MIDLAND AND KILBIRNIE.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 51, 4 March 1929, Page 15

MIDLAND AND KILBIRNIE.

Some more high scoring was witnessed on the Kilbirnie Reserve on Saturday, when the match between Midland and Kilbirnie was concluded, Midland gaining a three-point win. At the close o£ the first day's play Midland had lost five wickets for 232 in reply to Kilbirnie's score of 162. Doneghue and Turvey continued on Saturday, and the total was carried to 266 before Turvey went. Doneghue carried on in attractive fashion," and when only 6 runs off his double, century had the misfortune to be caught -when attempting to make them in one hit. Of his 194 he made 130 on the first day,'the remaining 64 being got in very quick time. Tn order to get a four-point win if possible, Midland declared when the'score was 349 for nine wickets, but a splendid partnership between W. Christophersen and Harris in Kilbirnie's second innings prevented them succeeding. Kilbirnie again did not commence too ' well, and Monkhouso, Ward, and Hepburn were out with the- board showing only 53. It looked as if Midland had the game well in hand, but Christophersen and Harris upset calculations. Scoring was apparently very slow before the tea ad- „ journment, but it brightened up consider ably aftewards, and Christophersen ran to 50 in exactly one hour. His half-century included eleven 4's. Both batsmen "played bright cricket, and their fourth wicket partnership, which realised 198 runs, gave the score a great lift, though unfortunately it was a little too late in the game to be of much use. Harris made exactly 100 before being bowled by Lawton. Christophersen when at 136 was brilliantly held on the boundary by Patrick, who caught the ball at arm's length while running in. Kilbirnie had no difficulty: in playinc out time, more especially when the Midland captain gave them some assistance by giving every man in his team a turn with the ball. Details:— „ MIDLAND. •'■■■■ First Innings. Doneghue, c Ward, b Hearrie • 191 Roberts, b Bramley 8 Robertson, b Bramley 6 Tindall, c Monkhouse, b Bramley .... 4 Patrick, c Harris, b Griffiths 66 Grant, b Griffiths 13 Turvey, b Griffiths 14 Lawton, b Griffiths 7 Bruce, b Griffiths 5 Hester, not out J8 Cleverley, not out '; 1 Extras 23 Total for nine wickets (dec.) .... 349 Fall of wickets: One for 8, two for 32, three for 54, four for 176, five for 217, six for 266, seven for 284, eight for 310, nine for 347. Bowling Analysis.—Bramley took three wickets for 83 runs, Ward none for 23, Hearne one for 25, Griffiths four for 80,1 W. Christophersen none for 42, Lang none for 20, V. Christophersen one for 47. KILBIRNIE. First innings 162 Second Innings. W. Christophersen, c Patrick, b Roberts „, 233 Monkhouse, c Tindall, b Grant ...... 18 Ward, b Cleverley 6 Hepburn, c Tindall, b Cleverley 0 Harris, b Lawton 100 Bramley, c Cleverley, b Hester 16 Hayman, not out 19 Griffiths, c Patrick, b Tindall '..'. 1 Extras 9 Total for seven wickets : 305 Bowling Analysis.—Cleverley took two wickets for 65 runs, Turvey none for 24, Patrick none for 39, Doneglmo none for 5, Grant one for 51, Lawton one for 0, Roberts one for 45, Bruce none for 12, Tindall one for 7, Robertson none for 27, Hester one for 21.