SOCIAL CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 149, 19 March 1936, Page 15

SOCIAL CRICKET

4 Accountancy Beats Law "The game's the thing’’ was the spirit in which the annual cricket match between elevens representing Law anq Accountancy in Wellington was played yesterday afternoon at Kelburn I’ark. Tlie accountants had first use of thee wicket, and totalled .190 for eight wickets, of which Harpur played a sterling innings I'oj 57 retired, in which powerful oil-driv-ing figured largely. He hit one six and nine fours. Tricklebank, fresh from his Rugby tour through Japan, made 32 not out in bright style, and. with Phillips, wlm scored 22 nut out, put on GO for the eighth wicket, when the innings was declared closed at the tea adjournment. Rowden and Du Chateau aiso made useful scores, Boyes howled well for Law in taking five for 35. Hollings and E. C. Wiren gave Law an excellent start by putting on 64 for the first wicket. Stephenson was then given a trial with the bah, and clean bowled Wiren. and then trapped Hollings leg-before, securing two wickets for no runs. Hollings hit one six and seven fours in his 47. Boyes played soundly for 34 retired, and, in a fading light, the remainder of the side fared badly, the innings closing at 6.15 for 160, 36 runs behind, Mrs. Hain made a capable scorer. Following are the scores: — ACCOUNTANCY. Harding, e. Connell, b. Dean 8 Rowden, b. Boyes 24 Ktephcnson. b. Edegley 1 Du Chateau, c. Wiren, b. Buyes .... 24 Hobbs, b. .Boyes J* ’ Harpur. retired 47 BalluiiT.v, h. Boyes .4 Carey, li. Boyes Tricklebank, not out 32 Phillips, not out '-’2 Extras IK Total for eight wickets 196 (Innings declared closed.) Bowling Analysis: — Edgeley took one wicket for 29; Dean, one for 36; Boyes, five for 35: Boilings, none for 17: Hain, none fur 41- Stevens, none for 7; Godfrey, none fur 12. LAW. A. M. Hollings, 1.b.w.. b. Stephenson .. 47 E. C. Wiren. b. Stephenson 1.8 It. Connell, run out 0 D. W. Virtue, b. Harpur 12 J. K. Stevens, c. Tricklebank, b. Stephenson 0 R. Boyes, retired 34 W. Cudby, c. Hobbs, b. Harpur .... 3 it. W. Edgeley, run out 8 B. Godfrey, 1). Jack 14 I). S. Dean. not. out 3 C. IL Hain, b. Harding .8 Extras 9 Total 169 Bowling Analysis :—Tricklebank took im wickets for 19 runs: Harpur, two for 23: Jack, one for 35: Rowden, none for 23: Stephenson, three for 32: Du Chateau, none for 2; Hobbs, none for 10; Harding, one for !). BOYS v. FATHERS Match at Scots College Tlie boys of Scots College, Miramar, beat a team composed of parents of boys in the annual cricket match between boys and parents yesterday afternoon by two wickets and 27 runs. Each team had one innings in the match, which was played at the college. The fathers batted first and knocked up 111, to which Murphy (30) was the most substantia] contributor. Kirkcaldie made 22 not. out, Hooker 20. Biss 11, Sutton 8. T. Beard 5, King 5, Richmond 5, and Anderson 1. Driver and Stone were dismissed before they had scored. Kirkcaldie's useful total included a six, and he and Richmond made a fine lastwicket stand. Lamberg and Wilson shared the wickets between them. Lamberg taking five for 26 runs and Wilson five foi' 24. The boys had made 138 runs for the loss of eight wickets when it was time to draw stumps (King 30 not out, Jolly 25, Maearthur 21. Potiki 12, Wall ~. Wilsoii 7. not out. Younie 6, Fellowes 5. Lamberg 1, Culliford 1). Beard took five of the boys' wickets for 48 runs, and Booker two for 14.