KILBIRNIE AND OLD BOYS.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 69, 23 March 1931, Page 14

KILBIRNIE AND OLD BOYS.

Kilbirnie made a good total against urn Boys in their first innings at the Julbinue Reserve last Saturday. . Ward and Crook put on 122 runs ma thud-wicket partnciship, and gave.tbe best showing of the day Bilby, the not-out man, made 44. Lambert produced some fine bowling, and took, seven wickets for 88 runs off 16 oVHepbm-n and Monkhouse opened for Kilbirnie, and off the second ball Hepburn was out lbw. -Ward joined Monkhouse, and runs came steadily until Monkhouse was caught in the slips for 10. .Crook went in nest, and scoring was rapid, 100 being reached in less than an hour. Crook sent a six to the deep field, bringing 140 up in 75 minutes. At 158 Crook was out Ibw after a brilliant 68, which included nine fours and one six. Ward was then caught at mid-on after scoring 80, which included ten fours. Turnbull and Christopherson were together in a slow-scoring partnership until the former was clean bowled. Bilby joined Christopherson, and the 200 was passed after two hours play. The Kilbirnie captain was well caught by Parsloe a few minutes later. The remaining wiokcts fell rapidly, except that of Bilby, who hit out well. Kilbirnie were all out for 272, with one hoar left for the Lambert and Ronaldson lost no time in scoring for Old Boys, but when the total was 19 Lambert was caught by Virtue at long-off. Lamason joined Ronaldson, and they had added 59 wlien Ronaldson was clean bowled. Parsloe was next man in. At stumps the side had scored 98. Details:— KILBIRNIE. . , - First Innings. Hepburn, Ibw, b Duncan 0 Monkhouse, c Lamason, b Bird ...... 10 Ward, c Stevens, b Duncan 80 Crook, Ibw, b Lambert 69 Morris, Ibw, b Lambert 0 Christopherson, c Parsloe, b Lambert 16 Turnbull, b Lambert 10 Bilby, not out 44 Virtue, c Stevens, b Lambert ....... 0 Tucker, b Lambert 10 Griffiths, b Lambert 12 .. Extras ....:. 21 Total 272 Fall of Wickets.—One for 0, two for 36, three for 158, four for. 158, five for 161, six for 189, seven for 208, eight for 209, nine for 244, ten for 272. : Bowling Analysis.—Duncan took two wickets for 98 runs, Parsloe none for 34, Bird one for 9, Lambert seven for 88, Stevens none for 22. - . . OLD BOYS. . First Innings. Lambert, c "Virtue, b Tucker 1] Konaldson, b Griffiths 33 Lamason, not out 38 Parsloe, not out 12 Extras 4 Total for two wickets 98 Fall of Wickets—One for 19, two for 78. ■ , " Bowling Analysis.—Crook took no wickets for 13, Tucker one for 10, Griffiths one for 34, Ward none for 26.