MIDLAND^ FOUR-POINT WIN

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 103, 29 October 1923, Page 11

MIDLAND^ FOUR-POINT WIN

The concluding day of the Old Boys-Midland match at Kelburn Park provided an interesting afternoon's entertainment, and a somewhat exciting finish, Midland finally managing to secure a four-point-■win. With no wickets down for eleven runs, Old Boys resuih- | ed their second innings,, and when eight ! wickets had fallen for a total of ISO runs they-declared. This left Midland' 116 runs to get to secure a four-point victory, and just a few minutes before six o'clock, the time for drawing stumps, that total was passed, five wickets having fallen. Duncan's 34, K. Tucker's 23 not out, and Lusk's 21, I were the main features of Old Boys' innings. . D. C. Collins, the captain of* the Wellington eleven, last year, and; captain of the third test team last' year, was caught by Little afteT he had' made 6 runs, and W. Barclay had the misfortune to be run out when his total had reached 17. There were no outstanding performances in the Midland bowling, O'Connor, with 2 for 28, having«the best average. Baker and H. Hitchings were the opening batsmen for Midland, but the latter lost hjs wicket without scoi-ing. Baker carried on, and by his customary sound methods, hit up 53 runs before he was caught behind the stumpsl D. Little's 32 was a handy contribution to the total, and H. L. Cooper, the last man in, pleased the spectators by hitting a six off his first ball and following up with^ a four. It was he who made Midland's position secure. Details follow : — OLD BOYS. First Innings '. 101 . . Second , Innings. A. W. Duncan, b Judd-,..'. .34 W. Stainton, b Bruce '..„ 13 A. Ronaldson, b Judd ». 14 W. Barclay, run out 17 D. C. Collins, c Little, b Judd ... 6 F. Joplin, c Baker, b Bruce 12 .X.'. Tucker, not out' 23 G. Lublc, V O'Connor 21 J. Pope, c Gilchrist, b O'Connor ... 0 Extras 10 Total for 8 wickets (declared) ISO Bowling-: E. Judd three wickets for 77 rune, Bruce one for 32, O'Connor two for 28. MIDLAND. First Innings 136 Second Innings. H. Hutchings, b Barclay „... 0 W. A, Baker, c Ronaldson, b Bar. clay 53 B. Gibson, b Duncan 14 D. Little, b Duncan 32 A. Bruce, c Bull, b Collins '. 0 J. W. Hutchins, not out .'. 7 H. L. Cooper, not out 10 Extras .... (, Total for 5 wickets 122 Bowling : W. Barclay, two wickets for 30 runs, A. W. Duncan two for 34 K. Tucker none for 13, D. C. Collins one for 30, G. Lusk none for 10.

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