SENIOR CONTESTS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 4, 6 January 1930, Page 14

SENIOR CONTESTS

FIRST OUTRIGHT WIN LEYS A CENTURY OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES. BATTING. J,eys (University) "jj* B&kar (Midland) '" M. Nleholli. (Petono) • »» Maokenzlo (University) »a Ward (Kiltilinie) ■'- •Not out. BOWIiISG. Christopherson (Kilbirnie) « I J~ ?? B»dcock (Old Boys) .: ° i~ 2? Goodwin (Wellington) ........... 4 Jor 41 Massey (Institute) 4for 6g Hope (Petone) 4 for 70 The Wellington Cricket Association's grade competitions were resumed on Saturday afternoon, when the weather elearea splendidly, though the grounds were still on the soft side aa a result of the heavy rain which had fallen previously. In the senior and junior competitions the matches commenced on the 21st December were concluded. For the firat time this season an outright win was registered in the senior grade, this success being achieved by Old Boys, who now take leading place for the championship. With 227 for six wickets, as, against Midland's 94, Old Boys declared their first innings closed. Midland batted two men short in the second innings, and were dismissed for 169, to which score Baker contributed 70. Old Boys, for whom Badeock took five of the eight wickets, made 38 for the loss of a wicket, thus winning by nine wickets. University succeeded in defeating Institute on the first innings, Mackenzie and Leys being the principal run-getters. In .the case of the former's dismissal, the decision .was given according to the ruling which is reported to have been made by the M.C.C. regarding the bail being shifted, though not dislodged, from the top of the wicket. Leys carried his bat for 108, this being his first century in senior.cricket since the 1925-26 season. JJniversity won by 104 runs on the first innings. Kilbirnie, who had started well, in reply to Wellington's score of 223 collapsed badly. Wellington made only a moderate showing in their second innings, and Kilbirnie did no batter, thongh they just managed to avert an outright loss. Goodwin and Morgan bowled well for Wellington, and Christopherson for Kilbirnie. In theHutt-Petone match at Petone, Hutt won by 31 runs on the 1 first innings, the scores being: Hutt 182 and 21 for one wicket; Potone, 151 ana 128 for two wickets (innings declared closed). ' "The results of the matches make the championship position as follows: Old Boys 24 points, Hutt 22, University 22, Kilbirnie, 21, Wellington 2,1, Institute 19, Petone 19, Midland 12. OLD BOYS',.OUTRIGHT WIN. Old Boys gained the distinction of being the first team to secure an eightpoint victory in this season's senior championship matches, when they defeated Midland by nine wickets, with three-quarters of an hour still left for play. On the first day of the match Old Boys had made 227 for the loss of sis wickets, in. response to Midland s total of 94, and when play was resumed as the Basin Keserve on Saturday, James declared the innings closed, and sent Midland in again on an easy wicket. Midland started badly by losing Doneghuo before double figures were reached, and Standidge, after he had helped Baker to carry the score to SO. When Tindill joined Baker, however, matters wont much better for the batsmen^B6 runs being added for the third wicket. There were periods- when the scoring was very slow, and a big percentage of the overs sent down were maidens, but the pair improved the total steadily, Baker doing most of the run-getting. Tindill was dismissed shortly before the tea adjournment, when the score was 116. Midland quickly lost the ground they had picked up, after the interval, and the wickets fell regularly till, with, two men absent, the side was all out at 5.10 p.m. for 169. Baker was caught in the slips after playing an invaluable innings for 70, fourteen fours being v included in his total. Hutehings made a good stand later in the innings, but there was no one to stay with him, and he was left not out with 19 opposite his name. The principal part in securing Midland's downfall was played by Badeock, who was full of difficulties to the batsmen throughout a long spell at the crease. A cleverly-placed field, which gave nothing away, gave added strength to his attack, and when the last wicket fell he had taken five of the eight wickets off 27 overs, 10 of which were maidens, at a cost of eleven inns apiece. Parsloo and Lambert, who took the remaining wickets, bowled 15 and 10 overs respectively. Old Boys required •37 runs for an outright win, and these were secured in about 20 minutes for the loss of Robinson, who failed to get under a big hit properly, and was well caught by Baker. Lambert's score of 25 included .three fours and a six. Details: MIDLAND; First innings 94 Second innings. Doneghue, lbw, b Parsloe 6 Baker, 0 sub., b Badeock 70 Standidge, lbw, b Lambert .... 9 Tindill, c Beynolds, b Badeock .. 29 Boberts, b Parsloe 3 Hutehings, not out 19 Hester, o Lambert, b Badeock .. 8 Bobertson, c and b Badeock ...... 4 King, b Badeockl 3 Lawton, absent 0 Poynter, absent .....:......,..... 0 Extras 18 Total 169 Fall of wickets: One for 8, two for 30, three for 116, four for 119, five for 14.1, six for 151, seven for 157, eight for 169. Bowling:—Badcock took five wickets for 55 runs; Parsloe, two for 59; Lambert, one for 19; Kobinson, none for 4} Mitchell, none for 5; Lamason, none for 9. OLD BOYS. First innings, 227 for six wickets (innings declared closed). Second Innings. Lambert, not out 25 jßobinson, c Baker, b Standidge .. 12 Browne, not out 0 Extras 1 Total for one wicket 38 The first wicket fell for 34 runs. Bowling:—Baker took no wickets for 4 runs; Hutehings, nono for 5; Kobertson, none for 18;. Roberts, none for 6; Standidge, one for 4.