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Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 38, 3 December 1920, Page 9

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UN10N v. WYNDHAM. First Innings, Union (35) ; Wyndham (179). Union's team looked sound on paper, but the ehange to the faster matting wicket at Wyndham upset all calculations, D. and H. McBeath going through the team fot 35, only one extra being marxed against Bogue, who also stumped Otagorep. Cherry from one of Dan's cross-from-leg breaks. Richards (9), appeared to be getting a look at the ball when he piayed back to D. McBeath on the matting. Union should try to get Raines out to steady their batting. D. and H. McBeath bowled unchanged during the short Union strike, 14 runs being made off each and Dan capturing 6, Harold, 4 of the wiekets. The Wyndham fielding was particularly keen, George McBeath taking three catche3. ' Bogue was even improved behind the wiekets. | Wyndham sent in H. McBeath and G. j Bogue who fell quickly to McKenzie at a cost of 1. Then Dan McBeath with r. Bogue as partner gave the Wyndhamites a pleasurable two hours, as the iprmer knocked 128 off the seven bowlers Union tried on him. Wicket-keeper Bogue batted soundly for 27, but threw away his wicket with an ungettable run. Union worked hard, not relaxing in spite of the mounting score, and four ducks na the Wyndham score show that Dan and Tom were the only men that really troubled them, though A. Beath made a good 10. Extras 3 — in 179 — proves that Poole was watching well behind the sticks, the performance being the best effort of wicketkeeping this season. The captaining of Union was good, numerous changes of howling at last unearthing Brown, who got 3 for 10 and finished Whyndham's long innings. Fogo 3 for 19 did well, but might have tried more at Dan McBeath. Union have 145 runs to make up on the first innings, so they will have to bestir themselves to avoid an innings' defeat. I.C.C. v. APPLEBY. First Innings, I.C.C. (45); Appleby (51). Contrary , to expectation the strong I.C.C. side could make no stand against" Washer, Baitersby, and Poole, only James Gijbertson (12) reaching double figures, though Camm (9) was shaping well until he over-reached one of Washer's droppers. 'i'here were three blohs. Extras 5 was a fair result for Lcggett. Appleby's fieldihg hecame brisker as the. wiekets down gave them visions of a' small score for their opponents. Poole took 5 wiekets lor 12 runs, Battersby 3 for 7, and Washer 1 for 21 — a great performance; Appleby sent in Groves (15), who batted in his usual steady first-wicket styie. Doig beat him with his "fourth or so" of the over. James Gilbertson had to bowl through the innings — 4 for 21. 'Washer made a very careful 17 not out, and to him must go the credit of the 6, majority of Appleby. Battersby, like Camm qf I.C.C., stopped at 9. Four ducks in 9 batsmen looked b-ad for the soutb-end side, extras 3, showing how well Dr. Brown and Driscoll worked behind the wiekets. J. Doig (4 for 27) shared the howling with James Gilbertson, but neither got up to Poole' s 4 for 12. I.C.C. began their second innings disastrously, Groves and Poole getting 3 and 1 for 18 and. 15 respectively. Discoll (17) showed some return of form, hut Groves was too fast,Camm also falling to him — for 11. Thirty- , six for 4 wiekets should make I.C.C. prac. tice during the week.