THORNDON V. OLD BOYS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12604, 15 November 1926, Page 10

THORNDON V. OLD BOYS

KORTLANG’S USEFUL INNINGS Thorndun and Old Boys tried conclusions on No. 1 wicket. F. Kortlang, captain of tiio former, won the toss, and elected to bat. Jn spite of the rain that fell during the previous night and early on Saturday the wicket played well, and the bowlers did not derive .any help from it. Not at any time during the course of play could the cricket be called interesting, and during the latter part of Thorndon’s innings degenerated into a mere travesty of the game. ‘ Thorndon scored fairly evenly in making 268, of which Koi’tlang made 68 after batting for 2£ hours. The early batsmen played very drearily, and it was left to the tail-enders to liven proceedings. Phillips, who opened up with Roberts, did not reign long, losing 'his wicket to a good catch by Jones in his fiist over. Roberts, 24. and Kortlang added 6f3 for the second wicket, and Mason, 29, helped his captain to put on 63 for the third. Wickets fell steadily until Price 30, and Gibson, 39 not out, added 54 for tho eighth wicket, and the last two wickets were responsible for .‘36 valuable runs. Tho bowling for. Old Bny* \vn* divided between Lusk, four for 61,

Duncan, three for 54, Lambert, three for 78. With half an hour to play Old Boys compiled 26 without loss when stumps were drawn. Scores and analysis follow:

THORNDON. First Innings. Roberts, b Duncan 84 Phillips, c James, b Lusk 0 Kortlang, c Dustin, b Lusk 66 Mason, b Lambert 29 Caulton, c Lambert, b Duncan ... o Foley, L., c Burt, b Lambert 10 Price, c Lambert, b Lusk 30 Gibson, not out 39 Eillerm, c James, b Duncan r, Hvder, c Baillie, b Lusk 13 23 Total 258 Bowling analysis.—Lusk, four for 64: Duncan, three for 54: Lambert, th,ree for 78; Ronaldson, none for 23; Burt, none for 16.