CRICKET

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 31, 9 January 1930, Page 12

CRICKET

HUTT and PETONE

FIRST DAY'S PLAY

Ties© old rivals met on the Petone Oval. Petone won the toss and elect-

ci to bat on a wicket which looted a

bit ion tie rough- side but played much. ' "better than, its appearance would indicate. Mainly due to steady bowling

h? McGirr; and Watson, wickets fell

goickly with the result t>hst the board avowed 7 for 89 at- tea adjournment. On resumption Mark Nicholls and Co■tcan mexle a valuable stand for the eighth wicket/ which increased t&d score by 62 nvns. Warnes who was 'given his first trial with the ball when t&e score was 138, secured the wickets of both Nicholls and Coman. Petone's tunings realised . 152 runs. Boss and Bigger opened for Hutt, the partnerißhii» producing 53 runs, 'before the latter . was dismissed. Birch and Boss^ piayed out time 7 Hutt's score at drayving of stumps being 1 for 80. ■.'/':- • SECOND DAY. Boss and McKenzie resumed to the bowling of Botheram and Hope. The former added two to 2iis- score when lie was caught in the slips, l MeGirr filled ta3 vacanacy and after scoring 10 met the same fate as Boss, off Brice 'a bpwl-ii-g. BiTch joined McKenzie, but the latter weS dismissed without any addition to the score. Lees, who followed,

contributed cn|e, w&en he was bowled

by Brice tho-board reading 5 for 103. - Bcberts and; Birch took the score «o 116 when J;he latter, was given out e tumped. and Roberts held thte fort fo: a time the latter being bowled off his pads wifrh the total at 127. Matters did not look too promising when Wernes joined Watson, as Hutt still reccoired 25 to win", with only v two wickets in hand {Nunn being absent) . Warnes and Watson Jhowever

batted soundly, eventually heading Pe-i '.: tone's total of 151, Hutt/s total being 178 before the partnership was broken, Watson being bowled by a trimmer from Hope. Judd scored a single before being dismissed, Warnes carrying his bat for a well played 34. Petone went to the wickets again soaring 128 in just under an houT when Brice declared. Mark Nieholls knocked up 69 by forceful batting.

Hutt did not attempt the impossible task of getting 98 inns in t&irty min<utes, being content to play out time,

th.2 score at drawing of stumps,being 1 for 22. ■', PETO]SnE3—First Innings, J. Hamilton, run out ■ 9 H, E. Nicholls, bMc<Kti ..•...; r . 7 M. NUcholls, c Bir,eh b Warnes ..67 G. Botheram, b I^cGirr .......... 0 j-S. Brice, c Biggar b- Watson .... ,14 1 G-. Spence, c Boss, b Wateon ..... 8 G-. Nicholls, c McGirr, b "Watson .. 0 A. Cnu'dleigh, c Biggar, b E. Judd 10 J. Coman, c Lees, b Waynes. .... 25 P. Hope, not out ................. o — Eeyling (absent) .......". 0 Extras n Total .-. 151 Bowling Analysis—Watson secured three wickets for 35 runs; McGirr two for 28,:Warnes two for 12, E. Judd one foT-41, Nunn none for*-24. ' HUTT " First "Innings. A.. Biggar, Hope 22 B. Boss, c Oiudleigh, b Bothernam ?8 C. Bircn, st Nicholls, b Eotherham V 0 P..McKenzie, cG. Nicholls, b Hope 9 H, MeGirr, c Hope, b Brice ...... 10 W. Lees, b Bxice ................. 1 Gr. Boberts, b Hope *.■.•... / 17 H. Watson, b Hope 18 F. Warnes, not out ............. 34 E. Judd, c Hope, b Hamilton 1 Extras .......... r7 32 ' Total .. -r........ 182 Bowling Analysis—Hope took four wickets for 70 runs; BotSaerham, two for 41 j Brice, two for 45; Beyling none for 9; Hamilton, one for 5. "-■.■'."■ Second^ Tnnings. - A. Biggar, b Brice ...:........... 8 B. Boss, not out ............... C. Birclii not out ........,....... 6 • Total for one wicket ..;...,. 21 Bowling Analysis—Brice secured one wicket for 4 runs; Beyling none for 5; Hope, none for 12; Botheriam, nono for 0^ ■.■;_... ' . PETONE First innings 151 • ' Second Innings M. Nieholls, c Borberts, b Judd 59 Gr. Botherham, c Boss, b Watson ..35 Or:- Spence, not out - 20 A. Cliudleigh, not out .......... 9 Extras . ... . ;:......;'...... 5 Total for 2 wickets (declared) 128

Bowling Analysis—^atson seeu're-1 one wicket for 17 runsj Judcl one for 57j McGirr. none for 49.

LOWER GRADE RESULTS. Junior A. v. University—Hutt occupied the wickets all the afternoon, the last wicket falling just before 6,30. In a total of 273, Haines 66,- Peglsr 63, and Lockett 55 were outstanding performances. Other double figures scorers were Heap 17, Neagor 17, El som 13 (hot out), McKay 10,' University 148 and 150 for one wicket. t_ Third A.—Hutt 224. Muir »)2.. Barnes 47, C. McMahon 40, Perkins 17, Fitzmaurice 15. Eaiwarfa 105. A five-point win to Hutt. - Third B.—Hutt 88 (StoddaTt 12, Green 18), lost to Uniled 131. NOTES, In the first innings the Hutt,bowlers kept the Petone batsmen scratching for runs, Petone's. total of 151 taking 2J hours to compile, but their second venture at tie wickets was a nruch/brigiiter feffort. McGirr's first two overscost 20 runs, his final figures being none ; for ]'49^ of 8 overs and Judd 1 for 57 off 10 overs. Warnes^ who secured 2 for 12 in the first> was not called upon to bowl in the second innings.

Eoberts, sco Ted a neat 17 in Hutt '6 second knock, and shaped very weil. He got out to the slow stuff and appeared to be more at home in everyway than usual. • , '

* Pr,ank Warnes again proved that -j.o is a good batsmen. His "runs were made all round the > wicket. Watson again came to light when runs wer.e need, this, being the third time in succession that he iias figured in a \u*sef ul partnership.