WELLINGTON CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 118, 14 February 1944, Page 3

WELLINGTON CRICKET

Hutt And Kilbirnie Draw SENSATIONAL BOWLING AT KARORI PARK Interest in the meeting of the two leading teams in the W eUington CrJL* ~ socialion’s senior champion ship t l { 0 tion attracted the largest f r °" d *° l ® Basin Reserve on Saturday aftl morni ■which has been seen at club SAffles’ , many years past. The weather was bp auti ?u““v fine, but recent rain had made the wicEet easy, and the outaeld felow an d Both teams were strong.in bowling, an batsmen had to fight uar !L n t r *„ the throughout the afternoon. be “L.“ ‘.ft wickets, Kilbirnie did not fare too well with four wickets down for 90 runs, but a use fnl stand hr O’Brien and Rlee then auuca S 3 for the filth wicket. O’Brien once.again showed that he is among New * leading batsmen by playing a u ’ i a6t « r Jy n 1 _ n d nings for 56. which included one 6 >x anti five fours. The innings was declared closed at 4.5 p.m., with the total stand % 190 for seven wickets. Buchan and Chap man, who each took three tickets were the most successful bowlers for HuttWhen Hutt had six wickets down Wr W , runs, it looked as if Kilbirnie were going to have a comfortable win, but her Stehr, the Hutt captain who had opened the innings, and been at the wickets tor about an hour and a half, for -0 runs, was joined bv Kden, and this was the end ot. Kilbirnie'’s success. Playing conndentlj, the pair put on 66 runs for the seventh wicket, and were still going stro “fß when time was called at O-oO P-m- wiU the score standing at 149 for six wickets, Stehr being 61 and Eden 29. Included in Stehr’s real captain's knock was a six and six fours. O’Brien proved what a fine an round player he is by bowling unchanged for Kilbirnie and taking five of the sU wickets which fell off 17 overs for 50 runs. The game thus>ended in a draw. _ ■ . A highlight of the afternoon 6 play was the sensational bowling done by G. RDickinson and K. W. Coupland for Karori against Army at Karon .Park. Bowlin,, unchanged, the pair dismissed Army for d and 74, which was good enough to gn’o Karori a win by an innings and 56 runs. In Army's first innings, Dick.nson took five wickets, for 5 runs, including four • wickets. with successive balls, and Coupland took five wickets for 18 runs, in the second innings. Couplaud took six wickets for 47, and Dickinson four for -1Wellington College Old Boys put up a fine performance in healing Air I'Orce by four wickets by putting on -13 runs tor six wickets in 95 minutes. Details: — Senior. Kilbirnie 190 for seven'wickets declared (O’Brien- 56,' Rice 25, Dyer . 22; Chapman three for- 59, Buchan three lor p 7) drew with Hutt 149 for’ Six wickets (Stehr 01 not out, Eden 29 not out; O’Brien five for s °karorl 161 (Browne 37, R. W. Coup-, land 27; Parkinson six for oj, Lyon two for 50)' beat Army 31 (Dickinson five for 5 R. W. Coupland five for IS, and /* (Easson 29; R. W. Coupland six for 47, Dickinson four for 21) by an innings and 56 runs. Wellington College Old Loys 213 for six wicitfcts (Barber 79, Browne 41, Gunn 2< not out) beat Air Force 205 for six wickets declared (Cook 102 retired, McViear 41) by four wickets. Institute-St. Patrick’s 198 (.Nunn 01, Prater 48, Nee 30 not out; Stace four for 76, Brian four for 31) beat diversity 114 (Seator 23, Wilson 21; Knapp five for 27, Nee two for. 30). Wellington-Midland. 161 for nine wickets, declared (Tindill 53, Osborn 21, Armstrong 40. Mason three for 39. Asplett two for 19, Willis two for 44). drew with Pet one, 116 for nine wickets (Peacock 32, O’Neill five for 34). ' ' Second Grade.

Hospital. 144 for six wickets (Miles 74, Mason five for 64), beat Johnsonville, 110 (Fisher 41, Moore 34; Miles five for 29). A 'tiro-point win for Hospital. ■ OiiV’W, 161 for nine wickets, declared (Clare 81' not out, Wells 28, Lenthan 21), .-beat lustitute-St. Patrick’s B, 91 (Ser-, gent 22; Heatherwick five for 17. Lenihan two for 21, Duffy' two for 32). and 119 for six wipkets (Turner 37., Cook 22, Ferguson 20 not out; Hills two for 24), by 70 runs on the first innings. A,five-point win 269 (Webb , 77, Clark 39, McLeod 26, Elsmore 20: (Myers three for 47, Barron two for 41), beat institute-St. Patrick’s, 204 (Myers 10, Calvert 38, Moloney 24, Bartlett 21; Elsmore three for 21, McLeod three for 22, Candell two l6O for four wickets, declared (Church 51, MeMorran 33 not out), and 70 for no wickets (Roberts j 47_not out. Dubbins 21 not out), beat Air Force, 63 (Hamilton 24: Anderson five_for 4,-Morris three' for 22) and 88 (Hamilton Morris five for 12. Church three for 3). An eight-point win for Kilbirnie. Hutt A, 166 (PCgler 47, Lambert oG not out. Hare 36, Vogtherr. 19; _Hain four for 54, Wright two for 29 Judd two for 30, Tlpni) 'two for oo). ibeat Hutt U, So (Wright 25 not out, Judd 20; Vogtherr four for 20. Pegler- four for 31). . = Petone East. 214 for four (Boss 92, Tate 55 not out. Bold 35 not out), beat Petone, 165 (Dawson 22, Barber 21). A five-point win for* Petone East. Third Grade. Midland-Wellington B won from Onslow t ’ s karor” lt 2lS for nine wickets, declared (Boesley 83, Lewer 48. O’Brien 29; Thompson five for 41), beat Petone. 49 (O Brien five for 24, Steele four for 16). ■ Fourth Grade. Base Camp Sports Club, 239 (McKeown S 3, -Stevens 69. Withers -0, Car. three for 73, Mullins three for• 96), beat City Mission, 102 (Holmes eight for bO) and 84 (Mullins 20; Stevens five for -0), by an innings and 53 runs. .An eightpoint win for Base Camp Sports Club. Onslow, 171 for eight wickets, declared (Gillatt 44. L- Mead 29 not out. B. 0 Neill 22- Shingleton two for 14, Cameron two for 39. Abrim two for 44), beat Railways, 118 (McLeod 33, Gleeson 23 not out, Butler 23- B. O’Neill five for 15. Richards four for 20) and S 3 for seven wickets (Robson 26 not out; Richards five for 34), by •» runs on the first innings. A five-point win *°ln?titute-iSt. Patrick’s 132 (Spolsky 68,. Masters 31; Robertson three for 32, Nightingale three for 27. Maude four for 7), beat Hutt. 117 (Robinson 59 not out, Griffiths four for 36, Rogers five for o 3). '♦ —— MERCANTILE CRICKET Fisher’s 10 Wickett For 35 The highlights in the Wellington Mercantile Cricket League’s championship competitions, which were played in ideal weather on Saturday afternoon, were the first defeat of the A grade leaders, James Smiths, and the bowling of Fisher for the de Havilland team, who took 10 wickets against N.C.F.Atlantie for 35 runs in the B grade game. A splendid', all-round performance was put up by J. Swaysland, of the Combined Distributors team, who scored 213 not out and took six wickets for 11 runs against Love Construction in the B grade game. Details:— A Grade. Justice Department, 174 for eight, declared (Thrush 81 not out. Dobbs 39, Lissette 21; Bryant four for 49, Stone three for 82), beat James Smiths, 171 (Noot 66, Bryant 42 not out, Green 25; Fright, seven for 66). Prestige Hosiery, 234 (Aldridge 91, Jones 53, A. Ramsay 35; C. Murphy five for 45), drew with Amalgamated Bricks, 176 for seven wickets (Bolton .43, Ahern 35,. C. Murphy 21 not out; Stiver three for 73, Jones three for 16). B Grade. De Havilland, 161 (Harvey 35. Meade 21; Keast three for 57, Masters two for. 18), beat N.F.C.-Atlantic (Bull 28 not out; Fisher ten for 35). . Seatoun,- 161 for nine wickets (Swain 49, Leadley 28. Williams, jun., 23 not out; Jennings four for 63, Trott three for 50. McKnlght two for 20),.drew with Social Security. -204 for eight, ’declared (Caulton 28. McLauchlan 28, Trott 61; Jennings, sen. 20 not out, Kelly, jun., three for 40, Kelly, sen., two for- 2). Combined Taxis, 170 (Doherty 57, C. Jeffrey 23, R. Jeffrey 23, Moore 19; Beveridge three for 91, Nedelic two for 43), beat Taxes A, 85 (Parks 22, Murrow 20; Moore four for 74, T. Marshall three for 25, C. Jeffrey two for 1). C.S.T., 184 for five, beat Sargoods, 15G. C Grade. Grey Cabs, 115 for three, declared (Graham 21, Piper 31 not out, Anderson 17 not out; Richardson one for 72, Morgan one for 19)) beat Prestige B, 88 (Walton 20, Morgan 18; Reid four for 22, Anderson two for u. Graham two for 20). Taxes B. 160 for six (Amer 44. Doyle 35. Gadd 30; Woodfield three for 68), beat Combined Taxis B, 142 (Purcell 61; Gadd five' for 401. State Advances. 257 (McCardle 77, Muir 50. Robinson 43: Hobman three for 1)2, Wilkinson two for 58, Hearfield three for 46), beat Printing A, 145'(T. Owens 39, Hobman 20; Muir five for 69, McCardle two for 14). A.0.T.N., 175 for seven (Baillie 48, Hutchinson 39 retired, Hodson 20 retired; Marsh five for 57), beat Empire Box, 96 (King 27, Ralt 36; Hutchinson four for 3, Balllie three for 18). D Grade. Combined Distributors, 313 for nine wickets, declared (J. Swaysland 217 not out, Mulholland 28, Whitlock 21, Fraser 21 not out; Jack Taylor three for 38), beat Love Construction, 73 (James Taylor 26, Jack Taylor 25, J. Swaysland six for 11, Lawrence two for 31) and 64 (McFarlane 24; Traynor two for 10). Area 5, 161 (Lewis 62, C. Lye IS; Cuthbert four for 26). beat Collier Beal, 158 (Lindsay 87, Cuthbert 28; Woodger seven for 40). M.T, Workshops, 166 (Philllpg 76, Leig>-

ton 35; Smart tbreo tor 48, Mason three for 62), beat Davenports, 67 (Jamieson li, Murphy six for 23). • _ Printing B, 212 (Lucas 10a retired, Berry <’>B; Murrow five for 81,-Dodds three for 33), beat N. VV. Thomas, 143 (Dodds 3J, Hocking 28, Murrow 21, Maiden 19; Berry six for 50, Lucas four for 30).

HUTT VALLEY CRICKET

Some Brilliant Bowling Though conditions were ideal for rungetting on Saturday afternoon, hotvlers generally called the tune in the Hutt Valiev Cricket Association’s grade championship competitions. In the B grade' Same Gracefield dismissed Bell Park for 14 and 51, Beagle taking five wickets for b runs and four for 0. Details:— A Grade. Moera Stop Out. 188 tor five wickets declared ,(Sharpe 72 retired, Dry he W not out), beat Taita, 38 (Drylic si* for 17) and 120 (T. Dunn six for 55, Sharpe thrae for 13). A 4-point win for Moera Stop °Einplre, 123 (Sheflock 32 not out. Sim three for 19), boat Epuni, 47 (Hillock five for 8, Sberlock three for 18). A L-point win for Empire. Air Force, 213 for eight wickets, dcclared (Cumming B? not out, Whitehead W), beat 801 l Park, 109 (Young 45, Simpson Cumming four tor 3, Whitehead three for 9). A 2-point win for Air Force. Trafalgar Park A, 197 for t-ix wlckoeS, declared (Davis SI not. out, Elliott 3b), drew with Trafalgar Park B, 03 for pine wickets (Brvant three for 5, T. Jones three for 16). B Grade. 8.A.L.M., 95 (Popplewell 3(5, Williams four for 23, Kirkwood three for 28) and 100 for seven wickets, declared (Rodgers 51), beat 8.8.8., S 7 (Sanders live for 31) and 39 for seven wickets (Sanders six for 13). A 2-point win /for B.A.L.M. Fords, 147 for two wickets (Davenport 65, Tetley 33 not out), beat Taita, 10J (Mouatt 34, Tetley four for 28). A -- point win for Fords. • . Epuni, 88 (Brocklcbank five for 38. Parsons three for 35), beat. Oddfellows, <9 (Sherwood 31. Mitchell three for 19, Cole four for 22). A 2-point win for Epuni. tiraceficld, 38 for three wickets, declared, and 42 for one wicket, beat Bell Park, 14 (Beagle five for 6) and 51 (Beagle four for 6). A 4-point win for Gracefield.