HUTT CRICKET

Hutt News, Volume 1, Issue 25, 15 November 1928, Page 8

HUTT CRICKET

BY L. T. COBCROFT.

The local team look like making amends for its defeat in the first game by Wellington. Playing against Midland on Saturday" quite a respectable score was put up, which was mainly due to the splendid opening partnership of Biggar and Ross. So well did these younsters bat, that the century was appearing on the board before Ross was sent to the right-about.

In scoring the second century Hutt did excellently as the wicket was such that all the sting was: taken out of any bowler with pace. On the other hand the outfield was dead and balls which under normal conditions ■would have reached the boundary on numerous occasions realised 0110 or two runs only.

The stand of the cx-Thorndon player and Bert Ross was a meritious one under the conditions and has paved the way to what should be a win on the first innings. Both Biggar and Boss were amongst the highest scorers in the previous game against Wellington, so evidently these lads have struck their true form early. Cleverly our Olympic Representative, was responsible for the downfall of both batsmen. Biggar being caught off him by Bruce after scoring 79 and Ross caught by Hutchings for 36. Both lads during their long and most useful partnership, iscored by shots to all parts of the field and had the Midland players wondering how they were going to separate them . Birch did not remain long putting his leg in front to Jack Hutchings after scoring 5. Williams another most promising boy, who top scored in the previous game, had just got into his stride, when Lawton snapped him up off Hutchings. 14 was his quota. Herb MeGirr had contributed 12 to the total when he shared the same fate as Williams, only this time the wicketkeeper was the catcher. McKenzie followed and was again run out. This ex-Manawatu player has batted twice for Hutt and lost his wicket on both occasions by being run out. He had failed to break his duck. Arthur Aldersley ran into double figures quickly and "with Warnes, the scoring again brightened up, but after Warnes had reached 11 lie failed to make his crease in time and was run out. Harry Watson and Aldersley laid the wood on and runs mounted tip but the end was now in sight. Watson after making 14, left to make room for Len Beard, who however failed to stay, and the innings closed for 202. Arthur Aldersley being not out with. 32.

-JMidland have one down for 14,

Roberts being out. Midland possess a - good batting side and in their previousgame recorded a win over last years' champion team, Institute. All the same they will find that 200 hard to get. Junior A v. Wellington. Hutt appear to be in the cart in thisgame as they could only manage to get 91 against the town team's 166 for six wickets. Ray "Wall was top scorer for the home side with 26 made in, good, style, .^er Judd 17 not out, McDougall m and Pegler 13 were the other | double figure scorers. Plant, Pain and Duff secured three wickets apiece. Duff played a good knock for 73, but Wagsaffe who put together 34 was blessed with a fair amount of luck, giving three chances. Whitwell was the other Wellington player who reached double figures. Wright, Haines and Lockett with two wickets each shared the wicket 3 for the home side. Hutt B v. Wellington. This Hutt team is also in a bad way, scoring 105 against 132 for four wickets. Adams 44, Jenness 16 and Aldersley 12 did best and were the only batsmen to play the Wellington bowling. Wellington were 29 runs in the load and had six wiekcts in hand at the drawing of stumps. Morgan 49 and Macklin 33 not out have made most of the runs. Hutt C v. Midland C. There is nothing in this game so far as scores go, Hutt batting first put together 62 while Midland finished up one in arrears. MeSherry was again to the fore for Hutt with 24. Saunders being the only other player to reach double figures. Xorman 20 and Baker 10 headed the list for Midland. Stewart four wickets and Buckley three, were the most successful of the Suburban bowlers tried. Tables can easily be turned in this game. Buck up Hutt! Third A v. Old Boys. A win outright for Hutt, who making 134 got rid of' their opponents for 28 and 46 respectively. The peculiar part of these Old Boys' scores was that their first innings of 28 was made up of all singles and in their innings of 46 four batsmen headed the score with two runs a piece. Sundries being the best batsman on the side. Details of the Third B game are not to hand. " That corking young batsman, Wally Lees was not able to take his place in the Senior team on Saturday, drill having first call on him. Congratulations Dan, alias Tate, on being elected to the position of captain of the Junior A team. I think the members of this team have acted wisely, but Dan don 7t forgot that Elsom can get them out. You only have to look up last years' records to find that out, as three overs in a long innings such as Saturday, Tate was not much of a tryout. Still the beflt of generals are apt to overlook important moves at times. What is wrong with the Hutt Junior A team? Most of its members are worth considerably more runs than they have been making. Go in with confidence and bat the same as you do at the nets and for goodness sake don't let a players' reputation get you out. Now boys infuso somo life into your play, you have it in you! . It would not be wise to judge the two ex-Manawatu young players os what they have had an opportunity of showing. In the first place McKenzie has gone twice to the wickets and been run out before he had time to make a showing while Birch has only had one innings. McKenzie certainly fails to back up when at the wickets and also fails to run his bat along in front of him when endeavouring to make hia ground at the other end. This was the cause of his dismissal against Wellington. If he had ground his bat ho * would have been in easily. Instead of this he had the bat in the air and -was

out easily,

It is pleasing to see Herb McGirr give the young players an early place in the order for going into bat. It has proved successful too, so far.

The EDatt Junior A team is badly in need of a couple of good forcing batsmen who are not afraid to attack the • bowling. Remember boys a bowler only bowls as well as you let him. f '