CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19444, 2 November 1925, Page 4

CRICKET

IN WANGANUI

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP COMMENCED. FINE SCORE BY UNITED. DETAILS OF SATURDAY’S PLAY. The weather was perfect on Saturday for the opening day of the Wanganui Cricket Association’s season, a start being made with the senior championship. United and Marists met on Cook’s Gardens, and Old Boys and Collegiate School were matched on the latter's ground. Considering the fact that the first practice had been held only last Wednesday, it was rather astonishing to find several batsmen doing really well and displaying form more in keeping with midseason cricket that on an opening day. Particularly was this the case with Wood and Orton (United), and Hutchison (Old Boys). The first-mentioned player alternated caution with vigour in compiling a big score of 138, while the Old Boys batsman batted stylishly for his runs.

At the close of the day’s play United appear to be in a good position over Marists, for their score of 300 will take some overhauling, and unless the new senior team show something extra in the way of batting they look like getting beaten. Old Boys have a nine runs advantage over Collegiate School on the completed first innings scores, a feature of the students’ batting being the fine recovery made after an atrocious start. At one stage six wickets were down for 18 runs, but. the fighting spirit was there and the last man retired with the total at 107.

ON COOK’S GARDENS

UNITED v. MARISTS. BIG SCORE BY WOOD. The toss of the coin favoured United and they took strike on a fair wicket. Disaster came early, Burke getting one past Bernau with his second ball when a dozen runs had been scored. Woods and Orton carried on in good style, and off the first ten overs 65 runs had been scored, which was fairly rapid work. At 94 Orton was beaten by Holland after a capital contribution of 39. Fulton helped Wood and after the former and then Walters had retired to Holland and Burke respectively the total was 136 for four wickets.

Cave joined Wood, the latter by this time having settled down and at tim. 3 opening his shoulders, knocking sixteen off one over from Waters. Cave was stubborn, and the runs camo steadily. The second century was hoisted, and at 242 Cave put a leg in front to McAuliffe. The partnership had added 106 runs, of which Cave contributed 30. Wood’s score at this stag n being 129, his century taking two and aquarter hours. Dr. Williams failed to stay, and seven runs later Wood’s end came when he cut McAuliffe and was snapped up in the slips. The retirirg batsman had given a splendid display, not altogether chanecless, in knocking up 138 in 156 minutes. Included in his score wore two sixes and 23 fours. At this stage the board read 253 for seven wickets, and of the remainder Stevens was the only other to make a stand, the innings finally closing for an even 300, compiled in 193 minute'. Although Holland and Burke bou the brunt of the attach, the best bowling figures were obtained by J. McAuliffe, the well-known Rugby player. His eight overs were rather expensive, costing 62 runs, with 4 wickets thrown in, and had he held some chances returned to him by batsmen as well as he handles the leather oval he would have come out with a much better average.

In the five overs sent down to Marists’ batsmen prior to the drawing of stumps, one wicket had fallen (to Bernau) for 22 runs. So that Marists have to get 278 runs with their remaining nine wickets to equal United’s total, and their effort to do so will be followed with interest when they n ake the attempt next Saturday. Following are the scores:—

United. (First Innings). Wood, c Cooper, b McAuliffe .. .. 138 i Bernau, b Burke 6' Orton, b Holland 39 Fulton, b Holland 19 Walters, c Holland, b Burke .... 5 Cave, 1.b.w., b McAuliffe 30 Williams, b McAuliffe 1 Stevens, b Holland 28 Carver, b Burke 8 Mackay, c Walters, b McAuliffe .. 4 Goldsbury, not out 6 Byes .12 No balls 4 Total 300 Fall of wickets.—l2, 94. 125, 136, 242, 246, '253. 274, 293, 300. Bowling Analysis.—Holland 3 for 58; Burke 3 for 76; Waters 0 for 52; McAuliffe 4 for 62; Cooper 0 for 40. Marists. (First Innings). Cooper, not out .. 8 Higgins, b Bernau 0 Herd, not out 6 Extras 8 Total for 1 wicket 22 Bowling.—Bernau 1 for 6; Williams nil for 8. A NARROW LEAD. BY OLD BOYS OVER COLLEGIATE. A fair wicket was provided for the match on the School ground for the Old Boys-Collegiate School, but the outfield was very dead and boundaries hard to get. Scoring was very even after each side had completed th' 3 first innings, the students making a great recovery and preventing a debacle, to place the game in a very interesting position. Old Boys batted first, and lost Treadwell for one of those (i round” scores which sigidfy so little and yet so much.

Hutchison shaped well from the beginning, but soon lost {Simmonds, a new player who did not impress as a batsman. Two for eleven was not an inspiring start, and it was left for London and Hutchison to place a different complexion on the situation. liuns came freely, and in lifting Alason from the School end on to the foot of the slope, London acheved the distinction of Hitting the first six of the season. The pair quickly put 50 on the board and tney never looked to be in difficulties, altliough London gave one or two chances. A separation was only effected through bad judgment in running between wickets. Hutchison placed one to a fieldsman in the gully and was called for a risky' run. He hesitated and then went on, to see his bails dislodged when yards away from his objective. Hutc.hison had batted soundly for 41, compiled in an hour. London carried his score to 32 before he gave Izard a chance. The tail failed to wag to any appreciable extent and the innings closed lor 116. Ludbrook and Josephson (slow lefthand round the wicKet) carried off the bowling honours, the lormer sending down ten overs for eighteen runs and three wickets.

The students’ innings was a procession right to the fall of the six tn wicket, alter which there was a different tale to tell. Treadwell bowled from the top end, a single coming off the ffrst over, and Frater (right-hand medium) took over the attack iroin the School. His ffrst delivery to Hunny hung and caught the batsman in two minds, and after the bails had been replaced Gardner, the newcomer, was snapped up behind the wicket off the second ball by Latvy. Another wicket should have fallen in the same over. Kuns were slow in coming, and when Treadwell clean bowled Gieson and Scanlan lour were out for ten runs. Izard and Mason failed to stop the rot, six wickets falling for eighteen. Latham and Barton set up a stubborn defence for a time, and after playing the rock for a while they had worn the sting out of the attack ai j. then commenced to add the runs pretty freely. They put 44 to the total by nice batting before Barton failed to get over a full toss and was caught at mid-off. Latham was joined by Ludbrook, and runs appeared to be easy to get. At 83 Latham was beaten by a yorker from Law and retired after a capital innings of 32, made at a time when runs were badly needed. Ludbrook quickly ran to 22 before a full toss got him. Gaddum rattled on a few, and the innings finally closed at 107.

Treadwell trundled consistently for the remarkable average of four wickets for eleven runs in nine overs. Frater and Law accounting for the remainder. Following arc the scores:— Old Boys. (First Innings). Hutchison, F. C.. run out 41 Treadwell, c Gaddum, b Josephson 0 Simmonds, b Josephson (i London R., c Izard, b Ludbrook .. 32 Grant, b Latham 0 London, S, c Latham, b Ludbrook 4 Frater, c Gaddum, b Ludbrook .. .8 Bailey, b Josephson 0 Law, not out 8 Tronson, c Ludbrook, b Mason ~ 1 Latty, b Scanlon 1 Extras 9 Total 116 Fall of wickets.—l, 11, 79, 82, 89, 98, 98, 98, 113, 116. Bowling Analysis.—Josephson 3 for 24; Ludbrook 3 for 18; Barton 0 for 9; Mason I for 25; Latham 1 for 27; Scanlan 1 for 4. Collegiate School. (First Innings). Bunny, b Frater 1 Gieson, b Treadwell 2 Gardner, c Latty, b Frater 0 Latham, b Law 32 Scanlan, b Treadwell 0 Izard, b Frater 1 Mason, b Treadwell 1 Barton, c Tronson. b Law 15 Ludbrook, b Treadwell .. .. .. .. 22 Gaddum, run out .17 Josephson, not out 0 Extras 14 Wides 1 No Balls 1 Total 107 Fall of Wickets.—l, 1, 10, 10, 13, 18. 62, 83, 103, 107. Bowling.—Treadwell. 4 for 11; Frater 3 for 34; London S. 0 for .18; Tronson 0 for 12; Law 2 for IS.

J UNIOB GAME Sk A junior practice game was played at the Collegiate ground between a Wanganui junior team and Collegiate School IT. Following are the scores:— Collegiate (first innings).—Simpson 5, Sheridan 11, Hocking 24, Cleland 1, Chisholm 7, Burke 0, Hornibrook 0, Austin 6, Pownall 1, Lambert 5, Barnsay (not out) 0, extras 3; total 63. Bowling.—Batchelor 5 for 25; Cameron 2 for 24; Wahlstrom 2 for 8; Tizzard .1 for 5. Wanganui (first innings).—Batchelor 18, Earles 3, Tizzard 6, Cameron 3, Eeles 32, Wahlstrom 0, Baldwin 3, Glover 19, Dymock 4, Coombes (not out) 1, Francis 1, extras 12; total 92. Bowling.—Simpson 0 for 17; Pownall 3 for 19; Hocking 1 for 21; Austin 3 for 12; Cleland 1 for 7; Chisholm 1 for 1.