UNIVERSITY AND MIDLAND.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 133, 2 December 1929, Page 6

UNIVERSITY AND MIDLAND.

Generally• slow -scoring. marked the opening day 'of-the Univerisity-Midland game at the Kilbirnie Reserve, for after occupying the batting crease for the whole of the afternoon the students could only show a .fotiil of 262 for six wickets when stumps were drawn. ' ■ Midland won the toss arid sent .the students iii.to bat, but they must have doubted the -wisdom oE this move when they failed to separate M'Kenzieand Robinson, Universit/s opening..-.-pair, early. Once he. had settled down,' M'Kenzfe began to collect-runs in hisuhual solid style. ! Robinson,' a' promoted junior, started off with twelve' singles, and throughout he was quieter than his partner. The scoring, though, was'slow, the batsmen not taking any.chances: After the two had been together for. over two hours, M'Kenzie stepped, in front of a straight one from Doneghue,;. and the partnership, which had given the side an excellent start by putting on 132, was broken. M'Kenzie's total, included, nine.fours. Robinson did not last much longer, being smartly caught behind the wicket by 'Cmdill, who was also responsible for sending Nelson back. Dormer and Blandford could no nothing, and. Midland were now on much better terms with themselves. However, M'Leod and Aim; then got together, and while the latter was content' to jog along, the University; captain forced the pace in a de-

lightfuj fashion. He batted freely, some of 'Iris "off-shots being particularly sweet. Aim's.end camp when he square-cut a ball and cotameiiced'to'rim without seeing where it^vent,- . Ho-was half-way up the crease'-'MFherf-BoneghuG threw in to Tindill. Tlie'-pairTiail'added 173- for the sixth wicket, and they were runs which were badly needed. Macallan was next, and started confidently. He and M'Xeod took the score from 226 to 262 before stumps were drawn, both batsmen being still in. M'Leod had given an excellent exhibition, hitting eleven fours. ■',"."•' .*

Midland tried six bowlers during the afternoon, Doneghue, who bowled twentythree overs, doing the best, but' Bryant, who was the hardest worked of the lot, bowling thirty-three overs, was rather unlucky. The brunt of the attack rested on these two and on Baker, who sent down twenty-six overs without getting a wicket. . Details:— '.-:•' UNIVERSITY. ,v ■ '■ ' First Innings. •?'•■ M'Kenzie, Ibw, b Doneghue/... , 74 Robinson,' c TindilL-b Bryant ...,..,. "42 NeKsbn,' c Tindill, b Donediuc 8 DorrVfeiy c Robertson, b Doneghue .. 2 Blandford, b Doueghue 0 M'Leod, not out 61 Mai,; not.out/ -j.;::..:.::.:..■: , ; - 27 Macallan, not out 20 Extras ...... 28 Total for six wickets 262 Fall ."of.-Wickets.—One for 132 r two for 137, three for 141, four for 142, five for 147, six for 22G. Bowling Analysis.—Bryant took one wicket- f0r.,.-49.--.runs, Baker-.none for 49, Robertson none for 19, Doneghue four for 66, Gntts'notae for 21,Whitwell none for IS; 1-.':? , ■-■