CRICKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 December 1940, Page 3

CRICKET

j WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION RED STAR v THE REST. A DRAWN GAME. Free and easy cricket was witnessed in the match on the Park Oval on Saturday afternoon between the Red Star seniors and the Rest of Wairarapa. the game ending in a draw. The scores were as follow:— RED STAR. Lambourne. c W. Whiteman, b Parsonson 27 Roys, retired 24 Coleman, b Parsonson 12 Reid, b Groves 11 W. Peterson, b Greer 71 N. Hoar, c Parsonson. b Stevens .... 41 Renner, not out 15 Bell, c Parsonson. b A. Whiteman 15 Paterson, not out 5 Extras 6 Total for 7 wickets 227 Bowling: Parsonson, 2 for 42; Groves, 1 for 18; A. Whiteman, 1 for 46; Greer. 1 for 48; Stevens, 1 for 61. THE REST. W. Whiteman, c W. Peterson, b Hoar 0 Munn. lbw. b Reid 15 Groves, retired 41 Hibbs, retired 48 Stevens, c Lambourne, b Paterson 2 Wilson, not out 33 Greer, b Hoar 3 A. Whiteman, b Hoar 13 Whitburn, not out 26 Extras 12 Total for 7 wickets 193 Bowling: Hoar, 3 for 27; Paterson, 1 for 11; Reid, 1 for 42; Coleman, 0 for 11; Renner, 0 for 22; Bellworthy, 0 for 30; Roys, 0 for 4; Bell. 0 for 13; G. Peterson, 0 for 23.

IN OTHER CENTRES

Wellington.—By defeating Wellington College Old Boys by 86 runs on the first innings, Kilbirnie increased their lead, and arc now eight clear points ahead of their nearest rivals. Hutt and Midland. Old Boys found the task of reaching Kilbirnie’s total of 296 beyond them, and because of good bowling by T. G. Lemin, the side was dismissed for 210. Kilbirnie had lost one wicket for 47 runs in their second innings, when drizzling rain stopped play at 5.20 p.m. Wellington put up a fine batting performance in making 345 runs at the Basin Reserve to beat Midland by 39 runs on the first innings. The feature of the day’s play was the big score of 496 for nine wickets piled up by Hutt against Institute Old Boys. Both E. G. McLeod, the captain, and E. Gillies scored centuries. This large score enabled Hutt to win on the first innings by 218 runs. By running up 306 for nine wickets, and then applying the closure, Karori beat University by 56 runs on the first innings, and scored their second win for the season. University scored 250 and 104 for four wickets. Dunedin. —Fine weather and exciting finishes made the grade cricket on Saturday most interesting. The leading team’, Albion-Y.M.C.A., scored 266 (Duncan 56), in reply to Carisbrook B’s 319, so that Carisbrook B gained a first innings win with a quarter of an hour to spare. Facing Carisbrook A’s total of 236. Old Boys lost eight for 147, but recovered so well that the total was 251. Carisbrook’s second innings produced 105 for four wickets (Walsh not out 51). Dunedin, 280 for three, declared. beat University 225 (Lawson 59). but the last University wicket did not fall till the last ball of the afternoon. Grange, 152. won easily against Kaikorai, 64 and 127 for four (Allcott 45). The Kaikorai batsmen collapsed before the bowling of Elmes. who took nine for 22 in the first innings. The state of the championship is:—AlbionY.M.C.A., 22 points; Old Boys, 19; Grange, 18; Kaikorai and Carisbrook B. 15; University, 14; Carisbrook A. 11; Dunedin. 10. Auckland. —The seventh series of games in the Auckland cricket championship was concluded on Saturday. Results:—North Shore, 230 for seven, declared (H. Walters 90). beat University 101 and 96 for six. on the first innings. Y.M.C.A., 245 (Scott 86). beat Papakura Camp. 218 (Whitelaw 110). on. the first, innings. Parnell. 220 (Mar- 1 vin 78). beat Grafton. 197. on the first innings. Middlemore. 240. beat Ponsonby and Balmoral, 182 and 64 for one. on the first innings. Training College 238 for nine, declared (J. Elliott. 105 not out), drew with Eden, 150 for seven.