GRADE MATCHES

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 8 December 1930, Page 16

GRADE MATCHES

PETONE AND MIDLAND LEAD

WARD A CENTURY

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES. Batting. XV'ard (KUbirnie) 102 Roberts (Petone) 7!) Clark (Midland) ;........ 68 M. Nidiolls (Petone) ....67 -Itoth'erham (Petone) •>= ■ iVelson (University) 50* Banks (Institute) R0 Morgan (Wellington) «r* Smallwopd (Petono) ■»:■• Paetz (University) 43 ■ . *xot out. Bowling. ' Baud (Hutt) ~.. T for 42 Tfwian (DW-BO.TS) #.VW 0 for. 130 Bramley (Kilbirnie) *V.... 5 for 68

Local cricketers had a taste of real ■ cricketing weather on Saturday afternoon, when competitions in al! grades ■iwere continued. In the senior and junior of the Wellington Cricket Association the third series of matches was con- !'; eluded. Play in the senior grade was interesting, although in some cases the '.{scoring was only moderate. Midland and Petone continued their winning way, defeating Kilbirnie and Old Boyj? respecVtively on the first innings. Some of the teams missed the services of players engaged in the Town v. Country match, but *in the case of Midland, who had three i representatives in the Town side, the re- - suit. was not, affected. ■'■ The Wellington-Institute match was concluded at Kelbnrn Park, Institute winning by 83 Tims on the first innings. Banks was the main contributor to the score, and when Wellington batted again land made 106 for four wickets Morgan >was the best scorer for that side. Midland experienced a collapse in their ento overtake the Kilbirnie score, i'but in the end they won by 4S rims, Clark ;playing a strong hand. Kilbirnie made 3runs in plenty in then- second strike, scorning 183 runs for three wickets. Ward "knocked up 102 in good style. There was jsome excellent hitting in the Petone-Old VBoys match, Rotherham and M. Nioholls ;'being associated in an exceptionally bright 'partnership. Roberts and Smallwood were also valuable run-getters for Petone, who -won "by 110 runs on the first innings. Old :B6ys in their second knock made 139 for I five -wickets.; For: Hutt, at the Hutt Re--creation -Ground, Beard came right into ihis'own as X bowler, and played havoc jwith the University .wickets. He clean seven bafamen, -'University being ■^-dismissed -in -their first innings for 125 ;:runs, to which" Paetz made a very good In their second innings ?University did better, making 114 for two •ivrick'ets., Nelson carried'his bat for 50. i*Hutt won' by 103 runs ou the first->-innings. ."■'■ 1 ■■ ' The following, are the championship ftoints:" Midland- 15, Petone 15, Hutt 13, • .Eilbirnie 13, Institute 11, Old Boys 11, ■[Wellington 9, "University 9. "., OLD BOYS AND PETONE. '; Against.. 189 runs scored in Old Boys' first innings, and with two wickets down for 85 runs, Petone were in a good position iwhen they .resumed play at the Petone Recreation Ground on Saturday. The in-, i,inings.was continued successfully until, just ' before 5 o'clock, the side was able to declare, the score being* 299 runs for nine ■ wickets. Some good individual' scores iwere made. E. Roberts, who had made ' 4-7 not out on the first day's play, and Bmallwood (11 not out) kept their end up 1 well. Smallwood, who had been a trifle ' lucky the previous Saturday, was very ■ sound in making his 43. Koberts defied the bowlers, scoring in free fashion, before he was caught at 79. His innings was one o£ the most attractive features of the match. M. Nicholls was, after ."Roberts, Pctone's highest scorer. The lefthander faced the'bowling with confidence. When he had made 67 Duncan, bowling from the northern end of the ground, sljatfcered the stumps with a good ball. Senior was dismissed for 3, and was followed by Kotherham, who, once he got his eye in, treated the bowling with scant respect. He lit cleanly and hard for 58, his score including .three sixes . and six fours. His runs were made in quick time. Duncan was the mainstay of Old Boys' bowling department, and took six wickets for 130 runs. Old Boys, with an hour and a half left in which to play, made 139 for the-loss, of five wickets. Parsloe and Eonaldson opened. Ronaldson, when dismissed, was followed by..James, who quickly fell into his stride. Parsloe was bowled by Rotherham for 14. Browne and James then combined in a profitable partnership. Both batted brightly, scoring freely with pulls round to leg. Browne was dismissed when he had reached, his half-century. James and Dv Chateau also lost their wickets before stumps -we're drawn. Petone thus win on the/first innings. The following-are the scores:—■„ OLD-BOYS. First Innings .: : 189 Second Innings. Parsloe, b Rotherham 14 IRonaldson, c Edwards, b Hope 3 James, b Hope ..»y... 32 .'Browne, b Roberts 50 Hull, not out ■ 9 TJu Chateu, lbw, b Smallwood ........ 1 Bird, not out 13 Extras 17 Total for five wickets 139 Fall of wickets: One for 12, two for 34, three for 98, four for 24, five for 125. Bowling Analysis.—Hope took two wickfets for 25, Rotherham one for 57, Senior Stone for 14, Patrick none for 3, Roberts ifee for 9, Smallwood one for 12, Spence Sbne for 2. PETONE. ; First Inninga. Hamilton, c Ronaldson, b Duncan 18 B. Roberts, c sub., b Duncan 79 Ritchie, lbw, b Duncan 0 Smallwood, b Ronaldson 43 (CM. Nieholls, b Duncan 67 ■Senior, c and b Duncan 3 •-'Rotllerham,. b Parsloe '"...„■. 5S Patrick, b Parsloe 5 Hope, b Duncan 4 Spence,' not out 4 Extras 18 Total for nine wickets (declared) 299 Fall of wickets: One for 41, two for 4], three for 143, four for 173, five for 186, six for 283, seven for 291, eight for 295, nine for 299. Bowling Analysis: Duncan took six pickets for 130 runo, Lamason none for 12, "Pnrsloe two for 23, Mitchell none for 25, Bird none for 18, Ronaldson one for 54, IMoore none for 8. . KILBIRNIE BEATEN. Tvi.lbivnie met with their first reverse this season when Midland headed themtoj 4S runs on the first innings. It was 'sa game of fluctuating fortunes, and at oD'5 stage Midland's chances of passing ?Kilbirpje's- modest 174 were far from ■l>ilighf.":rWitii. six!wickets down, and only Ho on. ..the-board'. Midland were up against St. but : Glark. and Armstrong dug in and aided by, a: little luck gave the game a Vlifferent. complexion. Tho not out batstopii. .Baker and Hutcliings, opened to the ■jbciwling of Tucker and Cook. Hutcliings :!H';is quickly run out. Lawton was shap--srm well when 'Tucker clean-bowled him iviih a fine ball, Rramley doing the same re liis'successor, D'ustin,. two overs later. Cork cari^e in only to lose Baker, who .h;i<! played ii fighting knock, and it was !feft to' Armstrong to help Clark. From 9E the pair took the score to 133 before (Armstrong was caught. Cutts was neat, ■and he stayed to see- his side in a winning position before he ran himself out. The innings closed at 4.30 for 222, Clark liaving - played au extremely valuable innings for 68. With. Kilbirnie batting again, the opjjortnnity was takeu by Baker to give Rome of his team some bowling practice. !War<i- took advantage of the chance, and ■ha hit up' 102 in fine style before being •caught by Clark off a. full toss from iFlutcbings. Eight Midland bowlers were •tried. Dstails: — • . MIDLAND. First Inning.*. J.:;l er, c Tucker, ') TJramlo.v 3,"i I.1 -:ifiglnic. run ou( 2S j^cwinan, b Braniley , .^. Jl j Ci »» ws .^i H

Hutcliings, run out 1 Lawton, b Tucker 14 Dustin, b Braniley 1 Clark, c. Tucker, b Braniley 08 Armstrong, c Morris, b Brnmlcy ... 23 Outts, run out 18 Bryant, st. Virtue, b Tucker 13 O'Xeil, not.out 5 Extras ; 5 Total 222 Bowling Analysis: Tucker took two wickets fotv-62 runs; Crook none for 23; AVard none for 16; Bramloy five for 6S; Christopherson, none for 11; Henderson none for 11, ,■;> , :; , . KILBIENIE. First Innings.. .'..... 174 '"■•--. Second Innings. ' ~ I Christopherson,- c Baker, b Armstrong 3S ' Bilby, b Baker 1 Ward, c Clark, b Hutcliings 102 Hayman, not out 10 Kershaw, not out 15 Extras 8 Total for three wickets IS3 Bowling Analysis: Baker took one wicket for 12 runs; O'Neil none for 27; Hutcliings one .for 32; Bryant none for 63; O'Dpnoghue none for 10; Armstrong one for 9,; Cutts none'for 8; Dustin none for 16. .