KILBIRNIE v, MIDLAND,

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1932, Page 4

KILBIRNIE v, MIDLAND,

■•Midland registered a total .of 242 in the first innings against Kilbirnie in a match played on the latter team's home ground. Coniinencing their innings ajL 6.10 p.m., KilHirnie put on.B runs for^ the loss of -'two: wickets before .stumps were drawn. Midland's batting was not spectacular. Although it-took the side 58 minutes to score its first 20 runs, Midland had lost six wickets when Die total had reached j .,J53,, i .Hutchings.and , .Clark, however, 'made a ■''de'lfeririirfcclKe'ffoi'iJ and" when the latter batsman- was clean bowled by Morris, Midland had increased the score to 128. Dustin, Tindall, and Lawton, the

first three 'batsmen, all failed to reach double .figures, but Hutchings, who went in next, compiled 53, including nine fours, iin just under two hours, Standidge, who followed Tjndall to the' pavilion, failed to break.his "duck," but the next man, Baker, ;scored 30. Scoring was slow and ,the batting uninteresting until. Law and Cutts brightened things .up with some lively: hitting. When Law was dismissed by Ashenden, Cutts steadied down again and carried his score to .68 before being, caught in the slips by Christophersen off Crook., .His - : total included 11 fours. ' Details follow:-T- ■ ■-.'■.■■.'•..' ;•';,;■ -'MIDLAND. ■.:■.}■■-■ : -.-;,.,; .-First linnings. •:';' . Dustini.lbw,b'Morris ..: ..•.;. 4 Tindall, s't,Ashenden, b Crook ...... '5 Lawton, lbw, b Morris 2 Hutchings, lbw, b Morris 53 Standidge, b Crook 0 Baker, lbw, b Griffiths":....... 30 O'Neill, c Coltman, b' Ashenden 5 Clark, b Morriß ..;' 1 22 Law, b Ashenden 27 Cutts, c Christophersen, b Crook 68 Bryant, not out 10 Extras 16 Total 242 Fall-of wickets.—One for 11, two for 13, three for 27, four for 27, five for 74, six for 83, seven for 124, eight for 135, nine for 218. Bowling Analysis.—Crook took three wickets for 71, Morris four for 52, Ashenden two for 38, Griffiths one for 46, Monkhouse none for 19. • KILBIRNIE. \ First Innings. • Hepburn, not out .....,..............' 3 Crook;.c Baker, b O'Neill ........... 4 Coltman, b.O'Neill ..-.. 1 Christophersen, not out 0 Extras •• 0

Total for two wickets 8 Bowling Analysis.—O'Neill took two wickets for 6, Bryant none for 2.