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Hutt News, Volume 1, Issue 33, 24 January 1929, Page 10

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The news of Jackson's inclusion in the fourth test .team for Australia is most favourably received by cricketers throughout New Zealand.

Prior to that 260 not out a firtnight back, Alan Kippax had completed the following teores at Sydney against the Victorian team in the last four Shield games played': —212 not out. 271 not out, 217 not out and 134. Four scores of over 200 and all not out against the sister State, insuecessive years is a most wonderful performance.

The Australasian has to., say in its comment on the tatting in the Third test that in spite of Hammond's score of 200 the display given by Kippax was easily the spiciest piece of batting in the game. .

Who will be the 12th man for the fourth test, Andrews Or Oxenhain? 1 think the former, as our bowling is not over strong, even with the Queenslander included.

• Stuart Dempster has yet to score 100 in Plunket Shield games, at the luncheon adjournment on the opening day of the Auckland-Wellington game, he was batting so well that his prospects of making his first century in Shield games looked bright indeed, but on reaching the 77 mark he was given out l.b.w. to Allcott.

Being an umpire it is hard to understand so many l.b.w. decisions being credited to the bowler/ in any sort of first grade cricket. Either batsmen fail to successfully watch whether the ball is pitched in a direot line from wicket to wicket before putting their

leg in front or some of tne umpires err in giving any doubt they may have in. their minds to the blowler iristead -of the batsmen. " .■.,

Petone and; Hutt teams were both short on Saturday, Rotherham and Me<xirr taking part in the Shield game at Auckland but^where was H. E. Nicholls and Frank Warnes? The former certainly had batted the previous Saturday and may have relied on being back at the ground in time to either bat again or field^ but there was no possible excuse for the other player not turning up, particularly "when he was one of the bowlers of the side. The Hutt Committee should ask for an explanation from this promising young cricketer and unless a satisfactory explanation is received he should be relegated back to junior. .

Wally Lees had to leave the field early on Saturday so as to catch the Nelson boat in which a Wellington team are travelling. .

Len Beard bowled with deadly effect in Petone's first innings he secured 8 wickets for 37 including the hat trick, six of his victims were cleaned bowled.

Smallwood played very correctly in Petone's second innings in making 63 not out. This batsman as X had occasion to refer to a few weeks back, is one of ,the few Petone players who knew how to give the ball the full face of the bat when on the defence.

Mark Nieholls ' ably assisted Smallwood in a good second wicket partnership. He batted quite well and there.is no reason why he should not get lots of runs for the Petone team.

Vietmeyer played a big part in 'Varsity's disposal of Old Boys at Eelburn Park on Saturday, scoring 55 not out and bagging 4 wickets for 3.1. N

Badcock's form this season has been far from impressive meeting with little success with both bat and ball,.

.Kilbirnie 's wicketkeepef in the game against Midland had x no less than 42 extras ( registered against them.

Christopherson was again Ealbirnie's principal rungetter on Saturday.