SATURDAY’S CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10812, 31 January 1921, Page 3

SATURDAY’S CRICKET

NORTH V. PETONE SCORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES. , £ * A considerable amount of. trouble and energy had been ex pen did by the Petone team in preparing a wicket on the Peton oval for their match with North, but unfortunately a horse found its way on to -the pitch and mad© an. indentation. A .circumstance which was probably due to Fulton, a member of North team meeting with a painful accident. North batted first and Hiddleston and Bray had only been at the w’ickets a few minutes when a southerly storm made its appearance. Strong gusts of wind blew, across the field of play, accompanied * with light showers of rain. Th© fieldsmen sprinted about the ground at every opportunity in order to keep their blood in circulation, but in spite of the rain an adjournment wa© not made until it became so heavy that such a course was. made inperative. Hiddleston, who was missed off the first ball lie received from Brice, showed his appreciation of his ‘Tet-off" by scoring freely, but Bray, who partnered him at th© wick its, was cleaned bowled by t Brice after he had notched three singles.* Fulton, who recently represented Hawke's Bay, filled ,th© vacancy. It w&a his first appearance as a member of the North team and his debut proved to be an unfortunate one- Fulton, after making a boundary stroke, received a severe cut under his left eye through the ball striking him on the face. Brice was the bowler and the ball, which apparently struck a hole in the ground, rose suddenly and injured the batsman. After receiving attention on the ground Brice drove Fulton to a doctor, who stitched the cut. It was an unfortunate occurrence, and Sfhows the necessity of carefully examining a wicket before it is played upon. Brav fielded in place of Brice during the absence of the latter and Smyrk and Finlayson had charge of the bowling. Ashford was the next batsman. He displayed foiceful strokes, but, he has a penchant for jumping in front of th* wickets, and' a straight ball from Smyrk caused him to retire. Hatrick was also given out leg before as* was Burton, and Hiddleston was caught by Biice off Finlayson, the same bowler * being responsible for Middleton's downfall. North's innings closed for the small total of 83 runs, but the team was disorganised through two men being absent and one injured. . Petone also made a poor showing with the bat, and have lost five wickets foi 55 runs. The not out batsmen are H. Nicholls, who has 13 to his credit, and Brice, with 3. As the game stands it is in favour of ithe Suburbanites, but North has an excellent chance of pulling it out of the rr fire/' The details are as follow NORTH.—First Innings. Hiddleston, c Brice, b Finlayson ... 37 Bray, b Brio© *3 Fulton, retired hurt - 4 Ashford, Ibw, b Smyrk 3 Patrick, Ibw, b Smyrk 4 Burton, lbw, b Smyrk 13 Middleon, b Finlayson 7 Quinn, not out ... v 4 Hallane, st. Cato, b Smyrk 1 Robinson, absent y Paterson, absent Total * .3® Bowling analysis—Brice took one wacket for 14 runs, Smyrk four for 33* and Finlayson two for 29. FI3TONT3. —First Innings. Gedye, b Hiddleston 12 H. Nicholls, not out - - 13 M. Nicholls, run out ♦ 2 Finlayson, c Patrick, b Hiddleston ... 9 Gato, b Hiddleston Borrows, b Hiddleston J Extras * 1* ' Total for five wickets 35 Bowling analysis—Middleton took ' no wdekets for 26 runs. Hiddleston four for 14, and Ashford none for 4 An interesting finish should take place next Saturday, especially jf North s team turns up in full, with Fulton well enough to jfiay.

OLD BOYS V. THORNDON

PLAY STOPPED BY RAIN. THORNDON 190 TOR POUR. WICKETS. Thorndon and Old Boys senior teams met at the Wellington College grounds on. (Saturday afternoon, but play was stopped after a couple of hours by rain, which set in for the remainder of tho afternoon. The wicket was -good, but the grass had not been cut ip the out-iield dtying the week, and consequently scoring was toonsiderably hampered. Old Boys won the toss and sent Thorndon to the wickets. Phillips and Doneghue stood up to the bowling at the commencement of the game, and after knocking nj> 11 runs the latter was caught off Duncan by Lambert, being replaced by De Muth. Phillips continued to bat freely, and boon settled down to the game. Ho was eventually despatched by Marris for a wellearned 92, a figure which would doubtless have been considerably added to if the fieldsmen had hot been favoured sv strongly by the condition of the ground. De Muth succumbed after scoring 29, being caught by Bull off Marriß. Prince was 21 not out, and. Chrietopherson was bowled by Marris for 8 The score foi the afternoon's play was 100 for four wickets. Marris took three wickets for 42 runs. Details of the play are as follow THOiRNDON.—First Innings. Phillips, b .Marris *. 92 Doneghue, c Lambert, b Duncan *.. 11 D© Muth, c Bull, b Marris 29 Prince, not out 21 Christophereon, b Marris 8 jVarne, not out 17 Extras *....« 12 Total for four wickets 190 Bowling analysis—Harris three wickets* f<*i 42 runs, Duncan ono for 35.

HUTT V. EAST

From an idea! day for cricket the weather suddenly changed on Saturday afternoon, the temperature droppeu at least 10 points in less than nalt an liotiv and The conditions became* wintry. Hutt and East mot on the Lower Hutt recreation ground. The wicket was hl first-class order, and was not approaching the state it should be in tor the playing of senior cricket while the ontlield was only fair. Hutt batted first and soon after fflay commenced there was a heavy shower of rain, which delayed -procress for over an hour. There was no indication that the heat of the morning would not be m evidence throughout the dav, consequently cricketers donned flannels and wilk shirts, but at 3 o clock in the afternoon top coats would have tee a more apropriate apparel to weal over winter clothing. The rain soon wet the players to the skin, their fingers were numbed with the cold, and in fact it was an infliction and not a pleasure to te engaged in th© ©port on such an after.Hutt opened with Aldersley and McKay and each batsman was standing up well to the bowling when McKay was run out. Nunn followed, and he and Aldersley gave promise bf*a good partnership. Nunn tipped a rising l , ball from Smith and was caught by Baker, who kept wickets ;,1 .short stop's position. Aldersley returned to the pavilion shortly afterwards, and the only other batsman to make any •showing was Tullet, but his club mates did not* remain long enough at the crease for him to display his full capabilities. East only batted for a few minutes. Dind and Baker had played an over or rwo when -heavy rain prevented further play. The detailed scores arc as follow: HUTT.—First Innings. Aldersley, lbw, b Bruce 2? McKay, run out 6 Nunn, c Baker, b Smith 15 Condliffe, b Bruce 8 Glennie, b Bruce ” Tullett, not out 3? Neazor, b Bruce *- Martin, b Hutchiugs 0 Doig, c Bruce, b Hutchings .: 1 Lusty, b Bruce * Stiles, c Smith, b Bruce •< S Extras ' I- 1 Total 115 Bowling analysis—Smith took one wicket for 32 runs, Judd none for 26, Bruce six for 22, and Hutchings two for 23. EAST. —First "Innings. Baker, not out 10 Dind, not out : 2 No wickets lor 12

JUNIOR MATCHES

JUNIOR “A" GRADE. Y.M.C.A. “A” V. THORNDON. Y.M.C-A. defeated Thorn-doft by 330 runs on the first innings. Y.M. made 5-SS for nine wickets ( W hit© 167, Binme 153 not out, Brskiue 18, H. Murphy 54, Buck 27). Berry and Ryan each secured three wickets. Thorndon’s first innings resulted in 133 (Tilyard 82, Salmon 35), the last six wickets falling for no runs. A phenomenal bowling feat was performed by White and Henderson, each performing the hat trick in his last over White six for 34, Henderson three for 53. Y.M.C.A. "B” V. OLD BOYS. Y.M.C.A. were defeated by Old Boys by 45 runs. Y.M. compiled 140 runs. The principal scorers were Gaylor 45. McLaren 41, Grant 22, Edmond lb. Morton two for 25 and Morton junior, four for 57 did the bowling. Old Boys replied with 185 (barker 5 1 , H* Morton 50. F. Morton 26). Edmond, six for 69, bow-led well for Y-M. Y.M.CaTw HUTT. Junior ' ‘ D ’’ Grade—Y.M.C.A. defeated Lower Hutt by 87 rung. With the bat Y.M. made 238. Mclntosh secured 112 with forceful and .bright cricket. Philpotte 24. Nightingale 23, Holt 20 also batted well. Hutt replied with 150 (Aldersley 29, Lockett 36, Ball 25). Milne, with six for 45, 'and Leans, two for 12, bowled well for Y.M. In their second innings Y.M- declared with 80 for three wickets. Mclntosh. 43 not out, Harper 21. Rain stopped further play. THIRD GRADE. Y.M.C.A. V. MIRAMAR. Miramar defeated Y.M. by 28 runs. Miramar 83 (Sargent 39, Telford 13). Y.M. replied with 55. Ronan <l7> was top scorer, FOURTH GRADE. Y.M.C.A. "A" V. Y.M.C.A. “B-" The “A” tea til defeated the by an innings and 58 runs. Y.M. “A” lit, with Mallett 21, Hancock 17, and Cotter 15 ae top scorers. ”B’ 23 and 33. Norris five' for 13. Mallett three fo'- 9. Telford four for 2, and Ward four for 17 bowled well. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP A. Bast, first innings, 99 runs; Poneko A. first innings (one man short), made 105 runs. East continuing (three men short) were disposed of for 101 runs (Hatch not out 38). Bowlers for Poneke were—E. McCardell three for 34, H. McCardell two for 14. Tilyard one for 16, and Mitchell one for 5. Poneke required 96 runs to obtain a three-point win, and had lost two wickets for 17 when play was abandoned owing to the rain. ' Poneke thus secured a two-point win on the first innings. MARIST DEFEAT HUTT. Marist defeated Hutt. at Lower Hutt, on Saturday in a third-class fixture on the first innings score by 22 runs. Hutt made 76 (Glennie 22. Jeiiness 15, Carter not* out 11). and Marist. replied with !>8 for «ix wickets (Fitxgerald not out 33, Burke not out 30). HUTT v. Y.M.C.A. The iunior came which was commenced Y.M.C.A. and Hutt, at Lower

» Hutt, prior to the Christmas holiday*?, j was concluded on Saturday. It resulted I in a two-point win for Y.M.C.A. on the j first innings score. Hutt made 238 and 150 (Lockett 36, R. Aldersley 29, Ball 25, Kerr 11, Kitto 11). When stumps were ( drawn Y.M.C.A* had compiled 90 for the loss of three wickets in their secqpd innings (Mclntosh not out 13, Harper ::!). JUNIOR GRADE. Institute A 137 ("Worthington 23 not out, Osmond 20, Nelson 15, £?bcnnan 33, Callaghan 11) defeated St. Paul'6, 36 and two for C (Mouat 24), by one wicket and 101 runs on the first innings. Bowling for Institute, Fordham five for 11 and Bilby three for 20 divided the wickets*, wlnl© Mouat and Norris bowled best for St. Paul's. Owing to the rain the match was* postponed at this juncture. Institute, with 23 points, are in the lead for the junior championship, the run-ners-up being St. Patii's with 18 points. Third B Grade.—Wesley (101 for four wickets declared) defeated Institute (42 and 52) by an innings and 7 runs. For Wesley (Cross 33, Seddon 29 not out, .McLean 24 not out) and for Institute (Searle 16, Clarke 15 not out) did best. Institute played four men.short. Third A Grade.—3t. Thomas secured a two-point Win over Poneke by eigh'wickets and 30 runs. Poneke batted first and made 87, of which ±i. 'Tilyard 2<, Bmmen.s 16, and Findlay 10 were the chief scorers, bt. Thomas* first innings realised 117 for two wickets declared •(Fisher not out 66, Turvey not out 46). Bowling for St. Thomas, Dawrence took live wickets for 41 runs, Turvey four foi 21, and for Poneke Cooper did best with one for 6. Junior B.—Railways v.^horndon—This match was concluded at Newtown Park on Saturday, and resulted in a draw. Thorndon had scored 344 rasa in vheir first innings, and Railway on tsaturday had lost six wickets tor 103 (O’Brien 67, Dooley 65 not out) when stumps wer© drawn. Tmrd B Grade.—Wesley (101 for tour wickets declared) defeated Institute (52 and 42) by an .innings and seven runs. For Wesley, Cross 33, beddon 29 not out, and McLean 24 not out, and for Institute, Searle 16, Clarke 15 not out did oest. Institute played four men short. /Third-class oricket.—Centicfe met Kilbirnie 'at Park on Saturday, but th© rain interfered and play was stopped a few* minutes before five o'clock. Centics batted first and compiled 117 runs, tired r chief scorers being Poo ley 20, Bromley 20, Hester 19, *and McKinnon. 30 not out. When stumps were drawn Ivilbirnie had three wickets down for 19 runs. Keen interest was shown by a-ll concerned in the contest between the Hutt thirds (leading for the championship) and the Maiist Brothers at the match played last Saturday. The- *loeal team made 22 for three wickets down, when a downfall of rain intervened and play ceased. Taking advantage of the snort spell of the weather Hutt resumed ats innings and had all wickets down for 76. Glennie, Jenness and Carter reached their two-point figures of 22, 15, and 11. From the outset, the visiting team did not score to advantage, through fine performances of*bowling by Glennie and Carter. Th© former captured five wickets. at short intervale, for 18 rune: ! and the latter 1 for 2. Fitzgerald and ■ Burk© sared the situation and compiled 33 and 30 respectively, and extras 16; Marist*/, total for eight wickets was 98. Thus the games concluded with a twopoint win for the visitors. Mulligan and Fitzgerald bowled for the 'winning team, and for Hutt Carter, Glennie, Matthews, Mansell and Burt. JUNIORS. In the resumed game between Hutt juniors B v. Y.M.C.A., at Lower Hntt Recreation Ground on Saturday last, the visiting team secured a two-point win over the local team by three wickets and 88 runs. Best scorers for Hutt were Lockett 36. Aldersley 29, Ball 25, Kitto and Kerr 11 each; Y.M.C.A., McIntosh 155, Phillpots 24, Nightingale 23, Harper -21 and Holt 20. For Y.M.C.A. Milne took 6 wickets for 43 runs and Lewis 2 for 13; and for Hut£ Lockett and Aldersley shared the bowling. Junior B grade—At Newtown Park on Saturday Central Mission (144 and 4 for 192) defeated Institute B (107) by 37 runs on th© first innings. For the winner© Greig 85, TUdman 57, and Hassa] 23 did well, and Calvert 53 and Barr 12 batted well for Institute. BOYS’ LEAGUE. SENIOR "A/* Playing at Karori, Y.M.C.A., batting first against Marist Old Boys "A," compiled 107. Of this total G. L. Nicholis contributed a. splendidly-played knock of 72 not out.- The only other doublefigure scorer was Lameson <l2). Marist had three wickets down for 53 (Keogi* 18 not out, Burk© 11, Goff 10) when the rain prevented further play. Bowling for Marist, Johnson took four wickets for* 42 runs, Andrews three for 41 Goff tw> for 14. For Y.M.C A. H- Price took one for 6, Huff one for 17, Nicholis non© for 11, O. Price none for 10. SENIOR B. Institute CC G** defeated Marist Old Boys r *B” by 30 runs on the first innings. Institute made 79 {Watson 13, Keogh 12 not out. Cleverly 12). Institute replied with 49 and 77 for five wickets (Millett 14 and 26, E. D- Smith 13, Smith 12, Johns 20 not out). Bowling for Marist, Quirk took six wickets for 26 runs, Millett three for 32. Carswell one for 16. For Institute, Barrow took nine for 29, Cleverly 5. • JUNIOR A. Marist Old-Boys defeated St-Thomas’s by five wickets and 21 runs. St. Thomas's made 80. Marist replied with 101 for four wickets (Reed 42 not out. Sharp 16 not out, Cudby 13). IN THE WAIRARAPA ' CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES CONTINUED. (Bi Telegraph.—Special to the "Times.”) MASTEKTON, January 30. The Wairarapa Crteket Association’s championship matches were continued yesterday afternoon. Pirates defeated Waingawa. Pirates scored 189 for two wickets iDacre 133, Murray 30 not out). Waingawa com piled 86 in their first innings. Masterton beat Featherston on the first innings.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM

NEW ZEALAND TOUR. MR F. C. RAPHAEL’S OPINION. SUCCESSFUL TOUR ASSURED The final selection of the Australian team, which arrives in Wellington _on Tuesday week, consists of the following players:—V. Richardson, Pellew (South Australia), V. Ransford, Lampard, Liddicutt. Ironmonger. Moyes (Victoria), Dr Bogle, Katclifie, Waddy, Asher. Kippax iNew South Wales), Hornebrook (Queensland), and. Howard (manager). Mr F. C Raphael, chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Council, is at present on a visit to Wellington in connection with the visit of the Australian team. When approached for an expression of opinion in regard to the team. Mr Raphael said: “The _ final selection is much stronger than the one announced in the first instance, and is a very capable and ‘well balanced side.” Naturally, he said, he was disappointed that C. B. Willis was unable to make the trip, but Mores, who has replaced him, is a splendid bat, and only last week compiled the big score of 243 in He is greatly impressed with tho keen' interest being shown not only in ’Wellington but throughout tho whole of New Zealand in the impending tour, which gives promise of being the most successful yet undertaken by the Council. "You can take it from me.” said Mr Raphael, " that New Zealand cricketers will give a good account of themselves.

The standard of cricket, especially in Wellington and Auckland, is most promieing, and augurs well far the success of the matches which will eventuate with I the Australians. There are some likely test ricketen playing under the minor associations, and the match which is tc be played at Wellington should pros* a big draw. “Altogether, 1 am very optimistic regarding the complete success of the tour," concluded Mr Raphael, “whih dill do I cricketers an immense »nwuu»t of