CLUB GAMES RESUMED

NZ Truth, Issue 1103, 20 January 1927, Page 12

CLUB GAMES RESUMED

Bri|^ Bats CBy -I*. T. Cobcroft.)

After a kng^yTspelly another start was irtade with the senior i_am_es fit T#e^^ y °

' (TW .^&f Xyri^taJt-ih6 >Ba._ih;., Thorns _ttj?"'(^. ,, V^lti:^^rfn^J6)s/^nBT-.-B&r i : "Kertlang T !; wa*T ohce;^ again.' the Oiitstattdiiigr batsmari, . playingTbeautittttiy. _©C |ust- ovefl th^ double century when h« had the misfortune to be run ©pt ytfilla only' one wicket-t6'fa,ll. < T ; ':.7 ''y: ■£p£_J[^T,_T§T\' : . y', McGflrr, winning the toss for Hutt, dedded to make. use of, the good wicket by batting first..,:- y '■■'. - 7'; ■. 7TT ■. Buns came at a fast rate, 100 being I>o^d^.lftTjus_tbyer^he;,hour.7T' ..'.- Tatter_a.il yr&s caught and bowled by Konaldson with his score standing at tm-: ; T7 '-'"'-T'ttt '.-'■:.'■ ;.y Nunn and- G. William helped tlie score along materially by good ' knock., the former making 70 and the latter 47 not out. '- Harry Watson (as usual) got his, .share of th'eruhs, quickly making 37 m twenty minutes. 7 Duncan.T .Bonaldsoh and, Lambert shared the .wickets' between them for Old Boys who have 15 runs iip without ■loss. 7.. . T-TT : .:..:T.: Petone Weak " ■ Although the village representatives did not score heavily; against Midland

■ r •-'... ■-:'■. <? they T^ere consistent, especially the .first : slx;/featsmen, H.- and Mark Nich'blls. Brice, C.apstick and Cite: getting .well 'into the twenties. '-. Finlayson, •Royling T and Wilson? also 'reached double figures! ketone's total being 186. Jack Hut'chihgs was 'the most;successful bowler for Midland. ; He captured TsixTfor 74. ? ■'",_■ V.'-V '"•/'' .'' ■'■ ' WiriT3aker and^DonoghuetjCor Midland, hasVe T-0 f uris. u/p 'a;rid' are still unbeaten. ]'■'"'. TyiPoiible:; Fgure Artists Y.JM.C.A. rattled up '"'"a. score of 244 runs against Wellington^ Mat." Henderson heading the list with a well made 50. All the other batsmen obtained 1 double -figures. l ; - n Wellington -.haye .three good wickets down for 23. It looks like a win for the Young Men. ;..' V ' T T'K 296 Up ".', Institute 1 have every, reajson to be well satisfied with their score of 29 6 against Kilbirnie. Kilbirnie did riot make too good a beginning when going into bat, loosing a good batsman m Redmond . after he' had contributed 16. . . Institute have the runs on the board and certainly "appear to haVe- the best of'.it.y "" .■■'■■, • ■;'•> •-."*■•;":,.'