BEST PERFORMANCES WITH BAT AND BALL

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 253, 16 January 1928, Page 7

BEST PERFORMANCES WITH BAT AND BALL

BATTING T. Lyon (Y.M.C.A.) 72 J. H. Miller (Y.M.C.A.) 67* W. J. Smeeton (University) .. 58 S.C. Hay (Parnell) 46 A. Bushell (United) 42 N. Martin (United) 41 l.*W. Cooper (Eden) 40 *Not out. BOWLING A. F. Weir (Eden) 3-14 E. H. Bowley (Y.M.C.A.) .. 7-48 C. C. Daere (North Shore) .. 3-29 J. E. Mills (Eden) 5-50 H. Roy (Ponsonby) 3-31 S. G. Smith (Ponsonby) .. .. 5-56 Vk % ?($ : A did innings during which he hit eight fours and gave two royal chances at 32 and 66, but the fieldsmen didn’t want them; they were so easy. Clean, straight hitting was the feature of Lyon’s innings. Elliott compiled his 35 with good hitting after a wellplayed innings. The constant change of bowling did not affect him, and it was when he Appeared set for a week that he hit a ball into Turvey’s hands at second slip. Wells came in, but retired after making four through receiving a fast ball full on the wrist. Itiddolls came and 90 went up after an hour and 35 minutes. He was then caught behind th© wicket by Horspool when two. Miller joined Lyon, and this was the partnership of the day, the pair bringing the total to 200 after two hours 15 minutes. Miller gave a dashing display and was the only batsman to really open out and driv© the balls. He hit a beautiful six and several fours. After Lyon had been caught, Peoppel joined Miller and had time to make four before stumps. There is no doubt that Y.M.C.A. was responsible for a more finished exhibition, and its lead with only four wickets down seems to leave a hopeless task for Grafton, judging by the opening display. Details: GRAFTON First Innings SLOMAN, c Pearce, b Lyon 0 WYLIE, st Hunt, b Bowley .... 4 HORSPOOL, c Elliott, b Bowley .. 27 DYKES, b Lyon t C. A. SNEDDEN, c Elliott, b Bowley 1 HOPKINS, c Elliott, b Bowley .... 10 GOODWIN, c Otter, b Bowley .. . . 10 WILSON, b Elliott 9 TURVEY, st Hunt, b Bowley 0 STREET, not out 7 Extras 2 Total 73 Bowling.—Bowley, 7-48; Lyon, 2-15; Elliott, 1-18. Fall of Wickets. —4, 31, 32, 32, 36, 53, 54, 65, 67, 73. Y.M.C.A. First Innings BOWLEY, c Wylie, b Goodwin .... IS ELLIOTT, c Turvey, b Goodwin . . 35 RIDDOLLS. c Horspool, b Wylie .. 2 LYON, c Wylie, b Hamilton . . . . 72 WELLS, retired hurt .. 4 MILLER, not out 67 PEOPPEL, not out 4 Extras 18 Total for four wickets . . 220 Bowling.—Hamilton. 1-56; Goodwin, 2-50; Snedden, 0-38; Wylie, 1-35; Turvey. 0-23; Sloman, 0-20. Fall of Wickets.—3l, 92, 206, 220.