MIDLAND AND KILBIRNIE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 63, 16 March 1931, Page 6

MIDLAND AND KILBIRNIE

Makjng-s.ure of : 'a; win' on the first innings,: Midland's; batsmen, played: very eantiously against Kilbirnie on the JSTo. 2 ground ■ 'at. the ■ Basin Reserve. Midland held,the picket all the afternoon,' and at half-past: five they were well past 250, with only six wickets down. At the conclusion of the partnership between Clark and Bryant, which produced 95 runs, the batting collapsed> the last two wickets falling withouttlie addition of a single run. Midland, -who Xwere,playing one man short, lost: tK6ir'last ticket' at1 £k45 p.m., and the game was closed, leaving them the winners: on ,the.first, innings with 78 runs .to---:^arfc i? j.'i;Bßk«sfcii'and;i;-Standidge, t who Weirfcfaoi bui.?a£.:tSe''conclusion of';.the first/day^»,splay,; carried. Midland's total lip ,io .' 7o'-before tho' latter batsman was stumped. Dustih dropped the nest wicket •without 'scoring, and both Tindill and Hutchings were dismissed for moderate figure's. Baker, however, gave an excellent exhibition, and carried on ■ nntil he had registered 87...'. A great fight was put up by the1 next pairj',Clar,ls ftrid' Bryant, who seoredr 48 v and '^'ijrespeqtiyely.' Newman ww 'outjbf, luck,'1 and', was/caught first? ball by;!w;ara; off Crook. :.-'.".-: ', ' ■ ' -'Details:----'; ■ ; 'rr^y: *\ ' ': ' ••■• "■: ■.■.-t- ; -"-«v-!:--:k^."KiLBIRNIB; 'j:' '-.-.. y, : First innings- ......................... 202 ■..,' .MIDLAND. •■ First Innings. Baker, c Crook, b Morris .......,., 87 Morgap, c prbok, b Morris .....'....: 24 Btandidge;.flfc:Mdnkhbuse,b Tucker \. 16 Dustin, c Ward> b Bramley ;,.......; 0 Tinaill/'d/^ardi' b';Bramley ...".;..-'.'.-: 21 Hutchings/:* Christophers/on, b Crook' 18 Clark;• it.sMonkhduse, b'Ward ...... 48 Bryant; ;b Crrf0k,..;.,....-..... ... 55 Newinaii, d Ward,'b'Crook .......... 0 O'Neil, not out- .., 0 Extras ..M.;.'.,.:...:..,.. ... ?11 •; \ Totjil wjekets .......... 280 Fall of;Wipketsi—One.for 26, two for 10, three for -75; - four- for IS7> five for 166, six-for 185,. seven for 280, eight for 280, nine for 280. ■ Bowling- Analysis.—Crook ; took three wickets .for. 61 runs, Tucker one for 42, Chrlstopherson none for 27, Ward one for 28, Morris two for 40, Bramley two for 39, Hepburn none for 17, M. BUby none for. 16. . . . ,