SATURDAY’S CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11662, 29 October 1923, Page 11

SATURDAY’S CRICKET

BOWLERS AGAIN HAVE A DAY OUT FOUR-POINT WINS TO MIDLAND AND HUTT VICTORIES TO PETONE AND WELLINGTON The first round of this season’s club cricket was concluded on Saturday under fair overhead conditions, but on a wicket that was in the bowlers’ favour. On the Basin Reserve, Petone secured a three-point win over Y.M.C.A. In their second innings the suburban team declared at 9 wickets for 124 (Finlayson 61), and Y.M.C.A. required 149 to win. They had 9 down for 115 when stumps were drawn, chief scorers bein? White 40, Bowyer 27. In their match against Institute, Hutt declared at 234 for 7 wickets. Institute in their first innings made 104 (Nelson 22) and in their second 100 (Foley 30), thus giving the Hutt team an innings victory. At Kelburn Midland, by scoring 135 and 121 for 5 (Baker 53} secured a four-point win over Old Boys, who made 161 and 8 for 150 (Duncan 34). Wellington, who scored 1 46 in their first innings and 61 in their second, defeated Thorndon, who compiled 55 in the first innings, and six for 66 in the second innings^ HONOURS LIST BATSMEN. Finlayson (Petone 61 Baker (Midland) 53 White (Y.M.C.A.) 40 Duncan (Old Boys) 34 Little (Midland) 3 2 Foley (Institute) 3° BOWLING. Napier (Weli.Vgton) 9 for 27 and 5 for 23 Watson (Hutt) 5 f° r 4 2 White (Y.M.C.A.) 5 for 49 Nunn (Hutt) * for 12 Leggatt (Thorndon) 4 f° r 2 3

PETOtiE V. Y.M.C.A. FINE EFFORT BY TRIANGLES BUT THREE-POINT WIN FOR PETONE. At one stage of the jam it looked aa if Y.M.C.A. had quite a fair chance of pulling off a four-point win against Petone on Saturday at the Basin Reserve. Petone had a lead of 24 on the . first innings, and Finlayson was the ' saviour of his side. He put up a fine | all round innings of 61, including two sixes and six fours, and captured three Y.JI. wickets. His attack when bowling with the .wind did not get home, but on changing ends with Brice both bowlers did better, and the \.M■ wickets fell more quickly. Bowyer gave a clean and pleasing display with the willow for Y.M., contributing a useful 27 before being stumped, his first experience of the kind in senior oncket. He will be a great asset to the Y.M. team just as he was in the Soccer. Cox knocked up 22, but should have been caught two or three times, Sutherland missing an easy one in the outfield, being properly caught napping. White contributed a useful 37 not out,- and time was lost towards the close through Finlayson falling and spraining liis ankle. They had scored 109 for seven, and had twenty minutes to get 44. It was possible, but five valuable minutes were lost, and stumps were drawn when Y.M. had scored 115 for the loss of nine wickets. Henderson loet his wicket by a smart throw-in from Nioholls. A hard drive looked good for a boundary, but Nicbolls jumped, stopped the ball with his left hand—it was too hot to hold—• but smartly retrieved and threw in, hitting the" wicket before Henderson could gain the crease. Hamilton, although only 15 years of age and having his lira* experience in senior cricket, played a nice straight bat and did not hesitate at loose balls. He promises well, and it is to be hoped that he will fet some good He has a rother a little older who is also shaping remarkably well. Petone secured a three-point win on the first innings. PETONE. First Innings Second Innings. M. Nicliolls, Ibw, b Henderson 19 J. Patrick, b Hitchcock 8 C. Finlayson, lbw, t> White 61 M. Comer, run out 5 E. Smyrk, b White 7 J}. Sutherland, b White 6 AY Borrows, c Henderson, b White... 15 II E. Nicholls, b Hitchcock 1 J. Hamilton, not out 9 J. Cate, not out 4 Extras 4 Total for nine wickets 124 Fall of wickets.—l for 14, 2 for 19, 3 for 33, 4 for 33, 5 for 57, 6 for 57. 7 for 102. 8 for 107, 9 or 110.

First Innings 47 Second Innings. Cox, b Finlayson 22 Bowyer, at Cate, b Brieo 27 Jones, b Smyrk 3 Westbrooke, b Finlayson 2 Haughey, c Nicholls, b Brice 4 (ondliffe. c Hamilton, b Finlayson... 2 Whit", not out 37 Henderson, thrown own, Nicholls ... 10 Sugden, b Corner 0 Almao, b Brice 1 Hitchcock, not out 0 Extras 7 Total for nine wickets 115 Fall of wickets.—l for 47, 2 for 50, 3 for 54, 4 for 55, 5 for 57, G for 67, 7 for 109, & for 110, 9 for 113. Finlayson, for Petone, took 3 wickets for -16 runs, Smyrk 1 for 13, Corner 1 for 2, and Brice 3 for 47. Would you try to fell a tree by lop-

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MIDLAND V. OLD BOYS WIN FOR FORMER A FOUR-POINT VICTORY. A rather duU afternoon’s cricket wee witnessed at Kelburn Park on Saturday, when Midland succeeded in defeating Old Boya by five wickets. Old Boys, who were 35 runs behind Midland on the first innings, continued thedr second innings with Duncan and Stainton, the not-out men from last week. Both batsmen played cautiously, with a view to wiping out the deficit before commencing to hit out. Judd was bowling a good ball, and was hard to place. Duncan livened things up with a nice 4 to leg, but was nearly bowled a couple of halls later. After twenty minutes’ batting, Duncan commenced to open his shoulders to Judd’s howling, with the result that he hit several beautiful sixers dean out of the ground. Bruce, bowling at the other end, was responsible for the dismissal of Stainion, who had been quietly jogging along, scoring singles and twos. A. Ronaldeon was the next batsman, and commenced confidently with several nice twos. When he had scored 14, Eonaldson played forward to a tricky ball from Judd, and was bowled. Dunoan stepped out to a lob from Judd and dispatched it for six. The next ball shattered his stumps., The Midland fielding at this stage was good, the picking up and throwing in being particularly smart. Barclay and Collins were now associated, but, after scoring six, Collins made a poor stroke at one of Judd’s deliveries, and gave the easiest of chances to Little at midon, and the fieldsman accepted it. F» Joplin filled the vacancy, and rattled up a dozen in good style, when be was caught behind the stumps. Five for 100. Veteran Ken. Tucker attempted to make a stand with Barclay, hut refused to run for a drive past the bowler, and Barclay, who was half-way down the pitch, was run out. G. Lusk, who played for University Juniors last year, made a stand with Tucker, and the pair put on over 50 runs by 6olid batting. Lusk displayed several nice strokes, and his display was promising When he had scored 21 he was howled by a short-pitched ball from O’Connor, which just hit the top of the stumps. J. Pope was caught out before scoring, and with eight wiokete down for 150, Old Boys declared, and put Midland in to bat, with two hours to play and 120 runs to get. MIDLAND AT THE WICKETS.

■Midland sent H. Hutchings and W. Baker in to open the innings, the latter faring the cowling of Barclay. With hie second ball Barclay shattered the batsman’s stumps with a beautiful offbreak, and Hutchings retired with a “duck” to his credit. B. Gobeon took his place at the batting crease, but could do nothing with the bowling. Baker was uncomfortable when facing Duncan, for the latter was pitching the ball on the leg and breaking in, and Baker had several narrow escapes. Gibson was now batting with more confidence, and was stepping out to meet the bowling. Bruce, however, got one past him, and Gibson was out with 14 to his credit. D. Little was the next bateman, and, with Baker, helped to take score from 20 to 73 by aggressive hitting. Baker wa* playing a very safe game, and could not be tempted to hit out. Time was getting on, and it was doubtful whether Midland could get the runs by 6 o’clock. Duncan bowled Little, arid Bruce wbb caught out by Bull before scoring. H. L. Cooper, a promoted junior, took his plaoe, only to sec Baker caught behind the stumps. Off the first ball, however, Cooper hit a beautiful six, and at ten minutes to six he hit the winning run, Midland thus winning by five wickets. Following are the details: OLD BOYS. First Inning-.! 101 Second Innings. A. W. Duncan, b Judd 34 YV. Stainton, b Bruce 13 A Ronaldson, b Judd 14 \V. Barc’ay, run out 17 D. ('. Collins, c Little, b Judd 6 I\ Joplin, c Baker, b Bruce 12 K. Tucker, not out 23 G. Lusk, b O’Conno.* 21 J. Pope, c Gilchrist, b (XConnor 0 Extras 10

Total for eight wickets 150 Bowling analysis.—Judd, 3 for 77; Bruce, 1 for 32; O’ConnoJL 2

MIDLAND. First Innings 136 f Second Innings. 'H. Hutchings, b Barclay 0 W. Baker, c b Barclay ... 53 B. Gibson, b Duncan 14 D. Little, b Duncan 32 A. Bruce, c Bull, ?> Collins 0 J. W. Hutchings, not out 7 H. L. Coopex*. not out 10 Extras 5 Total for five wickets 122 Bowling analysis.—W. Barclay, two wickets for 30 runs; A W. Duncan, two for 34; K. Tucker, 0 for 13; D. C. Collins, 1 fo-r 30; G. Lusk, 0 for 10. WELLINGTON_V. THORNDON FORMER'S THREE-POINT WIN ROT IN SECOND INNINGS. Although Wellington had established a substantial lead at the Basin Reserve against Thorndon, having scored 146 in their first innings, while dismissing six Thorndon men for 36, and ultimately got the side out for 55, they were by no means out of the wood when taking their second strike, for they had seven wickets down for 32, and though Morrison put on 17 not out, the others could not keep their end up, and the side was <fut for 61, Leggat and Jeffs taking the wickets, leaving Thorndon to get 153 to win. Thorndon started well, and reached 65 for five wickets. Another wicket went for nought, Mason and Wame put on a couple eooh, when time arrived, Thorndon’s score being 6B for six wickets. Wellington gained a three-point win on the first innings. The outfield, especially on the ground which was raised during the winter, was very dead, and carpet strokes would not travel. Thorndon’s fielding in the second spell against Wellington was very smart, while the Wellington fielding was clean and the returns quick and accurate. The Thorndon wicket-keeper received 1 a nasty hit on the face from a rising ball. Only Williams reached double figures in Thorndon’s first innings, and nine of the ten wickets fell to Napier, whose howling was very deadly. Coming from Hastings, he is a decided acquisition to the Wellington team. In the wind he gets a tremendous swerve on the ball, which is very deceiving. He captured five of the six wickets in the second innings, and to capture 14 out of the 16 wickets which fell is no mean feat. As the season progresses he should be heard much more of, and should find a place in the Wellington team when the Plunket Shield match is being played. WELLINGTON. First innings - 14® Second Innings. Hiddjeston. b leggat 13 Quinn, ruir out 9 Kortlang, run out 1 Jackson, b Leggat 1 Jennings, b Taylor J Wagstafl. o Mason, b Leggat 0 Napier, c Ellerm, b Taylo.r S Wilson, c Taylor, b Jeffs 7 Morris, not out 17 Fateraoa, b Jeffs 1 Good, b Leggat 0 Extras 8 61 The wickets fell—l for 23, 2 for 23, 3 for 2f7, 4 for 29, 5 for 29, 6 for 29, 7 for 82, 8 for 52. 9 for 56, 10 for 61. BOWLING AVERAGES. Thorndon.

A. E. Donoghue, c Quinn, b.Napier... 9 K. R. Mason, o Maries, b Napier ... 0 P. Ellerm, b Napier 4 E. Brook, b Napier 0 E. Williams, c Paterson, b Napier ... 39 H. Carruthers, b Napier 0 D. Leggatt, b Napier 9 W. Warne, c and b Napier 7 O K. Jeffs, st. Napier 6 W. Sweengy, not out 0 6. Taylor, lbw Wilson 8 Extras 4

The wickets fell—l for 3,2 for 26, ,3 for 28, 4 for 31, 5 for 41, 6 for 44, 7 for 44, 8 for 48, 9 for 54, 10 for 55.

Wil9oa 6 0 12 1 THORNDON,—Second Innings. Taylor, b Napier 50 Donoghue, b Napier 0 Brooke, c Good, b Napier 27 Williams, b Napier 3 Ellerm, c Good, b Maries 1 Carruthers, c Maries, b Napier 15 Mason, not out 2 Warn©, not out 2 Total for six wickets 66 Fall of wickets—l for 0,2 for 25, 3 for 29, 4 for 30, 5 for 62, 6 for 62. For "Wellington, Napier took five wickets for 23 runs, and Muriss ono for 31. Hiddleston bowled three overs, off which. 12 runs were scored. ■ m HUTT V.JNSTITUTE INNINCS VICTORY TO FORMER SUBURBAN BOWLERS IN FORM The Institute team journeyed to Hutt on Saturday and continued their match against the suburban team. Hutt in, on the first day's play had knocked up 234 runs for seven wickets, and on Saturday they declared without going to the crease again. Institute could muster only 100 runs ! in their first innings against the bowling of Nunn, Watson and Beard, who were assisted to some extent by the wicket. The only batsman to make a stand was Nelson, who compiled 22. Nunn took four wickets for 12 rune, Watson three for 30, and Beard two for 22. Institute were thus forced to follow on, but their second attempt was even worse, and they were dismissed for 100 runs, giving Hutt tho victory by an innings and 30 runs. Foley was the principal run-getter with 30, while Griffiths was next with 14. Watson took five wickets for 42, Beard three for 26, Nunn none for 6. LOWER CRADEB SATURDAY’S RESULTS. Junior B —Y.M.C.A. lost to Wellington, the scores being Y.M. 54 and 91 (Francis 47, not out). Wellington 123 (Crombie 81, Monkhouse 26) and 143 (Monkhouse 35, Evans 35). Third B—Y.M.C.A. lost to Wesley by 5i runs on tho first innings. JTJNTQR C. Railways v. Selwyn— Railways, first innings 98 (Boesley 37, Cornfoot 17, Swan 10 not out). Bowling for Selwyn, Raxworthy five for 34, Capes three for 38. Railways, second innings, 0 for 19 (McLeod 19 not out). Selwyn, first innings, 36 (McQuade 16, Raxworthv 10). Bowling for Railways, A. Cornfoot six for- 16. Selwyn, second innings, 73 (Capes 21, McQuade 15. Robb 11). Bowling for Railways. McLeod four for 36, Cornfoot three for 17. Railways secured a four-point win St Thomas v. Institute—St. Thomas made 34 and 90 for four wickets (Fudney not out 30, Lawrence 21 not out, Bxad-

shaw 20). Institute 81 and 38 (Spolskey 21 and 11, Alexander 16, Williams 15, Finlayson 13). Bowling for St. Thomas, Bradshaw took eight wickets for 29 runs, Lawrence four for 20. Clark two for 10; and for Institute, Alexander five for 42 and Rogers four for 30. St. Thomas gained a four-point win by six wickets and five runs.

Thorndon, 101 and 138, defeated St. Patrick’s College, 86 and 103, by 50 rune—a four-point win. Humphries 86, H. Cox 22. Mallett 10 were the highest scorers for Thorndon, and Blake 43, Riddell 15 for St. Patrick’s. Johnson (three for 32), Riddell (three for 26) bowled best for the College as did Salmon (seven for 26) for the winners.

Fourth Grade —Institute Old Boys defeated Wellesley College by 133 runs on the first innings. 'Scores were Wellesley College 34 and 73 for five wickets. Institute 167. Batting for Institute H. Noot carried his bat throughout the innings for a well played score of 120 not out. He played forceful cricket, his score including three sixers and seven 4’s. Cade (16) put on 99 with Noot for the first wicket. For Wellesley, Miller 16 and 25, Rose 17, and Wall 14 batted well. Bowling for Institute, Noot took four wickets for 2 runs, Carlton two for 20 and one i)oi v 12, Korr two for 8, Douglas one for 4 and three for 34, and Quin one for 4. For Wellesley, Wall took six for 40, «yui bowled well. Institute three-point win. Y.M.C.A. A v Y.M.C.A. B.—The "A” team won by 47 rune. Y.M.C.A. A 65 and 52 (Worthington 22) Y.M.C.A. 831 and 29 (G. Peddie 16). For Y.M.C.A. A Worthington took 7 wickets for 26, Bale 4 for 15. For Y.M.C.A. B G. Peddie took 10 wickets for 42 (including the “hat triok”), Evatt 5 for 27, Wilkinson 3 for 18. JUNIOR A. Wellington College 127. For College Fitzmnurioe 49, Wilson 38 were the best. Bowling: Millar 4 for 20, Laws 5 for, 34. Selwyn, 3 wickets down for 44. MERCANTILE LEAGUE BANNATTNE AND HUNTER v. STEWARTS. Bannatyne and Hunter met Stewarts at Karon Park in the Mercantile League on Saturday, winning by 132 runs to 57. The best scorers for the winners were F. Payne 28, L. Cording 28, F. Hill 23, Lindsay not out 17, H. Baumber 10, E. C. Cording 10. E, C. Cording took five wickets for nino runs, and L. Cording three for 13. For Stewarts Wilson 26 and Robertson 14 were the best scorers, while Winter took five wickets for 51 runs. Vacuum Oil Co. 137 (Duck 51, Andrews 23, Gibton 28, Wilson 10, Rhodes 10) defeated Cowan and Co:, 36 and 58 (Dormer 12 and 13, Mitchell 18, Martin not out 13). Bov/ling for Vacuum Duck took 9 wickets for 17, Cottrell 4 for 23. Mitchell secured 6 for 23 for Cowans. D LC. 89 (Cookson 27, Rankin 23)j Whitcombe and Tombs 73 (Mason 18, Nalding 1). Munt, Cottrell 112 (Alexander 28, Donaldson 27, Marahot 21). Phoenic Aerated Water Co. 61 (Guise 31). BOYS' LEAGUE.. Intermediate.—Y.M.C.A. *'A” 35 and 18, total 53; Karori 39 and 53 (Whittaker 16, Barker 11, Rankin 12), total 92. Karori won by 39 runs. Y.M.C.A. "C” first innings 176 for nine wickets declared (Ruddleston 65, Ellis 36, Pengelly 19, ClaTeburt 13). Institute 7 and 3, total 10. W.' Dustin took ten wickets fob four runs, including the “hat trick” in both innings. Y.Jd.C.A. won by an innings and 166 runs. DUNEDIN GAMES. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, October 28. A commencement was made in the cricket fixtures on Saturday afternoon in glorious weather. Grange made 243 (Knight 109, McMullan 51) against Dunedin, who have made 23 runs for the lo6s of one wicket. Albion oocupiod the wickets all the afternoon against Cariebrook, compiling 271 runs (Shepherd 129, Keast 41, Burney 27, Mclvor in 20).

O. M. H. W. White 32 3 49 5 Hitchcock n 2 21 2 Hoa<terson 5 1 11 1 Almao 3 0 Y.M.CA. 39 0

O. M. E. W. Taylor 7 0 14, 3 Leggat 11 0 23 4 Warne 3 0 12 0 Jeffs 10 4 2 THOKiNDON. —First Innings.

BOWUNG AVERAGES. Wellington.' O. M. U. W Napier . 9 Good .... 0