CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 44, 21 January 1926, Page 2

CRICKET

MID-WEEK COMPETITION

RAILWAY DEFEAT OLD BOYS,

Tlio Wednesday cricket competition was continued yesterday afternoon, the competing elevens being Railway and Old Boys, who had commenced their match tlio previous week. Railway had had first strike when they had returned the good total of 243, while in their reply Old Boys had placed 36 runs to their credit when play ceased for tho day. On resumption yesterday, Old Boys opened promisingly, Wilson and Broughton advancing the total from 36 to 105 before a- separation was effected. Tho remaining batsmon, however, failed to sustain the effort and when the final wicket fell the sido’s total was 76 runs in arrears of their opponents’. Railway at their second strike again ran up good figures, tho call of time finding them still at tho wickets with 217 to their credit for tho loss of seven wickets. Tho,y did not attempt to seciuro a four point victory by declaring and putting their opponents in again in the hope that they would bo able to dismiss them before tho call of time, being content to accept tho three point win which passed to them on the first innings. DETAILS OF PLAY. With tho telegraph reading 36 runs for the loss of two wickets, Wilson and Broughton, the not-out pair for Old Boys from tho opening day, continued their strike. Tho batsmen were enterprising and runs came steadily, the partnership proving highly profitable. However, with tho score standing at 105, Broughton was run out in attempting to add a third run to a ground shot into the outfield. Tho partnership had contributed 69 runs of which tho outgocr had bee* responsible for 34, no less than 24 of which had been forthcoming from boundaries. Brace succeeded him at tho wickets but with only a further 11 runs added, AVilson suffered tho same fate as his previous partner. Ho had contributed a valuablo 41, tho total containing six 4’s. AA’ith his departure matters did not run so smoothly for Old Boys. , two further wickets falling for only 10 runs. Tho CornishAVard partnership swelled tho total by 20, while a freely hit innings of 19 by McGonigal saw the telegraph reading 164 at tho fall of tho eighth wicket. Tho overtaking of Railway’s total, however, proved beyond tho last two batsmen, tho termination of the innings finding tho total at 167 — 76 runs in arrear of their opponents’ first innings contribution.

McVicar and Mullins opened for Railway at thoir second visit, but following tho former scoring a single off Cornish, who carried tho attack at tho top end, Mullins failed to survive tho second ball ho received and retired with his account unopened. Ongley joined McA 7 icar and, as was witnessed on Saturday last, a free scoring partnership was opened up, Ongley again proving the more aggressive, scoring at twice the rate of his partner. Tho total had rapidly advanced to 107 at which stage Ongley was beateii by a delivery of AVard’s. Ho had contributed OS of tho total, having found the boundary lino on 13 occasions. Trevena opened his account with a single to leg off AA’ard, but facing South gavo a chanco close in, tho ball, however, falling clear, while three balls iater ho skied one into tho outfield. Thereafter ho settled down and, despite frequont changes in the attack, tho runs came steadily. AVilson took a turn with the ball and a single to Trevena bringing McAocar facing the bowler, tho trundlor .was successfid in effecting a separation by penetrating tho striker's defenco. Tho pair had carried the total to 155, McVicar having been responsible for 63 by sound cricket. McDonald, tho ex-High School skipper, who has been assisting the Railway Club, was the incomer and opened his account with a two. The total was standing at 176 when Trevena lifted a ball from AVilson into the hands of South in tho outfield and rotired with 30 to his credit. AVith McDonald and Skinner associated some big hitting was seen, the former being particularly aggressive, lifting tho deliveries clean out of tho grounds on threo occasions. Tho second century had been passed when McDonald was ruled run out, his skipper, who was acting as umpire, apparently considering that ho had had a merry enough innings and retired him, for tho batsman was actually well in his ground at tho time. Tho end quickly followed, the telegraph reading 217 at tho fall of tho seventh wicket, at which stage play ceased, tho victory —a threo pointer—thus passing to Railway on tho first innings. Detailed scores:— OLD BOYS. First Innings. McSweeny, c Trevena, b Mullins 14 Piercy, c and b Mullins 0 Broughton, run out 34 AVilson, run out 41 Brace, 1.b.w., b Ongley 8 Cornish, run out 11 Anderson, st. Trevena, b McA 7 icar 5 A. AA 7 ard, c McDonald, b Hearfield 6 McGonigal, c Cutler, b Ongley ... 19 Baigent, « Hearfield, b Ongley 1 M. AA 7 ard, not out 0 Extras 28 Total 167 Bowling analysis: McVicar 1 for 39; Mullins, 2 for 48; Ongley, 3 for 28; Hearfield, 1 for 9; Gallichan, 0 for 15. RAILAVAY. First Innings 243 Second Innings. McVicar, b AVilson 63 Mullins, b Cornish ' 0 Ongley, b AVard 68 Trevena, c South, b AA’ilson 30 McDonald, run out 36 Skinner, b AVil'son 10 Nasmith, b AA 7 ilson 1 Spiers, not out 1 Extras 8 Total for 7 wickets 217 Bowling analysis: Cornish 1 for 46; McSweeny, 0 for 30; A\ 7 ard, 1 for 38; South, 0 for 12; Braco, 0 for 16; Anderson, 0 for 16; AVilson, 4 for 37; McGonigal, 0 for 14.

A cricket match will bo played at tlio Spurtsground to-morrow, Anniversary Day, between tho Palmerston North Railway Club and the Wellington Railway Club; play to start at 11 a.m. The following will represent tho local club: A. McVicar, A. M. Ongley, A. Trevena, L. Mullins, G. Iv. Hollier, G. J. Kells, B. Loet, J. Cornish, R. Ross, Whyte, J. Smith. COACH FOR AUCKLAND. JOCKEY CLUB’S DONATION. ' Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Jan. 20. At a meeting of tho committee of the Avondale Jockey Club the matter of assisting tho Auckland Cricket Association in its appeal for funds for the engagement of a cricket coach from England was discussed, and it was decided to donate to the coach fund a sum of £25 a year for three years.