CRICKET PRACTICES

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 20, 19 October 1942, Page 8

CRICKET PRACTICES

Practice matches played in Wellington on Saturday afternoon revealed that batsmen have by no means struck form yet, and the ball was very much in the ascend' ant. Wellington College showed that there ns justilication for the argument that they should be promoted to senior grade bi' beating Wellington College Old Boys on the college ground. College scored 176 io.r nine wickets, and then applied the closure (J. Hall 57 not out, It. Cray 21, R. Vance 21), and dismissed Old Boys for 91. (Ronaldson 21, Alexander 21). Bowling lor Old Boys. G. L. Whyte took three for 61, and for College W. Tweed took seven for 16, his left-handed deliveries swingiug in most puzzling fashion. Low scoring marked the match betw’cen Hutt and Kilbirnie on tlie Mutt Recreation Ground. Hutt fell for 65, and Kilbirnie could only total 71 (IL Rice Bowling for Kilbirnie, J. Asheinlen took three for IG. Allen two for 8. Turner one for 19, Mosrt one for IS, Fitzsimmons one for 0. and Armstrong two for 2: for Hull, Pegler took six for 8, Vogtherr two for 6, Muir, one for 7, l>'lteilty. one for ,'l3. In tin' game between I’etone and Bt. I’atrick'o College Old Boys, on tlie i’etone Recreation Ground, Petone applied the closure after scoring IG7 tor nine wickets O'. Williams SG. Grigg 2G not out), and St. Patrick’s old Boys scored 129 for seven wickets (J. A. Ongley 39. !■’. It. I,- Mooney 22. I’hilllps 20). Bowling for St. Pat.'s Jupp took four for 58. Cameron three for 27, O’Brien one for .31. Gnodnon one for 22.