Mediocre Cricket

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 829, 25 November 1929, Page 6

Mediocre Cricket

BOWLERS HAVE UPPER HAND Y.M.C.A. Loses the Lead AI/IIIO! playing conditions were a good deal better titan tin* previous week, the standard of play in Satur.senior A.t .A. cricket was rather disappointing. Two oi the matehes at Kden Park resulted in colourless first innings victories, and Varsity was the only team to force tin- issue to an outright win by four points at the Devonport ground, This places Varsity at the head of the competition, with Parnell next.

Eden owed its win over lVnsonby more to Eawrlr than to any other player on the shh Hound about three o’clock, when Fletcher was going strong, it looked as it Ponsonby hud an e xcellent chance of topping Edens model ate tirst- inmngs score. Five bowlers had been tried. None of them was seriously worrying the batsmen until the ball was Handed to the crimson-vested "It, Who started wlii « lirig up medium-paced deliveries which looked innocent enough at **»c start. Soon. In* had all tiio batsmen in difficulties, with tiie exception of Smith, who saw the innings out to a finish without getting much of a chance to open out. Ir> nine overs, four of which were maidens, Lawrie took three wickets for nine runs—a performance of which a veteran might well have been proud. FLETCHER'S BRIGHT DISPLAY Practically half of Fonsonby’s mediocre score was compiled by Fletcher. Iho ex-suburban batsman, who looks like becoming a distinct acquisition to .VC. A. cricket. Hr has a good eye. is not afraid to lay the wood on. and his strokes wa re nicely made and accurately timed, as .1 rule. He has a Very good cover drive. Butler got a wicket soon after the resumption of play on Saturday, but his figures started to stretch out litter on. and his three for two was three for -4 at the finish, lit* bowled very well all through, but he should endeavour to make better use of his height, instead of crouching when in the act of delivering the ball. J>e tails: TONSONBY First innings FIN LAY SON. b Lang ton 0 M« Lt;i »l\ b Butler .. 0 FLKTFHER, b Lawrie 58 ItOY. ll.w . b Butler I SNEPDKN. lbw, b Butler 15 MoNTKITM. b Lawrie 19 TAYLOR, b Lawrie .. 0 r.ritTON, run out 7 I.KNPKU.M, run out 0 SMITH, not out 16 HI NT, b A. F. Weir . 4 Extras - Howling: Butler. 3-21; Luugton, 1-22; Hosrles. "-5; «i. V. Weir, 0-24; A. F. Weir. 1-36; Lawrie. 3-9. EI>EN Second Innings 1 .AM IT«>N. t Roy ... 2 G. WEIR, b Roy 0 GILLESPIE. «■ Roy. b McLeod .... 6 IiKOOK-SMITH. notout 13 Mh’AUTHY, not out 21 Es ra: 6 Three wi kets for .. .. 48 Row ling: Roy. 2-18; Finlnyson, 0-3; McLeod. 1-12; Fletcher. 0-3; Taylor. 0-8.