TAIHAPE V. RANGITIKEI.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 301, 20 December 1926, Page 14

TAIHAPE V. RANGITIKEI.

a (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ■r TAIHAPE, SaturdayThe first representative cricket fixture o S the season was played on Saturday, w_ei " Taihape met Bangitikei' Recreatioi c Ground. Batting first, the home team was .dis s missed for 136 (Halbert 17, Chrystall 48 Kincaid 13, Sinclair. 23). Swainson tool four wickets for 28' runs, F. Lyon none fo 20, Sutcliffe four for 39, H. Lyon one _o 30. Bangitikei started badly, but one or tw< good partnerships raised the score. Th 1 innings closed Tor 129, leaving Taihape th " winners by 7 runis. For Bangitikei'Porte . made "34, including five boundaries, M Lyon. 12, T. Lyon 13,,' Smith 10, Sutejiffe 1 and Swainson 16. Bellis took four wicket s for 31 runs, Martin three for 25. Fleet non i for 7, Richards none for 16, Chryfjall on fer 16, Chase two for 10, Hamill none fo 12.

LODGE GAMES. MANCHESTER UNITY MANUKAU LODGE V. REMUERA LODGE. Manukau. —First innings, 2D. Second innings, 12. Remuera. —First innings, 28. Second innings, 15 for two wickets. Remuera won by eight wickets. STAR OF EDEN V. ALBERTA. Star of Eden.—First innings 45 ; second Innings, 41. Alberta. —First innings, 45; second innings, 42 for three wickets. Alberta won by seven wickets. ——————————— ' ..." _2i EAST COAST TOUR. V ' MR. E. C. BE ALE'S TEAM COMPLETED. Mr. E. C. Beale's team will leave Auckland by the 7.45 p.m. express on Wednesday next, -2nd inst. The matches to be played are:— v. Southern Hawke's Bay, at the Domain, Dannerirke. December 24 and 25. v. Hawke's Bay Colts, at Nelson Park, Napier, December 27 and 28. V. Hawke's Bay, at Nelson Park, Napier, December 29 and 30. v. Poverty Bay. at The Oval, Gisborne, January 1 and 3. v.. Waiapu, at South End, Tokomaru Bay, January 4 and 5. v. .Mr. A. M. Beale's East Coast team, at Waipiro Bay, January 6. v. Wairoa (H. 8.), at the new sports ground, Wairoa, January 8. Good turf wickets may be relied "*pon at •Napier, Gisborne and Waipiro Bay but the others are matting over concrete aud grass, at Tokomaru and Dannevlrke respectively. The Wairoa wicket is an unknown quantity. The following will make the tour: V. C. Butler (Eden), F. McCarthy (Eden), W. J. Coates (North Shore), L. T. J. Montelth (North Shore), E. C. Gee (University), L. fl. Saunders (University), J. B. Simpson (Eden).' N. H. E. Hockin (Eden), A. F. Weir'(Eden), L. F. Johnson (North Shore), E. W. Wells (University), W. H. Johnston (Parnell), P. E. Whitelaw (Auckland Grammar School), C. R. Jones (University), E. C- Beale (manager). The members of the team arc nearly all young players, capable of good cricket in all departments, and are expected to make a good showing in the seven matches which they will play. In a letter received today by the manager of the touring team from Mr. R. M. Chadwick, chairman of the Management Committee of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association, the writer says: "Cricket is on a fairly good level in Hawke's Bay at present, and we shall do our best to put two Bides in the field that will fairly extend your boys The wickets and outfield are in excellent shape, and all that is required is the weather to match." T. C. Lowry and Rupert Worker, members of last season's New Zealand team in Australia, are both now resident In Hawke's Bay. REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS. CHANGE IN AUCKLAND SIDE. H. Wilson (Grafton) has been selected to replace A. E. Irving (Parnell), who has withdrawn from the Auckland representative team, which will leave to-morrow to nlav Plunket Shield matches against Canterbury and Otago and a three-day match against Wellington. CANTERBURY REPRESENTATIVES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. The Canterbury representative cricket team to play Auckland during the Christmas holidays is:—M. Boon, J. T. Burrows, A. Cox, W. Cunningham, C. G. Crawford, G. R. Gregory, C. Olliver, M. L. Page, W. R. Patrick, R. Read, D. M. Sandman. Reserves : R.- O. Talbot, F. Woods.