CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 67, 19 March 1924, Page 12

CRICKET

N,S.W. V. EAST COAST

LOCAL SIDE BATS CREDITABLY.

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T , XT NAPIER, 18th March. The Nerw South Wales team commenced their match with East Coast this afof about 1000 .people. There was perfect t ,A. 9° ast team took first strike, and, although they did not put up a biscore they gave a very creditable exhibition, aU the batsmen playing the bowling, with confidence and displaying, m several cases, very good cricket. O Coimell, who was top scorer, with 50, gave a bright display, showino- a variety of good shots, and driving Particularly well. The home side, however, showed a lack of enterprise in running between the wickets, numerous runs being lost by dilatoriness in this respect The innings realised 166, and lasted 151 minutes.

The visitors commenced batting- at 5.25 and play ceased at 6.25 owing to failing light. During that short period Andrews and Hendry rattled on 87 runs, treating the loose bowling of Bernau and V tonnell with scant respect. Neither bowler struck a length, and a j batsmen d*d as they liked Andrews was missed off the last ball of the day on th boundary —a rather difficult chance in a bad lio-ht The fielding of the visitors was smart and clean, but that of the home team was patchy. Scores were as.under:—

EAST COAST. First Innings. Cane, c Ratcliffe, b Kippax 25 Reeves, c Mailey, b Macartney ...!"■ 22 Beuth, run out jg Paterson, c Punch, b Kippax"!!!!!! 15 White, b Kippax " 5 Bernau, b Kippax ......!! 9 Bishop, b Punch ..!,' g O'Connell, c Kippax, b Bardsley ... 50 Oates, b Punch 0 Lord, not out 6 Campboll, b Punch 1 Extras 5 Total 166 Bowling:—Kippax, four wickets for 27 runs; Punch, throe for 43; Macartney, one for 20; W. Bardsley, one for 32; Andrews, none for 39. NEW SOUTH WALES.. First Innings. Andrews, not out ..". 53 Hendry, not out 25 Extras ; g Total for no wickets 87