CRICKET.

Kaikoura Star, Volume LI, Issue 100, 14 December 1931, Page 2

CRICKET.

In the practice match on Saturday Scott’.s team scored 234 runs for live wickets, and Drabble’s team 143 for nine wickets. B. Borthwick made his first century at cricket and received hearty applause. Scott’s Team. I Borthwick, not out .10.1 \V. Sabiston, lbw. b McLennan . . 0 Scott, c Drabble, b O’Callaghan 28 Warner, b Wishart 32 Blunt, b Drabble 11 Renner, c O’Callaghan, b Drabble 11 L. Sabiston, not out 32 Extras 19 Total 234 Bowling analysis: Drabble, two for 43; Wishart, one for 20; S. O’Callaghan one for 44; McLennan'; one for 28. Drabble’s Team. Hobbs, b Blunt 10 O’Callaghan, stpd. b Blunt .. .. 18 McLennan, b Blunt 28 Farrant, e Renner, b Blunt, . . . . J. Drabble, b Warner 16 Withers, e Hobbs, b Blunt .. .. 12 Wishart, b L. Sabiston, . . . . 19 I). O’Callaghan, b Warner, .. .. 17 Ball, c Scott, b Warner . . . . 3 Weastall, n L. Sabiston . . . . 0 Coiner, c Hobbs, b L. Sabiston .. 8 Williams, not out 6 M. Ferry, not out I Extras 5 Total .. 143 Bowling: Blunt, five for 40; Warner, three for 69; ],. Sabiston, three for 30. KAIKOURA v. CHEVIOT. Kaikoura. Borthwick, b Powell 85 Hobbs, b Powell 37 Marfa rhino (retired) 100 O’Callaghan (retired) 24 Scott, not out . . . .... . . 3 Farrant, not out 1 Extras 40 Total for four wickets . . .. 290 Powell took two wickets for 76 runs. Cheviot. Cutler-, b Macfarlane 43 G. Crossen. b Farrant 5 J. Crossen, b Farrant . . . . 9 Powell, not out 59 Owen, c O’Callaghan, b Macfarlane 0 Millar, not out 50 Extras 2 Total for four wickets . . .168 Farrant took two wickets for 31, and Macfarlane two for 6. In one-day matches it would be as well for the captains to retire the batsmen after reaching 50 runs. This rule has been practised for some time ami resulted ; n all playershaving a turn at the bat, but lately the scores have mounted considerably higher than 50. The inclusion of a two.day match occasionally would allow a batsman to compile a score without the feeling that he was being selfish. That, this feeling exists at the wicket was pointed out to the writer recently when the batsman stated that he felt he was having more than his share and would have liked to have retired earlier, but was waiting for the captain’s word, and as this was not forthcoming he came to the conclusion that the game was in doubt and that runs-were required. Hit and run in one day matches and defend the wickets on two.day matches would result in perfect harmony on the field.