TO ASSIST BOWLERS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 49, 22 November 1926, Page 3

TO ASSIST BOWLERS

SMALLER BALL FAVOURED

(Rcc. November 21, 11.5 p.m.) London', November 20. The County Cricuei zidvisory Uoiuiuitlee uiseubsed the udvitaWcuesb oi assisting uowiers auu agreed lu favour a smaller bull. it appointed a suocomijuilt.ee consisting oi Harris, Dixon, uigson and uupp to consider tne mutter, also the question of paying less attention to the preparation oi wiekeis. Concerning the days allotted lor Tests, it was decided to await the effect oi any alteration the sub-committee might recommend. Lancashire’s proposal to abolish the tea interval on tne third day was adopted.

LOWER GRADES Junior A. Kiibirrnc, 176 auu 40 ior one wicket (Holz 26 uot out, li. Aigar Drown lb aud 11 not out, jlobd iv and 23 ' ot out;, beat 1 .aI.C.A by nine wicKets « hum 61 and 1/, Capper 2u, Thennas lb and 11). 111 me continued game between instiiute and university. Institute, after being runs behind on the rirst innings, won by 4/ runs (Brabin Urooa 26. Kogers ly, Pringle 16). Wellington's first innings total was 119 iu then game against Hutt. in continuation ot tneir hibt innings, Butt compiled 182 (Cobcroft 36, Weatherall & Lockett S 3, Peglur 26, and Neazor 14). Patrick, Andrews, aud Butler shared Wellington s wickets. Through the elective bowling of Hutt, Wellington was only able to make 77. F. W a rues took four wickets fur 31. Neasor three for 26, Elsom two for 18, and P. Judd one for 21. With eight runs needed to pet a fourpoint win, Hutt reached that total at the exepnse oi a wicket. Junior B.

Karori, 242, declared (Keenan 70, Bussell 35, Nimmo ol). beat Old Boys 143 iKirker 40. Soupei l 25). Institute, 155 and 102 (Burridgc 16 and 55 not out, T. bpolsky 28 and 46 not out), beat Wellington, 162 aud 75. Batting for Wellington. Wiliiama made 37, Simpson 35. Hiddleston 23 and .9.

'Varsity defeated Johnsonville by .three wickets. John so iville’n hrst innings netted 134 (Myers 44, Moore 30, Blair 12). Smyth took five wickets for 36. Johnsonville's second innings -ealised 119 runs (Moore 32, D. Mason 30, Chaney 12). Smyth took five wickets for 32, and Macdonald five for 65. ’Varsity in the first innings made 109 (Mac louald 29, Kobin-

eon 29. Baillie 19. Moore 18). and in the second innings made 145 for seven wickets (Macdonald 59. Smyth 20. Robinson 19. Cutchlev 17 not out). Bowling for Johnsoiiville', Myers took seven wickets tor 49. Junior <T Midland, 68 a.nd 129, defeated Hutt. 67 and 37. Batting for Midland, Smith compiled 34 and 11, Green 24. Thorley 23, Benjamin 14. For Hutt Featonby (29 not out, was the only double-figure scorer. Bowling for Midland, Cumming took three wickets for 14. Smith two for 7. McKinnon four for 18 and seven for 13. Williams one for 0 and two for 3. The most successful bowlers for Hutt were Buckley, five for 11. Stewart one for 4 and three for 42. Webster thre* for 32 and four for 4Z. Thorndon v. Wellington.—Thorndon 188 (Escher 53 not out. Wylie 27 Osborne 23. Reid 23). and 173 for three (Escher 100 not out. Bull 27, Macklin 26). beat, Wellington 120 (Rex 43. Hanna 26, McDonald 22). and 224 for seven, declared (Gilmer 63 not out, Du Chateau 43 not out. Beunett 37. Hanna 25i. Junior D. MarisL 182, had a four-point win over Kilbirnie (39 and 94). Thorndon had a four-point win over Kilbirnie. Stephenson making a cent.ury. Railway <137 and 120). beat Midland H2O and 821. Eor Railways. Fay made 66 not out. and Hoare 57. Third and Fourth Grades. Owing to Territorial camp commenced on Saturday no third and fourth grade competition matches were clayed. In the third B grade. Y.M.C.A A and B teams played a friendly match. A team 266 (E. G. Boddie 54. W Hawker 45. n Matthew 44, R. Roberts 31 not out. Hylton 30). B team ‘Ol Crawford 30. Olirtis 12). Bowling for A team. G. Peddle took three wickets for 9 runs, and Robinson three for 12 and for B team. A. Reynolds five for 43.