GOOD SCORING

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 149, 21 December 1936, Page 20

GOOD SCORING

Ili^ckieS^ttSjnd |SrS^u=r\^K noon for the loss of seven wickets. This score was due to consistent batting Dy the majority of the side, and so impressive was thejr play that it may fairly be said that Wiren, Wilson, and McMillan were unfortunate in not scoring centuries. Wiren, who opened with Harding, lost his partner before double figures had been reached, .but it was this early loss that inspired him to play a sterling innings. He made 79 before being run out. mis effort cannot be judged by time for during his four hours at the wicket he was an invaluable partner for the more forcing efforts of first Wilson and later McMillan. The highlight of the day was the second-wicket partnership between Wiren and Wilson, which took the score from 9 to 136. Wilson was out just after tea. He had been in for just over two hours, and his strokes included thirteen to the boundary. With the University position so considerably consolidated, first Lunn then Harper set about the bowling with a will, and in quick time 49 more runs were hoisted on the board before the batsmen paid the price of aggression. In the meantime Wiren was holding his own in typical style, and with the advent of McMillan the Karori hopes of dismissing the University team for a moderate total vanished. There were 93 more runs before the tiring Karori team gained another success—Wiren run out. Wiren took his part in the two most prolific partnerships of the afternoon. McMillan appeared to be

well and truly established, and the handicap to his obtaining the century was time, for, when stumps were drawn, the University captain was only 16 runs short of the century. He was in for 96 minutes, and there were a 6 and eleven 4's in his score. In the closing stages of the tame Vietmeyer provided the batting fireworks, a feat well accomplished, as, during a very brief innings, his score of 37 not out included four 4\s and two 6's.

It had been a disheartening day for the Karori team, particularly the bowlers, whose afternoon's solid work was affected by weak fielding. There were numerous occasions when even moderate fielding would have rewarded the bowlers' efforts. Details:— UNIVERSITY. First Innings. » Wiren, run out 79 Harding, b King 4 Wilson, c and b King 77 Lunn, c King, b R. McDonald .. 25 Harper, c King, bM. Browne .... 11 McMillan, not out .. .• 84 Patley, c and b It. McDonald 18 Edgeley, b R. McDonald 0 Vietmeyer, not out 37 Extras v 24 Total for seven wickets 359 Fall o.f Wickets.—One for 9, two for 136, three for 165, four-for 185, five for 278. six for 317, seven for 317. Bowling.—R. McDonald took three wickets for 78 runs, King two for 90, M. Browne one" for 39, Cutts none for 16, Standidge none for 70, K. Macdonald none for 16, F. Browne none for 21.