MIDLANDS v. EXCELSIORS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXX, Issue LXXX, 29 January 1920, Page 7

MIDLANDS v. EXCELSIORS.

Excelsiors were very decisively beaten by Midlands, putting up only 67 to their opponents' 227 for four wickets. Beechey played a fine forceful innings for 133 not out, though he was missed several times. Scores were as follows: Midlands—Worrall, b Worsley, 25; Ferry, c Martin, b Nichol, 0; Beechey, not out, 133; Pratt, 1.b.w., b Lord, 20; Treweek, c Page, b McCarthy, 21"; Sagar, not out £ 8: extras, 20; total, 227. Bowling analysis—Worsley one for 33, Lord one for 28, McCarthy one for 68, Nichol one for 62. Excelsiors—Nichol, c Treweek, b Ferry, 3; Lord, c Sagar, b Pratt, 14; I Page, b Ferry, 0; McCarthy, b Pratt, ! 21; Ryan, c and b Pratt, 2 ; Worsley, I b Pratt, 2; Martin, b Beechey, 6: j Jones, b Pratt, 0; Syme, c Ferry, b Beechey, 1; Richmond, c Vinnicombe, b Pratt, 9; Sage, not out, 1; extras, 8; total, 67. Bowling analysis—Pratt six for 36, Beechey two for 0, Ferry two for 23.