SATURDAY'S MATCHES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 46, 24 February 1930, Page 15

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

UNIVERSITY IN THE LEAD

ROSS'S BIG- SCOEE

Local cricket competitions" were continued on Saturday afternoon, when conditions generally were in favour of the bats-

men. In the senior grade the seventh series of matches was completed, and the results placed University in the lead, one point ahead of Hutt and Wellington. University made a. good recovery against Petone at the Basin Reserve, and no sooner hitd they passed the suburban team's score' than thoy declared their innings closed. Petone batted for the remainder of the afternoon, so that University won on the first innings, in which M'Leod, Nelson, and Macallan did well; In the, other match at the Basiu Reserve Midland were unable to reach Institute's score, Prince registering a fine performance with the ball in taking seven wickets for 41 runs. Institute won on the first innings. ' Old Boys did not fare well in the first innings against Wellington, for whom E. I>. Blundell was the principal trundler, taking six wickets for 69 runs. Old Boys had to follow on, but improved form with the bat enabled them, to avert an innings defeat, Lamason, Lambert, and Reynolds all making good tallies. Wellington won on the first innings: Hutt put up a fine performance against Kilbirme, who declared their first innings closed With, 460 for the loss of-mx wickets. .Boh ™ned at the crease throughout the ; afternoon, and wa* unbeaten at stumps with' ti?e great score of 197 to his credit. He was ably assisted by Biggar and Birch for the first two wickets. Hutt lost only three wickets in compiling 330 runs, the match championship points: University 32,. Hutt. 31, Wellington 31, Old Boys 30, Institute 29, Kilbirme 28, Petone 25, Midland IS.

UNIVERSITY BEAT PETONE. An interesting afternoon's play saw UrnWrity ahead o£ Petone witla two wie"as commenced at Petone a fortnight ago, SftoSSTeam compiled 155, and Sispose^ o£ four of their oponents for 27 * fvf laf, was continued on Saturday on the jno •. i wicket on the Basin Reserve, and before long Petone had tightened their grip ot the game by securing two additional wickets, with only 14 runs added to the total. Nelson effectively blocked ™kat appearodto be a rot,'and maWy through his efforts the score was carried • past the centurymark. The most useful partnership, however was that between M'Leod and Macallan for tho eighth wicket. The pair did not attempt to force the pace,, but by steady batting gradually advanced the score until the first innings' win had^been accomplished. M'Leod had hit six fours, one more than his partner. Smyrk, whose slows accounted for three wickets at, ietone on the first day, failed to-add, to his bag, but his bowling commanded plenty of respect, as did that pi Hope. Both sent down 18 overs. The fielding was well up-to the mark, and M. Nieholls save a good display behind the stumps, taking a smart catch off Senior to dismiss him. M'Leod declared University's • innings closed-when Petone's-score.liad-'beenrpaßST id, and Petone had some batting practice for the beet part of two hours before stumps were drawn. Senior opened with Spence, and had passed the half-century mark when play ended. He was well favoured by fortune, and in the closing stages had the opportunity of collecting some cheap runs off the variety of bowlers j^hom M'Leod gave a turn at the crease. 'Ritchie gave a bright display for his 31, Hnd Smallwood, was going, well at the finish. '' •■' '' '-• .-■ ■■• : ■/ :

'/Fall o£ Wickets.—One for 7, two for 22, ihrea for 32, four for 39, five for 91. '.Bowling Analysis.—Bagge took one wicket for 4 runs, Macallan two for 20, Leys I for 15, Nelson none for 7, Mtieod none for 8, Aim none for 20, Osborn one for 17, Bailey, none for 5, Caldwell none for 17, Robinson none for 0.

Total for .eight wickets (innings declared closed) . 157

;■■ Fall of Wickets.—One for 7, two for 15 three for 16, four for 20, five for 34, six for 51, seven for 83, eight for 104. . Bowling Analysis.—Hope took two wickets for 58 runs, Smyrk three for 59, Hamilton none for 4, Spence none for 5, Senior one for 17.

OUTSTANDING PEKFOBMANCES. BittiDg. Ross (Hutt) 1!>7« Lamason (Old Boys) 70 Reynolds (Old Boys) 5(! Senior (Petone) 51" Birch (Hutt) 53 Btggar (Hutt) i... 49 Lambert (Old Boys) 48 Wareham (Institute) 46" M'Uod (University) ...t.. B .... 13" •Not out. Bowling.Prince (Institute) 7 for 41 Blundell (Wellineton) 6 for 68

1 Details:— ;: PETONK. fiibt innings Ijo £ Second Innings. Spence, c and b Bagge 3 Senior, sot out 51 Glover, b Macallan '. 2 H. E. Nicholte, c Bailey, b Macallan 5 -Hamilton, b Leys 2 Jlitchie, b Osborn 31 Smallwood, not gut ........' 16 ; Extras 13 < Total for five wickets 126

I UNIVERSITY: i,-.. First Innings. [Mackenzie, b Smyrk 7 Bailey, c M. Nicholls, b Smyrk .... 3 Dsborn, b Smyrk 8 Robinson, b Hope 1 paid-well, b Hope ,.. 2 Nelson, run out ,. 34 Jicys, run out ,.,. 9 M'Leod, not out 43 JAim, c M. Nicholls, b Senior ........ 6 ilacalkn, not out 30 ■■. Extras ] . 14