Country Week Cricket

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 306, 28 December 1939, Page 12

Country Week Cricket

ANOTHER HAT-TRICK. SUCCESS OF COUTTS.

STACE CARRIES BAT FOR 79. CAPITAL DOUBLE BY WINTER. After the third round of the Country Week cricket tournament at the Domain yesterday the points were:—Pukekohe 12, Thames 9, Waipa 7, Waihi and Rodney 6, Rangitaiki and Hamilton 4. The principal game yesterday was the meeting of the two leading Xl.'s, Pukekohe beating Thames by 130 runs. Waihi, thinks to tine bowling by F. Wilkes and a classic knock by captain Peter Stace, scored the side's first victory at the carnival, finishing up 29 runs ahead. The match between Waipa and Hamilton was drawn, rain at 5.30 driving the players off the tield. At that stage Hamilton required 48 to win, with live wickets in hand. , Auckland easily beat Rodney, who, playing a man short, were annihilated on a wet wicket, which W. J. Dunning erroneously decided to use first when he won the toss. The "Lion-killers." Stace's 79, not out, was the best batting performance of the day. The most successful bowler was . the young left-arm spinner, M. Burgess, of Pukekohe, who took eight Thames wickets for 48. A. Coutfs, Rangataiki, with the last three balls of his final over, performed the hattrick against Waihi—two stumped and one lbw. Another fine knock (65) was that of J. Oien, a Maori student at a college in the Pukekohe district. Two more Maoris batted with distinction—B. Paul and B. White, both for Waihi. R. Harold, the Y.M.C.A. second grade skipper, tilling a vacancy for Waihi, played splendid innings on Tuesday and Wednesday. He also was one of Auckland's most successful batsmen on Christmas Day. W. M. Winter, the Auckland captain, at one stage of Rodney's innings yesterday, took three wickets with four balls. He followed thfs fine bowling effort up with an innings of 53. after which he retired. K. S. Arkinstall, the former Brabin Cup and Middlemore senior player, bowled successfully for the Auckland eleven yesterday. He was heartily farewelled by his comrades before leaving the Domain to catch the train back to Trentham Military Camp, where he is attached to the Army Service Corps.

The best performances not already gneei fled were :—

Batting.—L. Johnson (Pukekohe), 64 retired: M. James (Auckland), 63; L. Larsen (Waipa), 59; K. Finn (Waipa), 57W. J. Dunning (Rodney), 45 not out; R. r (Timings), 43; G. Moore (ftangaU f ?i T, . lon U»son (Kangatatki), 35; It. Harold (Waihi), 35; I'. de la Mare (Hamilton), 34 not out. Bo ?, lin £ — K - «o«ers (Hamilton), six for i»0; h. Wilkes (Waihi), six for 60; M. Waiter (Auckland), four for 9; A. Coutts (Rangataiki), four for 40; M Barnett (Waipa). four for 49; V. Payne (Waihi). three for 41); T. Cleave (Thames), three tor 71. Detailed scores :— PUKEKOHE V. THAMES. Thames.—First innings ; T. Salisbury, b Burgess, 4; D. Jenkins, c Wliitely, b Olen, 0; l. Cleuve, b Burgess, 7; R. Burrett, c Clianneiis, b Burgess, 43 ; B. Hill, c Oien, b Burgess, 0; K. Morgan, c Longwill, b iiurjjeid, <i; M. Dunbar, c Blake, b Oieii 0; M. Smith, c Longwill. b Burgess 20 •' J. Rush,ton, b Burgess. 2; C. Hoskiugs, c rul\e>, b iiurgews. 10; D. Cosgrove, not out, u; extras, 10; total, 113. Bowling: Buigess took eight wickets for 48 runs, O.eu two for 10, Johnson none for 33, Hickling none for 0. i-ukekolie.—First innings: J. CMeu. b Hili, 0o; S. H. Chanuells, b Morgan, 2; D.Blake, b Cleave, 1; L. Joints, hi, leurt'd. 04; ,\l. l*urgt-ss, b Hili, 15; I'. jtl.ckiing, run out, 22; \V. Taylor, b Cleave, -'J : .1. Falvey, b Burrett, 'J; A. Loiigw.il. b Dunbar, IX; A. Deun, not out, 13; A. Moyle, o Cieave, 3; extras, 10; total, 243. Bowling: Cleave took three wickets for 71 runs, Hi.l two for 39, Morgan one for "IS. Dunbar one lor -3, Burrett one for 25, Kushton none for 25, San 111 none for 20. Messrs. J. Harris and J. Ball were the umpires.

WAIHI V. RANGITAIKI. 1 Raugituiki.—tirst innings: H. Grant, b \\ likes, 3; B. Keepa, c Paul. b Payne, U; G. Moore, b Wilkes, 42; C. G.dam, c Jones, b \\ likes, u ; H. Chambers, b Wilkes, o; C. Barclay, c Payue, b Wilkes, 0 ; A. Coatts! run out, 21); It. Thompson, c Payne, b \viikes, 35; K. Cleland, b l'ayne, 10 ; Uoodall, not out, 11 ; J. Muore, b Payne, 4 ; extrus, 8; total, 142. Bowling: Wilkes took six wickets for 00 runs, Payne three for 49 White none fur 25. ' , Waihi.—First innings: B. Paul, c Gillain b G. Moore, 24 ; K. Harold, b Gillam, 33; I'. S>tace, not out. 79; M. Jones, b Gillam, 8; h. Wilkes, e and b Keepa, 0; V. Payne c G. Moore, b Coutts, 2; I{. White, 'run out, 10; VV. Gray, ltow, b Keipa 0' J. Tyson, »t J. Moore, b Coutts, 0; X.'ltevies, lbw, b Coutts, 0; P. Lees, st J. Moore, b Ooutts, 2; extras, 5; total, 171. Bowling: Coutts took four wickets for 40 runs, Keepa two for 17, Giilain two for 30, Moore one for 24, Barclay none for 37, Cleland nun» for 2. Messrs. A. E. Jupp and K. W. Mitchell were the umpires. WAIPA V. HAMILTON. Waipa.—First innings: J. Larsen, b Rogers, 59; It. Tarr, 57; K. Dalziell, c Ronnie, b Brown, 0 ; M. Burnett, b Rogers, 8 ; F. Foster, b Rogers, 0 ; 1). Ramsbottom, run out, 7; D. Luskey, c Litchwark, b Boyce, o; J. Taylor, b Boyce, 0 ; W. Cliffe, not out, 2 ; W. Cowan, b Rogers, 0 ; extras, 10 ; total, 151. Bowling: Itogers took six wickets for oO runs, Boyce two for 7, Brown one for 18, Choat none for 14, Litchwark none for 18, Rennie none for 34. Hamilton. —Firsit innings: K. Oontler, c Finn, b Cliffe, 23; C. Boyce, lbw, b Barnett, 3: R. Rogers. b Barnett, 14; P. de la Mare, not out, 34 ; It. Clioat, c Cowan b Barnett, 11; W. Rennie, lbw, b Barnett 0; W. Munro, not out, 10; extras, 9; total for five wickets, 104. Bowling : Barnett took four wickets for 49 runs, Cliffe one for 14. Finn none for 12, Larsen none for 20. Mr. 11. »S. Hart was an umpire. AUCKLAND V. RODNEY. innings: W. Dunning, c T\ inter, b J a met*. 21 ; K. Dunning, c and b Arkinstall. 0; E. Shepherd, lbw. b Arkinstall, 8 ; K. Hooper, c and b Winter, 4 ; G. Reid, b \\ inter, 1 ; O. Bennett, b James, 1 ; A Armour, st Kent, b Knilands, 5; L. Gush eLangstaffe, b Winter, 0; D. Bell, c and b Winter, 4; A. Henderson, not out, 0 ; ex-tras, 1; total. 45. Bowling: Winter took four wickets for 9 runs, James two for 14, Arkinstall two for 21, Knilands one for 0. Second Innings.—R. Dunning, s t Kent, b Knilands, 12 ; W. Dunning, not out, 45 • E Shepherd, not out, 7; extras. 1; total'for one wicket, 05. Bowling: Knilands took one wicket for 31 runs, J. Swift none for 7, R. Jones none for 26. Auckland.—First innings : W. M. Winter, retired, 53; R. Jones, run out, 0; R. Jamee, b Bell, 03; L. Kent, c R. Dunning, b W. Dunning, 4 ; J. Swift, e Armour, b Bennett, 6; J. Mowbray, b Ben<nett, 10; Calder, b Hooper, 12; Knilands, b Gush, 13; K S Arkinstall, not out, 27 ; Langstaffe, b r! Dunning. 8; A. Winks, b R. Dunning, 0; extras, 14; total, 216. Bowling: Bennett took two wickets for 10 runs, R. Dunning two for 40, Hooper one for 8, Bell one for 29, Gush one for 40. W. Dunning one for 54. Armour none for 21.