CITY CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 129, 18 February 1918, Page 6

CITY CRICKET

SATURDAY'S HATCHES.

WICKET FAVOURS THE

BOWLERS

The Basin Reserve was not in good! condition for cricket on Saturday, bub the Kirior championships were proceeded with. East beyau a match against; Trer.tluuu, and Old Boys met Returned Soldiers. The batsmen's scores were light, and the boilers' averages were good. North braved the elements and journeyed to l'etone with six men,, petonq also having recourse to substitutes, among whom was their old-time skipper, Dalgleisli, who showed somo of his old form in the field. The ladies of the. Petone Club provided afternoon ten, and Mr. Wilson in a neat speech thanked them on behalf of the association, and also the visiting clubs. As to the game, North won the loss and sent in Wilson and Tuckwell to face the bowling of Bennett and Thomas. Runs came slowly. AYhen at nine Tuckwell put one up. Burton filled the vacancy, and runs came freely, the score being 53 before Burton fell a victim to Ben- v r.ett, getting l.b.w. Eaton came in, bnt soon retired. Barker filled thrt vacancy, and with Wilson nut on 100 runs' partnership before Barker was caught. Patterson was the (only other batsman to stay with Wilson, who carried his score to 89 before he gave Bennett an easy catch. He played sterl ' cricket, and gave only one chaiv:e, when he was "47, the innings closing I with seven for 188. After the adjourn, ment Potonb went in, but Parrant, was the only batsman to make any headway against the bowling of Tuckwell and Macintosh, and at the call of time the suburban team had lost eight wicket* for 41 runs. NORTH AND PETONE. North—First Innings. Wilson, c. and b. Bennett . S3 Tuckwell, c. E. Nicholls, b. Thomas , Burton, 1.b.w., b. Bennett 21 Eaton, b. Brice ................;....■•. JBarker, c. K Nicholls, b. Bnco ... 29 Macintosh, b. Brice I' Patterson, b. Bennett W Wagstaff, not out « ■ Extras _^' Total • ••- 188 Bowline Analysis—Bennett tooc three wickets for 64 runs; Thomas, one. for 15; Brice, three for 53; Stephens, none for 25. Petone—First Innings. Dalgleish, b. Macintosh lj Whyte, b. Tuckwell •••• 1' Parrant, c. Wagstaff, b. Tuckwell 16 Whyte, b. Macintosh ..... .. ......... <> Nicholls, E., J.b.w., b. Tuckwell ... 2Gate/b. Macintosh ••.•••••••••• £ Bennett, 1.b.w., b. Indwell ...... 3 Stephens, c. Eaton, b. Tuckwell ... 8 Brice. not out •••• ° Hamilton, not out ■f Extras • * wickets for 41' Bowling Analysis.-Tuckwell , took five wickets for 23 runs, Macintosh, three for 14; EAST AND TRENTHAM. East.—First Innings. Baker, c. BriSo, b. Crawford 5S Diiid, b. Crawford ;•-. * Condliffe, b. Keys •• -£ Walters, st. Kermitz, b. Smyrke ... I, llutchings, run out \f t [-'union, b. Crawford Christopherson, not out ;•■•■ * Osborne, b. Crawford ••• " Church, b. Crawford : " Extras J^ Total ■••- 128 Buwiing Analysis-Crawford took five -..ickcts for 33 runs; Brooke-Smith, none for 46; Smyrke, one for J2; Keys,, one for 28. Treutham.—First Innings. Binnie, b. Feuton 1£ Bruce, not out -. Broo'Re-Smith, b. Hutchmgs 6 Keuiitss, not out * Extras '* Total for two wickets 53 RETURNED SOLDIERS AND OLD BOYS. Returned Soldiers—First Innings. Harrison, b. Beechcy • - 0 Boulton, b. Beechey ••• 5 Berry, 1.b.w., b. Beechey < 4 M'K'ellar, c. Blacklock, b. Tucker 60 Makeham, b. Tucker 0 Longburst, b. Marns -'J Cooper, c. Beechey, b. Tucker 9 Miller, b. Beechey 34 Colemaii, not out • & Hastings, c. Lusk, b. Lambert ... I Collvns, c. Lambert, b. Beechey ... 1 Extras •■■•••■ J* Total 173 Bowling Analysis.—Tucker took three wickets for 55 runs; Beechey. five for 56- Marris, one for 16; Lambert, one for 34. _ T . . Old Boys.—First Innings. Lambert, c. Boulton, b. Miller 8 Thomas, not out «> Trott, not oui * Extras _J| Total for one wicket 35 Junior Competition. Munitions and Supplies defeated Ordnance by nine wickets-Ordnaiico, first inninss, 140; second innings, 104. Munitions "and Supplies, first mmnss, 104; second innings, one wicket for 14i>. The best scorers for Ordnance were D. M'lntyre 47 and Butler 31. For Munitions "and Supplies, .Tilyard 32, C. Murphy 24 and 47 not out, Moore i£ not out. Bowling for Ordnance, l>. M'lntyre took five wickets and Goslinj? five'wickets, and for Munitions ana Supplies Tilyard, who took ~ twelve wickets for 63, performed best.