ALBION BEAT SCHOOLBOYS ON CALL OF TIME

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 54, 26 October 1931, Page 5

ALBION BEAT SCHOOLBOYS ON CALL OF TIME

BURTON'S GOOD INNINGS »■ With two minutes to play, and three runs to win, Albion, in their match against High School, on Saturday, had one of the narrowest cricketing victories on record. Usually, at critical moments such as this, batsmen crumple up and go to pieees, but -with 78 to his credit already, Burton hit a brisk three to bring his own tally up to 81 and win the match for his, side. Batting first at the previous Saturday's play, the school boys knocked up the excellent tally of 203 for their first strike, but when Albion went to the wickets on Saturday, a good scoring first wicket partnership between Burton and Hinton, gave them the victory right on the call of time. Their chief objective, over the closing stages, was to pass High School's tally before the time bell, and with six wickets down for 207,- they just won out. Burton was still unbeaten with 81 against his name, and Hinton, who fell to a catch in the field, had 67. Both men had batted brightly for their tallies and did the major part of the work in putting their side on. the way to victory. Scores were : — High School First Innings Hinton, e and b Burton 4 Ryder, c Hampson, b Hinton 87 Beale, bowled Hinton ...... 20 Higgins, bowled Hinton 11 Hampson, bowled Hinton 3 Keane, run out ; 28 Dawson, lbw, Burton 0 Matthews, b Sutherland 15 Dowling1, b Burton 0 Erooker, b Sutherland 1 Clark, hit wicket, Hinton 15 Vercoe, not out .... 11 Extras 8 Total 203 Bowling analysis: — J. Hinton, took fivo wickets for 62 ; Sutherland, 2 for 45; Burton, 3 for 52; Lenihan, 0 for 23; Treg'ilgas, 0 for 1; Webb, 0 for 2; Penno, 0 for 10; Gresham 0 for 0. Albion — First Innigs. Burton, not out 81 Hinton, c Dawson, b Brooker 67 Sutherland, played on, Brooker 12 Hampson, b Matthews 1 Lenihan, b Brooker 1 McGill, run out, Hinton 18 Penno, c Dawson, b Higgins 15 Tregilgas, not out 4 Extras 8 Total for six wickets 207 Bowling anlysis: Brooker, 3 wickets for 37 ; Hinton one for 43-; Higgins 1 for 0; Matthews 1 for 28 Keane 0 for 45; Verco 0 for 20; Hampson 0 for 20; Ryder 0 for 6.