TURNER’S CENTURY FOR HARBOUR BOARD

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 213, 28 November 1927, Page 11

TURNER’S CENTURY FOR HARBOUR BOARD

ELLERSLIE BEATEN In the Harbour Board-Ellerslie match, the onlookers were treated to some brilliant displays of sound Patting. Ellerslie’s chances of victory looked good with five down for 207 on time, but Harbour Board made a solid reply, and knocked up 231, scoring a win by 24 runs. Gedye and R. H. Burton, EUerslie’s opening men, proved a solid combination, and it was some time before the partnership was broken. Burton was the first to go, after having hit up a useful 46. h! R. Burton went in, and knocked the bowling about to score 21, with wellplaced shots. Next came Hetherington, who barely had time to get set when he tipped one to Mann, and went pavilion-ward for a single. Meanwhile, Gedye was opening out, and was treating the bowling in an unorthodox but telling manner. He had many “lives,” however, and was eventually coaxed into sliding one to Breeze, who accepted a neat catch. Bis 84 was a good addition to Ellerslie’s score. Watts followed on, and showed the fans how to treat the off stuff, some of his drives being good to watch. Matthews, bowling for Harbour Board, began to worry him. and a good-length ball that yelled “stumps” all the way took his off wicket after he had scored 52.

Breeze and Dunning, who* opened for the Board, pasted the leather about well, and were beginning to assume a comfortable aspect when the latter played a “silly” on to his wicket, after having scored 19. Breeze was responsible for 26, compiled from clever strokes, before he was dismissed, and Bennett and Badeley knocked up 20 and 14 respectively. Bennett’s running between tho wickets played a big part in his scoring. He is sudden out of the crease, and takes every opportunity.

A. Turner, for the Board, was the idol of the crowd. He realised that tho ball was to bo hit, and he did it —hard and often. Tall and well proportioned, he used his strength to great advantage, and punished the bowling severely. Hie loose style of play was good to watch. Possessing a variety of nice strokes, he gives the impression that every ball has its billet over or near the boundary.

A series of solid off drives reaped him a harvest of fours, and an occasional late cut left the slips standing. Turner lifts a ball quite often, but it nearly always means six. His was undoubtedly one of the brightest displays seen on the Domain for some time, and his 110 was acclaimed by the crowd. It is Turner’s first century since he began cricket. Badeley’s display behind the sticks for Harbour Board was not be overlooked. He let only three byes go —quite a commendable exhibition. Scores: ELLERSLIE First Innings. GEDYE, c Breeze, b Bennett .. .. S 4 R. H. BURTON, b Bennett 46 H. R. BURTON, b Matthews 21 HETHERINGTON, c Mann, b Bennett 1 WATTS, b Matthews 52 YATES, not out 0 Extras 3 Total for five wickets 207 Bowling.—Bennett, 3-60; Matthews, 2-47. HARBOUR BOARD First Innings L. BREEZE, c Baxter, b Lawrence .. 26 DUNNING, b Burton 19 MARTIN, run out 1 TURNER, c White, b Burton .. .. 110 BADELEY, c Gedye, b Baxter .... 14 HOPKINS, c Ji'i 1 b Elliott 3 PAXTON, b Burton 0 MATTHEWS, Ibw, Burton 6 BENNETT, c White, b Watts .... 20 MANN, not out 3 Extras 14

Total 231 Fall of Wickets.—43, 45, 50, 104, 117, 143, 148, 162, 223, 231. Bowling.—Burton, 5-63; Watts, 1-13; Elliott, 1-21: Baxter, 1 26; Lawrence, 1-43.