BOWLERS' DAY

NZ Truth, Issue 1145, 10 November 1927, Page 14

BOWLERS' DAY

Dead Wickets Trip

The Batsmen

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Wellington Rep.) If batsmen make hay while the sun shines, bowlers also reap a rich harvest of wickets when the ground , is waterlogged. I AST Saturday's cricket m the capital city proved this beyond a doubt where, owing to the dead state of the wickets (brought , about by Friday's heavy rain) bowlers revell-ingr m the going, improving their averages to some purpose,. The previous week, while batting under ideal conditions Midland ran up 404 for eight wickets and declared, sending V.M.C.A. , to the wickets on Saturday. Y.M., having to bat at a dead crease, had. the luck all against them, their first strike >. ending m a debacle. ■ v ' Their total score reached a poor 70. Midland put them m again and the same thing happened, the Young Men again reaching 70 m their second strike. Midland's'win by an innings and 264 runs was meritorious, but m a large. measure they have to thank the weather for it — everything was m their favor. Institute had an outright win over Wellington at Kelburn Park. On the opening day, Institute notched 133 for four wickets m reply to Wellington's first knock of 141. The not out men, Foley (77) and Crook (11) carried the total to 150 before Foley with 92 to his credit failed to stop a good ball from W. Tucker. As on the Basin the wicket was dead and the ball tricky; nevertheless, Institute carried their score to 208. In their second strike Wellington put on 151 before the last wicket fell, leaving Institute 80 odd to secure a win. This proved no easy task,, and seven wickets were down before they had achieved their object. , Old Boys headed off Thorndon on the Basin Reserve. Old Boys had 200 to their credit for the first strike, Thorndon 110 for 3, but the best they could do when play was resumed on Saturday was to carry the total onto 194. Badcock, the not out man with 37 to his credit, only scored one on returning to the crease. At the close of play 01(1 Boys had 141 on the board for the loss of 6 wickets. Playing on the Kilbirnic Roservo, the liome team (229) defeated University on the* first innings. Despite this, however, Varsity made an excellent showing m their second strike, the honors going to A. M. Hollings with 108, which he compiled m at attractive manner. In their second strike and when stumps were drawn, "Varsity had run up 224 for the loss of five wickets. Hutt and Petone carried on their battle on the Hutt Recreation, Petone (210) emerging the ultimate wniiiwK on the first innings. At the opening of the match Hutt a could only reach 148, but m their second strike, failed lamentably. Gibson (13) and Neazor (20) were the only batsmen to reach double figures, and the innings closed at 75. »