CRICKET.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 38, 27 February 1930, Page 10

CRICKET.

HUTT v. KILBIENIE

The above match, was resumed' in fine weather and. oja an easy wicket. 4 Hutt were faced with the formidable.-total of 4(51. With MeGirr and Watson absent, it was not expected that the local team would attempt to get the necessary runs, but would, adopt the safer course of playing for a draw. , The Hutt colts proved^for the second time •this season, that they could rise to the occasion, and hold their wickets ii!p during a full afternoon's play. . The outstanding performance of the day and the ■match,, was a sterling knock 'by B. R. Boss, who scored 197. not out. He had hard luck in -not reaching his second century, as he scored a single off -the lasij.ball of the match, whicii would have given him the bowling had another1 oVer.:jbeen taken. -About ten seconds remained for play after the last ball had been bowled, so tie umpires drew stumps.' Rosses score includ ed 28 fours and 3 sixers. Enthusiastic supporters carried him off the "field at | . the conclusion of the match. Birch j gave a glimpse of his true^ form by scoring a sound 53. He threw his wicket away by attempting to force- tthe isace.' Biggar rendered good assistance by compiling 49. Kilbirnie^s fielding was of a very high standard, their exhibition, -being the best seen on the local ground this season. ■ ' are as follows:-^ : ■ KII/BIRNTE. v First innings, six for ..-. .. . y .'-. .... - 460 (Innings; declared closed^ " HUTT—First .Innings. A. Biggar, st. Virtue, b Orifflths .. 49. . R. B. Ross, not'out ~V.........:... -197 F. C. Warnes, b Crook: .;'........... 1 F. O*. Burohj b Tucker ......;...... 53 F. McKenzie, not out, ...;....... i; 13 Extras .. .\ ..;.,..... .' •>....... 17 Total for three wickets ...... 330 Bowling Analysis.—Crook' took one ■wicket for 71 runs; Tucker,, one for S4> Morris, none for 12, Bramiey, none for 33, Christop&erson, none for 28, Griffiths, one f6t '64, Ward, none for 4, Hayman none for. 17. LOWER aRADE 'RESULTS. . Junior A Hutt lost tp -Midland by 20 runs on the first innings. In reply to Midland's total of 308, Hutt scored 288. At tea adjournment the local side re«pired 110 runs with two wicket's in kand. KTeazor arid Pegler were associ-a&ed-in a good ninth wicket partnership, getting to within 22 of their.opponents' score before* Neazbr was dismissed. Davies, the last man in, w&o is naturally a free ""batsman, adopted the wrong policy of playing " the Tack" with the result tiat he spooned up a simple catch' off a delivery, which under ordinary cirttcmstances he would Stave dispatched for four. P^ J.udd played a very fine innings fojr 64., Neaeor and Pegler batted in very free tftyle, In the former's score of 63, 13 fours and one five were noted. Peg- . ler's contribution of 51- not out included 10 boundaries. Phillips scored. 21 in good style,, being-much more free ;t3ian msnal. The ninth" wicket -stand in this match produced" 109. ! . .

Junior B.—Stop Out defeated- Hufct by an'innirigs and 53 runs. Hutt scor-_ ed 173 and 163: Highest scorers w;ere Mvaon 40, Wright 31, and, 30, Hunt 29, AWeTsley 26. ■ , -

Junior o.—Hutt. scored an outright win over Kiibirnie by an- innings and 63 runs. Eolbixnie registered 150 and 90. Stewart 3 for 21 and Moran 4 for 18 took t&e bowling honours.

Third—Hutt defeated Kilbirnie A on t!he" first innings., , Hutt's innings realised 192. C. McMahon <68, Langford 87, Woolley 27> Fleet; 16, Perkins 14, Barnes 12. Kilbirnie sccnred 19 in their ihst inaingS) Barnes taking 6 wickets for nine "runs. Foilowing on they secured 101 for '5.

Third B's drew with Railway 169. Wilkinson 3 for 15, May 3 for 25. Hutt SfSor ©1, Fleet 13; Gardner 11. • • NOTES. The seniors put up, a great perfonnx anee by scoring 330 for the loss of only three wickets. The first wicket stand between Boss and Biggar produced 123 and t&e second wicket 178 runs.

Only twenty minutes remained fox play when the second wicket fell. It looked as though-Ross and Birch would play out time, but the latter threw his wicket awuy by having a "dip" at a straight one from Tucker. '

Ross forced the pace in an endeavour to reach, his second, century, and nearly came to grief at the hands of Crook, -Sl'. fast ball touching the off stump .without Te'moviug the bails. Apart from this let off (atv 190) Ms,display was (chanceless. It was a good innings to watch as the ec- scored kis runs all round the wicket. -His only weakness ■. appears to -be a tendency to nibble at a ball which is ju&t outside the off stump. The correct w&y to makq a sadfe shot off this ball is to step across and give it the full face of the bat. • . '"

Biggar was let off twice before he •had reached double figures, two chances in the slips being missed. After this he settled down and played fairly soundly. - :

Birch's 53 was a good knock and should put him in form for the reniainiing matches. .

It is rumoured that a certain' member of the Junidrß's is contemplating joining the fire. brigade. He was out practising at 2 a.m the other-morning.

Ron. Williams's club record of 200 not out. nearly went "west" on Saturday. Ross's 197 is easily a record for tlie senior team.'

A well known supporter intimated to -Ross that- he would present him. with a bat if he scored a century agaiust:/ KilbiiTaie. , ,