EASY WICKETS

NZ Truth, Issue 1197, 8 November 1928, Page 16

EASY WICKETS

Free Scoring In Christchurch

(From "N.£. Truth's" Christchurch ... ■;■•■• Rep.) -I An early shower of rain and the . New Zealand Cup helped to stifle interest m the second round of the Christchurch competitions '..' last Saturday. COLLO WING two wet Saturdays since f - ,' opening day, ■ the Cricket' Association decided to play on Gup day and the response ; from cricketers -w.asvsur -I prisingiy good. ; ' -„_. :..-. "■ '■■- ■'.Though three centuries s were knocked up, scoring 711; all the matches was ■painfully sloiv .'iyet the wickets, were, easy. .;.; ' '-.r : ..;;\"',. ; ■■< ".,-.'. ■.'^■•y+f,- /. ■ .; ■[..':■-', ■ ,Old Boys have.'at 'l-ast awakened, to the; possibirities.,'of Bill Merrit't's. batting and ' placed v; him ; second wicket down; instead :of sixth .01^ seventh, as was Usual in 'the ; 'past,^ and '■ ia&;expeanient bore immediate fruit. ■';..' \ . . .Displaying stipert i:,def[ence.p.nly_ w^eh necessary, Bill treated the Wdfehria'm' bowling with scant respect and his 117 was compiled mostly m front of the wicket.,' . '.. ■ . . ■„■; ...'•■■' A, W; RpbeFts.. eflhtributed • 109 to Riccartcih's tojjal. of , 269 against Old Collegians. ' The- attaqk was' • ionly moderately strong, but.- Roberts' was: cautious until- he got set. He" then . opened out freely 'and gathered his. score" from all over the paddock, v; ; - ;. • - >; Linwibod^ook the .whole-a fternoon to compile:' 306 against East .Christchurch. .: : .'*^y. . .. '; : ; '^f;v* '■}■■■. ;; K-V^ -' '•■ Smith,: v jtlie'.,. LikwobclK skipper; ' and Boon gave;?,tne suburbkn :side";& good start 'with 100 runs betoi'e .tlie' f oiuiier was st,umpM.-by Phejfpsl v - '''.'■£ ' : Boon •.wasf'over.rc^iutious;, but when he did.' -hit', out iats .anything . it : was punched true and hard. . His 10,4 was a great exhibition of patience and restraint more than one. of brigrht cricket. /■■ . .... : St. Albans' tally. of 199 against West Christchurch -was a;,:threerman* .effort, Woods :C69^^Saildtoh' (2^v a^dyPen-: g'eliy (62). gettirig-' thfe ruti^J/'^-^^r'. Seven others contributed' ten runs between them./. ■ ' .......