CITY CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 41, 12 November 1917, Page 7

CITY CRICKET

SOME GREAT SCORING

fRESH PARTNERSHIP RECOREi BRUCE DOES THE HAT TRICK ToUn <f t of P ricket was Krvl ti 0n , baturda y- the Basin ~,f erv ° t" 6 P'ay was most interesting. in ? as ' fae ' ull(1 the w"ket and the outbeld wore in excellent order. It was. a batsman's day, and two century were made In addition, a fresh partnership record was establisned. win? t„ 0 fv? i B°ys—East match, which K»L /P m Ja ° a " le ft" l - iniings, liaker (East) ran up 101 not out. I±is uatting was sound .throughout, 6 T ed a K° ud win over Aorth, although until late in tho sol«lims innings it seenied unlikely that . ictory would go their way. Bruce went «itnin hall-a-uozen of the ceuitury, and oinyrke played a valuable innjngs for Z*® 1 ™ opened its second sh'ike at about 430. 0. G. Wilson and Tuckwell tn6' batsmen. Both hit out freely' ii 1 ? and in an. hour and a M'k v . 8011 rattled off a century. Ins double century for tho partnership eoonio)lowed, and twenty minutes later tho Wellington partnership record had SJH6 by the board. The previous record y j , k es an d Baker) was 211; Wilson and i'uckwell comniled 250. A little later Bruce clean-bowled Wilson. The veteran had made 163 by beautiful, clean, forceful cricket. Ho scored 122 in fours and sixes—twenty-six fours and three sixes. One of his sixes went through a window of the Caledonian Hotel. Tuckwell had rather hard luck. He,was batting well' and stood every, chance of reaching the century, but by far the greater portion of tho bowling went •Vp^on'e. way, When Bruce bowled Wilson ho was bawling..'splendidly.. Ho. got Hiddleston (caught) , and Burton with' the next two balls,, and so the hat trick was. claimed ifor him.- . , ... Details follow-.— ' TRENTHAM AND NORTH. North, first innings! i 203 . Trentbam.—First Innings. Xusk, c. Eaton, b. Hiddleston'o Sahdel, b. Windley ....;, 37 Crawshaw, b. Macuie' 10' Crawford, b. Mackie 40 Bruce* 1.b.w., b. Hiddleston 91 Berendsen, 1.b.w., b. 'Hiddleston 0 tiba'oklock, c. Eaton, b. Hiddleston ... 0 Lye. b. Hiddleston 16 bmyrke, b. Hiddleston 65 •I'amiiflg, not' out '' 1 Extras. !2 Xine wickets for .'.,. 284 Bowling.—Hiddleston, live wiciets for 117 runs; Mackie, three'for 90j ;Wfhdley, ©lie for 25;,. Eaton, none for 24;" and Barker, none, for 16. . North.—Second- Innings. Wilson, b. Bruce : ...i .<.,.,-163 il'uckwell, not out 80 Hidd|eston, c. Lusk, b. Bruce '; 0, Burton, b. Bruce 0 ikabon, not out -.1 Extras , 11 Total 254 Bowling.—Crawshaw, no wickets for 40 Tuns; Lusk, none' for 52; Shacklock, none for 32; Crawford, none for 52; Smyrke, aone for 23; and Bruce, two for 34. OLD BOYS AND EAST, Old Boys, first innings 219 lEast first innings 105 - -East—Second..lnnings. : Baker, not.out 101 Dind, c. Thomas, b. Lambert 33 Tenton, b. Harris 0, il'Girr, b. Tucker ' 29 fWatters, c. Lambert, b. Tucker, 33. Bock, b.' Tucker ....'. 1 ■Nash, c. Harris, b. Tuckers Ohristopheison, c. Trott, b. Tucker 3 .Osborne, not out J...................:.... 9 Extras 16 Seven wickets for 230 Bowling.—Garrod, no wickets for 63 iTius;'Tucker, five'for 68; Lanibert,-one for 22; Harris, one for 21; and Bcechey, -Hone for 16. " Old Boys—Second innings.; . ißeechey,' not "out ..; „ 51 Lambert, c. Watters, b. Dind 21 Ulnrris, not out ;... .0 Extras 4 . One wicket for ; ; 82 Bowling.—M'Girr, no lvickets ■ for 24. Tnris; Pe.nton,'. nono for 20; Christopher--, son, noiib for 18; Dind, one for IC. '■ •' Junior, Championship, University defeated Scots College by 67 runs., Scores University. 83 (Morton 26, Raines 20) arid 195 (Morton- 88, Raines 51, Burns 11).- Scots College, 101 (Uttley 42, Farquhar 30) and 110 (uttley 56 not out, Cree 17, Gibson 11). For University, Woods took eleven wickets for 51; Morton, four for 26.; Itaines, three {or 20; Kane; one for 16. For College, "Uttley took seven for 36; Bridge, nine for 90; Piper, one for-37; Cree, three for 28.'. . .. BOYS' LEAGUE. Senior Games. - The senior boys' game, Thorndon v. St. Cuthbert's, was won by the former by nine wickets. Thorndon made 57 (Dunno 18, Bramley 10), and 25 for one wicket (Morgan not out 10). St. Cuthberfs

made 24 and 58 (Bolt 2!)). The bowling was much batter than tho batting. Freeman (five for 8), Bramley (five for 6, and two for 23)) and Dairyraple (five for 13, and two for 21) shared the wickets for Thorndon, while Turvey (seven for 11) did woll for St. Cuthbert's. Bramley did tho "hat trick." Boys' Institute A team,'B4 (H. Prince 40, C. Solway 16). Boys' Institute B team, 28 and 12 (H. Prince, eight wickets for 7 runs; L. Smith, nino for IG.) Boys' Institute A team won by an innings and 14 Tuns. Boys' Institute C team, 45 and G1 (Osborno 17, Hart 13, Newman 14). Kilbirnie, 1-1 and 58 (Lang 18, Rowo 13, Donnelly 12). , Boys' Institute C team von by 'four runs. Junior Boys A Grade. In the Junior A Boys' Leaguo competition St. Cuthbert's made 98 (Hester 32, Warwick 23, Bradshaw 19), and Y.M.C.A. 42 and 37. For St. Cuthbert's, Hester took soven for 11 and Beeve seven for 80, St. Cuthbert's won by an innings and nineteen runs. Boys' Institute A team, 82 (T. Barr 18, Jeffries 23, Bradcock 10). St. Patrick's College B team, 32 nnd 31. Boys' Institute A team von by an innings and 1G runs. Junior Boys.—B Grade. Bo'ys' Institute C team, G4 and 71 for eeven wickets (S. Dempster 27, "W. Harris 16 not out, Cunningham 37). Thorndon, 32 and 43 (J. Banks took eleven wickets for 21 runs, L. Malcolm four for 1, bowling for Institute). Boys' Institute C team won by three wickets and G3 runs. Boys' Institute D team, 30 and 32. St, Thomas's, 21 and 27 (W. Newton, bowling for Institute, took five wickets for 17 runs; H. Guy, three for 5 runs; J. Bolt, four for 10 runs). Boys' Institute won by 11 runs. Boys' Institute E team, 3G and 40. St. Patrick's College C team, 67 and 72. St. Patrick's College won by 63 tuns. Boys' Institute F team, 65 runs (C. Ferris 30, B. Whitburn 10). Brooklyn, 21 and 16. Bowling for Institute C, Ferris performed the hat trick, and almost repeated the performance by taking three wickets with four balls. Boys' Institute won by an innings and 28 runs. Third Grade. Boys' Institute Old Boys A Team won by defaulHrom South. Boys' Institute Old Boys' Team, 77 (A. i Beale 21) v. Wellington College A Team, 211 (Millard 88 not' out, Taylor 71, Bray 42). College won by 169 runs.