CRICKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 48, 26 October 1915, Page 6

CRICKET.

N.P.T.C. V. S.D.H.S. On Monday, the above teams met, and played a. friendly game at Tnglewood, S.D.H.S. winning by nine runs. The bowling-on both sides was good, but as much cannot be said for the batting. At 10.30 the"match started, Macdonald opened with the bowling. Two or three rims resulted from the first three' overs, but in" the fourth (Coutt's second), Fuller was '.clean bowled. Oliver was caught by Auld off the next ball—2 for 7. In the next three overs, a few runs were added, but in Coutts' fourth over, Paul was clean bowled— 'A for 19. In Macdonald's next over, Griffin was ■eaught by Couuts off the third ball—--4 for 19." Off the last ball, Jury was ■ bowled—s for 21. In Macdonald's ■ next and sixth- over, Gernhoefer i was r I bowled—6 for'^2.';,Tiv;o' : .ov<irs were callod, and in the next (Coutts' 7th), he clean-bowled Feakins—7 for 29. Two more overs went by, and in the next (Macdonald's 9th and last), he bowled and caught Jeffrey— 8 for 33. Two .balls after the same bowler got Sutherland 9 for 33. In the last ball of Coutts', over-bowled, Nitz was caught by Macdonald—lo for 33. . Scores: — Fuller, b Coutts 4 Griffin, c Coutts, b Macdonald ... 8 Oliver, c Auld, b Coutts ... 0 Paul, b Coutts ... ... 6 Jury, 1) Macdonald ... ••• 1 Feakins, b Coutts. ... ... 1 Nitz, c Macdonald, b Coutts ... 9 Gernhoefer, b Macdonald ... 0 .Jeffrey, c and b Macdonald ••• 0 'Sutherland, not out ... *... 0 Badley, h Macdonald ... "... 1 Extras ... ... ... i 5 ' Total 33 Bowling analysis.—Macdonald, 5 '*; wickets for 15 runs j Coutts, 5 wickets for 15 runs. Tatton and Coutts opened against the bowling of Fuller and Sutherland. Oliver and Jeffrey coming on later. Coutts, Stephenson, Macdonald and Stoddart were "dismissed, and Lawn had just gone with Tatton, with the score. 4 for 35, when the team adjourned for dinner, the 'Tec. boys being entertained at Mrs Odowd's dining rooms'by S.D.H.S. After din-

ner, a rot set in, Whether too mud: "dull" had been eaten or not is noi known, but the remaining wickets fell with only 4 more runs being added—--10 for 39. Tatton made a fine stand and was batting carefully when the teams adjourned for dinner, but on resuming, after a few balls, was given out 1.b.w.. but it was the general opinion that, to say the least, he had hard luck. Scores : Tatton. l.b.w, b Oliver ... 19 Coutts, b Sutherland ... ... 4 Stephenson, c Oliver, b Sutherland 4 Macdonald, b Jeffrey ... ... 7 Stoddart, b Jeffrey « ... ... 0 Lawn, b Oliver ... ... 3 Auld. b Jeffrey 0 •Ennis, run out, b Fuller ... 0 Hall, b Fuller ... U Evans, c Feakins. b Fuller ... 0 Dean, not out ... ••• 1 Extras , ... ... ■ ... 1 Total 39 Bowling analysis: Fuller 3 wickets for 20 runs, Sutherland 2 for 4, Oliver 2 for 13* Jeffrey 3 for 1. The "Tecs'' again went in. but fell to pieces, all being out for 20. Scores: Sutherland, 1) Coutts ... ... 1 Jeffrey, b Macdonald ... 11 Griffin, c Stephenson, b Macdonald 0 Fuller, c Coutts, b Macdonald ... 0 Oliver, c Coutts, b Macdonald 4 Paul, b Coutts ... ... 0 Nite, c Ennis 1 , b Coutts ... 0 Feakins, c Coutts, b Macdonald 0 Badley, b Coutts ... ... 1 Jury, b Macdonald ... ... 0 Gernhoefer (not out) ... 1 Extras 2

Total 20 Bowling analysis:. Maedonald, 6 wickets for 12 runs, Coutts 4 for G. Coutts made some very fine catches, every one of which was on the boundary, and one in a very difficult position. The High School then went in, but fell to pieces, the wickets being down for 23, thus winning by 9 runs. Scores: Tatton. b 'Fuller ... ..'. () Coutts, c Sutherland, b Oliver ... 9 Dean, c. Badley. b Fuller ... 0 Stoddart, b Fuller ... /... 0 Lawn, b Fuller < ... •■• 1 Macdonald (not out) ... ••• 2 Stephenson, cXitz, b Oliver ... 7 Auld, c Gernhoefer, b Oliver ... 0 Funis, b Oliver ... ••• * Evans, b Fuller ':'.. ••• ° Hall, c Feakins, b Fuller ... 0 Extras 3 Total- ...... ■•■ ■■■ 23 Bowling analysis; Fuller 6 for 8, Oliver 4 for 12.