Notes on the Games.

After a bright opening performance against Kilbirnie, in which Mackenzie started off the season with a fine 128, and in which our bowlers did such damage that Kilbirnie were dismissed for 88, we made a dire collapse against Wellington, after having only 153 to get—Cousins was the destroying agent. Against Midland, however, the team shaped much better, Mackenzie notching his second century—158—and Hollings getting 94—he had hard luck in failing to reach the century.

Petone caught the team at sixes and sevens-a weakened side through vacation, and Hope and Rotherham, the Petone fast bowlers, played havoc amongst our men.

However, on meeting Old Boys, who later won the Championship, the team gave one of its best performances, winning outright. Although Old Boys were without Lamason and Lambert on the second day, they could hardly have won even with these men. We batted only ten men in our first innings. Johnnie Greig and Veitmeyer put on a great last-wicket stand.

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The Hutt game ended in an even draw. After a poor bowling performance, the side managed to avert a defeat by batting soundly all the next day.

A very exciting finish in the Institute game saw us just beaten after a great last-wicket stand by Henderson and Rogers, and another close-fought game all through saw us win outright on time at Petone in a return match.

The last match of the season resulted in a poor performance by the team. Mackenzie redeeming the side by making 87 out of 165. Midland piled up a big score, and we had to resort to our wickct-keeper to bowl out one of their batsmen who was nearing the century (?).