Cricket in other Centres: Some Remarkable

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1277, 16 March 1918, Page 3 (Supplement)

Cricket in other Centres: Some Remarkable

What must surely be the record low score for a senior team in New Zealand club cricket was made in Wellington last Saturday, when, in its second innings against Petonc, the Returned Soldiers’ Association team was disposed of for eight runs! But only eight wickets actually fell. One man who had scored two not out in the last part of the previous Saturday’s play, did not resume his innings, and another man was absent. The destroying angel was “Sixer” Brice, whose howling analysis in that second was: 3.3 overs, 1 maiden, 2 runs, 7 wickets. Willi his lasl three deliveries he did the “hat trick.” He had taken three other wickets in his third over. Bennett got the other wicket at a cost of six runs. In their first innings, on the previous Saturday, the Returned Soldiers had scored hut 45, Brice having then taken five wickets for 13 runs, and Bennett four for 32 —one batsman was absent. Brice’s feat in performing the hat trick in each innings is another of the curiosities of the match. But he was not the only bowler who did well in the game. For the Returned Soldier, Thomas took nine wickets for 38 runs. However, Retone’s first innings’ total was 125 (Hamilton 57), sufficient for a win by an innings and 72 runs. The pitch was very fast. ■ The nearest approach, in New Zealand cricket or senior grade or better, to that low score of the Returned Soldiers, that runs in the memory, is the total of 13—which included 8 extras—which Auckland made against Canterbury away back in 1877-Hhc bowlers were Frith and Ashby. With only two matches to play—one of the two was to have been finished to-day—Ponsonby had a lead of six points in Auckland’s first-

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grade cricket competition. The penultimate match, started last Saturday, was against Parnell, second team on the list. Ponsonby batted first and the scoring was fairly even. _ln a total of 243, Cullimore made 55, two other batsmen over 30 apiece, and four others over 20 each. Five bowlters divided the Ponsonby wickets.. F. A. Midlane, the ex-Wellington batsman, scored another century in Auckland grade cricket last Saturjday. He carried his bat throughout North Shore’s innings against University, and had got just 100 when the last wicket fell. Midlane played carefully and well. E. V. Sale scored 150 by powerful hitting, but the other (batsmen did not do very well, and Shore’s innings closed at 217. Gaul--1 ton bagged three of the “tail-enders” j for 15 runs. University had lost ' three wickets in scoring 45 runs .when time was called. The third match started in Auckland last Saturday was between Eden and Grafton. Eden scored 159 (E. A. Hcighway 59, L. G. Hemus 31). J. H. Baker got live of the Eden wickets for 59 runs, and A. Sloman three for 30. By the end of the day Grafton had scored 88 for four wickets (Beveridge 37 not out). A century scored by B. J. Tuckwell, the former Otago and New Zealand representative player, was of material assistance to the North team in staving off a three-points win by Trentham, in Wellington first-grade cricket last Saturday. A week beI fore, North had been disposed of for 103, and Trentham had scored 150 for four wickets, J. N. Crawford having 78 not out. Crawford failed to add to his score last Saturday, and Trentham’s innings finished at 203.

North’s second innings did not open well, Wilson and Hiddleston being dismissed early, but Tuckwell and Barker put on 141 for the third wicket. Barker was dismissed after he had scored 49 runs. Tuckwell went on batting excellently until he reached 137, and then he was caught. Except for two chances his batting was sound as well as forceful. North’s score reached 254 for seven wickets, and Trentham had to be content with a win on the first innings. Smyrk got three wickets for 45 runs, but Crawford’s three cost 89. Old Boys also got a two-points win, scoring 194 and 117 for four wickets (Tucker 37 not out) to East’s 82 (Dind 33). Garrod took six of the East wickets for 24 runs, and Tucker four for 30. An easy win on the first innings was scored by Carisbrook against Otago Boys’ High School in Dunedin first-grdde cricket last Saturday. Batting first, High School scored only 02 runs, not one batsman reaching double figures—extras provided 21. The Rev. W. A. Hay took five wickets for 14 runs. Carisbrook replied with 192, Church making 50 before he retired, Hutcheson also scoring 50 and Hay 38. Albion put up 270 for eight wickets against St. Kilda and then declared.. Mason hit lustily for 108, retired, his score including two sixes and 20 fours. Keasl got 57 and Ferguson 50. St. Hilda’s score was a poor 67 (B. Deakcr 15), Clerke taking six wickets for 35 runs. The game between Mornington and Grange was drawn. Mornington scored 137 (Lockhart 43, Caradus 38). Conradi took five wickets for 29 runs, and Galland three for 18. When stumps were drawn Grange had scored 109 for seven wickets. McMullan contributed 54. Dickel got four of the Grange wickets for 31 runs.