SUBURBAN NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 285, 22 February 1928, Page 6

SUBURBAN NOTES

Ellerslie’s Solid Play 2 The Ellersiie batting against Green t Lane on Saturday was strikingly eon- - sistent with past performances of ilns ‘ sound —but oft-times unlucky—team. 3 It was a splendid opening on the part - of Gedye and Hetherington. the former S playing everything in liis usual force- > ful and versatile manner, and the i latter biding his time and scoring 1 i from only those balls that suited. It 3 j was unfortunate that the partnership ! was broken when Gedye had reached ■ 53, but it evidently decided llether--3 ington to go for the bowling more. } That he did so is evinced by his good 5 101. 3 Seccombe —All-rounder > “Stumps” Seccombe was ripping in some good balls to the Ellerslie batsmen, and during his first few overs had those worthies thinking. Although his trundling failed to upset any wickets, it kept the runs down and forced the wielders to "go aisy.” With his build and splendid physique, he is eminently suited to cricket. Tall and loose-limbed, he is a great asso: to any team for his fielding alone. His acceptance of a lightning ball snicked to second slip was a great effort. With . the bat, too, he is no sluggard. He . adopts a very matter-of-fact stance when facing the bowling, and though . his shots seem effortless, they are far t from lacking in results. It was a . good 39 he scored on Saturday, and an equally good ball from A. Watts > that skittled him. “How-zat?” “Not out!' is often the unhesitating . response from the umpire when Ellerslie is in the field. Umpires must 3 surely by this time accept the everready chorus of appeals from the Ellerslie team as a matter of course. Barely has the ball left the bowler's hand ' when 10, this seraphic chorus swells upon the air. Unfortunately the shrill staccato-like notes of the 3 slips fail to blend harmoniously with the double bass crescendo of the outfield. so naturally the thing palls after the first few “numbers’’! “And a Little Child . . .!” Nearly a “family quarrel” when Harbour Board A saw how its minor was making its members chase leather in the sweltering heat on Saturday.

\\ uhout a doubt, the .surprised the natives tvtth o.lt, r PemnK. and skipper Breese wa s l?' 0l » ins hard when he irequeot!, i.is field. The solid hit tine "th! hans '4 ness and the fast w ur k vvivkets on the part ot the von? conid well be attempted by the 'hard heads m the lew °i eneed teams Bn s h, * igood game to ttalch. but cun » is—horrible. 1111 cr *cv,t “Oh, What a Fa ! . . .<“ beautiful leg ball ui.en htoad‘n * a sorry 15. The lans get a and the Colts themselves a if o ' - *'- but they were nothing that of Los whan ae sized “ his middle stump. i t wat 41 achievement to dismiss tIL tent ly good scoring man befiTTi arrived at the twenties.