Cricket

Hutt News, Volume 12, Issue 39, 22 March 1939, Page 5

Cricket

WELLINGTON BEAT HUT*

ANOTHER CENTURY TO ivriMP

The games commenced a fortnight ago were concluded on Saturday in perfect weather. The outfield was again very fast, and.in contrast to the first day, when the wicket wks very uncertain, on Saturday it proved to be a perfect batsman's paradise. Wellington resumed batting in the senior fixture, and by forceful methods Blundell and Wrigley added a further 39 runs before the latter was stumped off one of Gillies' slows. This last wicket partnership was a valuable ■one to Wellington, as it added 66 runs and enabled them to lead Hutt by 100 runs on tne first innings. Hutt opened their second innings just after 2 o'clock with Kemp and Macarthy. Morrissey opened the attack with a maiden; three runs were taken from Blundell -and then the opening bowler claimed Macarthy with a ball that turned trom the off. Stehr assisted Kemp to take the total to 20, but then fell to Blundell. Capstick was next arid quickly ran to double figures. Kemp was rather slower than usual, but soon warmed up tb tthe task of wiping off Hutt's arerars. He gave an early chance tp Meech in the slips, but it was declined, and from that time on, both batsmen gathered confidence and were associated in a wonderful partnership which realised 178 runs. Kemp gave a splendid exhibition until he reached his century. The first 50 took 88 minutes, but his second only half that time: nine boundaries and a six appeared in this half century. Having passed the century mark he had a swing at everything in order to make it possible for his side to declare and try to retrieve their first innings loss. He gave a few chances during this period and was caught once, fortunately off a noball, but this did. not detract from the value of his brilliant innings. There is little doubt that the Plunket Shield side would have been strengthened by His inclusion. Capstick returned to his best form and gave a splendid display for 61. Although he does not possess the wide range of scoring shots with which Kemp is blessed, his off side play is very attractive, and his defence particularly sound. Although not usually a fast scoring batsman he kept with Kemp in the early part of his innings, both reaching the 40 mark together. It was then that Kemp turned on the fireworks and raced away to the eighties before Capstick reached his half century. At this stage Capstick played his part well, being content to pick up what runs he could while facing the bowling but allowing Kemp as much of it as possible. This made his innings all the more valuable to his side. With the score at 198 Capstick was bowled and Champness met the same fate immediately. Neither Gwilliam nor Jarvis got going, but Gillies and Fowler were going for the runs when the innings was declared just before 5 o'clock with the total of 250 for 7. Wellington required 151 runs to obtain an outright win, and were left with 90 minutes in which to get a separation of the opening pair, Whyte and Henley, effected, and neither Morgan nor Ell caused trouble to the local side, the board reading 3 for 31 when the former lost his wicket. Whyte and Airey retrieved the situation, however, greatly assisted by two chances, one to Fowler and one toAim, neither of which were accepted. ' Both these were off Whyte early in the innings, and had either been taken, Hutt would have had a great chance to force a win. A little later Macarthy misjudged one of Airey's many uppish shots, so that, as in the first innings, Hutt's fielding in the air let them down badly. Both Whyte and Airey opened out after being at the wickets for some time, and when time was called both were out, the score being 5 for 137. Details are: — HUTT. ' First Innings 218 Second Innings. Kemp, st Whyte, b Meech .. 137 Macarthy, b Morrissey .... 2 Stehr, c Meech, b Blundell .. 10 Capstick, b Morrissey 61 Champness, b Morrissey 0 Gwilliam, c Ell, b Meech ~ . • • 1 Jarvis, c Morgan, b Morrissey 7 Gillies, not out v ] Fowler, not out Extras 15 Total (dec.) 7 wickets for 250 WELLINGTON. First Innings - • • 228 Second Innings. Whyte, c Capstick, b Muir .. 43 Henley, b Gillies ........ 5 Ell, 1.b.w., b Champness .. . 10 Morgan, c Fowler, b Champness 1 Airey, c Capstick, b Kemp .. 60 Meech, not out 5 Extras Total, 5 wickets for ... •. 137 The' result of this game means that Hutt is out of the knock-out competition, the finalists now being Kilbirnie and Wellington. The local side will probably meet Karori at Karori Park in the next round, as the local ground will not be available for the second day's play in the last round. The Second grade team fought hard to gain a lead over Midland