CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 43, 15 November 1926, Page 6

CRICKET

SATURDAY'S MATCHES OLD BOYS SUPERIOR TO R.S.A. Palmerston North, November 13. New games were commenced in the Manawatu cricket competitions to-day, Old Boys meeting R S.A and High School trying conclusions with Railway. In the match between Old Boys and R.S.A. the' latter batted first and knocked up the poor total of 84 Wesncv and Perrin opened up the partner‘ship having produced seven when Perrin was dismissed. Batsmen came and went, but the score mounted verv slow ly, the board showing 25 at the fall of the sixth wicket However, Cooper, who replaced Perrin at the commencement was still going strong and, indeed, he carried his bat to the end, his wicket being the last to fall Cooper put up the hi hest score of the innings, namelv.36, which was compiled by careful play, singles abounding with a few threes and.onlv an occasional boundary hit * The only other batsmen to reach i<iuble figures were. McKenzie (13), and Bee (12) The latter made the most of his stay bv collecting two fours tn succession At one stage of Ins innings Bee similarlv performed The side had to face a formidable array of trundlers, Deiderich taking four wickets for 31 runs and Spring and Hone sharing the others Old Boys made none too promising an opening bv way of Broughton and Black. Murrav bowled a maiden and upon Black facing, the bowling of Coop er, the batsman notched two arid then succumbed to Cooper’s seventh Pierccy joined Broughton, but he could manage only tw’O and upon his dismissal the total stood at five. However, Deiderich staved to make ten and with the advent of Barrett things looked up, .so that 75 had been reached when the fifth wicket was captured. The fall of the sixth saw R S.A’s total exceeded and with contributions by Barrett (17), Drake (13), and Hope (10), the board showed 125 at the fall of eight' All this time Brourjhton had retained his place, placing a most commendable bat. but over eagerness at length brought his reign to a close at 64. Brophy made .21 in quick time, Ins ultimate dismissal closing the innings at 155 , A LOW-SCORING GAME. In the other senior fixture Railway tried conclusions with High School and opened up with McVicar and Mullins. However, these two managed to compile only (out between them when Mullins was dismissed. He was succeeded by N. Gallichafl, who could do little better, and when he succumbed l.b.w to O’Keefe the score stood at II Leet now because associated with Mullins and between them the two batsmen proceeded to uphold Railway’s name to the extent of knocking up 27 between them, at which juncture Leet placed himself in the hands of Scorgie off Spelmari. He returned to the pavilion with 15 to.his credit. Ongley’s stay was brief, he being run .out . before breaking his “duck.” Hollier went in, but Mullins’s time had come, and his dismissal for 19 in the next over placed the total of 41 on the board. 1 he succeeding batsmen put up a poor showing, 1 Kells (12) being the only double-figure scorer. Railway’s total was 74. • . ’ High School began disastrously Pacey opened with . Young, and McVicar and Gallichan each . placed a maiden. Each batsman notched a single in the next two overs, and after three more maidens Pacey, without scoring further, was bowled bv Gallicban Norris and Leet were both disposed of without any increase being effected to the score, and the total stood at five when McHaflie was sent back to the pavilion, ' his being fourth wicket to fall. The advent of Scorgie set up a scoring partnership with Young, and the aggregate bad been inflated to 30 when Scorcie was bowled bv Gallichan for 12. Rose succeeded Scorgie l and staved, to amass 13. Smillie failed to start scoring, and then Young was disposed of for 20. When slumps were drawn for the dav the score stood at 68 for nine. Gallichan’s bowling per formance to date is seven for 32. JUNIOR GAMES In the junior division. R.S.A. compiled 123 in their first innings against Old Bovs, the highest scorers being Jensen (34), Smith (16); Best (15), and Hancock (14) Old Boys replied with 131, Chapple winning the batting honours with his 56. Rongotea, plaving Post and Telegraph, produced 62 in their first irinings Arnott (17) made the chief contribution Post and Telegraph’s capacity was only .30, for which Ineson’s 16 was chiefly responsible. .