CRICKET NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 144, 14 December 1935, Page 27

CRICKET NOTES

It was anticipated that Hutt would collect more championship points in continuing their match with University after the latter had made only 201 runs in their first innings... Disaster, however, befell the local team early and at one stage it appeared as though. University would have a good fighting chance. McLeod, who sustained an injury early in the.game, was fortunately able to resume after a spell, and there is no doubt that his return, although somewhat belated, weighed the scales in favour of his side. Monteath helped considerably towards Hutt's success . and his effort came at a time when runs were most needed. He and Tattersall made a timely stand and Aim, by contributing 35, ably carried on the good work. Rotherham, as usual, essayed big hitting, but.Tricklebank put an early end to his innings. After having taken no wickets for 47 runs, Tricklebank bowled devastatingly and when the innings closed he had to his credit five wickets for 73. This was his last appearance for University before leaving on the Sugby tour of Japan. - . The most unfortunate bowler in the Hutt-University game was Koss who should have returned much better figures. Time and again catches were dropped off his bowling and, generally speaking, the Hutt fielding was well below standard and presented a striking contrast to that of their opponents earlier in the afternoon. A display of extremely weak batting was given by Petone in their .second innings in the match against "Wellington College Old Boys on the Basin Reserve. Only one batsman showed any sort of initiative, and that was Holland, who compiled 27 in quick time-before, being bowled by Duncan.' Holland has the right temperament for cricket, and is never afraid of going for the runs. •.- • ■ Excellent bowling figures were returned by Griffiths (four for 29) and Bird (four for 19). Bird kept a steady length and was at all times treated with respect. Griffiths kept a much better length than on the first day of play and sent down some ■ really puzzling deliveries. E. D. Blundell, who went through. Kilbirnie's first innings with the excellent figures of six wickets for 41, was called upon in the second innings to bowl 23 overs, which yielded an average of 4.6 runs an over. He was bowling into the wind, and bowling well, at times making the ball kick: awkwardly; but sometimes, he was badly punished. He took four wickets. Symes was an absentee, he being out of town* and resting an injured back. O'Neill looked like adding a sensational bowling performance to his bighitting display for. Midland, but his success with the ball (three for none at one stage of the match) ended very quickly. Randall bowled with his usual consistency, -i^v. .