FOURTH SERIES COMMENCE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12622, 6 December 1926, Page 9

FOURTH SERIES COMMENCE

YJR.C.A. V. UNIVERSITY FORMER’S SPLENDID DISPLAY HOLLINGS 114 NOT OUT. Cricketers on the Basin Reserve were favoured with ideal conditions for the beginning of the fourth series in the senior championship on Saturday. There were a sunny sky, good wickets, and splendid light, and just the slightest tang in the gentle southerly breeze. Y.M.C.A. tried conclusions with University on No. 1 wioket, and winning the toss elected to bat. Westbrook and Grant opened proceedings, but the early departure of the former leg-before ' to Hollings, seemed to paralyse the side, and after a painfully inert exhibition of batting, the whole team went for the meagre total of 137. White top scored with 35, Grant and M. Henderson came next with 28 and 25 respectively, and J. Smith got 15. The scoring was .very slow and it took Y.M.C.A. two and a half hours to compile their runs. HOLLINGS HITS OUT. University, on taking strike, made •hort work of their job in overtaking their opponents’ score, and at call ol time had put on 201 tor one wicket. Hollings 114 not out and Tripe 50 not out have an unfinished partnership of 140. Hollings got to his century in an hour and fortv minutes, and hit the bowlers to all parts of the field, his driving being especially good. So far two chances can be debited against him—the first to point when 73 and the second to short leg when U 3. Tripe, in getting his su, did not begin well, but towards the end was batting soundly. McGavin 21, helped to add 61 for the first wicket. The chief agent in the destruction of the Y.M.C.A. was Vietmeyer, who maintained his recent promise by getting five wickets for 25 runs. He was ably seconded by Hollings, who took five for 52. The ’Varsity fielding was very sound, and Hall distinguished himself by taking three good catches in the slips, the one from Browne being a brilliant left-handed effort. The following are the details of the play:— Y.M.C.A. First Innings. Westbrook, Ibw Hollings 0 Grant, o Hall, b Vietmeyer 28 Smith, b Vietmeyer 15 Virtue, b Vietmeyer 1 M. Henderson, Ibw Hollings 25 Browne, c Hall, b Vietmeyer 2 White, q Vietmeyer, b Hollings 35 L. McGirr, b Hollings 4 Birch, b Vietmeyer 3 R. Henderson, c Hall, b Hollings 2 Haughey, not out 7 Extras 15 Total 137 Bowling Analysis.—Hollings, five for 52 j Vietmeyer, five for 25; Greig, none for 11; Tripe, none for 15; Hain, none for 19. UNIVERSITY. First Innings. McGavin, Ibw Browne 21 Hollings, not out 114 Tripe, not out 60 Extras 10 Total for one wicket 201 “THE GLORIOUSIjNCERTAINTY” INSTITUTE v. OLD BOYS CENTURIES FOR FOLEY AND BURT. This match was begun on No. 2 wioket, and showed glorious uncertainty of the game in a marked degree. Institute took first strike, and their first four wickets fell very quickly for 22 runs. On Burt joining H. Foley, the success of the bowlers ended, and tbo pair went on the even tenor of their way for three and a half hours, until a partnership of 252 was recorded for the - fifth wicket. Foley made 123, and D. Burt 130; both batted very soundly, while the only chance given prior to the dissolution came from Foley after he had passed the century mark. Foley went first, being stumped by James, and was followed by Burt soon after, caught by Dustin in the outfield. Foley bit eleven fours, while Burt hit twelvo fours, one five, and one six, the last being a great ondrive off Tucker into Kent terrace. •Massey also gavo a bright display in making 35. Calvert was the only other double figure scorer with 15 Tbo Old Boys’ bowlers were freely hit about during the big partnership, and their analysis read badly. Tucker and Lambert did the best work, taking four wickets each for 129 and B 4 respectively. The Old Boys’ fielding wilted under the strain and slackened off badly during the course of the afternoon. At the end of the day’s play Old Boys had scored nine without loss. Score* and analysis follow: INSTITUTE. First Innings. Banks, c James, b Lusk 9 Bilby, c James, b Duncan 4 Prince, Ibw Tucker 5 H. Foley, st. James, b Tucker ... 123 D. Burt, c Dustin, b Lambert ... 130 Malcolm, c Souper, b Tucker 0 Calvert, b Lambert 15 Massey, b Tucker 35 Rogers, c Duncan, b Lambert ... 1 Griffiths, not out 6 Douglas, c and b Lambert 2 Extras 10 Total 339 Bowling analysis,—Duncan, one for

56; Tucker, four for 129; Lambert, four for 84; Lusk, one for 25; Souper, none for 26; Ronaldson, none for 9. OLD BOYS. First Innings. Fitzmaurice, not out 4 Bailey, not out 4 Extras 1 Total for no wickets 9