OLD BOYS v. PETONE.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 115, 11 November 1929, Page 16

OLD BOYS v. PETONE.

To have had each of their first two matches decided by a margin of two runs is the experience of Old Boys. In the first match .Unjversity. gained the verdict over the Students, but on Saturday it was Old Boys' turn, and an exciting afternoon's cricket ended with the last Petone wicket falling when two runs were still required to reach the; total set by Old Boys on the previous Saturday. Taken all through, it was a splendid match, and some fine cricket was played in all departments of the game. The wicket on the Petone Oval was in good order for. the concluding day, with the outfield fast. The conditions generally favouredthe^batsmen rather than the bowlers. Petpne had 65 runs on for the loss of one-wicket when the match was resumed, Smallwood, who had succeeded Ritchie, and Hamilton continuing the innings. Matters did not go brightly for the home team, and before long three wickets had fallen for 76. Tattersall helped Hamilton carry, the score to three short of the century mark, but his dismissal was quickly followed by that of M. F. Nicholls, with only a single added. Glover and Hamilton were associated in a useful partnership that contributed 60 to the total, Hamilton doing most of the scoring. Glover was playing his first senior innings, and batted attractively and with confidence, correctly paying more attention to keeping his end up than to gathering in runs. He fell to a yorker from Parsloe. Brice tried safety-first tactics, and concenerated on giving Hamilton as much of the bowling as possible. He was over-cautious, however, and played forward to a beautiful ball from Badcock that curled round his bat and found his stumps. Spence curbed his natural desire to hit rather effectively, though his attempts to dodge the bowling were not as successful as Brice's had been. Ihe score at the tea adjournment which was taken at 4.30 instead of 4 o'clock, was 180. Spence fell to Badcock when a dozen runs were needed for a win, and Smyrk, who followed, stepped in front of a straight one from Duncan when only three had been added. Hope was doing quite well m keeping his wickets intact when, at the end of an over, Hamilton played a ball softly into the slips and attempted to get to the mother eud for the following over. Risky running, between the wickets nad seen one or two narrow escapes in this fashion, but Providence could not be tempted too often, and this time the bails were off with Hope well out of his crease. ■Hamilton, who had passed his century a tew runs previously, was given a wellaeseryed ovation as he returned to the P? vi «o°- He played what was undoubtedly his best innings in senior cricket, and earned the team on his shoulders. Powerful drives and safe ehots through the slips were features of his batting. Badcock had a strenuous day at the bowling crease, and more than any of the other bowlers played his part by makinc scoring difficult, and also being always liable to take wickets. Altogether he sent down 42.5 overs, 22 of which were maidens, for four wickets, at a cost of a dozen runs apiece. Duncan took three wickets at the same _average cost, bowling 22 overs, of which six were scoreless. Parsloe bowled 13 overs. Details:— OLD BOYS. First innings 212 PETONE. First Innings. Ritchie, c Jatriesi b Badcoek 28 Hamilton, not out 104 Smallwood, c Parsloe, b Duncan 0 G. Nicholls, b Duncan 3

Tattersall, c Robinson, b Badcock 14 M. F. Nicholls,- c Browne, b Lambert.. 0 Glover, b Parsloo : -. \ 20 Brice, b Badcock [ 1 Spence, b Badcock [ \$ Smyrk, lbw, b Duncan 0 Hope, run out ....!..!. 3 Extras !.!!!!! 24 Total ~^) Fall of wickets: One for 64, two for GS three for 70, four for 97, five for 98, six for 15S, seven for 164, eight for 201, nine tor 204. Bowling Analysis.—Badcock took four wickets for 48 runs, Duncan three for 36 Lambart one for 28, Parsloe one for 37' Elliott none for: 21, Barclay none for 10.