MARSHLANDS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP.

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 86, 11 April 1916, Page 3

MARSHLANDS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP.

! HIGH SCHOOL DEFEAT WAIRAU

i Before last Saturday's match Wai- ' ran required to obtain _ two S-point : wins against High School to bring, them level with Marshlands, and on ; the result oi: previous ■matches it was .' quite on the cards that Wairau would , achieve their object. They, however, were doomed to disappointment, • for High School, aided somewhat by th<> weather conditions, surprised both themselves and their opponents by gaining a meritorious victory— their first this season. Wairau won the toss and. sent High School in xv bat. but after two overs had been bowled rain began to fall and the . bowlers wore practically at the mercy of the batsmen. These condition^ lasted: almost throughout High School's innings. Their opening -batsmen, Robson and Edmonds, put on 43 before- a separation was effected, and several of the others helped materially towards a total of 114. Robson showed, more freedom .than usual in obtaining his score of 57. Allcott, bowling with the wind, secured 4 wickets for 17 runs, while NobleAdams secured 3 for 27 from the other end. Wairau's task of passing thru- opponents' score did not appear to l;e a difficult one, but, apart from R. JReid (40), Noble- A dams (26), and Day (16), the batsmen could do nothing against Brunette and Robson, who bowled throughout the innings, Avhich closed for .105, High School thus winning by 9 runs. Following arc the scores:— •HIGH SCHOOL.—Ist Innings. Edmonds, b Allcott 12Robson, c Allcott, b Adams ... 57 Thomson, l.b.w. b Chisholm ... 9 Cunliffe, eR. Reid, b Hyiton ... v Brunette, l.b.w. b Adams f? Scadden. c and b Allcott ... ... 0 Mills, c Mills, b Adams 9 Costello, b Allcott 1 Wi'kinson, not out 0 Robb. b Allcott 3 Extras .'. 10 Total 114 Bowling analysis: Allcott 4 for 17. Hyiton 1 for 42, Noble-Adams 3 for 27, Chisholm 1 for 18. 'WATKAt*.—lst Innings. Mills, c Cunliffe, b Brunette ... •'.-> Noble-Adams, b Brunette 26 Alloott, b Robson ... 3 It. Reid, b Brunette 4U Ferry/ c and b Brunette 2 Hyiton, c and b Brunette 3 Broughton, c Mills, b Robson ... 3 Wedde, b Robson ... 4 Chisholm, not out 2 Day. c Robson, b Brunette ... 16 E. Reid, c Thomson, b Robson ... 0 Extras ... ••• o Total 105 Bowling analysis: Brunette 6 for 40, Robson 4 for 62.