CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 158, 23 March 1918, Page 9

CRICKET

WELLINGTON V. OTAKI.

Oil Wednesday a team from the city journeyed to O.taki and played a match .with a local twenty-two. Tuckwell captained. the visitors aud had the distinction of making top score. Burton also played well for 51, and six of tho others ran into double figures. For Otaki Claridgo showed good form for 43, while Do Latour, Spiers- and Maliirna also did well. In tho bowling, F. W. Christian and C. J. Spiers did best for the local inen, while Barker and Fenton tbok most wickets for tho city team. Tho visitors were hospitably entertained at luncheon and afternoon tea, and thoroughly enjoyed the day's outing. There aro hopes that the fixture will bo made an annual one.

Following are scores: — Wellington, first innings—Cato, c. Blathwayt, b. Spiers, 16;' Burton, st. Claridge, b. Spiers, 61; Tuckwell, c. Stowart, b. Blathwayt, 75; Barker, b. Christian, 12: Hutchings, st. Claridge, b. Mahima, 23; Macintosh, b. Blathwayt, 27; Fenton, b. Spiers, 14;. Bennett, b. Spiers, 4; Windley, not out, 30: Wylie, c. Mahima, b. Christian, 7; Boddington, 1.b.w., b. Christian, 2; extras, 18; total,. 279. Bowling: Mahima took one wicket- for 37 runs; Christian, three for 61; Blathwayt, one for 48; Spiers, four for 65; Skelley, none for 48; Retua, none for 22. Second innings: Barker, run out, 44; Windley, ,b. Christian, 0; Boddington, c. Maluma, b. Takere, 2; Wylie, not out, 19; Burton, not oUtj 12; total for three wickets, 77.. Bowling: Christian took one wicket for 25 runs; De Latour, none for 8; Takero, ono for'B; Petrie, none for 19; Blathwayt,. none for 15.

Otaki XXII First Innings—Retua, b. Macintosh, 0; Stewart, ii., c. Burton, b. Bennett, 1; De Latour, c. sub., b. Fenton, 25; Spiers, C. J., b. Macintosh, 18; Clai'idgo, E. N;, b. Boddington, 43; Blathwayt, W., 1.b.w., b. Fenton, 5; Skelley, J., st. Cato, b. Fenton, 0; Christian, F. W.,, b. Windley, 1; Petrie, Rev. G. F., b. Windley, 0; Mahima, 'I'., b. Barker, 16; Metera, llev. P., b. Barker, 1; Blatbwayt, Rev. G., o. Fenton, b. Burton, 0; Anini, T., b. Barker, 0; Warren, J., b. Burton, 0; Matiuga, st. Cate, b. Barker, 1; Kate/b. Barker, 0; Takere, b. Boddington, 0; Jamieson, W., e. Barker, b. Kenton, 12: Reay, ,R., not out, 3; Ferguson, b. Barker, 0; Puna. b. Barker, 0; ltaukawa, b. Barker, 0; Glentworth, b. Wylie, 3; extras, 22: total, 151. Bowling: Macintosh, toot two wickots for 20 runs; Bennett, one for 22; Fenton, four for 26; Hutchings, none for 10; Windley, two for 13; Barker, eight tor 20; Burton, two for 9; Boddington, two for 5; Wylie, one for 2.

H. B. Lusk will bo unable to play for tho Wellington cricket eleven against Auckland at Easter, and bis place will bo taken by A. Dind.

The University team to play Flntt B will be:—Aitkcn, Barker, Dwyer, Graham, Groig, Kane, Kirk, Jenkins, Pope, Raines, Shorlanq, Woods. The following team' will represent Munitions and Supplies in their match naginsfc Marist, on No. 2 wicket, Basin Resorvo:—-Nelson, Humphries, Monk, Johnston, M'Dougall, Flliott, Tilyard, Plant,'C. Murphy, P. Murphy, Moore.