Cricket

Mt Benger Mail, 15 April 1914, Page 3

Cricket

A team of D'uuedin cricketers, mostsv from the Albion Club, vlaited Roxburgh during Easter holidays, »nd h a d a couple of days' play with a teum of local players. On Friday .i twoinnings' match was played on the Roxburgh pitch, and after rn enjoyable game the visitors proved victorious by the narrow margin oi 15 runs. The crease played rather dead alter the recent rain, but as the day wore on it improved considerably. In the homo team's first strike Peake (1:1) was the only player to reach double figures against the bowling of W. McNeill (5 for 7) and Cameron 1 for 15). For the visitors Grigg (2 ) and Murphy (14) got into double figures, -J. McNeill (5 for 35) and Petre (5 for 27) dividing the wickets. The home team made a better stand in their second venture. R, Toms (Hi), J. McNeill 113), and Peak (111) being top scorers, the wickets heing divided between half-a-dozen of the visitors. In the visitor's second innings the bowling of •(. Petre (7 for 15) ami loins (I for l.'U wafc too deadily. their innings only realising 35 runs, none of the batsmen reaching double figures. Following are the scores : TEVIOT. First Innings. Paulin, run out I Toms, hit wkt, h McNeill 1 McNeill, c Pattersan, h Cameron 1 Petre, . Fagle, h McNeill 1 Peake, c McNeill, b Cameron ... 13 1). Kirkwood. h McNeill i 0 Barl>er, h Cameron 0 ,1. Kirkwood, b McNeill 2 ■I. Connack, 1> Cameron ... ... 0 W. C'ormaok, not out \ k 0 Rattray, c and b McNeill 0 | Extras 2 Total 24 Bowling Analysis.- W. McN ■.ll, 37 balls, 7 run-. 3 wickets; Cameron, Iballs, 15 runs, 1 wickets. 1)1 N'F.DIN. First Innings. Origir, b McNeill ... •_-;> ■ Millow, c and b McNeill <> Brinslev. h McNeill JMc.Veili, I; McNeill 3 | Paterson. c Kirkwood. b McN.'ill 1 i amcron, I) Pet re i 1 Walsh, h Petre '.I Murphx , I) Petre 2 Ireland, h Petre 1 | Kaglc, c McNeill, h Petre 3 | I'vciv--, not nut 1 i Extra* 1 j Total 71 ! Rowling \naly-is. ,1. McNeill, 7s balls, 35 run-. .~> wickets: Petri-, 72 balls. 27 runs, 5 wickets; Barlvr. balk U runs ; Corm a ek, li halls. 1 run. n'lA Id I . Second liming. Paulin, h Paterson II McN.-ill, Ibw, b firi-g ... 13 Toms, I, Katrle 16 Petre, c Walsh, b < Irige. 'i Peake, h Millow I (l J). Kirkwood, 1. Ireland I» Par cr, b Walsh 5 .!. Kirkwood, c McNeill, b Walsh ... n ■I. Connack, b Eagle 5 « . < 'oniuu-k, not out 9 Whelan, 1. Eveivss I l.Ml'a 5 Total 70 Bowling Analysis. Patorson, 3<> balls, 11 runs, I wicket ; Grigg, 36 halls, 25 runs. 2 wickets ; Ireland, l> balls, I runs. I wicket ; Walsh, 24 balls, 6 runs, 2 wickets; Eagle, 24 balls, '.' runs, 2 wicket- ; Kvcivss. 7 balls, .'t run-, 1 wicket ; Millow. 2 halls, 7 runs. 1 wicket. IH.NEIUN. Second Innings. McNeill, b Toms - Brinslej, i and h Petre '. Everess, c end h Petre ... ... 1 Millow, c Toms 1 Grigg, run out 1 Paterson, b Petre \ I Ireland, b Petre ' 0 Walsh, st McNeill, b Petre II Kajrle, st McNeill, b Petre I Cameron, h Petre fi Murphy, not out 3 Extras 2 Total 35 Howling Analysis.—Petre, 12 balls. 15 runs, 7 wickets ; Toms, 2-1 balls, 13 runs, 2 wickets •_ Paulin, 12 balls, 5 runs. On Saturday the two teams met on the same pitch in a [second game, when the local players succeeded in beating the visitors in a two-innings' game I.') run*. In their first innings the local team knocked up a total ~i 1"7 runs, of which Petre put on 12, Gregg (3 for 2), McNeill jt for 32), and Walsh (2 for 16) dividing tho bowline. The visitors responded with a total of 33, none of the players reaching double figures, the bowling of Barber It for 7), Toms (4 for 10), and Petri: (2 for 15) proving rather destructive. At a-ojuarter to 5 the local team v declared their innings closed, with a total of 7(i runs for the loss of five \ wickets in their second strike, Paulin (29) and Toms (2li, not out) playing attractive cricket. Requiring 151 runs to win 1111visitors went in. and from the start made things lively, Gregg (39) Brinslev (11) and Millow (-23) laying on the wood to some ' purpose. The tailhowever, failed to '* wag," and the innings closed for a total of 105 run", leaving the home team winners I y 15 runs, Petri- (5 for 37) accounting foi i the majority of the wickets. j