CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 24, 28 January 1918, Page 8

CRICKET

AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON,

(BT TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

AUCKLAND, This Day. Wellington started with 27 from Saturday's play. The first two men were disposed of with one run scored. Eleven runs later Dind was beaten and bowled by Smith. Baker and Lusk looked like making a stand, when Middleton came on at 71 and clean bowled Lusk with his second ball. Baker and Crawford were holding matters at noon, when the score was 109 runs for four wickets. Wellington.—First Innings. Wilson, c Simpson, b Smith 13 Hiddlestone, c Lowry, b Simpson... 14 Lusk, b Middleton 23 Dind, b Smith 7 Baker, not out .' 22 Crawford, not out 19 Extras 11 . Total for four wickets. 109 At the adjournment at one o'clock Wellington's score was 1 166. Baker and Crawford were in. Simpson -went on bowling against the wind at 138, and at 146 Baker (37) hit Smith high to long-off, where Hemus on the boundary misjudged and lost a catch. The amended scores are:— I Baker, not out 431 Crawford,; not out ....„ , 53 Extras 13 Total for four •wickets ...'.. 166 After the luncheon adjournment, Middleton, With Smith, took on the bowling. The two batsmen opened carefully, and runs came in singles till Crawford drove Smith twice in succession to the boundary, and then lifted him into the pavilion. At 209 he was replaced by Smith, and the partnership still stood. Scores : Baker, not out , 50 Crawford, not out 85 Extras 19

Total for four wickets,

A "HOUSE" MATCH.

A "house" match between;,W. M. Bannatyne and Company, Ltd., and Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., was played at Anderson's Park on^Saturday. The game ended in the former team winning by a close margin iof 27 runs. Wright, Stephenson's scored 115 (Henderson 55, Pringle 13, and Rosaen 16). Bowling for Bannatyne's, Powell, Burt, Binnie, and Tanner were in good* form. Bannatyne's made 142 (Burt 26, Powell 26, IA. Lowe 13, 0. Fiebig 11, H. Fiebig 10). Wright, Stephenson's successful bowlers were Henderson, Dalrymple, and Rosaen".

The match St. Cuthbert's B v. Kilbirnie, at Kilbirnie Park, resulted in a win for the former team by 19 runs. Kilbirnie 45 and 63 (Lang 26 not out, Cummings 14); St. Cuthbert's B 48 and 78 (Pollock 21, Wilcox 18, Brown 16, Charman 13). Bowling for St. Cuthbert's, Hearn took ten wickets for 35 runs, Stack three for 9, Putter four for 44.