CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 107, 2 November 1942, Page 6

CRICKET

SEASON'S OPENING

CENTURY BY RICE

Althougli the afternoon turned out brilliantly fine for the opening 'of- tbe cricket season on Saturday, conditions did not altogether favour the batsmen. There were several fine individual batting performances, but in the main scores in the senior grade were low, with bowlera ln many cases turning in good figures. I'lay was most exciting in the match between. Institute Old Boye and University, in which runs were in good supply. University made a bold bid to top their .opponents' tidy score of 210, and, with two wickets in hand, were only four runs short of success when stumps * wer,e drawn. Ono outright win was' scored —by ' Wellington College Old Boye. Leading the way amongst the batsmen: ..was H. F. Rice, who carried his bat through Kllbirnie's innings for the flrst century of the season. His 104 was a flrst-class effort. Browne (W.C.0.8.), Ormiston.and: Rogere (Institute O.B.). Stringer, Wilson, and Beard (University), Otway (Army). Ongley (St. Pat's ! College O.B.). Willis (Petone), and Mustard, Bennett, and Dickinson (Hutt) were others who did well. A. W. Duncan (a former Wellington selector) took a fine bag of wickets at small cost—six for 19—-with bis left-arm deliveries, and Jupp (St. Pat's O.B.), Menzies (Midland- Wellington), and Dumbleton (Afmy).i a former Kilbirnie colt who has since played! at Duntroon and in Auckland, each took .five wickets in an innings, with G. h. Whyte bag-' ging sis in two innings at short price. Others to do well included Reynolds, (W.C.0'8.), \ Smith (Air Fofce), Partner (School of. Artillery), Burnard (University), Buss (Rilbtfnie), Peacock (Karori and ex-Canterbury) .vand'Rlddolls • (Petone). Results were:— I Senior Grade. Kilbirnie, IT3 (Rice 104 not out, Church 21, Bain 19; Dumbleton five f0r.48, Parkinson three for 57), won on the first innings from Army, 137 (Mill 15, Parkinson 21, Otaway 32, Christie 17, Dumbleton 15; Ashenden tw.a. for M, Allen three for 46, Russ four for 41), at Kilbirnie. . t . - Midland-Wellington, 151 (Whyte 19, McCawe 21, Ell 24, Armstrong 17; Davison two for 3D, Partner four for 34, Burgess two for 22), won on the flrst innings from School of Artillery, 89 (Davison 26, Stewart 25; Menzies two for 29, Fortune three for 13), at ithe Basin Reserve Wellington College Old Boys, 145 (Barer^lS, Browne 58; Munro two for 37, Smith four for ! 49, Elton two for 11), won outright from Air Force, 59 (White 23 not out; Brown two for 15, Duncan six for 19, Whyte.two for 22) and 52 (Reynolds four for 35, Whyte four for 8), at the Basin Reserve. St. Patrick's College 0.8., 118 (Mooney .16. Ongley 49; Dickinson three for 28, Searell three for 41, Peacock four for 26). won on the first innings from Karori, 61 (Peacock 20; 1 Metcalf three for 20, Jupp five for 24, Guthrie two for 10), at Karori Park. Institute Old Boys, 210 (Ormiston 50, Rogers 59, Calvert 15, Bartlett 27 not out; Francis three for 31, Burnard four for 41), drew with University, 207 for eight wickets (Stringer 43, Wilson 58, Beard 37, Seater 15 not .out; Meachein two for 24. Allen three for 30), at Kelburn Park. Hutt. 217 for nine wickets (Mustard CO, Wall 26, Dickinson 31, Bennett 53, not out, O'Reilly 15 not out; Riddolls four for 29, Coleman two for 64), won on tlie first innings from Petone, 100 (Willis 40; Muir two for 14, Vogther two for 22, O'Reilly three for 22/ Pegley three for 32), at Petone. Second Grade. Wellington Battalion, 109 (Owen 19, Ujiton 33 not out, Patrick 15; Sargent three for 22), won outright from Institute Old Boys, 50 and--17 (Enting eight for 14. Armour six for- 9). Wellington College, 198 for seven wickets, declared (Gunn 87. Vance 39, Goldstone 40 not out), beat Brooklyn, 123 (Johns 51). Bowling: For Brooklyn, Ferris four for 81, .Allen two for 27; for College, Gray four for 25, Hall two for 20. Gunn two for 22. Third Grade. Petone, 205 (Edney 41, Burn 37, B. Pointon 27, h. Pointon 22), beat Midland-Wellington, 79. Bowling: For Petone, Burn took Aye for I 13, L. Pointon threo for 23. Institute Old Boys, 155 (Leslie 43,. Parry 39, Hanchett 22), beat Wellington College Old Boys, 125 (Kibbiewhite 30, Bradley 22). Bowling: For Old Boys, Kibbiewhite four for 38, Williams three for 20; for Institute, Upchu'rch four for 34. Fourth Grade. Onslow B, 172 (Clure 64, Kelly 40, Richi aids 24 not out), beat Onslow- A, 103 (Jamieson 34 not out). Bowling: For Onslow B, G. Heatherwick three for 17, Duffy three for 29, 'Barrett thr»e for 33.; for Onslow A, McLagan three for '21. Area 5 Sports Club, 119 (Lewis 49, Lye 22). beat Onslow C, Ti. Bowling: For Sports Club, Connell sis for 25; for Onslow C, Corder four for 4^ Willing three for 35. MERCANTILE LEAGUE. ' A Grade. i Dorset, 358 for nine wickets (Janes 104 not out, Parkin 81, 41, Diprose 5.3, Heather- ; wick 29; Hanscombe three for 102), beat Amal- ! gamated Bricks, 174 (M. Morris 100. Hualies 26; Janes four for-50, Bennett four for 78). Working Men's Club, 216 for eight (O'Connor 89 not out, A. Sandholm 31; I. Ramsay four for 59), beat Prestige Hosiery; 121 (Ramsay 26, Jones 30; J. Sandholm seven for ° James Smiths. 233 (Stone 62, Kilby 46.-Mint-tie 42, Noot 32, Mailman 28;-McAuley five for 17). drew with aukrtic.e, X 74 • for eight (Fright 64, Thrush 42; Kilby three for 2). B Grat^e. K.C.F. Atlantic, 339 for. seven (Fitemaurice 71 not out, Norris 40; Willi** three for 44, Hepplestone threo for 43), Weat. Sargoods, .82 (.Mark 28; Keast six for 21, Fitzmaurice four for 13). Seatoun, 239. (Swain 106, Robinson '3fl; Cywnne four for • 63, Mclvor three for 44), beat Tramways, 140 (Waldou 47," Killick 41, Buck 30; Williams seven for 89). • ♦ C.-S.-T.. 177 '(F. Torrington .\!9. Bennett 36, P. Torrington''29; Cooper four for 46),'. beat Central, 81 (Payne 47 not out; Rogers seven for 32). '■ * ■ • • Combined Taxis, 117 (Brierley ,4,4; T. Mar-, shall nine for 47), beat Greys,'B9 (Ferry six for 20). C Grade. A.0.T.N., 279 (Taylor 64. Spolsky, 55); 'beat Bond's Hosiery, 104 (Stevenson 33)." Social Security, 144 (Lawson': 42, XahU 30, Woodcock 28; Beveridge Aye for 29), beat Taxes Department, 140 (Batt 49 not out; Trott six for 18, including the "hat trick"). De Havilland, 254 for eight (WHltarAs 115. Fisher 48, Caton 36; Scott three for 50). drew with Empire-Vie, 146 for three (G. King 62 not. out, R. King 37)t ■ • t Printing Offlco beat Ikaroa by default.