POOR BATTING.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 131, 1 December 1930, Page 14

POOR BATTING.

On- a good wicket, Kilbirnie, who won the toss and batted- first, gave a mediocre display against Midland at the Kilbirnie Reserve, and when the last wicket fell, after close on three hours' batting, the total was only 174. Christopherson and Bilby opened to the bowling of Newman and Baker, and had put on 62 when Christopherson went lbw. Bilby followed without any increase in the score. Hayman and Kershaw batted cautiously for a time, but the bowling seemed to have them thinking. When he was 11 Hayman appeared to snick a ball from Baker, but an appeal led to his being given out lbw. Some of the Midland players considered that Hayman was the victim of an incorrect decision, but the umpire held to it. and Hayman had to go. Ward followed, but Kershaw, after a careful knock, was caught, and four wickets were down for only 91. Crook opened with a boundary, but a foolish call resulted in his then being run out and the position looked black for. the home side. The batting for the • rest of- the innings was slow- and .patchy. The innings closed at 5.5 p.m.' 'Newman and Baker shared the Midland bowling honours!, .each;taking four wickets. ■ ! . . ... Baker and Donsghue opened for Midland. and: the latttir. was just settling down when.he absent-mindedly walked out of his crease!,'not,realising that!the ball was not dead. It was-, promptly thrown to the wicketkeeper, who whipped the bails off, Newman was never comfortable, and Baker and Hutcbinge saw the day's play out. ■ '•Details:—'.' . .".'■ ... ! KILBIRNIE,' First Innings. ' Christopherson, lbw, b Newman" ~.. 34 Bilby, b Ba.ker 23 Hayman, lbw, b Baker 11 Kershaw, c Armstrong, b Newman .. 17 Ward.,,run out... 37 Crook,'run (Jut ../.-.... . 4 ;Virtue£st.Clarke,'b Newman ...>.... 25 Morris, b Newman 0 Tucker* b Baker ,„.,* S Bramley. c Doneghue. b Bakev ..,».-.. 1 E.■ Henderson,^not out 0' '■ !;.Extras" ..'...;,..... 14 Total '......:■.............. 174 ■ : Fall of Wickets.—Odr for 82. two for 62, three for 91, four for 91; five for 95, six for 144, seven • for 148, eight for 171, nine'for 173, ten for 174."...";■ . Bowling Analysis.—l7ewman took four, wickets for- 69 runs,. Baker' four ..for 53^ Bryant, none for 18, Doneghue none for' MIDLAND. First Innings. , Doneghue, run out 28 Baker, not out „.." ' 28 Newman,- b...Bramley „;„... -. ]]. Hatchings, not out ; 1 Extras 4 ■- Total for two wickets 72 Fall- of Wickets.—One for 52, two for 66. Bowling -Analysis.—-Bramley took one wicket for 6 runs, Morris. none for 11, Ward none for 10, Tucker none for 18, Crook none for 23..