CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 31 October 1921, Page 2

CRICKET

01.1) BOYS V. ATI 1 LET 1.0 This game was commenced at tlioi Park on .Saturday, and at the diVA r mg| of slumps was lea in a veiy interesting position. Securing first me of a splendid wicket, tor which their opponents were chiefly responsible, Old Boys made a tine start as the first, wicket'partnership was only lour short of the' century when Vercoe hit bis wicket, play Having been in progress only 50 minutes. The second wiexel foil at 142, but then there was a. ban collapse, the tided wicki 1 going at 100 and tlfe seventh at 156, Die total eventually reaching 163. Hull and Whom U divided the wickets. Athletic, also male a splendid start, 60 bong on Abo hoard before the first wicket MU but 5 were down for 81. A partnership ot 43 then improved matters, but wu more wickets fell jest on HuhAthletic have now <■? to get to catch Old Boys’ -first, innings, with Buco wickets io Uh Two newcomers, Fletcher mid ICv. Blamires, nuule good”' on their first appearance. - , peculiar point. i» Oh 1 Boys nuimgs via.-, that the first three -on made Ifii, , a:m the other « averaged one rim apiece. On Athleli. V side, 3 batsmen have been responsible ior 10b of the present score of 1-v. An interesting sceutid jHn ■> r lav sin add be witnessed next hatnr ' day. Messrs Gotham syul Coleman acton as umpires. Following are dm seou.o.

Old) BOYS—lst Innings. E. I’- Neale, c Saunders, b And N. A. Vcrcue, bit. wkl., b Hull H. L. Blamires, b Hull S. W. : Miller, b Hull H- E. B'isley, 1 Morgan, b Hull L. S. Condeil, 1. Hargreaves, b 1 Schofield .j H. Blincoe, Le-.w. Schofield . G. B. Goliver . e Mm gut. li ocliofmld U (V. It', King, not out, !? T. Nr Bobert.r, b Hull v. F. '.Vehley, c Dobson, b Sem's!. Id ■ J ,)a Exiras .07 Total . ... Bowling: Fletcher, 0 for «! Moripm 0 for 31; Wells, 0 for 26; Hull, 6 tor 49; Schofield, 4 for 24.

ATHLETIC—Ist Innings

E. J. Kcmnitz, c King, h Blamires üß| 11. C. Fletcher, b Bfimurcs IT. Saunders, b Blamires 6 W. S. Hull, not out 46 Tl.- Morgan, b Blamires 0 W. B. Griffin, c Bisley, b Bianni'es • 4 Schofield, b Miller . A. E. Hai'gvoavDs, c hik! i» Bifiiun’os T. Guy,’ not out W Extras „ „ 17 . jp ( fnr Bowling: 1 :’ i r.■ oe, 0 for 18: Vercoe, 0 for 12; Blamires. 6 for 53: Wehley,( 0 for 23; Neale. 0 for 15; sillier, 1 for

COLLEGE V. STOKE This game eummeneed at (lie College is also at an even stage. Stoke secured a small lead in llie first innings, and have 5 down ior 75 in the second innings, but at this singe College we wit limit buili liariord and Eden, who had lu leave by train. The game will be coni innod neat Haim day.

ST()K E - -Ist innings A, Giblin, rim out 'T Norgate, b Harford jj Langbe.in, b llartord _ Cuing, c and b Harford |5 Trcvclla. b Dalglish o-i V. Giblin. b Dalglish Kerr, b Harford ,! Powell, b Harford. l ’ Black, b Harford Lee, c Sadder, li D.dgli;h 1 Thomason, nut >*nt 4 'rolal Bid Bowling; Harford. h hr 55; Dalglish y for 50: Kerr, 0 for B): Adams. 0 Tr ,10; Eden, 0 for 15. COLLEGE -Ist Innings Efim, b A. Giblin Hard-id. b Lan ; : -sin Adams, b. V <:iDGu Fov/ler. b Powell M ' Hamm, b A. Giblin '] Kerr, e Black, h V. Gihlm Dilglisb. e Langb'h’. b. V. Gihhu ■> Sadlier, b Kerr Voimg, b Powell Llovd. uc.t. out ‘J Batchelor, b i’owell 2 Extra-'- [

'filial ,v ' P.cwiiug ; Giblin. 3 for .vl : Lajigbeiu i ? p, ; V. Giblin, 2 for .13: Kerr, 1 : J; i 0 for 5 ; I’owcll. 5 for 4. ST.OKF. 2nd Innings La'iigbein. b Dalglish -d Thomason, b Dalglisli _ Norgate, c b 5 “Ung 6 Gliitig. c Harvey, b row lev -* 7 V. Giblin, thrown out (howler) o A. Giblin, not out W 5 for 72 Bowling: Dalglish 2 for 50: Young 1 for 22; Fowler. 1 for 12: Kerr, 0 for 6. .titnioiTltatcttes CoMeee beat Old Boys by 40 runs. Richmond boat Rost and Telegraph. Wakatu bent. Stoke. \ibiotic beat Mental Hospital Fuller particulars will appear later, AUSTRALANS V. NATAL (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,.) (Australian & K.Z. Cable Association.) CAPETOWN, Oct, 29. At Durban, nlayinsrngMnsfi Natal, !n> Australians’ in the first made 212 Collins 101, Gregory 55. Ktiuno tonic 2 wickets for 23, Ciudei

4 for 46. Heavy rain on the previous <!av caused a postponement of the commencement till 2.15, when Natal sent: die visitors in. Alter the lirst v. ic'k' I. went down, the batsmen hatted :'ni' i■ ij;i ,s, nobody staying; in lone; wile Collins. The wicket was very wet. _ it was .rood bowline; and sound fielding ibat dismissed the Australians _ ior ( onsidera'bly less than the, first wicket |;arhiersi’ij) it 1.05 suggested was likely. A feature of the panic was Carter’s fine bowline. He maintained a splendid. length, varying his paee thro up limit.