WOMEN VISITORS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 13

WOMEN VISITORS.

GOOD WIN OVER WANGANUI. E. SNOWBALL TOPS CBNTUBY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WANGANUI, Sunday. The second match of the English women's cricket tour was played yesterday before an attendance In the vicinity of'2(100. The visitors again demonstrated that it will take an exceptionally strong side to beat them in the test and remaining provincial matches. Winning the toss, England hatted first and in two hours twenty-live minutes' play compiled 202 runs for the loss of six wickets and declared. K. Snowball, vicecaptain of the tourist party, who captained the side yesterday, played a stylish innings to compile 303. She showed herself to be master of every stroke. Her scoring strokes were of excellent force and well placed, while she gave si groat display of defensive cricket against Waiiganui's best bowler, Mabel Corby. who came through with an average of one wicket for 17 after bowling eleven overs. G. Morgan, 48, and l>. Turner, 22, were the other main contributors to England's score. Wanganui opened its lirst innings at three o'clock and, facing bowling of splendid length, backed by accurate fielding, failed to avoid a follow-on, compiling 7!). M. Corby was the only member of the home teum to indicate a mastery of the bowling. She played a very patient innings of 'JO minutes and made 32. 11. Hatana, 18, was the next best of the others. All failed to overcome England's ivell-orgnnised game in the field. Following on, Wanganui had less than an hour left to play and almost faced a collapse in the second innings, which terminated at stumps with .seven wickets down for 32. J. Liebert had proved a devastating 'agent, taking four wickets for 10 runs. M. Corby, who went in sixth wicket down, was again top scorer for Wanganui null had 14 not out on the board. Her play throughout this match justifies her nomination for the New Zealand team. Scores: — England.—First innings, 202 for six wickPte declared. Wanganui.—First innings, 7!); second innings!, 32 for seven wickets. England won by 123 runs on the first i iilulnet).

LOCAL GAMES.

Arawii.—First innings. SO (R. Hardcllffe 1!>, T. Sabln 18, J. Kayes 17). Bowling: l< , . Brown look five for 31, T. Bond two for two. L.H.A. —First innings:, 103 for seven wickets (I. Webb 30, X. Hammond IS not out, ('. Lynch 32, .!. Beaumont 11). Bowling: Whltelaw four for 21, J. Page three for 30. Win for L.H.A. on first innings.

THAMES BEATS PUKEKOHE.

A Indies' cricket team from Thames defeated the I'ukelcohe ladies in a match at Pukekohe on Saturday. I'ukekohe batted first and made 35 runs. Howling: M. Smith took (wo wickets for 1. J. Rabe three for 3, and M. Lang two for 2. Thames scored 03 runs for five wickets (A. Shaw 30; M. Lang 10 not out).

SUCCESS OF SHARP.

N.T. BOWLER SCORES CENTURY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) OISBORNE, this day. Mervyn Sharp, the Gisborue High School cricketer, who lias been selected for the North Island team (to play South at Wellington this week) as a bowler, succeeded on Saturday as a batsman. He scored a century.

GOOD SCORE AT WAIHI.

Playing in the Ellerington Shield cricket competition at Waihl on Saturday, Matarua declared at 1.10 for one wicket. The scores were: A. Thomson, retired, 72: J. Warm; 55, not out ; A. White 17, nut out. Waikino replied with 124 (lierrymun 25, Kelly 24; White six for l(i), and lost by 2(5 runs.