HOLIDAY CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12618, 1 December 1926, Page 12

HOLIDAY CRICKET

VISIT FROM MANAWATU GALLICHAN’S “SMASHING” INNINGS PROMISING COLTS IN ACTION One of tiie guinea with minor associations was played at the iiasin yesterday, when Wellington met a Mauawatu XI. The visitors were without Hope, who is to undergo an operation, but sent down a fairly representative team, including one or two promising; youngsters. The captain, Cooper, just missed the early train tor Wellington, so the mauagei, Mr J. Smith, took his place in the held until he arrived just before mid-day. .J. S. Hiddleston captained tht? Wellington team, which also included sonic colts. The wicket had made a wonderful recovery from t.lie soaking rain of the week-end, and although not lively, was not so dead ns might have been expected. It wn.‘: not ideal cricket weather, and the oriel promise of sunihitie vound about 10.30 remained only a promise. ft was very ooot al! day. r.nd «}» the ’ale *fternno»-. was more like football wen the:. Hiddleston won tin- Ux>* and stmt in Airey nud Maso.% oj>en the tor Wellington 13 iutnuiec alter the scheduled time. Murdoch and Ualliehan opened the trundling, and lor the first few overs were treated with respect. The batsmen compiled 34 beKire Mason gave a chance which Norris accepted. It was thought that tile colts might have )>eei: given the early wickets, but Hutchings came next, and gooii progress was made by butn batsmen, Airey getting in some mcc carpet unves and cuts. Hutchings gave two or three chances beture he was brilliantly caught bv Norris, and bis Ub was not by any means a flawless display. Spring's slow bowliug suited him. Hiddleston, who succeeded Airey, was vjjii into Ins stride, but •lad a very dose calf in trying to puli Spring round to leg. Straight drives added considerably to Huldlcston’s total. but the visitor's fielding was very smart. Gallic-ban giving sumo very snappy returns to the wicket, and with speedy running saved mole tnan one boundary. Few runs came to Wellington through loose fielding. James, the wicket-keeper tor Wellington. put on a useful IS before Murdoch snapped him up at uiid-ou, and •jTitzMaurice was the only other batsman to make a stand. Hiddleston’s contribution of T(> was a valuable one. hue Spring got his wicket with a fast one. The luncheon adjournment came with the score at 235 tor eight wickets, Eilzmaurice and Grant being at the crease^. Wellington had two wickets to fall afmr luncheon, and this only added a ft:w more runs in the quarter of an hour that play went on. VISITORS AT THE WICKETS. Norris and MeVicar opened the visitors’ innings, but at unlucky 13 Norris was clean bowled by Massey, and only nine more runs were added when McVienr succumbed to the same bowler. Mu&sey and Grant were bowling, and Cooper (skipper), who had joined G?.!lichan, gove a bright display of batting all round the wicket. Hutchings replaced Grant, but Cooper treated both bowlers with confidence, and notched five fours in eight scoring Two wickets had fallen for runs, but in a little over half an hour TO was up for no further loss. Hiddleston theu took the ball and howled a maiden over to start. Massey followed with another maiden, and only a single was scored off Htddleston’s second over. hi the next ovet bv lus first ball clean bowled Cooimr, the' score then being 72 for three wickets, the captain’s contribution being 3*, in which he gave no chance. The partnership produced 50. Donaldson came in and put Hiddleston nicely through the slips for two. and then turned him to leg for three. In the next over he had a life off Mas sey, being caught behind the wicket smartly, but the umpire gave it a no-hall. Two balls later he was clean bowled. 74 —4 —C. Spring came in and scoring slowed down considerably after the ten interval. Massey wa* put on at the terrace end and Tripe took the other, and the scoring j improved somewhat, Gallichnn be- j coming more enterprising. sending I Tripe to the boundary. Spring fell to ' a full-toss from Tripe which just hit | the top of the wicker. 1.2(1—3---13. j BREAKING THE BATS. j A nue cut tor lour by Gallichnn off Massey gave the batsman his half- | century. Massey \vu ; ; then given his j first spell. Hiddleston resuming witli | the leather. Gallirhan then broke his j bat in . straight driving Hiddleston. | and in the next, over broke another one in putting Tripe across the ! wicket. Kells went at 156—6—13. j bowled by Hiddleston. With, lour j wickets in hand Mnnawatu were US j runs behind. Gallichnn equalled top score by Hiddleston of 76 with a boundary off Browne, who had relieved Tripe, but the next hall saw his stumps scattered. 175 —7—76. AH batsmen to now had been clean bowled. Murray succumbed to Hiddleston :n the next over with no further score. The remaining wickets were soon disposed erf. the total store being 177. Wellington won hy 77. SCORES.

WKLT.IXGTON AV Avery c Day, 1) Spring .. 2fl Tv. T*. Mason, c Non is, b MrVirnr ... 17 J. Ilnteliing-*. o Norris, b Sinillio ... 63 .f. S. ITiddleston. h Spring 70 K. (’. .Tamos. <: Murdock, b Spring ... IK A Tripe, c Day. b MoVicnr 3 J. AT. I'itr.ATaurice, b Galliehrm SO S, V. Browne, c and b McVicar 0 .T. li. Virtue, r Day. 1> Spring 0 A. Grant, b fiallicnan 0 IT, U. not out 1 F.xtrus ...‘ 5 231 BOVVMNG. Mtn.lo.-h look no wiekofs for H run-: Oallhhan, 2 for 37; AleYjour. 3 for 16; Spring, f f«<r 103: Murray, none for II; Sinillif*. one for IK. The wickets fell -• 1 for 2A. 2 for M, 3 for 139. 1 for IC-';. 5 for 191. r, f„r 227, 7 Vor LbiS. 5j for 233. 3 for 218. 10 for 234. M A N A W ATr;.-FirM Innings. W Norris, b Masscv a Afo\ irar. b Massov 12 V GaJlicban, b Browne 76 I'. Cooper, b Massey - 38 T. Popald&on, b Masr-ev f. h. Spring, b Tripe i:, G. Kells, b Middlemen j-> S. Murray, b Middle-ton 3 •I. Day. b llrou an i> •T. Mniliic. -t. .lame-. bII irblie-ton ... 2 H. Murdock, not out o Kvt l a Total , 177 UOWUNC. M,i**cv f \ lor IS; Grant. 0 tor 21: Hutching.-. 0 tor 17; Hiddlc-ton, 3 tor 28; Tripe, 1 for 42; Browne, 2 {or 17 Wicket- Ifdl —1 tor 13. 2 br 22. 3 for 72 t for 73. for 126. 6 bo- !*-<;. 7 lor 17a, j /oi 17a. 'J lor 177, 10 lur 177. ,