HOLIDAY CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 18, 22 January 1937, Page 11

HOLIDAY CRICKET

MATCH AT THE BASIN

PLUNKET SHIELD PLAYERS

The holiday today provided an opportunity for some valuable match practice, of which advantage was taken. The principal attraction in town was a match at the Basin Reserve between representatives of the Wellington Cricket Association and the Wellington Mercantile Cricket League, the Wellington Cricket Association eleven including several of the province s Plunket Shield players. The strong wind from the north was a disconcerting factor but in view of the number of times club cricket this season has been affected by rain it was something to be thankful for that the weather was at least fine and sunny. The Wellington Cricket Association team batted first, but in the pre-lunch play E. W. Tindill and V. H. du Chateau were the only batsmen who really got going, although a useful contribution of 22 also came from J. Scott (Institute), who joined the side in place of H. R. Rice (Kilbirnie). The teams are as follows: — Wellington Cricket Association—J. R. Lamr/on (captain), E. W. Tindill, B. Griffiths, V. H. du Chateau, J. R. Capstick. J. Scott, M. Thomas, R. Crawford, D. S. Wilson, J. Ashenden, and C. Randall. Wellington Mercantile Cricket League—J. H. James (captain), J. E. Brough, I. Ramsay, J. C. Dow, W. Jupp, G. A. Rotherham, A. W. V. Rowland, F. E. de Clifford, A. A. Jennings, N. B. Aldridge, H. Holmes. Tindill and Thomas opened the Wellington Cricket Association Eleven's first innings against the bowling of Rotherham and de Clifford. Early success came to de Clifford. With the third, ball of his first over he clean-bowled Thomas. 8 —1—5. Capstick joined Tindill and after getting his score to 16 was out —caught and bowled Rotherham. 62—2 —16. Du Chateau was next man in and wasted no time in opening his account. He and Tindill batted freely and appeared to be well set when Tindill was given out Ibw to Rotherham. Tindill had scored 40. Lamason and Crawford failed to get going, each being dismissed without scoring and there were five wickets down for 93 runs. DU CHATEAU SCORES FREELY. Scott was the new batsman and he began with a single. Du Chateau continued to play enterprisingly and took his score along at a brisk rate, his total reaching 40 for as many minutes' play. After the innings had been in/ progress ninety-two minutes, 100 was up on the board. With the score at 141 Scott was smartly caught behind the wickets by Holmes off de Clifford. 141_5_22, Wilson joined du Chateau (53) and opened with a two. He took his score to 14 before being dismissed by Rotherham, who took a fine lefthand catch at square-leg. Du Chateau, Whose rate of scoring had slowed up a little, was then 59.

When the luncheon adjournment was taken the total was 170 for seven wickets. •

The innings closed with the addition of only 12 runs to the pre-lunch score. Dow, who had not bowled before lunch, dismissing du Chateau, Ashenden, and Randall, the two last-named failing to score. Dow finished with the average of three wickets for 1 run. The rate of scoring was slow at the opening of the Mercantile League's first innings, only 6 runs coming after 20 minutes' play. At the time of going to press two wickets were down for 10 runs. Details: — W.C.A. First Innings. Tindill. Ibw, b Rotherham 40 Thomas, b de Clifford 5 Capstick, c and b Rotherham .— 16 Du Chateau, c Brough, b Dow ... 64 Lamason, c de Clifford, b Rotherham - 0 Crawford, c Holmes, be Rotherham 0 Scott, c Holmes, bde Clifford .. 22 Wilson, c Rotherham, bde Clifford 14 Griffiths, not out 14 Ashenden, b Dow 0 Randall, b Dow 0 Extras . 7 Total 182 Bowling.—Rotherham took four wickets for 36 runs; Dow, three for 1; de Clifford three for 53; Aldridge, none for 3; Rowlands none for 39; Jennings, none for 43. MERCANTILE LEAGUE. First Innings. Brough, not out . 2 Ramsay, b Wilson 2 Dow, b Ashenden • 5 Extra 1 Total for two wickets 10

WAIRARAPA V. HUTT

VISITORS ALL OUT

A cricket match is being played today on the Hutt Recreation ground between a Wairarapa B team and a Hutt Cricket Club team. At the luncheon adjournment Wairarapa were all out in their first innings for 87. Hutt had not batted. The following are the scores:— WAIRARAPA B. (First Innings) McWhinnie, b McLeod 14 Lendrum, b Heap 0 W. Whiteman, b Heap 0 O'Callaghan, Ibw, b Heap 0 Jenkins, c Wright, b Heap 1 Peterson, b Hunter 4 A. Whiteman, b Shivers 43 McPherson, c Chivers, b Stehr 0 McLeod, c Heap, b Stehr 4 Montague, Ibw. b Heap 8 Friend, not out 0 Extras 13 Total 87 HAWKE CUP MATCH MANAWATU BATTING (By Telegraph—Press Association.), PALMERSTON N., This Day. The weather was fine but there was a gusty cross-wind for the opening of the Hawke Cup cricket match, Manawatu (holders) versus Wairarapa. The wicket was in fine order. Manawatu won the toss and batted first. At luncheon they had lost six wickets for 77 runs. Details: — MANAWATU. First Innings. McVicar. c Pool, b Massey 7 Robertson, c Jenkins, b Pool 23 Moloney, b Massey 0 M. Ongley, b Groves 8 Gallichan, not-out 27 Cutler, c Patrick, b Massey 2 Norris, b Pool 7 Pritchard, not out 1 Extras • • 4 Total for six wickets 77 Bowling.—Massey took three wic-

kets for 29 runs. Pool two lor 20, Groves one for 15; | INSTITUTE V. HUTT In the cricket match, Institute Junior A v. Hutt, played on the Hutt Recreation ground today, Institute, at the luncheon adjournment, were all out for 110. BANK OFFICERS' MATCH A match between menun-s of the starts 8f the Bank of New South Wales and the Bank of Australasia was played at Kelburn Park today. New South Wales batted first, and by the luncheon adjournment had scored 132 runs, at a cost of seven wickets (Paterson 33, Rutherford not out 38). WOMEN'S CRICKET The women's cricket match at Kil- | birnie between the Representatives and the Rest to select players to represent Wellington against Auckland was held with .sixteen players this afternoon. The Representatives batted first, J. Yealman and O. Whitclaw taking the strike. After one hour's play, the score was 67 for three wickets: —J. Yeatman (C.0.G.) 0, O. Whitelaw (Y.W.C.A.) 15. P. Hatcher (C.0.G.) 18, I. Pickering (C.0.G.) 27 not out. H. McLeJlan (C.0.G.) 0 not out., extras 7.