CRICKET.

Upper Hutt Weekly Review, Volume I, Issue 7, 31 January 1936, Page 4

CRICKET.

Cricket on Saturday last saw the second round advanced a step further, when the folio-wing- matches were played:-—■ Training' Depot A., 148 for 4 wickets,, declared, and 3 for no wickets, declared, defeated St. Josephs, 93 first innings and 59 second innings. Training' Depot B. won on the first innings against Trentham.' Methodist scored a 9-wicket victory over Ordnance, who collapsed in the second innings. Upper Hutt defaulted to Maori Bank Colts. For Training Depot A., Praser was in good form "with both bat and ball,, scoring 38 runs not out, and taking f our of the St. Josephs' wickets for the cost of 15 runs. Other batsmen for Depot A. were Lydford (31 not out) and Pipson (31). Aitken also took three wickets for 26 runs. For St. Josephs, Sammy Allen demonstrated he is a good batsman with a score of 37 not out, and Quinn reached 34. The match between Ordnance and Colts was quite a good game, with the exception that somthing went wrong with the losers in the second innings. McKay, however, bowled excellently. For Methodist, McKay scored 29 runs and A. McCarthy 21, the i-est of the team only compiling 48 between them. The leading - scorer for Ordnance was Dudding, who batted very nicely for his 31. Abbott was the only other player who was at all confident. Bowling for the winners, McCrea took 4 wickets for 29 in the first innings and 4 for 14 in the second innings. McKay took 5 for 14 in the second innings. For Ordnance, Brizzle was the most successful bowler taking 3 .wickets for 35 runs., (Owing- to pressure on our space detailed scores cannot be given.) "Observer" contributes the following remarks:Training B 157, Trentham 104 (Beech 36, Forward 22). Trentham were deservedly beaten. The fielding was slovenly and shocking. The fielding of the whole League is disgraceful. The umpiring is just as bad. The cricket is away down to fifth grade. No excuse can be offered for the awful fielding, especially by young and active (?) men. The displays given make the game unattractive and dull. But the umpiring seems to be hopeless according to- "Observer." He offers advice that bowlers and wicket-keepers should, of course, be at the -wicket to take returns and that fieldsmen should not stand in the way of a fast return to the wickets, which is obvious. However, "Observer's" remarks must be taken in a sporting -way. He wants cricketers to take the game seriously and endeavour to improve their play. A player may go out first ball and not be a bowler, but in fielding he has the opportunity to win or lose a game. No one relishes the task of umpiring. It needs alertness and knowledge of the rules and a correct decision, otherwise the game of cricket is completely spoiled. Owing to the Butchers' Pienic on Saturday, cricketers -will be cramped for room and at the time of going to press it is not certain how many pitches will be available, but we hope that cricketers will accept -with good grace the decision the League arrives at -with the Custodian. Mr. Dalton is in the unhappy position of not being able to accommodate all teams on that day.