UNIVERSITY'S BIG SCORE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1937, Page 15

UNIVERSITY'S BIG SCORE

In the past the Karori Park' senior wicket has had the unfortuftate reputation of being anything but a batsman's paradise, yet on the two occasions University have batted there this season they have shattered this bogy' and in each game Wilson has played, his part well. On Saturday Wilson gave a brilliant exhibition of batsmanship in scoring IS7 not out. From a cautious beginning he proceeded to unfold his stroke-making ability and trounced the Karori attack, the power in his strokes being indicated by the fact that he hit twenly 4's and two 6's during his stay of 149 minutes. To maintain a scoring rate of practically a run a minute is excellent, but at one stage Wilson eclipsed even this high standard, and from 5 p.m; to 6 p.m. the batsman raced from 25 to 100—an excellent .sustained burst of fast scoring. Wilson took the batting honours, but close in his footsteps was Lunn. who batted with abandon in scoring his 81) runs before being bowled by Rowe, the sixth Karori bowl-jr brought on in the endeavour to break the Wilson-Lunn partnership. Included in Lunns strokes were six 4's and five 6s, the "sixer" that raised his total to the haJlcentury mark being a particularly fine drive. It was tbase two batsmen who put University on the high road to success, their partnership realising 136 for the fifth wicket, and Wilson was 'associated in a further partnership, that of 94 for the sixth wicket, his partner in this adventure being Vietmeyer, whose 34 runs included five 4's. , : ' Earlier in the afternoon Wiren had discarded his habitual role ot a stonewaller, and, in scoring 39, the lefthander had no fewer than six 4 s in his scoring strokes while on other occasions the ball was fielded near the boundaries. Tricklebank was unusually quiet in making 24, but Blandford reached his 19 in five scoring shots— 'Before the commencement of play the prepared wicket came in for. lengthy discussion as to the possibility of llay. It was really saturated and after a few overs the batsmen abanrtTmprt their frequent excursions from fhecrelslfn endeavours to even down the pitch, for practically every-ball left its telWaie m£k with sprig marks addSo the general confusion around the hattins creases. However, it was the howlers who were left to suffer,. preSus foothold and a lifeless wicket Tndd and M Browne were the most &&%s&£s& considerable punishment later in xnt. day? M. Browne maintained a consistpnt steadiness. Rowe was the sixth bowler tried and he took two wickets. It was surprising that F. Browne was noV called upon to exploit the heavy atmosphere with his nighty.deliveries. Details: — UNIVERSITY. First Innings. Blandford. c Cooper.b Judd 19 Wiren, c King, b M. Browne 39 Harpur, b Judd ~...■ 2 Tricklebank, lbw, bM. Browne .. 24

Lunn, b Bowe .80 Wilson, not out . 137 Vietmeyer, c Cutts, b Rowe : 34 Stevens, not out .. 4 Extras ................... 12 Total ,for six wickets . .'■.: 351 Bowling:—M. Browne-took two wickets for 60 runs, Judd two for 89, Rowe two-for'36, King none for 83, McDonald none for 41, Standidge none for 9, Cutts none for 21. . Fair of wickets:—One for 38. two for 52, three for 80, four for 104, five for 240, six for 334. ■: '