GOOD BATTING BY OLD BOYS

Dominion, Volume 39, Issue 29, 29 October 1945, Page 8

GOOD BATTING BY OLD BOYS

: That there should be some bright form shown In senior, cricket in Wellington this season was evident from the promising displays given on Saturday afternoon, when the Wellington Cricket Associations senior championship competition, In which 10 teams are engaging, opened - , The wickets were on the easy side after rain during the week, and clouds _whlcli had,, been gathering broke about 5.15 p.m., causing plav to cease for the day. A feature of the games was the presence of a number of prominent players who have redentiy returned after military service overseas. ’ : Wellington College Old Boys, led by P. Rough, put up a fine performance by running up 253 for five wickets- against Wellington, lq*l l) 3' »• Morgan, at tlm Basin Reserve. D. H. Alexander and Rough put oh 123 for the second wicket,, and N. Burnette and R. Murray 107 for the sixth wicket, and the last-named pair were, going strongly when rain stopped play. «■ Karori, led by J. Duffy, shaped-solidly with the bat. in totting up 184 for. eight wickets against Institute Old Boys at the Basin Reserve. A.‘McLean maintained-the good bowling form he Showed in England this year by sending down 26 overs, 11 of which were maidens, and taking five wickets for 3S runs-for Institute. Consistent batting enabled University to hit up 203 for eight wickets against Kilbirnle on the Kilblrnie Recreation Ground. Brilliant bowling by R. Buchan, who was keiit out of the game all last season by aii operation, saw Hutt dismiss St. Patrick’s College. Old ’ Boys fol- !).> runs on tin! Hutt Recreation Ground. Buchan took sevcii wickets for 31, and among the live- batsmen he., clean bowled was I‘. Mooney. Hutt, when fading light stopped plav Had 100 runs on for the loss of thriji wickets, of • which C. Muir claimed 01. G 1 ni did well for St. Patrick’s with both bat and ball. , „ . ~ A low scoring match on the I’etone Recreation Ground: saw Petoue dismiss Midland for 123, and then make., tile teeble reply of 61 for five wickets. R. G. Holland bowled well for Petoue, and Hatch did well with both bat and ball tor Midland.

Details:— , • ■ Senior Grade. Wellington College Old Bows, 253 for five Wickets (Rough 66, Burnette 65 not out, Alexander 51), Murray 43 not out; Rose tlire’e’for 49). met Wellington. Karori. 184 for eight wickets (Sim 49 not out Du.Tv 27. McMorrau 22. Browne 20, HurdJey it): A. McLean five for 38, Fisher two for 16. McKeown one for 54), met Institute Old Boys. . St Patrick’s College Old Boys, 9.i (Gini oj Nunns 24; Buchan seven for 31. Lambert one for 27. Muir one for 15), metHutt 'lOO for three wickets (Muir- 01. J. Kemp 24 not out I Gini three for. 30). University. 203 for • eight .wickets (Stringer 36, S, Wilde 30. Colqjihoun 20, R Wilde 23, P. Wilson 39 not out : Parkin three, for 56, D. S. Wilson two for 20, Ashenden otic for 35, O’Brien one for 2a), met Kilblrnie. „ ™ ~ Midland 123 (Hatch 37. Menzies 29, Mcfcawc 17; Holland five for 55, Wilson two for 17 Asplet one for 13). met Petone, 61. for five wickets (McCarthy 30.,Hatch .two. for 11, O’Neill two for 30, Fortune one tor io?. ■