BIG SCORING

NZ Truth, Issue 1201, 6 December 1928, Page 14

BIG SCORING

Bowfey Approaches Second Century-

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland Rep.) The A.C.A.'s fourth series of - senior-matches was ushered m on Saturday 'by good batting '• and large -totals. Wickets' were hard J and fast, and .bowlers were : given a trying day, ''..•., '.'■■. COME outstahfling-' bdwl.insr' was lh" the Suburbs v. Porisonby- match, however,.' S/'G. Smith „ancl. Finiaysonbeing responsible", for ' the surprising collapse of Suburbs after an hour and a-half's play. ' ; ; .''* '. '■ " Smith collected six wickets for. twenty-nine runs,' and Finlayson assisted m the dispatch \ of the' batsmen' with two wickets 'to his credit for the small .-i total, of ;flye runs; •• • >„ . . . ,-_ Altogether, Suburbs" went down with a., fe'ltllKl total of, 57 'm- .the .first innings, the highest score - being- ••■l7, by Wetherlll. '. , '" • ; /.',' E. H.- Bdwley, the- Sussex- coach,: \vas the .big 'man ■of the day.. He grave an excellent :. exhibition with the -bat f or Y.M.G.A. against.. Eden,,, finishing; ■*.yith; ; - only eight .short of his second : century.} He stuck to the wicketa for. just 1 over, four hours, and . finally : went \ out to, a brilliant- catch by : G: -L..' Weir,' 'in ; the long-field...' -'■<")'■ .>'•'::-■'] .'■-■'■''■■■■ ■ </.."' ■, University made a, I ' good opening with .262 .'.in, the first innings, and; the runs were -fairly evenly, -distributed. Hay passed his half,-century ;in good style, ;-.'and seven.^others finished well m >doiible. figures. . ; . . / . ; ':':'■ McCallarn was .Parnell's outstanding batgiwi A against ;Grtif ton, with a welldeseed total, of %X,, .but : lje, was „the. only one .who- shone, and Parnell flri-