NARROW ESCAPE

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20737, 22 February 1939, Page 8

NARROW ESCAPE

PALMERSTON CRICKETERS LABT MAN IN AT BTUMPB HARD STAFF DROPS VIT AL CATCH (By Telegraph— Press Association) PALMERSTON N., Wednesday The Minor Associations team narrowly escaped from an innings’ defeat at the hands of Sir Julien Cahn’s XL to-day. The home team, batting J2 men. compiled 20G and 119 for ten wickets, while the visitors scored 418 runs. sir Julien played in this match and he bowled the last over, Pritchard hitting a ball to Hardstaff, who dropped it. HardstafTs 160 was a real batsman's innings and he played some attractive shots when he was well set. Another Poor Start The visitors’ innings closed for 418 and Minor Associations were left with the task of keep their innings alive for two hours and 10 minutes. With three wickets down for seven, the home team made a disastrous start. Four more were down with the addition of only 30 runs and the position was desperate. Then Peterson, of Wairnrapa, Gallichan and Norris all made invaluable stands, and when stumps were drawn there was still one wicket in hand. The wicket was faster than on Monday and the fast bowlers, particularly Pritchard and Watts, were much more impressive. Details of the scores are as follows: MINOR ASSOCIATIONS First innings 206

Bowling: Pritchard took four wickets for 89 runs, Murchison one for 74, Gallichan two for 66. Reaney none for 108, McCoy oue for 24, Meuli three for 42. Sir Julien ‘Cahn’s eleven will play the next match of the tour against Canterbury at Christchurch on February 24, 25 and 27.

Second Innings McVicar, run out 5 Robertson, c Jackson, b Watts . 1 Evans, b Watts 0 Murchison, b Watts 7 Peterson, b Walsh Reaney, run out Turbott, b Smith McCoy, b Smith 0 Gallichan, b Watts 1 <5 Norris, not out Meuli. b Watts Pritchard, not out o Extras 17 Total for 10 wickets . 119 Bowling: Watts took five v. ickets for 37 runs, Jackson none for 7, Smith two for 23, Walsh one for 23, Lush none for 1, Mudge none for 2, Calm none for 9. CAHN’S XI. —First Innings. Mudge, c Gallichan, b Pritchard 12 Dyson, b Pritchard 2 Jackson, lbw, b Murchison .. 6 Hardstaff, b Gallichan 160 Oldfield, st Norris, b Gallichan 37 Phillipson, b Pritchard 29 Lush, b Pritchard 0 Smith, c tReaney, b Meuli .. 34 Watts, not out 80 Walsh, c Norris, b Meoili .. 28 Goodway, b Meuli 4 Cahn, c Evans, b McCoy .. 11 Extras * Total 4 IS