WEEK-END CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 58, 3 December 1923, Page 11

WEEK-END CRICKET

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE CHANGES PETONE AND MIDLAND DEFEATED THORNDON AND Y.M.C.A. TIE ON FIRST INNINGS The senior grade championship table underwent a change on Saturday when Midland were displaced in the leading position by Hutt, and Petone were defeated by Old Boys. Midland narrowly escaped an innings defeat at the hands of Institute. Thorndon and Y.M.C.A. tied on the first innings, each side scoring 221. . RESULTS AT] A GLANCE. Hutt 234 and 7-178 Wellington 196 Institute 337 Midland 170 and 7-194 Old Boys 246 Petone 141 and 6-220 Thorndon 221 Tied with Y.M.C.A. 221 i - i

PERFORMANCES BATTING.

H. Muruhv (Y.M.C.A.) 93 AV. Borrows (Jibtone) 68 J. Hutchings (Midland) 60 H. E. Nicholls (Petone) o 9 E. Bull (Old Boys) 57 A. Bruce (Midland) A. AV. Duncan (Old Boys) ... o 4 H. L. Cooper (Midland) 50 *Not out. HOWLING. Massov (Institute) six for 55 CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE Points. Hutt • 7 Midland !. Institute ” Petone ” Y.M.C.A Wellington ■’ Old Boys 6 Thorndon Ij In response to Institute’s 337, Midland had lost no wicket for 11 runs when play was resumed on Saturday. Clark and Johnstone added 6 runs, when three wickets fell without blither score, Malcolm getting the two opening batsmen, and Baker being bowled by Massey off the second ball he received. G. D. Little lasted an over, when he was caught at ‘cover. J Hutchings and Bruce then added b/ for the fifth wicket, tho former being smartly caught by the bowler, Grib fifths. Hutchings played delightful cricket in this, his first knock of the season. Ho scored 60 in 40 minutes, mainly by hard off-drives; ho hit eleven 4’s and gave no chances. J. AV. Hutchings fell to a brilliant onehanded catch by Malcolm, at short-leg, off Massey. The fieldsman took the ball so near tho ground that tho bowler’s umpire had to confer with his colleague before giving a decision. Bruco batted quiety at first, but R. a'ued confidence and passed the halfcentury after an hour’s batting. Massey disposed of Patrick, Gibson, r.ncl Cooper cheaply, and the innings closed for 170 Massey taking six wickets for 55 runs. With a deficit of 167 runs, Midland “followed on.” The opening pair, Baker and Little, commenced quietly, runs coming mainly by singles. AVhen lie had made 9, Little was bowled by Dempster, who completely beat him. Johnstone spooned one from Dempster into Burt’s hands at shortleg. Baker, who made 46 in a little over an hour’s batting, was bowled bv Rogers, Institute’s skipper. Baker’s innings included some powerful ofldrives and. pulls. Ho hit five 4’s. _ D. Patrick followed him to the pavilion, being caught by Nelson in the slips off Rogers, two balls later. Gibson hit a 4, and was disposed of in the same manner. Tho over produced three wickets for 4 runs. Cooper and J. AV. Hutchings stayed the rot that was setting in. The former opened vigorously, hitting Malcolm for 6. AVhen tho. pair had added 51 runs for the sixth wicket, Rodggrs bowled Hutchings for 28. AAMien he was 39, Cooper ducked and skied his bat. at a bumping ball from Massey. _ The ball flow into Nelson’s hands in the slips, and, much to tlie surprise of fieldsmen and spectators, umpire Steele recalled the batsman when, he was on his way to tho pavilion. Cooper continued, and gave a stylish display for 50, not out, at the “draw. Midland had lost seven wickets for 194 runs. With three wickets down and only 5 runs short of Petone’s first innings’ total of 141 runs, Collins (39) and Bull (43) continued Old Boys’ first innings. Finlayson’s first ball to Collins came across from the leg, and dislodged his off-stump. Barclay was not comfortable, and fell an easy victim to Smyrk’s bowling when he was 5. Duncan and Grubb added 85 for tho seventh wicket before Duncan was brilliantly caught by Finlayson, off his own bowling. Tho batsman skied the ball on tho leg-side, and the bowlgr had to run a considerable distance before capturing it. Duncan was at the wickets an hour for 54 runs, which included six “boundaries.” He gave one chance. Grubb batted nicely for 28, but the four last wickets fell for 5 runs. Petone fielded well. M. Nicholls brilliantly ran out two men from the field. Cobcroft and Hamilton opened Petone’s second innings. The veteran was bowled for 7 by Barclay, after opening vigorously. Hamilton gave a patient display, which included some nice cuts and leg-glances, for 22, before Barclay bowled him. H. E. Nicholls played slow, cautious crickgt, only going for loose stuff on tlie legside. He reached the half-century after 65 minutes’ batting. Borrows scored at a much faster pace. He hit out lustily, scoring 18 from Bull’s first over. Bull exacted his revenge in the next over, by bowling Nicholls. The retiring batsman got six boundaries in his 59. Borrows reached his half-century shortly afterwards. When he was 68, which included nine 4’s, ho was well caught by Pope at cover, oft Lusk. Corner succumbed to the first ball he got from Duncan. M. Nicholls batted well for 36. At the draw of stumps, Petone had lost six wickets for 220 runs. Old Boys had a thrOe-point win on the first innintrs. Thorndon and Y.M.C.A. played a drawn game at Koiburn Park. Both teams notched exactly the same total in thoir first innings. Thorndon on tho previous Saturday had compiled 221, to which their opponents had resixindcd with six for 132. Resuming, Y.M.C.A., chiefly tbrougli the good play of H. Murphy, who carried hi©

bat for 93 brought the score equal to that of their opponents. Thorndon returned to the crease at about 4 p.m. and made 165, the outstanding contributor being Phillips, who played a careful innings for a meritorious 45. At 5.45 p.m. Y.M.C.A. went in again, and when stumps were drawn they had lost six wickets for 90 runs. AVith. one wicket (C. G. Wilson’s) lost on the previous Saturday, against Hutt’s total of 234 runs, AVellington continued their first innings on the suburban oval. Hiddleston added 21, inakinir his total 39. when McGirr dislodged his off-stump. White and Ward met a similar fate when they bad reached the twenties. Kortlang had iust reached double figurtes, when a ball from McGirr rose sharply and struck him just over the heart. He was forced to retire, but continued his innings at a later stage, being still at the wickets with 28 to his credit, when the last wicket fell. Had the accident not occurred. AVellington, who reached to within 38 runs of their opponents, might have gone closer to winning, as Kcrtlang was in good form. bat. In their second innings. Hutt made 178 for the loss of seven wickets.

MIDLAND V. INSTITUTE INSTITUTE. First innings ' 337 S MIDLAND. First Innings. Clark, c. Nelson b. Malcolm-^... 9 M Jolinston, c. James, b. Malcolm 11 W. A. Baker, b. Massey G D Little, c. Prince, b. Massey <> J.’ Hutchings, c. and b. Griffiths 66 A. Bruce, not out

J. w. Hutchings, o. Malcolm, b. Massey ® D. Patrick, b. Massey 11 B, Gibson, c. Dempsey, b. Massey 3 H. L. Cooper, c. Nelson, b. Massey 0 E. Judd, c. Malcolm, b. Dempster 5 Extras 16 Total 170 Fall of wickets: One for 17; two for 18, three for 18, four for 32. five for 99, six for 114, seven for 136, 8 for 164, none for 164, 10 for 170. Bowling.— Massoy, six wickets for 55 runs ; Malcolm, two for 42; Rpgers, none for 1; Griffiths, one for 33 ; Foley, non© for 23; Dempster, one for 0. Second Innings. AV. A. Baker, b. Rodgers 46 G. D. Little, b. Dempster, 9 M. Johnstone, c. Burt, b. Dempstcr J. AV. Hutchings, b. Rodgers 28 D. Patrick, c. Nelson, b. Rodgers 0 B. Gibson, c. Nelson, b. Rodgers 4 H. L. Cooper, not out 50 J. Hutchings, b. Banks 18 E. Judd, not out 14 Extras 14 Total for seven wickets 194 Fall of wickets: One for 25, two for 43, three for 84, four for 86, five for 139, six for 148, seven for 171. Bowling.—Dempster, two wickets for 56 runs; Foley, none for 12; Griffiths, none for 30 ; Banks, one for 7 ; Rodgers, four for 42 ; Massov, none for 19 : Malcolm, none for 14. Institute -won by 167 runs. PETONE V. OLD BOYS PETONE. First innings ....,: 141 Second Innings. L. T. Cobcroft, b. Barclay 7 J. Hamilton, b. Barclay H. E. Nicholls, b. Bull 59 AA r . Borrows, c. Pope, b. Lusk ...... 68 M Nicholls, c. Barclay, b. Bull 36 M. Comer, b. Duncan 0 J. Patrick, not out 9 A. Finlayson, not out 2 Extras I 7 Total for six wickets 220 Fall of wickets. One for 18, two for 60, three for 139, four for 193, five for 196, six for 215. . Bowling.—Lusk, one wicket tor 49 runs: Barclay, two for 59: Duncan, one for 59; Bull, two for 37. OLD BOYS. First Innings. A. C. Ronaldson. thrown out 10 AV. SUinton. b. Comer 33 E. Bull. b. Smyrk F. Jonlin. b. Corner 0 D. C. Collins, b, Finlavson 39 AV. Barclay, b. Smyrk 5 A. AV. Duncan, c. aJid b. Finlayson. AV. Grubb, b. M. Nicholls 28 J. Pone. b. Corner g D. Binnio. not out y G. Lusk, run out 1 Extras 1“ Totnl 246 Fall of wickets: One for 27. two for 64. three for 64. four for 136. five for 155. six for 156. seven for 241, eight for 243. nine for 246. ten for 246. Bowling Analysis.—Brice, no wickets for 65 runs: Finlayson, two for 20; Smvrk. two for 55: Comer, three for 66: Cobcroft, none for 6: M. Nicholls, one for 18. Old Bovs won bv 105 runs. HUTT V. WELLINGTON HCTT. First Inninrs 234 Second Innings. H. Taitersall. b. Nanier 9 E. Lockett, b. Good 4 R. McKav. run out *

S.~ Eggleston. st. Wagstaff, ■b. Marris R. Pringle, not out - 1 AV. A. Alderslev. b. Marris » L. Beard, b. Hiddleston ‘ AV G. Hushes, c. and b. Napier ... 20 H. Nunn, not out - L ” Extras 14

Total for seven wickets ...... 178 Fall of wickets: One for 26, two tor 42 three for' 88. four for 117. five f n >‘ 129. six for 137. seven for 160. Bowlinn- Analysis.—Hiddleston,, one wicket for 49 runs:. AVilson. none for J6:'Nanier. two for 31: Jacobsen, none for 12: Marris. two for 35: Good, one Lot 21 AVELLINGTON. First Innings. J. S. Hiddleston, b. McGirr 39 C G. AVilson, l.b.w. b. AVatson ... 11 D. AV. AVhitc. b. McGirr f” J Jacobsen, 1.b.w., b. Aldersley 12 B J. Kortlang, not out 28 P AVard b. McGirr E Brucks, b. Aldersley g B. Marris. b. AVatson ‘ W. AVasstaffe. b. Beard .■■■■_ ° E. Nanier. c. McKav b. McGirr ... 6 j’ Good. h. Beard Extras

q> ota | 196 Fall° of wickets: One j or 28, two for R 3 three for 94. four forlos. five . for 112. six for 131. seven for 145, eight for L 52. 9 for 167. Bowling Analysis.— Beard two wickets for 54 runs: Watson two for 57 : Alderslev. two for 16 : McGirr, four for 39. Hutt won bv 28 runs. THORNDON V. Y.M.C.A. THORNDON. First innings Second Innings. Ellerm, b. Almao Martin, b. Henderson AVilliamg, c. Cox, b. Almao 23 Phillips, not out Carruthers, b. Henderson ......... 12 Hyde st. Condhffe, b. Henderson 14 Brook, c. White, b. Henderson ... 0 Leggat, 1.b.w., b. Haughey 1 Taylor, b. Haughey 6 AVarne, 1.b.w., b. Haughey 6 Extras Total Bowling: Haughey took four wickets for 16 runs; Henderson, four for 59; Almao, two for 28. Y.M.C.A. First Innings. AVestbrook, b. Hyder 2 R. Murphy, b. Hyder 14 Bowyer, b. Hyder 2U Condliffe, c. Carruthers, b. Leggat 0 H. Murphv, not out 93 AVhite, c. Hyder, b. Leggat 0 Cox, c. Carruthers, b. Taylor ...... 48 Haughey, run out 9 Jones, b. AVarne 3 Henderson, b. Warne 9 Almao, run out ...’ | Total -....221 Bowling: Hvder took three wickets for 89 runs; Warne, two for 48; Leggat, two for 72; Taylor, one for 24. Second Innings. Haughey, played on, b. Hyder .... 32 Henderson, c. Leggat, b. Taylor ... 27 Cox, c. Hyder, b. Leggat 4 AVhite, 1.b.w., b. Leggat 0 Jones, b. Leggat 0 Almao,, run out 14 Bow ver, not out 0 R. N'irphy, not out 8 Extras 5 Total for six wickets 90 Bowling: Leggat took three wickets for 21 runs ; Taylor, one for 12 ; Hyder, one for 29; AVarne. none for 23.

GAMES IN OTHER CENTRES AUCKLAND By Telegkaih—Peess Association’Auckland, December-2. Porisonby, which on _ the previous Saturday made 372 for six wickets (de-, glared), -yesterday, in the second innings, made 91 for two -wickets (Taylor not out 45, Broberg not out 23, Grant 17). Parnell, in the first innings, made 192 (Anthony 33, Hemus 48, Gremer 33, Scott Clarke 29). Bowling for Parnell, Moore took one wicket for 12, McLeod one for 39; for Ponsonby, Small took eight wickets for 67 runs. Ponsonby won on the first innings. North Shore, on the previous Saturday scored 401. Yesterday, Eden, in the first innings, made 132 (Gillespie . 29, Howie not out 23, Angel 25). In the second innings they have scored. 166 for three wickets (Irving 58, Postles not out 63). Bowling for North Shore, in. the first innings, Elliott took two wickets for 28, Coates three for 27, Dacro two for 19; in the second innings, AA'oodroff tepk one for 8, Erater one for 12, North Shore won on the first innings. University who in the first innings scored 59 made 120 in the second,.(Garrard 33, Saunders 27). Grafton, with a first innings score of 167, madp 17 for two wickets in the second innings. Bowling in the first innings Horsnool took three wickets for 16, C. Sneddon four for 22, Adams two for 19; in - the second innings Player took one for 8, Taylor one for 2. Grafton secured a three-point win. CHRISTCHURCH Bv Telegraph— Press Association. Christchurch, December 2. The fourth round of championship matches was commenced on Saturday m hot weather, but the -wickets at Hagley Park were far from good, consequently scoring was low all round. Sydenham appean to have the leading team (Linwood) well beaten, whilst St. Albans are in a fair way to get their first win. Riccarton quite outplayed East Christchurch, who put up a very poor performance. Sydenham made 177 (Oliver 81, Gasson 20); R. Read took eight wickets for 65. Linwood lost six wickets for 38 (F.- A. Smith 15). Aest Christchurch,' made 124 (Findlav 29, Blunt 12, Clirystall 21). Thomas took three wickets for 37, Sandman three for 62, Burrows four for 17. St. Albans lost four wickets for 115 (Norrie 42, Martin, not out 35). Riccarton. compiled .201 (C. E. Guiney 27, Rix 33, Bain 23, _C. E. Evans 39); Stringer two for 59, Bugg six for 59. East Christchurch, m the i first innings, made 66 (Gregory 13, Blank 30); Rix five for 28,. Bain three for 6. In the second innings, East Christchurch have lost four wickets for 34 (Gregory 11). INTER-STATE MATCH | (Rec. December-2, 5.5 p.m.) Brisbane. December 1The weather was dull, but the wicket good for the continuation of the interstate match against New South. Wales Queensland’s first innings yielded 239 (O’Connor 61. Rowe 37). Hendrytook tour wickets for 28. New South Wales in tho second innings have lost three wickets for 194 (Mullarkev 115, Bardslev. not out. 43).—Press Assn. FNew South Wales in the first innings madb 176.1

LOWER GRADES JUNIOR A. Wellington, first innings, 251 (Anderson 91, Cousins 44, not out) beat Petone, first innings, 91 (Barber 27) and 120 (Senior 24, Edwards 23, not out). Wellington bowling: Marshall, three for 29 and three for 12; Cousins, five for 31 and three for 31. A fouipoint win to Wellington. Y.M.C.A. secured a three-point win from Kilbirnie. . . Wellington defeated Kilbirmo on the first innings. Wellington: Burd 84 Hickson 42, Paulin 33, Hanna 31, Bind five wickets. Kilbirnie: Reeves 50, Day 48, Ahern 35; Algar six wickets. Junior C. Kilbirnie,' four-point win from Midland by six wickets. Midland, 72 and 132. Kilbirnie, 134 and four for 96. Brown, six wickets for 8 runs, for Kilbirnie. St. Thomas’s, 68 and 116 (Guy 28, Preston 24), won by 13 rune from Wellington, 100 and 71 (Stringer 64, Holden 25, Bennett, not out, 22. Dunlop took ten wickets for St. Thomas’s and Lawrence thirteen for Wellington.

I Third A. ' Kilbirnie, four-point win from Institute by an innings and 32 runs. 'Kilbirnie, 157 ;• Institute, 55 and 70. Kilbirnie A, four-point win from Hutt, Kilbirnie, 74 and nine for 91 (declared) ; Hutt, 45 and 48. Winterbottom, thirteen wickpts for 35 runs, for Kilbirnie.

Wesley, three-point win from Kilbirnie B. Kilbirnie, 71 and one for 58; Wesley, 114 (Macklin 39, not out). Y.M.C.A. C defeated Petone B by 4 runs on the first innings. A threepoint win for Y.M.C.A. St. Thomas’s defeated Eastbourne by 2 runs on the first innings. Scores: St. Thomas’s 65 (S. Elliott 25, Esther 12, Osborn 12) and 36 for six wickets (Escher 12 not out). Eastbourne 63 (Brown 20. Jones 11) and 83 (Hartridge 34, Jones 23). FOURTH GRADE. Thorndon B, 116 and 79 for three wickets (Welch 30 and 32, not out, Standidge’lB and 36) beat Karori, 101 and 86 (Hutchings 27, Rankin 27, Hamilton 30, McGavin 28). Standidge took thirteen wickets for Karori. Institute Old Boys, 123 (Noot 41J, M. Turner 24. Rukerton 19, not out) beat Thorndon A, 53 and 69 (A. H. Turner 21 and Warne 14). For Institute, Douglas took seven wickets for 20 runs, M. Turner five for 25, and Noot four for 16. A four-point win. * MERCANTILE LEAGUE. Tramway, 360 for six wickgts (Dind 103, G. Renner 64, Dennison 68, Smith 40), defeated Storemen B, 28 and 52. Storemen A, 182 (Hayden 60, n. 0., Edlin 38, Poby 30), defeated Bryniay, 81 and 61 (Wilton 22 and 14, Cowie 16, Smith 14, n. 0.). Hannah’s 136 and 87 for two (Essknte 59 and 38 not out, Halliwell 16 and 41 not out), defeated 1.8. C. 107 and 87 (Taylor 16 and 14, Cook 22, Hobson 36, Marshall 25, Denton. 11). G.P.0., second innings, 107 (Donoghue 33), defeated Defence, second innings, 30 (Sago 13). Bannatyne and Hunter, Ltd., 231 (R.-Lusty 69, H. Baumber 29, E. C. Cording 26, F. Hill 23, P. South 22), beat Alex. Cowan and Sons, Ltd., 186 (W. Dormer 53, Dewhurst 30, Watson 30). A good finish. Won in the last two minutes of play. Munt, Cottrell, and Co., 161 (Donaldson 53, Alexander 37, Osborne 27) beat Kirkcaldie and Staines 138 (Petrie 36, Burroughs 36. Beauchamp 26). For Munt, Cottrell, Carty took four wickets, Hathaway three. For K. and 8., Burroughs look six and Plant four. PRESS ASSOCIATION. “New Zealand Times” 107 (Mum, tnery 28, Millar 28), defeated “Truth” SB (Scott 17 and Fitzgibbon 11). Bowling for “Truth” Driver took five wickets for 42 runs, while Millar, seven for 26, was the best bowler for “New Zealand Times.” The N.Z. Sports Service H.M. and L. W. McGirr, 38 Willis Street, Wellington, supply everything for cricket, tennis, bowls, croquet, etc., at competitive prices.—Advt.