PETONE v. EAST.

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 50, 28 February 1921, Page 4

PETONE v. EAST.

On the wiokofc at Petone, East failed to make a good second'innings stand ngainst the local team, and were defeated .by ten wickets. The town team compiled 169 in the first innings, to which i'ctons roplied with 27.1. ~M. Nicholla (£6) v;a» the most successful batsman, and next to hie foprp waa a bii^ total of extras—4B. Nicholls pare ft bri.?hl display, his score including sev&n 4's and

a 6 in succession. O'Donohue commenced well, scoring 14 runs off one over. Cate earned his bat out for 29. The only batsmqn. to show up in East's second' innings were Baker (39) and Dr. Hulchinson (15). Brice was again in good bowling form, securing seven wickets for 36 runs. Scores:— EAST. First Innings 169 Second Innings. R. Smith, b Finlayson 6 Dr. Hutehinson, b Brice 15 Baker, h Brice '.. 39 Shillson, st Cate, b Brice /. 9 Hutchings, jun., b Brice 5 Bruce, c Borrows, b Brice 2 Dind, b Brice 0 J. Hutchings, not oiit 4 Watson, c Ge#e, b Finlayson 3 Wylie, b Brice 0 Judd, b Finlayson .-. 0 Extras 21 Total '. :\ '~.~i04 Bowling Analysis.—Brice took seven wickets for 36 runs, Finlayson three for 28, and Smyrk none for 19. PETONE.—First Innings. Gedye, b Hutching^ '. 26 H. Nicholls, b Smith '. 18 Smyrk, b Smith 27 M.'Nicholls, b Smith 56 Finlayson, lbw, b Judd 6 Brice, b Hutchings 17 Cate, not out 29 O'Donohue, c Wylie, b Hutcbings... 20 Bold, c Hutching 3, jun., b Smith... 17 Hamilton, c Shillgon, b Hutchings, junr 8 Borrows, run out 0 Extras 48 Total ".'. 272 Bowling Analysis.—Smith took four wickets for 68 runs; Judd, one for 40; Bruce, none lor 18; Hutchings, three for 72; Hutchings. jun., one for 15; and Dind none for 10. Second Innings, Gedye, not out 4 Hamilton, not out 0 No wickets for 4