A TEAM MATCH

Northern Advocate, 9 March 1936, Page 3

A TEAM MATCH

OLD BOYS BATSMEN IN THE RUNS

Practically every player chimed in —that was the pleasing feature about the Hikurangi-Old Boys match on No. 2. A gale blew across the field, and the ball on occasions did all sorts of queer things in the air. Hikurangi quickly lost two wickets, but a stand between Lawrie and

Richardson made it three for 56. The latter survived a confident appeal for a catch behind the wicket off the first ball he received but from then on gave no chances, and picking the right one to clout, he occasionally swung it away to the boundary. Meanwhile Lawrie was very subdued and forsaking his hook to leg for the off drive and square cut, which he executed perfectly, he was only able to penetrate a well packed cordon in this direction once in a while. Burton tossing them up into the breeze had most of the batsmen guessing, and emerged with the creditable figures of 4 for 27. Old Boys, although'-they had a high hurdle to clear, did not appear to be worried by the attack and after Given and Williams had produced 27 for the first wicket, Tait and Bright pushed it along to 62. Bright was at the peak of his form, his favourite scoring shot being a back cut through the slips. After Tait’s departure he continued on his way, his innings not being marred by a single chance. A. Kelly, his next partner, collected twos with cuts and leg glances N and stayed there until the required number was well in the rear. Later the tail-enders also revealed batting talent. Scores are:— HIKURANGI. McNay, c Tait,Zb Bantom 0 Croft, Ibw., b Bright 0 Lawrie, c Coote, b Burton 32 Richardson, c Kelly, b Burton .. 25 Crozier, c and b Burton 6 Teesdale, c A. Kelly, b Burton .'. 11 Stone, c Bright, b Tait 9 Venn, b Tait 16

Atkinson, b Bright 5 Tierney, not out 3 Lomas, c Banton, b Given ...... 9 Extras 16 Total 132 Bowling:—Banton " for 14, Bright 2 for 34, Given 1 for 24, Tait 2 for 17, Burton 4 for 27. ' OLD BOYS. ‘ Given, Ibw., b Tierney 6 Williams, c Atkinson, b Tierney 18 Tait, c Crozier, b Lawrie 11 Coote, c Croft, b McNay ..; 2 Bright, c Crozier, b Lawrie 52 A. Kelly, c Stone, b Richardson . 34 Mj. Kelly, c Crozier,/b Stone 27 Lacey, not out 29 Banton, not out 15 Extras 11

Total (for 7 wickets) 205 Bowling:—Teesdale, 0 for 36; McNay, 1 for 39; Tiern/ey, 2 for 15; Lawrie, 2 for 42; Venn, 0 for 7; Stone, 1 for 12; Richardson, 1 for 16; Atkinson, 0 for 15; Lomas, 0 for 12,