AMONG THE PLAYERS.

NZ Truth, Issue 889, 9 December 1922, Page 7

AMONG THE PLAYERS.

Wellington Notes.

(By L. T. COBCROFT.) Petono made a thorough job of V.M.C.A. and defeated them by an innings and 250 runs. After the heavy rain on the previous night the wicket was on the slow side and Brice, knowing that tho ball would get up, had three of his fields playing right on top of the batsmen, the result being that the first three batsmen for the V.M..C.A. were caught almost off thet> bats (so to speak) by Finlayson, whose efforts on two occasions were biiUiam ones. He sprung forward and jusv got the ball before It reached the ground. Not one of the town team managed to get double llgures and were all out for 31-— a most mediocre performance. Brice oaptured six wickets for 10/ and Smyrk four for 20. Both bowled wejl. but the batting was bad. ' Following on, the V.M.C.A. dM slightly better and mad? XO7, Cobcroft 27, Fulton 23 not out, and vMurphy 17 did best, while Rangi Finlayson bowled reajly well and captured 7 wickets for 20— <l flrst-clase performance, The Petone ladleg kindly dispensed afternoon tea which was much apprelated by the visitors and called forth a remark from the V.M.C.A, fckippwr ■'if they could not get runs, they oquld f-njoy their cup of tea." Alf Cate was In splendid form behind the sticks. Old Boys tailed badly m tht>L at<<impt to get the required number oV runs set them by Midland, aa when the last wicket had fallen the touj wa» 161, or 134 behind. Ken Tucker again demonstrated that he is a long way from a back number vet by making 1 45 and getting them well. Barclay. 22 not out, and the consistent Ronaldson 81, and D. ColUua 21 wore tho best of tho remainder. Dave Patrick, having" a wicket that would take the nip, secured 5 for 29. In their second attempt Old Boys did much bottor (but the effort wu» too late) making 11$ for 2 wicket's. Again "Ronny" made 4? and Cuillus and Barclay with 25 and 24 batted well. ' ...'■. Wellington can, consider ' themselves lucky' that the rain fell ap heavily on Friday evening, .thereby living the Institute a bad spin for their money. In fact nil batting sides were severely Jmndlcapped on Saturday an the conditions were all. In favor of tho bowlers. , Institute failed by the small margin of 23 runs. Dempster bnu.-.-l w«i: i'->:-!i!s runs and tf the condition^ had been tho samp n« th^ iH'tmo^jifltMi 1 --* day his score would have boon a cen« tury. It Is quite tJlws'nr: to ret-ord tlila batsman back to form. Banks set the side a good start by* ninking 30. Watson 21 and Nelson 80 did their sttara towards making a vfln <>f it. Hiddleston with four for sixty was the destroying angel. By this win Wellington are at the top of tho list. V.M.C.A. are at the liottorn. A good even go between Thorndon mid Hutt, with the former gaining a four point win by the email margin of 14 runs. Thorndon. who had made 207 In the first Innings, were get rlcl of the second time for 74 and out of this number Lomas and Phillips made 23 and 11 respectively. Watson '•nwlod woll and secured five wickets for 23. The consistent Aldorsley got ': for 22. , With only 127 rwns to win Hutt's chance appeared to be a rosy one hvt 'bey finished up 14 runs short of the n,ecot«sary number to give them a four pointer. ConiVlffn 27. Watson 22, nnd McOlrr 16 did their bit towards it, but were Mot supported by tho remainder of the iifttsmcn. Warne, who has come out as a '•owler' this sonson. again bowled well and finished* up with 5 for 40. Junior. ' OJrt Bo>*s Rained; a three point win over Potono. who In their sftconc 1 . at'otnpt mado 129. Gledhill 2;"., SuUku--l:ui<l 25. and DnlKlclsh 18 were highest -tcorers. Morton sovon wickets for 47 was by f;ir thf )iio«t bowler for the ox-Collogiansi Con. Di». of Uip Old Boys. Is a tip-top batsman nnrt had vi?ry hard luck m .ni^ninsr tho contury by three. Oily iiitinJf came along with 39. llop<» im<l Roilgfi* wore Pctone's bost bowlers. Hohvyn dofcatod 'Varsity and gained i- throe point win. scoring 20C and 207 •«a:n§l 194 nnd 74 for foti'r wlckoW. Murphy GO. Buck T. 3. l'tolton 8». ontl Wnltors 28 were top scorers fo.' Sel»\'.vn. who arc nothniK if not consist-, ont. Bellhouse 42 nnd Lusk 37 m:'. out •ifittfrt \>opt for TTnlvfrslty. Poneko cainotl a four pointer over liutt. an nftor t!'o for him- I>tl ••■• '»« -.'SI on the previous Saturday Hutt j ■■cpllod with 67 nnd 202. Lockpu 71, { ".:m\ r.B bntf»d n-nlly w.MI tr>r H\:ft. 1 }J. McCnrdlu 7 for 38 bowlod splon.tM\y. .Midland had a clone go with '■'.M.CA. nnd hnd a mafKln of 3 runs to uparu nt tho finish. Scores wore V.M.C.A. ©7 and 154. Prico 81. Alrnno -7. Lynam 10. Midland 92 and 162. Pon** 73. HaMoy 24. Porlrua gained a four point win over Mnrlst. V.M.C.A. fWfvitfvl Thorntlnn J>y 134 mtiM. Smith, of V.M.. took 0 fo:« 25. KslbSrni«? unified a win nutriirhl ov*»r •••rtiMnr'nn f'lllotro. Armstrong of Xllblrnle, took 7 for 43.

Karori gave Railways a good hiding and secured a four point win. O'Brien and Wilkinson batted, consistently for Karori. "