DAY OF BIG SCORES

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1924, Page 4

DAY OF BIG SCORES

BRISK BATTING AND WEAK BOWLING I OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES. W. J. Wagstafle (Wellington) ..... 210 A. Martin (Thorndon) ... fig J. Hutchings (Midland) ...Z'.ZZ ' 100 J, S. Bruges (Wellington) 101 K. M. Phillips (TliornJon) ,v W. H. .Steintou (Old Be -a)'":: 5" A. W. Duncan (Old Boys') ZZZZZ. 00 A. Finlayson (Petone) 4 f o r 57 a. K. luchulls (Petonc) ■< f nr i.-. D. Patrick (.Midland) ....... ". , ( ° T 43 li. Masscy (Institute) 3 }° r 49 K. Cox (V.M.C.A.) ... Vt°rf> .3. A. Bruce (Midland) .'.;":;; 0 {-„{. J High scores were a feature of the local cricket competitions on Saturday, batsmen generally taking advantage of good wickets and excellent weather conditions. The absence of leading players in Dunediu robbed some of the clubs, notably V.M.C.A. and Hutt, of their best means of attack, and in consequence Wellington and Old Boys were able to compile very big totals. Wellington, despite the fact that they were without the services of such capable run-getters as Hiddleston, Kortlang, and Wilson, made the very fine total of 431, the biggest club score of the season up to date. Almost half that total camo off the bat, of Wagstaffe, who, going in first wicket down, remained at the crease long enough to put 210 runs together, giving a brilliant all-round display of batting. He was ably seconded by Bruges, whose total reached 105 runs. The pair put on 249 runs for the fourth wicket, and their performance greatly delight-ed the crowd at the Basin Reserve. . Ward and Napier were the only other members of the team to score over twenty runs. V.M.C.A. were greatly handicapped by the absence of White and Henderson, who are the mainstay of their attack, and the team tried eight bowlers in an endeavour to dispose of Wagstaffe and Bruges. Of these, Haughey and Cox were the only ones to achieve anything. like success with the leather, the former taking four wickets at a cost of 118 runs and the latter capturing, three for 62. J. W. Condliffe 'gave a brilliant display behind the sticks for V.M.C.A., the extras being only thirteen. He also took a smart catch off Hitchcock's bowling, dismissing a good man in Anderson. V.M.C.A. commenced then- reply about 6.15 o'clock, and on the drawing of stumps half an hour later no wickets had fallen for 30 runs, Francis and Sugden being the not-out men. Old Boys profited by the absence of M'Girr and Watson from the Hutt Eide, and, winning the toss, remained at the crease for the greater part of the afternoon, their final total being 317. The team gave a 'good all-round display of batting, only two batsmen failing to reach double figures. Stointon was top scorer with a nicely-placed 52, and others who added materially to the total were Ronaldson, Bull, Barclay, Joplin, and Duncan, four of whom reached 40 or more. Beard, who was so successful last week against V.M.C.A., did not prove very dangerous, and had 93 runs knocked off him for two wickets. Nunn took three ■wickets for 99 runs, Pringle two for 35, and M'Laren, a promoted junior, who promises to be a useful addition to the team, one for 12. Wakelin, who has replaced Tattersall as wicket-keeper for the Hutt side, gave a satisfactory display. In the short time that the Hutt batsmen were at the crease, three wickets fell for 76 runs, Lockett and Nunn going cheaply for 6 and 2 respectively. M'Laren batted briskly for his 33, although he was inclined to take unnecessary risks with Morton's slow deliveries. On one occasion he appeared to be caught out of his crease by Eonaldson, but the umpire's decision was in his favour. He ultimately skied one from the same bowler, and Jopiin made sure of the catch. Hughes, the opening batsman, was unbeaten when stumps were drawn, and he had 30 runs to his credit. Those who expected to see a close fight between Midland and Petone at the Hutt were disappointed, Midland having little difficulty in establishing themselves in such a position as to make defeat almost impossible. It does not appear that Midland's position at the head of the championship list will be challenged. Petone did not take full advantage of their luck with the coin, and could do no better than score 109 runs, to which Finlayson contributed 25. Barber and Sutherland made an endeavour late in the innings to retrieve the position, but they found the Midland attack too strong. All four of the Midland bowlers did well, Bruce improving his average by taking two wickets for four runs. The town team, in their reply, reached a total of 266 runs, thus gaining a lead of 157 runs on the first innings. The innings was marked by another sound display of batting by the veteran, J. W. Hutchings, who placed 109 runs to his credit. Bruce and J. W. Hutchings were the only other members of the team to help matters along to any great extent. Finlayson and H. E. Nicholls shared the wickets, the former taking four for 57 and the latter three for 15. Heavy scoring was. also the order at Kelburn Park, where Thorndon surprised everybody by giving Institute an afternoon of leather hunting. Thorndon's performances this season have been, disappointing, and for that reason their success on Saturday was all the more pleasing. Their total was 360, to which the main contributors were A. Martin, who played good cricket for his 138 rune, Phillips, who placed 64 runs to his credit, and Leggatt, who reached a total of- 33. The Institute bowling was again disappointing. Faced with a big task, Institute commenced their innings in good style, and had lost no wickets at the drawing of stumps for a total of 50 runs. Banks (32) and Nelson (16) were the not-out men. Details of the various games are as follow :— OLD BOYS v. HUTT. As a result of a fine performance of batting, Old Boys are in a good position in their match against Hutt at the Basin Reserve. Old Boys made 317 runs in their first innings, there being several sound individual performances. When stumps were drawn, Hutt had lost three wickets for 76 runs. Details follow:— OLD BOYS. First Innings. Ronaldson, b Nunn 40 Grubb, b Beard '__" '13 Bull, c and b Nunn ]. '" 41 Stainton, b Beard ......] 52 Barclay, b Nunn 22 Joplin, b M'Laren 41 Duncan, run out 50 Morton, c Lockett, b Aldersley ... W Broad, c Wakelin, b Pringle " 6 Pope, c Lockett, b Pringle ........'. 11 Lusk, not out '' 2 Extra 3 „.; 29 Total „. , ..,,,,,,.,117 Bnwlins Analysiu.^Beuvd Uj B U i.w,,

49, Nunn three for 99, Pringle two for 35, M'Laren one for 12. HUTT. First Innings. Hughes, not out 30 Lockett, c Ronaldson,, b Lusk ... 6 Nunn, c Bull, b L. Duncan 2 M'Laren, c Jopliu, b Morton 33 Extras 5 Total for three wickets 76 Bowling Anslysis.— Duncan took one wicket for 23, Lusk one for 21. Barclay none for 10, Norton one for 17. WELLINGTON'S HUGE SCORE. Despite the absence of C. G. Wilson, J. S. Hiddleston, aud B. J. Kortlang, who are in Dunedin, Wellington registered the remarkably big score of 431 at the Basin Reserve on Saturday in the match with V.M.C.A. It was really a two-men effort, Wagstaff placing 210 to his credit and Burgess reaching half that total. V.M.C.A. tried eight bowlers, but Haughey was the only trundler to achieve any measure of success. In their reply V.M.C.A. have lost no wickets for 30 runs. Details follow:— WELLINGTON. First Innings. Ward, run out A 28 Williams,, b Haughey [ 0 Wagstaff, b Haughey 210 Anderson, c Condliffe, b Hitchcock 0 Burges, b Sugden 105 Ivory, b Cox 14 Napier, b Cox _ 26 Marris, b Haughey 0 Lewis, b Haughey 2 Good, not out 7 Johnstone, Ibw, b Cox 26 Extras *'."," 13 Total 431 Bowling Analysis—Haughey took four wickets for 118 runs, Sudgen one for 39, Hitchcock • one for 63, Cox three for 62, Francis none for 68, Bowyer none for 24, Jones none for 17, Westbrook none for 13. V.M.C.A. First Innings. Francis, not out „ _ 7 Sugden, not out ".'".. 18 Extras 5 Total for no wickets 30 Bowling Analysis.— Napier took no wickets for 18, Lewis none for 3, Marris none for 4. THORNDON'S GOOD TALLY. Playing against Institute at Kelbnm Park, Thorndon made amends for previous poor performances by scoring 360 runs, A. Martin, with 138, and E. M. Phillips, with 64, being the main rungetters. In their reply Institute have' placed 50 runs to their credit without the loss of a wicket. Detailed scores are as follow:— THORNDON. First Innings. Phillips, c Carr, b Griffiths 64 Mason, b Malcolm 32 Ellerm, 0 Banks, b Malcolm 3 Martin, b Foley 138 Brooks, b Malcolm 12 Hyder, b Malcolm ". 16 Carruthers, b Massey 19 Leggat, .b Foley """ 33 Warne, c and b Massey 14 Taylor, not out " 6 Wareham, b Massey ...[ (, Extras "................,,..,... „" 17 Total .. Bowling Analysis.—Malcolm took four wickets tor 115 runs, Foley two for 42 Massey three for 49, Griffiths one for 42, Barr none for 7, Prince none for I 17, Banks none for 42, Rodgers none for INSTITUTE, First Innings. Banks, not out 33 Nelson, not out ........ 16 Extras '..'.','.".!" 2 Total for no wickets 50 PETONE v. MIDLAND. . Considerable interest centred in the matcn between Petono and Midland at the Hutt Recreation Ground, but the display of crickei,.as far as the suburban team was concerned, was disappointing. Petone scored 109 in their first effort Soot °r4 ase', and Midland'replied with 423, J. Hutchings adding another century to his fine list of achievements Details follow:— PETONE. First Innings. H. E. Nicholls, b Patrick 1 Comer, Ibw, b Judd 1 Borrows, c Clark, b Judd .".'. 3 Finlayson, run out .' ' 25 M. Nicholls, b Patrick""!!!'.'."'.! 7 Hamilton, run out g Patrick, c J. W. Hutchings'"by"j" Hutchings o Barber, b Bruce .... jg Sutherland c Johnston!"b'Patrick 10 bmyrk, b Bruce 3 Cate, not out 4 Extras .. v .!!!!!!.!!.! ig T°tal ~^ Bowhng Analysis.—Judd took two wickets for 32 runs, Patrick three for 43, J. Hutchings one for 12, Bruce two MIDLAND. First Innings. Bruce, b Corner 0Q Halley, b Finlayson 7 J- Y an Hutchin Ss. c Cate/b'SutherJ. Hutching^Tli." K'Nicho'lis 109 Johnston, run out f. Patrick, b H. E. Nicholls 4 Oooper, b Finlayson . 1? Watson, b Finlayson ■' n Clark, b Finlayson . 2 Git'noS^'^^'-^* I »»::::::::::::::::::::::: 32 Total ~ Bowling Analysis.—Finlay took "four wickets for 56 runs, Corner two for 62 femyrk none for 18, Borrows none for for" 18 °nS f °r 19) NichoU» th>'°e