PETONE BEAT THORNDON

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11412, 8 January 1923, Page 11

PETONE BEAT THORNDON

FORMER’S FOUR-POINT WIN WINNERS’ GOOD A&L-ROUNP BATTING. ! At the close of the previous day’s ; play in the Petone v. Thorndon match at Petone, the town team were all on fc for 143, while Petone had six wickets down for 149. - On Saturday, Brice and Finlayson continued the innings, hut the former ! was caught by, Plant off Warns befono be had increased his score. Smyrke filled the gap, and the new partnership carried the score on to 197 before Finlayson’s wicket fell to Leggatt. Smyrke followed soon after, bnt a last-wicket partnership between Parrant (25 not out) and Sutherland (11), helped by “Mr Extras” (who was second top-score with 36), left the score at 250. Bowling honours were shared between Leggatt and. Warne, who secured five for 83 and five for 95 respectively. In their second strike, Thorndon fared a little better, and the innings closed for 202. Warne made an attractive 59 before being bowled by Borrows, and the skipper (Doneghue) played a fine innings fibr 46. The pair contributed over half the score, and the only other batsmen to make a stand were: Brook (16), Phillips (17), arid dross (16 not out). Brice was the best performer with the ball on the Petone side, and his five wickets cost him 80 runs. Petone now required 95 to win, and after the first four batsmen had fallen fairly cheaply to Doneghue and Leggatt, Finlayson and Smyrke made a stand, and when the innings was declared at 100 they were unbeaten, the former getting 32 and the latter 24. Doneghue, with three for 46, secured the best average of the Thorndon howlers. Petone thus* won by six wickets and 5 runs, and secure four points on the championship ladder. , The details, are as follow PJ2TONEJ.—First Innings Gedye. 0 Carruthers, b Warne 13 Hamilton,o Phillips, b Leggatt ......... 52 Burrows, b Warne - —. 6 Nicholls, Ibw, b Leggatt ~—. 16 ‘Corner-, o Chi istopherson, b Warne 9 Finlayson, b Leggatt 26 Cate, Ibw, b Warns. . 21 ; Brice, e Plant, b Warns 2 Smyrke, b Leggatt 38 Parrant, not out 25 . Sutherland,, b Leggatt Extras 36 Total 250 Fall of wickets. —One for 69, two* for 81, three for 85, four for 111, five for 111, six for 14J, seven for 149, eight for 197, nine for 212, ten for 250. Bowling analysis.—Plant, no wickets for 35 runs; Warne, 5 for 96; Leggatt, 4 for 83. Second Innings. Gedye, Ibw, o Poneghpe ........ 1 Burrows, o Cross, b Beuegbue ......... SH • Nicholls, o Cross, b Doneghue ......... 2 Corner*-b Leggatt }2 Finlayson, not out 82 : Smyrke, not out 24 Katyas; , 5 Total for four wickets 100 Fall of wfekets.—One fo* 4; two for 6, three, for S 9-, four for 59. Bowling nnalysfin—Leggatt, one for 47} Doneghue, three for 46 THORNDON. First Innings ..... 143 Second Innings. Brook, o Burrows, b Finlayson 16 Phillips, o Parrant, b Brice 17 Lomas, o and b Brice 4 Doneghue, st. Cate, b Smyrke ......... 46 Christopherson, o Cate, b Brice 10 Warne,' b Burrows 59 Leggatt, c sub, b Brice 8 Ellern, e- Cate, :b Snjyrke 0 Carruthers, b Brice 8 Cross, not out 16 Plant, b Finlayson 0 Extras 17 Total 203 Fall of wickets.— One for 36, two for -42, three for 43, four for 160, five for 108, six for 124, seven fox 132, eight for 138, nmo. for 201, ten for 2ft2 ■ Bowling analysis.—Brioe took five wieketa for $0 rursj Finlayson, two f«r 66; Smyrke, two for 24; Corner, one for 15.