MARSHLANDS v. WAIRAU A.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 258, 6 November 1911, Page 2

MARSHLANDS v. WAIRAU A.

Marshlands have always/been held to be invincible on their' own ground., and they added another scalp—that or Wairau A—to their already 'ong string of home victims. Their win alters the complexion of' the^ Senioi^ Cup somewhat, and leaves,, it. more • open. Marshlanda are now in tho lead, being one point fiheed, of the two Wainau teams, 'who^'are equal, with Picton one point in airears. : Murshlaads. batted first,- "-* ■making 109, Fisk being top scorer with. 26 5; . included in which was a sixer 'off Jt-j H. Ward. B. Bmgg placed the leather well for 21, tfhile Sheridan (18) and C. Hastilow (10) contributed'materi-. ally to the total. Wairau A, who were mimn* Ja-ckson, Pfearpoint, and Horton, and wlio batted one man short, could mp.ke only 82, thus suffering '.defeat by' 27 runs. Wedde came to light with 30, while Mills (16) and Hylton (14) showed good form. < ■The chief desitrnctive sigents for Wninau were Ward and Twomey, each getting three wickets. In the early pa.rt of the Marshlands innings Ward dismissed E. Hastilow, Robinson, and1 Whiteley with little ceremony, .wml throughout his .13 overs, seven of which were ms-idem, he bowled really well. Hylton took 2 wickets for 4 runs in three overs. The Marshlands wickets were fairly evenly distributed among Fisk, Sheridan, and C. Hastllow; but Fisk bore the brunt of the attfvck, bowling 20 overs, seven of which wero maidens.

Following &re the scores: — MARSHLANDS—Ist Innings.

E. Hastilow, c Orr bJ. H. Ward 4 Robinson, o Jordan bJ. .If. Ward A Whfteley, bJ. H. Ward ... ... 0 SheHdan, c sub. b Gray. ... ... I'd Bragg,, o Jordan b Tv.'oxney ... 21 Knight, o sub b Tylor ... ... 1 Randall, o-Hylton b Twomey ... -* Fisk, b Hylton ... •• 26 G. liastiloWjb Twomey i 0 Taylor, o Tylor b Hylton .9 Gledhill, not out I 1 Extraa ... ••• 13 Total ... ... . v .- ... iQ9 Bowling Analysis: Twomey 3 fof 25, Ward 3 foi; 26, Gray 1 for 18, Tylor 1 for 5, Mills 0 for 15, Hyljbon 2 for 4. • WAIBAU A—lst Innings. Mills, o Whiteley b Sheridan ... 16 Wedde, b C. Hastilow &0 Gray, c Fiek b Sheridan 1 •JLVomey, o and b Fisk 7 Tylor, b Fisk ... ... 0 Orr, o Whiteley bO. Hastilow ... 1 W&rd, b C. Hfistilow 0 Hyltonj o Taylor b C. Hastilow, 14 D. Bee®, c Randall b Fisk ... 4 N. Jordan, riot out ... 7 Extras ... 2 Total ... ... ... ... ... 82 Bowling Analysis: Fisk 3 f<w 29, Sheridan 2 for 30, C. Hastilow 4 for 19, B. Hastilow 0 for 2. WAmAU B t. PICTON.

Neither side was strongly represented, but notwithstanding this there was some good! cricket witnessed by the moderate number of spectators who were sufficiently interested' in the match to brave the elements.

Picton opened their batting with Crombie and Gibb, but through attempting an almost impossible run I the latter was rim out with no score !on the board. Carter followed, but \ with 6 up Benning bowled him. Then ! ensued a good partnership between I, Crombie and Armstrong, the score ( mounting to 40, when Crombie retired ! caught. While at tho wicketsl he ; showed good form, but was ap- . parently ill at ease. A_ word of nd- ; vice as to his running between I wickets may not be out of place. He ! ? should decide quickly &s to whether a j ; run is possible when it is his call, j ? and, what is more important, he j should1 readily respond to a legitimate? i call from his partner. On Saturday , his indecision almost cost several wickets. Cragg scored one off Me-! Itermott, and then threw away his \ ■ wicket by slogging at a straight ball J from Reed. McLeay, the in-comer, i gave a lively exhibition for 32, lift- • ing in fine style. The runs were being ■ piled up quickly when Chisholm wont ' on, and in his first over clean-bowled Armstrong, and later accounted for .three more wickets, while Benning closed the innings, which realised 94, by dismissing McLeay and Le Comte. The WVsirau batting opened vory quietly with Ohisholm and E. Reid; but after making 9 each both were dismissed, Chisholm being sent back by a. "clinker" from Crombie, which' dislodged his off-bail. H. Reed ivnd Esson between them completely demoralised the bowling, find took the ) saorn from 25 to 80, when Reed was j 'bowled by Armstrong for a judiciously! played 87. It w??s quite a treat tc j isee Esson "come back" in such good j form, >and after providing the fieMons { witli some leather-hunting, he retired | ■ to!-Armstrong for 29, included in; which was ono sixer. Edinger and \ Mackay cfirriod tho total to past that ] of the visitors, and stumps were

drawn with 4 wickets down for 102. The aspect of the game was altered when Chisholm went on to bowl, and his 4 for 8 was the result of 4 ovei\s. Benning was in good form, taking 3 wickets for 23. Armstrong, Cartel", and Orombie took the wickets for the losers. The scores are as follows: —- , PlCTON—lsfc Innings. Gibb, run out .;■ 0 Orombie, c Edinger b MoDermott 15 B. Carter, b Benning ,-•• $ Armstrong, b Chisholm J$ Cragg, b Reed .' r l McLeay, b Benning '*% J. Carter, b Chisholm 3 Barratt, lbw b Chisholm 1 Esson, lbw b Chisholm fl Le Gomte, b Benning ... JWilliams, not out C Extras £ Total 04 Bowling Analysis: Benning 3 foi 23, E. IleidO for 25, MoDermott 1 for 7, H. Reed 1 for 23, Chisholm A for 8. WAIRAU B—lst Innings. Chisholm, b Crombie £ E. Reid, b E. Carter .., I H. Reed, b Armstrong Si Esson, b Armstrong 2i Mackiay, not cut • Edinger, not out i Extras i .':■■■' Total for 4 wicket© 105 ~ Bowling Analysis: Armstrong 2 foi 37, Cragg 0 for 17, E. Carter 1 foi 14, Crombie 1 for 12, Barratt 0 for 6 McLeay 0 for 8.