips for four. With 17 up, Nunn, who had scored 9, fell l.b.w. to Brice, the fourth l.b.w. decision given during the afternoon. Hughes took up the running, but, with one run added, he popped one from Finlayson into Gedyo’s hands at silly point. 18 —2—o. Condliffe came next, and slow play followed. Brice had all his fieldsmen clustered close in, but Condliffe swung him nicely to tho square-leg boundary for four. Aldersey cocked Finlayson to Hamilton at silly mid-on, but the fieldsman allowed the ball to go over his shoulder.—a bad miss. ■ The first ball of Brice’s fifth over wont clean through on tho leg side for four byes, and Aldersley brought 30 up by off-driving Brico for four. Forty came up in 38 minutes, and then Condliffe swung Finlayson, who had relieved Brice at the Newtown end, across the square-leg boundary. Smyrk had a turn with tho wind from, tho town end. Off the first ball of Finlayson’s seventh over Alderslev, who had shaped confidently for 24, made in 45 minutes, was taken by Borrows at mid-on. 48 —3—24. McGirr then went in, and Brice relieved Smyrk with the hall. .McGirr brought 50 up by driving Brice all along the carpet between cover and mid-off to the Tails. Facing Finlayson, the Hutt captain repeated the stroke, the ball flashing past midoff to the fence at a rare pace. McGirr was in aggressive mood, as in Brice’s next over ho slammed the fourth delivery to the pickets at extra long-on. The hour saw 65 on the board. McGirr and Condliffe being 14 each. Smyrk had another turn at the town end, and McGirr drove him through Corner at lonc-off, and square cut the next delivery to the boundary. McGirr lifted Finlavson to the long-on- boundary, bringing 70 up in 65 minutes. He followed this uo by swinging the next delivery to deep square-leg for tour. Brice 'relieved Finlavson, and Uondliffe forced his first ball to the track i past mid-on for four, bringing 90 un. Finlavson had another try, vice Smyrk. who had sent down four overs for 21 runs With the total at 96 McGirr, who had played an enterprising innings for 35, including seven fourers, fplCl bw. to a swinger from Brice. Condliffe’s score was now 24, and the pair- had put on 48 for the fourth wicket. Lockett camo next, but only In«t«d a counle of balls, when Brice shattered his timbers.97—s—o. Shannahan then wined Condliffe. V ith the score at 110, Condliffe, who had made. 32, including five fourers, by , stubborn' defensive play, was clean bowled bv a beautiful leg-break from Brice Eggleston followed, but was clean’bowled first ball by Brice, who had now taken five wickets for 40 runs. Cross, who filled the vneamev, survived ono ball, but Brice bowled him with the next hall, this being the third wjeket the Petone cantain had taken with four halls. ‘ 110—8 0. Longford took up the ™nning and saw the over out. Off the first ball of Finlayson's next over Longford was smartly snapped up ln .J;"® B “?, a ' Stumps were then drawn, with Hutt score standing at 113 for nine wickets Brice bowled very ablv in sit for 41, and was well supported by Finlavson (three for 40). Thorndon and Institute played at Anderson Park. The former won the toss and elected to bat. and Donoghue and Tilvard opened the innings, but the total was onlv 8 when Doneghue was caught at silly-leg by off Griffiths. Warne then joined JMywrd, but the total was only 24 when Banks clean bowled Tilvard with a leg-break. Prince was the newcomer, hut after Warne had scored a boundary Banks clean bowled Prince. Christophersen filled- the vacancy and the half-centurv was reached just as Banks scattered his wickets with an off-break. King joined M’arne, and at 77 ho was caught bv Burt off Griffiths at cover point. He had contributed 16. including three boundaries. McKellar then partnered Warne, and the stand of the innings was made, the board showing 258 -hen McKelle-- —s -bo-l-ed bv an off-break by Banks, no played faultless cricket in compiling his' 69, and his score included ten boundaries. Bro ® ks was the next man, and after l_l krrrnn hn WAR pl 0.311 DOW'CCI

making a brace he was clean pow eu bv Banks and Leggat met a sl to |la '' fate next ball, and Tarrant who filled the vacancy, blocked Banks s next deI'ivery, but the following ball found his stumps. Banks just missed the hat trick, but he had the splendid average of seven wickets for 30 runs. Carruthers was the last man,, and the total was 322 when Warne lifted the ball to Griffiths at mid-on, and it was accepted. He had contributed 182 by good, sound cricket, and was well ovei the century before he gave a chance. His hits included 26 boundaries. Banks was the star performer with the ball, taking seven wickets for 61 runs. The" Wellington-Alidland fixture was commenced at the Petone. ground, and, although there were some interesting phases, the game was interfered with to a largo extent bv the high wind. Wellington, whose ranks were weakened bv the absence of Hiddleston and Middleton, batted first, and when the last wicket fell at 4.20 the board showed 148 runs.. J. Hutchings was the nick of the Midland bowlers. At 4.40 Midland took the crease, and had oK tained 159 runs at the cost of four wickets when stumps were drawn. Ihe innings was characterised bv- the paitnership of Hutchinson and Patrick, the first and third respective wickets both nlavers giving a fine exhibition. Hutchton secured 65 runs in 431 while Patrick, when bowled, had to 1 is credit a helpful 58. The fielding by the Wellington team was pool. He brothers Cunninghame are the not out m old Bovs and Y.M.C.A. commenced their match at the Hutt ground Old Bov S won the toss, and elected to but they were. aW dismissed for 11runs Lambert 36, Ronaldson 21, and Caulton 20, he’im the principal contributors. Y.M.C.A. opened with Westbrook and R. Murphy, and a good

first-wicket partnership ensued, the board showing 93 before thev were separated. H. Aliirphy filled the vacancy, and the total was 124 when the latter was bowled bv B. Wilson. Stumps were then drawn for the day. Fulton, Into wi<4»rt< for 75, and Henderson, four for 31. were the hest bowlers tried for A .M.C.A.: while Wilson a slow leg-break bowler, got, both ihe’ wickets that have fallen in Y.M.C.A.’s innings. PETONE V. HUTT. PETONEFirst Innings. Gedve, 1.b.w., b. Nunn 42 H. E. Nicholls, b. McGirr 2 M. Nicholls, 1.b.w., b. McGirr ... 0 Hamilton, b. McGirr 7 Finlayson, b. Nunn -- Cute,' 1.b.w., 1). Nunn 3 Brice, b. Balks ■' Borrows, c. Hughes, b. Balks 0 Smyrk, b. McGirr Corner, not out ■’ Purrant, c. Lockett, h. McGirr ... Extras 9 Total 31 Bowling Analysis.—McGirr look five wickets for 22 runs; Nunn, three lor 38; Balks, two for 12. HUTT.—First Innings. Aldersley, c. Borrows, l>. Einlayson ‘24 Nunn, 1.b.w., b. Brice 9 Hughes; c. Gedye. b. Einlayson ... ,0 Condliffe, b. Brice 32 McGirr, 1.b.w., b. Brice 3u Lockett, b. Brico •' 9 1 Shannahan, not out 1,

j I Eggleston, b. Brice 0 i Cross ( b. Brice 0 , Longford, c. Brice, b. Finlayson ... 1 Extras 11 I Total for nine wickets 113 Bowling Analysis.—Brico took six wickets for 41 runs; Finlayson, three for 40; Smyrk, none for 21. THORNDON V. INSTITUTE. THORNDON. —First Innings. A. Doneghue, c. Dempster, b. Griffiths 2 C. Tilyard, b. Banks V. 4 AV. Warne, c. Griffiths, b. Ditchfield .7.1 182 Prince, b. Banks 0 Christophersen, h. Banks 6 ' King, c. D. Burt, b. Griffiths ... 16 McKellar, b. Banks 69 Brooks, b. Banks 2 Leggat, b. Banks 0 /Tarrant, c. Ditchfield, b. Banks ... 0 ' Carruthers, not out 15 Extras 26 Total '. 322 Bowling Analysis.—Griffiths took two wickets for 94 runs; Banks seven fqr 61; Ditchfield, one for 20; Barr, none for 19; G. Burt, none for-16; McGirr, none for 60; Nelson, none for 26. , WELLINGTON V. MIDLAND. WELLINGTON. —First Innings. C. G. Wilson, b. J. Hutchings 3 Wagstaffe, b. J. Hutchings 1 Anderson, b. J. Hutchings 21 W. H. Wilson, run out 7 Jennings, run out 27 Bruges, b. Judd 33 Burton, c. and b. J. Hutchings ... 5 Patterson, c. and b. Patrick 1 Eaton, b. Judd 24 Gilmer, not out 6 Ward, b. J. Hutchings 1 Extras 19 Total 148 Bowfling Analysis.—J. Hutchings took five wickets for 48 runs; Judd, two for 5; Patrick, one for 40. i MIDLAND. —First Innings. Baker, b. Bruges 7 Hutchinson, b. Burton 65 Patrick, b. Anderson 58 Bruce, b. Gilmer 4 J. Cunninghams, not out 11 A. Cuniiinghame, not out 3 Extras 11 Total for four wickets 159 OLD BOYS V. Y.M.C.A. OLD BOYS.—First Innings. i Tucker, c. White, b. Henderson ... 7 Ronaldson, b. Henderson 21 | Lambert, c. Fulton, b. Henderson 36 , Bull, run out 0, I Mclntosh, b. Fulton 13 Upham, b. Fulton 0 Binnie, b. Fulton 5 Trott, b. Henderson 5 Caulton, st. Jones, b. Fulton 20 Ward, c. White, b. Fulton .....1... 1 Wilson, not out 1 Byes 3 Total '. 112 Bowling Analysis.—Fulton took five wickets for 75 runs; Henderson, four for 34. Y.M.C.A. —First Innings. Westbrook, c. Tucker, b. Wilson 41 R. Murphy, not out 60 H. Murphy, b. Wilson 18 . Extras 5 Total for two wickets > 124 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. In their match with Ponoko Thorndon A made 211 (Cusack 75, De Muth 36, Salmon 23, Humphries 19, Cookson 19, Mason 14, Plant, not out 12). I’oneke had no wickets down for 26 runs (Humphrey 17, Redmond 6) when stumps were drawn. Jennings took four wickets for 24 runs for Poneke. Redmond two for 22, and McCardell two for 60. Petoue v. Midland. —Petone, 80 (Martin 24, Barber 14) ; Midland, 130 (Gibson 61, Shillson 47). Bowling for Midland Gibson took three wickets for 17 runs. . O’Connor, two for 7; Moss, two for 9; Ryan, two for 14. Hope secured the best average for Petone with three wickets for 27. Playing against Thorndon B, St. Thomas’s, in their first innings, made 284 (Turvey 166, Bradshaw 39, Bedell 22, Gardiner 19, Hester 11, Bolt 10). When stumps were drawn Thorndon

had lost four wickets for 57 runs (Bremner 19, Withy- 21 not out). Bowling for Thorndon, Edmonds took three wickets for 69 runs, Puttick three for 65, Brisbane two for 62, and Bolton two for 3. For St. Thomas’s Hearne took threo wickets for 21 runs. /; THIRD GRADE. Midland A, in their first innings against Wellington College, made 175 (Shepherd 51, Howard 28, Jeffs 16, Hutchings 15). College replied with 94 (Bannister 18, Donald 16, Sykes 16). For College. Bull took six wickota for 84, and for Midland Jeffs took four for 17, Hutchings three for 47, and Howard threo for 23. Makara obtained a throe-poinp win over Wesley. The former made 97 and 25 for one wicket (D. Gaskin 29, S. Luxton 23, H. Gaskin 19), and Wesley 75 and 29 (McLean 26 not out, Baichin 25). Bowlhig for Makara L. Monk took thirteen wickets for 35 runs, H. Gaskin four for 10, and for Wesley, McLoan took three for 10, and Stokes two for 6. Petono secured a two-point victoryover Y.M.C.A. Batting first they made 46 runs (Webley 20 not out, and Hamilton 13), while Y.M.C.A., in their first attempt compiled 30. Petone went in and returned with 66, Hamilton 17 not out, and Wobley 15 again being the chief scorers. At tho call of time Y.M.C.A. had lost eight wickets for 24 runs. Y.M.C.A. defeated Wellington bv an innings and 100 runs. Batting first, Y.M.C.A. made 154 (Long 32, Hall 25, Davidson 16. Edwards 15, Hppkirk 15, Pyle 13, Allen. 11)- In -their first innings, Wellington made 36 (Bennett, not out, 32). and in their second innings 18. Bost bowlers for Y.M.C.A. were: Allen six for 11, and Hopkirk foair for 12.

FOURTH GRADE. Marist Old Boys secured a tw<Wpoint win over Petone by 58 runs on the first innings. Batting first, Marist made 97 (Johnson 50 not out, Coleman 22). Petono replied with 39. In their second venture, Marist made 87 for three wickets and declared (Johnson 63). Petone, in their second innings, scored 53 runs for the loss of nine wickets (Scoringc 22, Parrant 11), and managed to avert a 3-point loss by- playing out time, the last man being at the wickets when stumps were drawn at 6 p.m. Bowling for Petone, Edwards took two wickets for 17 runs and one for 58; Asplet, six for 36, and one for 13. For Marists, Johnson took four for 22 and four for 3 : Andrews, five for 14 and four for 25. In Marist’s second innings, Johnson gave an exhibition of how to bit sixes, by putting seven balls over the top of-a. belt of trees in compiling his score of 63. He also established something in the nature of ;i record for fourth-class, by scoring 30 runs in one over as follow:—6, -1, (1, 1,1, 6, Y.M.C.A. defeated Hutt by 40 runs on the first innings. In their innings Y.M.C.A. made 60. Hutt replied with 20. Best bowlers for Y.M.C.A. were: 'Hiompson, seven for 9, ami Taylor, three for !). MERCANTILE LEAGUE. Kirkcaldie and Stains, 144 (Wilson 64, Borough 34), boat Post and Telegraph, 54 (Adams 31). For the winners Beauchamp took live wickets for 11' runs, and Hopkins five for 30.

Player five for 34 was the host bowler tried for Post; and Telegraph. , In the second round of the knockout competition, Dalgety and Co., Ltd., defeated J. Myers and Co., Ltd. Dalgety and Co., four wickets lor 219 runs; J. Myers and Co., 84 runs. For the former, W. Grubb made 109 not out, J. fi. Blackmore 60. K. Hannay 13, W. Claughton 12. For tho latter, Heap 33, Hunt 19, Greenwood 17. Bowling for the winners 11. J. Lawrence took five wickets for 40 runs, and J. 11. Blackmore four for 35. For the losers, Heap took three wickets for 84. EOYS’ LEAGUE. Marist Old Boys defeated Institute Oby threo runs. Hatting first, Institute made 56 and 72 (Murphy 31, Hobson 37, Dixon 12 not out). Marist replied 76 ami 55 (Darroeh 25, Sharp 23 ami 20, Burton 13. Kershaw 10). Marist Old Boys defeated St. Patrick’s College by 65 runs. Baiting first, Marist' made 72 ami 85 (Wilson 27 ami 24, de Souza 16 and 1.7, Connors 13). College replied with 58 and 31 (McDonnell 21). Bowling for Marist, J. Condon took fourteen wickets.

Marlborough will play- Nelson for tho Hawke Cup at Nelson on Wednesday next and following days, and if Nelson succeeds in retaining tho trophy Wanganui will go over and make a bid for the second-grade championship next week.