CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18972, 25 March 1924, Page 6

CRICKET

N.S.W. v. AUCKLAND . VISITORS WIN BY AN INNINGS AND 27 BUNS. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 24. New South Wales beat Auckland by an innings and 27 runs. When play was resumed to-day Smith was unable to continue batting owing io u injury he received on Saturday. \ Alleott and Bowntree carried the score to 198, when the latter was yorked by the fast bowler Everett. Coates was last man, and three runs later was also yorked by Everett. The innings closed for 202. Concluding scores:— Alleott, not out 44 Bowntree, b Everett 4 Coates, b Everett 3 Sundries 17 Bowling analysis.—Everett 3 for 27, Hendry 1 for 34, Macartney 1 for 10, Mailey 2 for 92, Puneh 1 for 20. WANGANUI CHAMPIONSHIPS UNITED ▼. OLD BOYS. Commenced on Cook’s Gardens on Saturday. Scores:— OLD BOYS.—First Innings. R. London, b Mackay 21 Hutchison, e Good, b Wood .... 61 Miller, b Oates 7 Treadwell, c and b Oates 21 Holland, c and b Wood 7 Allaradyee, b Wood 11 Walker, not out... .......... 17 Reid, e Cave, b Wood 6 Burnt, e Cave, b Oates 2 Broad, b Wood 1 Extras 2 Total 156 Bowling Analysis.—Wood, 5 for 66; Mackay 1 for 41; Oates, 3 for 47. UNITED. —First Innings. Wood, e Allardyce, b Treadwell .. 1 Orr, b Holland 33 Good, b Treadwell 56 Cave, b Holland ~ 14 Kendall, b Treadwell 5 Oates, b Holland .. 14 Mackay, b Treadwell 9 Carver, b Treadwell 4 Smedley, b Treadwell 4 •leaf coate, not out 6 Gordon, b Holland 2 Extras , .. 8 Total 186 Bowling Analysis.—Holland, 4 for 74; Treauwell, 6 for 40; Allardyce, 0 for 17; Miller, 0 for 12; Reid, 0 for 5. WANGANUI v COLLEGE - bumping wicket on the College ground gave the bowlers the advantage, ana scoring was slow and low. Scores:— COLLEGE.—First Innings. Bitehie, e Young, b Murchie .. 50 Harcourt, b Pachnatz 13 Craig, e Batchelor, b Paehnatz .. 0 Bunny, e Darby, b Tattersail .... 9 Juda, b Murchie 1 Armstrong, e Pleasants, b Tattersail 1 Eaiae, b Tattersail 0 Latham, e Stapleton, b Tattersail 0 Ludbrook, b Tattersail 4 Fullerton-Smith, not out 1 Swainson, hit wicket, b Pleasants 1 Extras 4 ~~ Total 84 Bowling.—Pleasants, 1 for 1; Tatter•all, 5 for 9; Murchie, 2 for 10; Paehnata, 2 for 11. WANGANUI.—First Innings. Stapleton, e Swainson, b Ludbrook 8 Young, b Ludbrook 19 Tattreeall, b Fullerton-Smith .. 0 Darby, 1.b.w., b Fullerton-Smith .. 3 Lance, e Armstrong, b FullertonSmith 1 Pleasants, e Harcourt, b FullertonSmith 1 Murehie, e and b Ludbrook .... 0 Pachnatz, b Fullerton-Smith .. .. If Batchelor, not out .......... 3 -• Hylton, st. Bitehie, b Fullerton- ' Smith 0 Save'l absent 0 ’Extras 3 Total 39 Bowling Analysis.—Fullerton-Smith, 5 for SI; Ludbrook, 4 for 15. COLLEGE.—Second Innings, Bitehie, e and b Lance 15 Harecurt, not out 5 Ceuig, e Pachnatz, b Lance ..... 0 /Banny, not out 12 I Extras 7 ' L w* Total for two wickets .... 39 WELLINGTON GAMES (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, March 23. Inter-eiub cricket matches were remmed on Saturday after a month’s interval eaused by the test match and the military pageant. Old Boys v. Petone —Old Boys had made 140 in the first innings and Petone 188 for nine wickets. The latter resumed batting and the innings concluded for 190. Old Boys in the second innings made 99. two players being absent. Highest scores: Barclay 34, Tucker 32, Bonaldson 19. Bowling.—Brice 5 for 43; Smyrk 3 for 22. Petone made 58 for 1 seven wiekets—Barclay 13, Finlayson 1 12. Bowling.—Tucker 4 for 30; Barclay 2 for 10 —a four point win for Petona. Midland v. Hutt.—The latter, with four wiekets down for 97, continued - total of 160, against Midland's i ffl. For Hutt Major made 27, Judd ] 33. Midland in the second scored 98 i for three wiekets when stumps were i drawn—J. Hutchens 44, W. Hutchens i not out 28. Bowling.—Beard 1 for 11; <

Alderly 1 fbr 18; Watson 1 for 23. A three-point win for Midland. Y.M.C.A. v. Thorndon. Y.M.C.A. had made 210 and Thorndon 28 for 3 wickets. Continuing Thorndon made 120 —Mason 41, Hyder 35. Y.M.C.A. in the second innings lost 3 for 60. A three point win for Y.M.C.A. Wellington v. Institute. Wellington had made 102 and Institute 234 for 3 wickets. Continuing, Institute compiled 304—Dempster 148 not out, Nelson 54, Banks 39. Bowling.—Wilson 4 for 6; Cousins 2 for 85. Wellington in the second innings made 66—Bruges 13, Ward 11. Rogers took 5 for 37, Griffiths 4 for 3. A four point win for Institute.

To-day’s games place Midland 184 points and Petone 18 points in the lead for the championship. These teams will play off for the ehampionship.

THE AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR MACARTNEY SUMS UP. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 24. Macartney, summing up the Australians’ tour, said the visit had been highly enjoyable. Referring to the standard of cricket in the Dominion, he said New Zealand had' the nucleusof a strong side, and intimated that the chief need was more big wickets —and better wiekets. He commended the enthusiasm of young players, and said it was a most encouraging indication. He particularly mentioned the fact that instruction given by the Australians had been eagerly seized upon.