BOWLER ALLOO

NZ Truth, Issue 1108, 24 February 1927, Page 14

BOWLER ALLOO

Beats the Batsmen I Every Time (From "N.Z. .Truth's" 'Special Dunedin Rep.) / : '■'■'».' Against the heady bowling of Arthur Alloo, Albion, the leading team m the Dunedin senior grade/ competition, collapsed and went under/to a first-innings defeat. ~ THE wicket was m no small way responsible for the poor score. For some unknown reason it was flooded overnight and. gave great assistance . to the bowlers. „ ' ' Arthur Alloo, on his day one of the ablest all-rounders m Otago, : found conditions to his liking and proved almost unplayable at times, with„ the result that Albion's ' excellent start— ss for no wickets m reply to Grange's first innings total of 188 faded . away— the innings concluding for 141. •_' In their second knock Grange hit 172 for 7 wickets, the colt Elmes leading the way with a breezy 42. Dunedin made a very tame reply to Carisbrook's 331 for 7 wickets. - ; Holderi carried his unbeaten 99 of the previous week to 105 wren the innings was, declared closed. Holden gave a fine- display. He is the only Carisbrook player outside Blunt to score; a century. Dunedin collapsed before the bowling of Douglas, being dismissed for 141 runs. / , . Harrison was the only 'batsman to show any form. • " s In their second' knock .Dunedin lost 6 wickets for 100 runs, Sinclair leading the way with a bright 33; : Symonds helped himself to 27— which included several clinking leg shots. Douglas collected two wickets for 12 runs and. Dickinson 2 for 40. The. latter skittled Cherry with a ' lovely -".ball. .; / \ -