OLD BOYS AT CRICKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 310, 22 March 1928, Page 7

OLD BOYS AT CRICKET

MATCH AT MIDDLEMORE CHRIST’S COLLEGE BEATS KING’S A LIVELY FINISH The annual cricket match between Christ’s College Old Boys and King’s College Old Boys was played at Middlemore yesterday. Christ’s College won by eight runs, after a very exciting game. King’s _ College won the toss, and went in first, Jackson arid Pearson taking the crease. Jackson was the first to go, playing on a fast delivery from S. Wilson. Simpson and Pearson were associated in a good partnership, putting up over 70 runs between them. Simpson especially played a very sound innings. He contributed a bright 40 runs before he was caught at mid-off by Gibson.. PALMER HITS OUT Up to this stage of the game rungetting had been very slow, but when Palmer joined Pearson after lunch he began to knock the bowlers all over the field, and had not the tail-enders been skittled so easily he would have been set for a big score. Pearson went shortly after lunch, after contributing a fine 54. He batted for nearly two hours. King’s College was all out for 134. Christ’s College Old Boys made a disastrous start, Simpson, the King’s fast bowler, dismissing two of their best bats in the first over for one run. Averill and Prime each played a very good innings for Christ’s College. The former showed the spectators some very fine shots, and seemed about the only batsman who could make runs off Simpson. The game ended in a close finish, Christ’s College winning by the narrow margin of eight runs. Details: KING’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS First innings. JACKSON, b S. Wilson 1 WILSON, b S. Wilson S SIMPSON, c Gibson, b S. Wilson . . 40 KISSLING, lbw, b S. Wilson .... i FISHER, c and b Averill 0 MURRAY, run out 4 MuGLASHAN, c Maitland, b Tripe .. 0

PEARSON, c Gibson, b S. Wilson .. 54 HALLOWAY, b S. Wilson 0 O’LILLY, b S. Wilson 0 PALMER, not out ? 4 © Extras 8 Total 1:54 Bowling S. Wilson, 7-53; Averill, 1-26; Tripe, 1-20. CHRIST’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS First innings. TRIPE, lbw, b Simpson 0 GIBSON, b Simpson <> S WILSON, b Simpson R> AVERILL, b Palmer Jl. WILSON, b Simpson J*TRIME, c Palmer, b Kissling -1 M ART AIN, c and b Kissling © TUNKS, b Simpson 4 HARRIS, b Simpson ’ MAITLAND, not out ** Extras Total • * ’ Bowling: Simpson, 7-51; Kissling, 2-2 J; Palmer, 1-25.

WIN FOR AUSTRALIANS

POVERTY BAY MATCH PLAY ENDED BY RAIN Press Association. GISBORNE, Wednesday. Only two and a-half hours’ play was possible to-day in the match between the Australian cricketers and the Pov - erty Bav representatives. The wicket was flooded this morning, but in spite of showers the game was continued at 2.15 p.m. The last two batsmen in Poverty Bay’s first innings continued to bat brightly and carried the total to 1)1, the last wicket adding 36 in 45 minutes. Turbitt, the High School boy, gave a chanceless display for the top score of the innings. He played fine strokes all round the wicket and batted for an hour. The innings occupied 175 minutes. Ponsford and Woodfull opened the Australians’ innings and played carefully, scoring mainly in singles. * A steady pace was maintained until the total was 97, scored in 92 minutes. Then Ponsford was beautifully caught at mid-on. He had made 47. Kippax played brightly, but rain stopped play. Woodfull gave a chanceless but unenterprising display. Bennett, a slow spin bowler, was largely responsible for the slow scoring. He bowled 10 overs, including seven maidens, foi only 13 runs. Lockett bowled well, sending down nine overs for 1j urns and a wicket. . r The Australians left tc-night tor Napier, owing to the Opotiki Road being closed to cars. Details: POVERTY BAY First Innings LOCKETT, b Morton .. • • •-. 6 ROBERTSON, c Richardson, b Jloiton . 2 SCHOLLTJM. b Blackie 1“ BENNETT, b Gorton THOMSON, b Morton tu FRASER, b Morton “ POCOCK. b Morton £ JENNINGS, b Blackie . . . . ■> W. J. SCHOLLUM, b Blackie .. .. I TURBITT, c Oxenham, b McNamee E. DOW, no out 14 Extras *_ Total _• • 91 Bowling: Morton, 6-2 4; Mo Name e, 1-16; Blackie, 3-25; Kippax, 0-G; Alexander, 0-10. AUSTRALIA First Innings PONSFORD, c Pocock, b Lockett .. 47 WOODFULL, not out 50 KIPPAX, not out 13 Extras -*- 0 Total for one wicket 120 Bowling: W. J. Scholium, 0-32; Bennett, 0-15; G. Robertson, 0-21; Lockett, 1-15; E. Dow, 0-23; J. Scholium, 0-6.