CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 18, 22 January 1916, Page 14

CRICKET

Saturday's championship matches were responsible for no surprises, beyond the collapse of North against East at the Basin Reserve North are strong in both batting and bowling, and should have done better than they did A lead of 111 on the first innings will take some catching up. Baker, Gibbes, and Hutchings did the scoring. for East. Baker's 41 was no more than was expected, but Gibbes had one of his best days. . His vigorous style was vary attractive to spectators, of whom there were not a few. Hutchings also put in some lively work for a . little while. M'Giir and Midlane failed The latter was well Caught by Southall at mid-on. Neither Hiddlestone nor Southall was bowling well for North, the wickets being 'taken by Leydon and Windley. The latter secured the unusual average of four for 8. Though Windley has not hitherto been regarded as a bowler of exceptional promise, he deserved ar good average on Saturday, for he often had the batsmen, puzzled .. ■.'.'•' When it,came to batting,, North did badly indeed. Hiddlestone made nothing. Midlane,got some of his own.back by catching the '. leading batsmen very smartly at coyer-point. Thd catch was a high one, but Midlane jumped foj it, and held it. Bray lost his .wicket,cheaply to M'Girr, and it Was left to Crotnbie ahd Wsgstaffe to. make the sa6t6 anything at" all Gibbesat one time ha<l a bowling average of fom' fors,but he finished with five for 48. •

University, with three men short, owing to the holidays and other causes, made only 64 against Central. When FentOn arrived the innings Was over Dindjflade a score Of 60" for Central. He gave a'ehailde at 17, but otherwise played carefully.' Much of his scoring was done with a Straight driving stroke. / In the -Old Boys-Hutt match, the most notable happening was the scoring of a century by Christie, a young player, who has done fairly well in the ■batting line this season'