HUTT VALLEY C.A.

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 22

HUTT VALLEY C.A.

By "Not Out"

In'the Hutt Valley Association's matches last Saturday some fine batting displays "indicated that there will be tall scoring in many of the A grade matches during the season. Some high scoring was also recorded in the B grade, though bowlers were also to the By putting on 116 for tho first I wicket J. Halligan and J. Dunn (Meadows) created a new club record. Both batsmen . began cautiously, but 1 once they had warmed up to their work runs came freely, despite good bowlmg by General Motors. Halligan, who made 43 showed a liking for squsCre-eutting. Dunn exhibited more scoring shots than his partner, but'his defence was not nearly so strong. B. Barnes and W. Huxtable opened well for Trafalgar Park. Barnes battea splendidly in compiling 72. White (Empire), a fast mediunt bowler who makes tho ball swing, took six wickets for 25 runs against T.M.C.A. H. Bramlcy, one of General Motors' best bowlers; filled the role of a batsman with credit last Saturday. He scorod 38 whpn his team was fighting hard for a draw.

Tho victory, of 'Woollen- Mills oyef Bell Park was due laygely to a fine ninth-wicket partnership by J. Cate and Turner, who took the score from 94 to 151. Both batsmen punished .the bowling. ." v J. May , and R. • Roberts (Empjre) were associated in a partnership -(«n----broken) which yielded DO runs. Mar was completely at home with tho bowling, scoring oft almost every ball.-. He had made 61 not outsar.d seemed .vwl sot for a century when Ihc innings was closed. , , ~ A. Loggptt (Kandwi«k fa"t bowler) (jot through a good afternoon** work last Saturday. Leggatt in w«. oowling with the same pace as he oi^ } CJ* seasons ago. Ifowevel-, hf was ."CCIII • s last Saturday—five for 53. t « • Greenfield „• (T.M.0.A.) followed, up. his success of the previous ,week nr taking eight wickets against 'Gear, for 27' tuns. This bowler would do wen in the T.M.O.A. A grade .team. , •T. Rweenev. opening batsman for Central, notched 53 last Saturday against Taita. Swoeney is a slow-scorinst batsman whose defence is very solI(l-

] Osborn (University) was this week I granted a transfer to Midland. Jacobson, who made a. welcome appearance for the students, showed "impresswa form with, the bat as well « » "• tfieM. ■ *