MODERATE DISPLAYS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21357, 27 February 1941, Page 10

MODERATE DISPLAYS

LAST SATURDAY'S CRICKET FINE BOWLING FEATS BRIGHT AND DAVIES EXCEL (By “ Spectator.”) HONOURS BOARD Batting.—N. Wheeler (High School Senior B), 54; T. Lyon (Old Boys), 46, not out; L. Brown (Claudelands), 44; M. Woolley (Hamilton East), 42; J. D. Bright (Hamilton East), 36. Bowling.—J. D. Bright Hamilton East) took 5 wickets for 23 runs; A. Davies (Hamilton), 5 for 30. A surprising feature of Saturday’s I senior A cricket was the action of ; Old Boys’ captain, A. J. Aitken, in declaring his team’s innings closed • when only 120 runs were on the i board. Probably Aitken acted in j this manner with a view to gaining > a 4-point win, but he had apparently ! underestimated Hamilton’s batting 'ability and it is possible that Old l Boys may suffer a first-innings defeat. At the time of the declaraj tion Lyon was still at the wicket and i a promising young batsman in Scobie | had yet to face the bowling. By using I vigorous methods, Old Boys may i have added considerably more runs j in a short time. | An unusual position arose when the I bells sounded at 6.30 p.m. with Ham- ! ilton’s two last available batsmen, | Dempsey and Buisson, at the crease, Avery and M. Bary having left the I grounds. As the match had com- | menced a quarter of an hour late, Old Boys claimed extra time and it was decided to play another quarter of an hour. Despite the efforts of Lyon and Clough, the pair lasted out till 6.45 p.m. Excitement ran high iin the last over when Dempsey snicked a ball into Lyon’s haTids, but the chance was not accepted. Good Opening Partnership In Bright and Woolley, two cricketers from Cambridge, Hamilton East has a fairly reliable opening pair. They gave their team an excellent start on Saturday, Woolley scoring 142 and his partner contributing 36. : Both cricketers employed vigorous tactics on the loose deliveries, WoolI ley being the more aggressive. As | this is the Cambridge player’s first ■ season in A grade cricket he should | prove a valuable acquisition to Ham- , ilton East. He is also a capable | bowler and a splendid field. Brown Bats Well After the failure of Claudeland’s mainstay, W. A. Cassells, the team was in a sorry plight, having lost five wickets with only 39 runs on the board. However, L. Brown attacked the bowling of Bright and Bainbridge and soon had 44 to his credit. When Claudelands’ last wicket fell the total was 102. High Class Bowling Outstanding among the bowling performances were the figures of Bright and Davies who each captured 5 wickets for 23 and 30 runs respectively. Of the two, the performance of Davies was the more imi pressive as his victims included Ait- ; ken, W. Higginson, L. Higginson and R. Clough. As the wicket favoured fast bowlers, however, Bright s effort was particularly creditable.