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Championship Final.

tfupitei Piuyius has earned the irarmgst thanks' of the flannelled gentry this season for his Want of attention, though the cockatoo, the Cbw-spank«; an& the wool-raiser may, .have cursed \hs old gent for not "coming forward with, his watering pot oltener. Cricketers swear that U'i a bit of "otlright." , . ■ Saturday last "was another tip-top day, and that section of the public which takes a deep interest m the summer pastime rolled up : in good force at the Basin to see the Mids. and' their younger rivals continue • the battle for supremacy m the senior championship lists. Qld Boys struck another good wicket, and their •tail peppered the Midlanders,' howling to such good account that the score was carried over the fifth century beiorere the -.Mids. -nance 4o retire pavilionwards. " •Wills's stumps were.jquickly knockBd out of piunitrby Patrick, but MonHftoaa and C P. Blacklock got to W9xk m tr*d««m,anlike style and ratfcLad on 83 before the partnership was severed fcr "Monny" falling a Victox ito'i^ipMnan Hieksom, „ . . "', VThV. ■' loufawin«1 oufawin« batsmen's contribution tra^.7s. He made some crisp strbkt* W batted with , good judgJneirt. '"Mojtitoy" -sent a hot one back te' Otoßrli* Jtitchell, which was declined. ■■..■•:• , Midland istr uck : another ; snag when llacklock and J^cGill got together, ess*. 4.66; appeared on the, slate before Jikckit w&S' sent to the ri^ht T a}hdut, Majcphy ' catching*, him at mid-off. It nid ,. njci apariied hit; of hatting, Bbi ebiuafM*sfi, .but entertaining. tWshton r was not long . m finding Bfcudn's timber, but McGill and Ja#f*i tebk a heap- of shiftijig. When #£» fifth 'rcSixtury was hoisted, ? the ,sF««t*t.ors. applauded loudly. Nine r>ns later tb> Old BoysMong ten- . «* ; or th* batting crease was teisaiaia/ifetii by.%:«kso.n flooring the Ja«(irlryin stock-yard; ' 'ItcQ-jU . wafl 'Unbea-teri with 34 to iis er*dit: Hte shaped with plenty ■*&■ ii&iAoiix: though some of his hits wtf» i¥fet ;^tCGuted with a Trumper©squ* craw; Btedlauti's ground fielding was cleanef and surer tnaii on the previous Jliitu.rday. Th 6 "howling \v<as again •j*oor in' resource V too much sametms sfbout it-- to; prove effective. MiJ;ohsll bb ( re tjie biggest burden,, and he stood up to his gruelling well. Tie opening batsman fbr Midland wer« "Tab" Wynyard and Arnold WiUiams.. Tab got of! the mark very quickly and -his wristy and forcible strokes -Bent 'the score ahead- at a fair bat.' . Arnsolai shaped uneomfortahiy] and after giving J. P. Blacklaek a lofty cliance, received his 'oniatus at tb* hands of wicket-beeper C.P.8., who brought off a remarks aWy Gl«r»r catch, which earned him i round of applause. OM Bore? supporters were m high fcteo at flw wirly downfall of the flips'. *ipjp«r,' and their jubilation tt&s iwcrenkied' fifty per cent when Mo- 1 hagkaa got one past Bruce, whose irmbdeat coutrftu.iion was a single. At S$ disaster Jwian fell to the Mldlandei's' lot, tWßfflbon's stumps being dislodged by •'Tffiancy.'' .-. Stumps were tfiim drawn for. the day. : : : There V-bm ho* much of the cautious -determination about Wynyaffd's display; He *»fted confidently from the outset, his strokes, on both sides of the -wicket 'toeing marked by crispness, soundness and vigor. He never oace loofce* life© -getting out. Df the 56 runs ddwted to Midland 44 were soared off "Tafc's" bat. His blemishless and wristy exhibition deserved a.ll the applause it got. The 509 registered by Old Boys is the highest m a senior championship ©ingle innings since Midland totalled 556 against Rivals m the 1905-6 sefason. Old Boys showed praiseworthy celeritr and dexterity m the field. .Their bowling also corainended great respect from the Midland batsmen, outBide of Wynyard.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19080307.2.13.1

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

NZ Truth, Issue 142, 7 March 1908, Page 3

Word count
Tapeke kupu
588

Championship Final. NZ Truth, Issue 142, 7 March 1908, Page 3

Championship Final. NZ Truth, Issue 142, 7 March 1908, Page 3

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