PETONE V. INSTITUTE

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12076, 2 March 1925, Page 12

PETONE V. INSTITUTE

GREAT BATTING^PARTNEBSHIP. BABCO.CS: AND DEMPSTEK-.' Institute, -in its match with Pctone on Saturday.tprovided one of the Sliest battins ~£artnen:ship> exhibitions; witnessed. thin season. Badcocfc and . Demos ter v betweentheni compiled ,218 runs, both men passing the oentnrv mark with double figures, v Institute won, the toss. Demoster and Badbock .opening the innings.'! - Both batsmen opened cautiously, and contented themselves with .singles , and occasional twos.and threes. ~:They.quickly mastered the bowling, -and opening their shoulders thrashed, the leather all round-the field. Petone tried every, bowler in the team but without success.' The' runs piled up steadily,' and the field was kept busy' chasing the leather. <» .- The partnership had realised 258 rune, including 5. extras, when heavy rain necessitated the Withdrawal of stamps at S.lO p.m,' Badbock 'contributed 129 and Dempster 119, this -performance taking pride of .place in the list of partnership 'Scoring for the season. Brice, Finlayson,. Smyrk and Senior bore the burden of tbe bowling, and although -they were in moat of'(the overs dead on the wicketYthey. failed to shake the defence. • ' Detailed results are as follow: 1 . INSTITUTE.—First Innings. 1 Badcock. not ont 129 Dempster, not out ......: 119 ‘Extras 5 Total ....... 253 'Bowling analysis—Brice took no wickets for '66 runs, Finlayson none for G 4, Smyrk' none for 44, Senior none for 30, Edwards none for SO, and Capstick none for 14. „

INSTITUTE MATCHES . Junior A grade—Petone 168; Institute 313 for, three wickets, 'Batting for Institute T. Nelson was in fine form and compiled 121 not out. He was ably assisted by A. Spohsky, who, also passed t£o century mark, getting the fine score. of 109. Both batsmen batted finely, and gave Institute a three-point win. Junior B grade.—lnstitute'v. Railways. After tbo first day's play the, score stood Institute 210 and Railways,Jo4 for nine wickets. ' Railways carried their score.]; to 122. In their second innings Institute declared with'thoir score' at 152’ for'five wickets.' Wbinham 51, Milbnru 34, 17 aiul Searlo 11 not out batted well. Railways'in their second innings had’lost one wicket- for 64 when rain -caused cessation of play. Institute -won' bv, 88 runs —three-points win. Third B grade.—lnstitute, 257, Hataitai no wickets for 3. Batting for Institute Cronno batted woll for 107 and then had the misfortune to be run < out. Stevens, 81, also batted well. Leggett 25 and Qnin 22 were the. othor scorers. McLean took five .wickets for 10 and, Forrester three for 50 for. Hataitai.. Rain caused abandonment of play. Fourth grade.—lnstitute v. Midland. Institute 230 for seven wickets (declared). Batting for Institute’ Crook'gave a good all round display in compiling 102. He played right through the innings. Other scores were Burton 42. Hinchcliff 24 not out. Melville 21, Miller 14. Standidge, with five wickets; bowled best for Midland, who had lost, one wicket for 30 (Standidge 13) when stumps were drawn on account of rain.

MERCANTILE LEAGUE RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S GAMES Severs! matches between teams of the Mercantile Lcaguo were played. Details are as follow: City Council Motors v. Munt Cottrell

and Co. - City-Council-Mptors, ’five wickets for 184 (declared). .Hunt: Cottrell and Co., seven wickets .for 84. Batting for City; Council H. HUdßon 74 (not out), F. Linguard 51, R. Avery 15. Bpwling for City Council F. Linguard seven wickets for 27. - Colonial Motors 236 (declared) for one wicket and Vacuum Oil 106 (all out). For Colonial Motors Rhodes 127 (not out) and Hamilton 106 (not out) were the best Scorers. : ' Stewarts and Co. bsat P. and T. Sttfres hy seven .wickets. Stewart .138 and P. and T.’ Stores 135. Batting for Stewart: A. Reid 88 (not out), Daveqport 18 (dot out) and F. Reid 16. Batting for P. and T.: Adams 50, Malin 21, (/layer 11, Kelly 10. Bowling : A. Reid four for 26 and Davenport two .for 20. Bowling for P. and T. -. Taylor two for 48. JVhitcomkeVplayed a draw with D.I.C. HOUSE MATCH , -The combined Courtenay Place cricket team play the Milkmen at Kelburrj, Park Wednesday afternoon at 2.15 p.m.. . Tho following will, represent combined - Courtenay place team-: - Cusaok, Bloxam', Semple, Wakefield, Cording, Petrie, Dean, Christensen, .Kelly, Ramson and Aitken. MATCHES ELSEWHERE WAIRARAPA COMPETITION. , (By Telegraph—Special to "Times.") MASTERTON, March 1. ' The most importaht senior match of the! season; which will practically decide the’ senior championship, was commenced on Saturday, when Carterton and' United met. Carterton .won the toss and went in on a sticky wicket. - They compiled ofily 75. (Whitburn’ 16). ■ F. Hoar took five wickets for 27 runs. At the drawing of stumps United had 160; up for the loss of-eight wickets (A/ Hoar 37, Dixon 23 not' out, Phillips 25, Newbound 16, Bundle 13, Herbert 13, Simpson 10-not . out). AUCKLAND GAMES! ] AUCKLAND, March 1. . The senior cricket', championships were continued in dull weather. -Light rain delayed the fetart' of play for half an hour. Batting first on a wet wicket. University knocked up 120 for one wicket against Ponsonby, but the pitch then started to dry and wickets fell fast, the side out for 191. .R. Garrard made 73, W. Garrard 45, Kelly 21; ■ Gee 18. Bowling for Ponsonby, Craig took: four wickets for 63 runs; 'Sneddon, four for 51; Smith, one for 32; Taylor, one for 38. Ponsonby at the close of time 'had made 39 for one wicket. . ■ 1 Grafton were dismissed by Parnell for 101, Pope making 25. Bowling for Parnell Anthony took ; six wickets for 37, and -Harris four for 58. Parnell had made 51 . for one wickot when 'stumps were drawn. Eden scored 347 for six wickets against North ‘Shore,. Gillespie making 126, Postlos .79 and Smith 52. Rain interrupted play. DUNEDIN MATCHES. - DUNEDIN,-March 1. Albion scored - a-three-point win ,; over Grange,. who in... the first innings on the previous Saturday made 155. Albion, continuing-their first innings, made 275 .(Duncan -1 61). »; Grange declared their second innings, closed with five wickets down f0r,250 (M<?Mullan 99. -Alloo-49, Conradi 33, Chadwick 30); and. Albion made the necessary 194 to secure a three-point win (Blamires in 74. Blair 45). Carisbrook’ 'beat'Dunedin,' "whose first innings closed-for 85. Thoir second ini mngß/, however,^produced 1 '.24FHCasey: 70, Torrance not\out~_ss, > Cherry 48, -Baker 24), ’ Carisbrook in : the: first innings made-. 350. In- Dunedin's .first -innings Douglas took, seven wickets for 25, and: Dickipson three for ‘39. MANAWATU CHAMPIONSHIP. PALMERSTON N„ March 1. , The Manawatu Genior cricket competition concluded .■ on Saturday. - Palmerston North .; '.Scliool“ are ,tho ' chain--pions of the season and the win -is remarkably popular .throughout ..the district. Their .success, was brought about by cneket of a 'high-class andi fine team' . T“® Sf4wtwa,tii- side-.to meet the ■Victorians, on. March; 17th and !Bth will inclqde:representatives of the - HoroFeilding 'dilstfict /fissociations. 1 >i r 4