AT THEIR BEST

NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 14

AT THEIR BEST

Mills and Moriteith Shine (From "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland Rep.) . Mills batted one of his best innings for Eden against Parhell on Saturday^ and he no sooner opened for the side, partnered by G. L. Weir, than he set off m good free style to gather m the runs. LTE passed the century mark. without /any trouble, and. delighted the spectators, with some fast scoring.-Half-an-hour's play, saw the opening batsmen pile up forty runs. -Mills seemed to enjoy anything sent to his leg, and. played . difficult balls with ease arid good judgment. .-_■■• 'When Anthony came on to bowl, Mills was at his best, and ,he swept the bowler twice to the leg boundary m one over. - ..'■•.' It was fine cricket, and v the ex- . hibition had the crowd on tip-toe with excitement. He reached his century m two and three-quarter hours. , .;•. \ ;■ . His score included fourteen fours. Monteith collected just one over the hundred for Ponsonby before being clean bowled. Three of the boundaries he took from Garrard m, one over, and his driving was clean and well timed. He. hit with .great confidence, and the score mounted rapidly. It is Mon teith th at Ponsonby can thank;, for overtaking . Varsity's first innings score of 2GB, for the oppositiori's total was passed soon after he left/the field.