PETONE AND KARORI

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 97, 21 October 1935, Page 16

PETONE AND KARORI

The entry of Karori into the -senior ranks resulted in a fair bit of interest being taken m the match against Petone on the Petone Recreation Ground. The wicket was a bit dead at

(the start. Karori won the toss and i made first use of the wicket. The side j was dismissed for 175 runs. Duffy, the I ox-Institute player, compiled a solid 1 but slow 57. He gave one chance to I O'Leary when his score was just over i 50. Holland bowled well for Petone into the wind, but the wickets were fairly evenly shared. Petone started disastrously. Two wickets, those of M. F. Nicholls and Dunn, fell in the first I over, and Riddolls was also dismissed ! before stumps were drawn, with the j score at 13 runs for the loss of three 1 wickets. Petone will have to do better i than this it they wish to avert defeat. ! Mac Donald captured all of the three i Petone wickets.

Hollings was chosen to lead Karori. Petone have not yet chosen their captain, but Smith was in charge for thu day.

Keenan and Dufl'y opened for Karori to tha bowling of Smith and Hol- | land. They started slowly but surely, and the bowling was changed, Riddolls, Johns,, and Dunn all being tried in the first three-quarters of an hour. The batsmen scored at approximately the same pace. A separation was effected just as 50 runs were hoisted after an hour's play, Keenan being bowled by Holland. His 26 was a useful opening effort. Standidge, a lefthander, was next, but did not last long, stepping out to the slow bowler Dunn and being stumped by M." F. Nicholls. Edwards was the incomer, but also did not last long, being run out. Hollings was next. The score began to mount a little faster, both batsmen making some good strokes, and at 3.45 p.m. the total was raised to 100. Hollings in particular was playing well, making a number of boundary shots. He had reached 23, his score including four 4's, when he was caught behind the stumps. After the tea adjournment Duffy batted on steadily but slowly, and reached his 50 after being |in for two and a half hours. He lost his partner shortly afterwards, Cutts being bowled by Riddolls. • Browne went out in the same over, Riddolls getting him leg before wicket. Neither Prince nor Rowe lasted long. At 5.15 p.m. Duffy was bowled after a long innings. His 57, 'which included only one 4, was a solid effort, made by careful batting, and was of the greatest service to his side. King and MacDonald, the last man in, batted freely, but were separated when Johns was brought on. the innings closing at 5.35 p.m. for 175 runs. Petone's innings was commenced'by Riddolls and M. F. Nicholls. The latter did not last long, being caught at second slip in the first over. Dunn was bowled in the same over. Riddolls was cautious and kept his end up for a few more overs and was then bowled. Smith joined McCarthy, but the light was now bad, and an appeal against it was sustained at 6.20 p.m. Details:—. .. KARORI. First Innings. Duffy, b Holland 57 Keenan, b Holland 26 Standidge, st M. F. Nicholls, b Dunn 6 Edwards, run out 7 Hollings, c M. F. Nicholls, b Smith 23 Cutts, b Riddolls :... ill Browne, lbw, b Riddolls 0 j Prince,' run out 7 • Rowe, b Holland .: 0 King, not out 9 Mac Donald, b Johns 17 Extras ;... 10 Total ..-. 1751 Bowling.—Holland took three wickets j for 43 runs, Smith one for 31, Riddolls! two for 37, Johns one for 11, Dunn one for 25, Judd none for 17. PETONE. ■ ■ ! First Innings. | M. F. Nicholls, c Edwards, b Mac- . Donald 1 Riddolls. b Mac Donald S Dunn, b Mac Donald 0 McCarthy, not out 3 Smith, not out 0 Extras 1 Total for three weeks .... 13 Bowling.—MacDonald took three wickets for seven runs, King none for 5. The umpires were Messrs. Rodger and Slack.