HUTT V. KARORI

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 19, 24 January 1938, Page 17

HUTT V. KARORI

A fresh breeze and a good wicket greeted Hutt arid Karori when they: met on the Hutt Recreation Ground. Karori had first use of the wicket, but not much use was made of the opportunity. If the slips had been more alert, the Karori score would have been much smaller. M. Browne shaped the best of the Karori men, and his; 37 included SQme good, though risky, shots on the off-side. Two 6's over the leg boundary were well-timed' strokes. J. Coupland stayed for some time for 25 before falling to a very fine running catch by McLeod at extra cover. The final total of 148 was moderate. The bowling was steady and the ground fielding excellent. The Hutt batsmen were not disturbed by the early dismissal of Cheevers.i Ross and McCarthy batted freely,! Ross's performance being in keeping? with hiS recent breezy sbatting.; His; 62 runs included, two 6's and nine 4's,: and were made in even time. , AfterRoss's dismissal, Kemp and Aim turned: on some fast cricket, and the1 bowlers got a thorough pasting. Kemp gave ■>'hat looked like a chance behind the; stumps before he had scored, but he gave none afterwards. His off-dnving was glorious—some of his strokes travelled liKe lightning—and it was not till he was past the century that he mistimed a stroke. During his seventyeight minutes' occupation of the batting: creases, Kemp hit sixteen 4's. and with Aim as a partner, added 132 for the, fourfh/«wdcket. .Only»fourieemminutes

were taken to run the score from 150 r to 200, and 25 runs were hit from one over delivered by J. Coupland. ' Aim showed sound defence and good 8 judgment for his 45 not out. When , stum.3 were drawn for the day, Hutt had compiled the good total of 259 for the loss of only five wickets. details:— x KARORI. First Innings. Duffy, c Fowler, b Muir 18 Briggs, c Ross, b Muir 0 F. Browne, c Fowler, b Champncss 5 > Wells, b McLeod i 9 M.Browne b Champness :....... 37 J. Coupland. c McLeod, b Gillies . 25 M. Coupland, lbw, b Champness .. 4 Stjididgc, st Fowler, b Gillies .. 12 Montgomery, b Muir 11 i Heenan, iuw, b Champness 12 i Judd, not out • 0 [ .Extras 5 .Tota- 148 Fall of Wickets.—One for 6, two for 19 three for 31, four for 58, five for 89, six for 95, seven for 123, eight for 123. nine for 140, ten for 148. Bowling.—Champness took four wic- . kets for 45 runs, Muir three for 54, . Gillies two for 23, and McLeod one for 21 : , HUTT. ' - First Innings., , Cheevers. b Montgomery .... 4 Ross, b Duffy 62 McCarthy, c M. Coupland, b Judd 22 Kemp, st Heenan, b M. Browne . 103 Champness, c J. Coupland, b M. Browne' '.'. ".... 0 Aim, hot out..-. 45 Capstick, not out 11 * . Extras >.•. ." 12 Total for five wickets 259 Fall of Wickets.—One wicket ior 6 runs two for 67, three for 113, four for 245, five for 245. Bowling.—Judd took one wicket for 64 runs, Montgomery one for 54, M. Browne two for 34, Duffy one for 42, J. Coupland, none for 33, Wells none for 20.