GAMES STOPPED BY RAIN

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 56, 8 March 1915, Page 4

GAMES STOPPED BY RAIN

HONOUR BOARD. Gibbes (East), 84. Nash <East), 60, not out. There was very little cricket at the Basin Reserve on Saturday. Two wickets had fallen in the University-Central match when rain compelled the players to leave the field, and play was not resumed. East and North also stopped thejr match, but resumed play after ati hour. At Petone better .progress was made. Petone were put out by the N old Boys for 154, and Old Boy* have three wickets down for 60 runs. EAST v. NORTH. j Baker and Gibbes opened the batting for East, against Nonhh, and for a while did very well. The partnership was dissolved by Walters, wl'io took a fine catch off Hiddleston's bowl ing. Gibbes kept on until his score stood at 84, when he was caught by Hiddleston behind the wickets. Nash hit around in lively form, and had 60 to his credit when stumps were drawn. Following are the scores : — East. — First Innings. Baker, c Walters, b Hiddleston ... 41 Gibbs, c Hiddleston, b Southall ... 84 Lambert, lbw., b Hkldleston ... 0 Nash, not out ... v 60 Barnett, not out - 11 Extras — »•• 1 Total for 3 wickers 197 Bowling Analysis. — S Southall took one wicket for 64 runs; Hiddleston, two for 68; Harris, none for 42; Walters, none for 22. UNIVERSITY v. CENTRAL. ■ Robinson was beginning to work havoc among the University wickets when play in the mahch was stopped by the rain. Following are the scores : University. — First Innings. Birch, b Robinson 9 Joplin, not out •.. 20 Dickson, b Robinson ..., ... ... 6 Extras , •■• ?•• H Total for 2 wickets ...• ... 46 Bowling Analysis.— llobinson took two wickets for 15 runs; Schlaadt, none for 12; Dindj none for ,8. PETONE v. OLD BOYS. The principal features ' of the PetoneOld Boys match, at Pa tone, were the wicket-keeping of Thomas for Old Boys and the bowling of Tucker. Petone men were not in their bej.t batting form, and were all , disposed odf for 154 rune. Old Boys have lost three wickets for 60 rune. Following are details :—: — Peione.— First Joinings. Cate, b Tucker ... ' 11 Rodgers, c Thomas, bft acker .... 14 Brfce, b E. Beechey 4 Gordon, st Thomas, b Tracker ..... 35 Tregear, b Wills 3 Doneghue, st Thomas, b' Tucker ... 12 Finlayson, c Wills, b E. Beechey... 22 Senior, c F. Beechey, b Tucker ... 21 Bennett, lbw, b, Tucker . ... .«« 5 Aldersley, not out ... ' 4 M'Connell, c Norris, b Tqxker ... 2 Extras ' ... „. 21 Total .. ' ... , ... i.. 154 Bowling Analysis. — Tucker took seven wickets for 71 rime, E. Beechey two for 34, Wills one for 28. ; < Old Boys. — First Innings. D. Hay, b Brice ... i >28 E. M. Beechey, b Brice 0 F. Beechey, b Rodgers , 19 E. Norris, not out ... 8 B. Harris, not out ... . ' ... 0 Extras ... ... 5 Total for three widiets ... 60 , Bowling Analysis. — Brice. took two wickets for 28 runs, Bemwtt tnone for 16, and Bodgere one for 11.