PUKEKOHE RETAINS THE HELLABY SHIELD IN COUNTRY WEEK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 310, 31 December 1940, Page 10

PUKEKOHE RETAINS THE HELLABY SHIELD IN COUNTRY WEEK.

Defeating Hamilton yesterday by 16 runs, Pukekohe retained the Hellaby Shield, emblematic of supremacy in the Auckland Cricket Association's Country Week tournament. The final points were: —Pukekohe 20, Rodney 15, Hamilton 14, Thaniee 5. The Auckland Ex-servicemen had an eleven in the field for the whole six days, and, although not eligible for the trophy, the country teams were allowed to count points for their games against the soldiers. Having drawn the , bye yesterday the Ex-servicemen met a 'strong A.C.A. side, for which three 'Varsity men topped the half-century. Result* of Monday'*! matches were: — Pukekohe. 183, beat Hamilton, 167. Rodney. 270 for nine wickets declared, beat Thames, 142 and 107 for two wickets. A.C.A., 314. defeated Ex-servicemen, 152. Detailed scores: — HAMILTON V. PUKEKOHE. HAMILTON—First Innlnn. J. Hebden. c Carmine, b Burgess 9 W. Munroe. run out 0 K. Lowe, b Frew 0 R. Choate. st Vallance, b Johnson 37 D. Munroe. c Riddolls. b Burgess 7 R. Stowers. c Burgess, b Johnson 5 M. Wheeler, c Rlddolls. b Frew 39 C. Branton. st Vallance, b Johnson .35 T. Burcheil, b Johnson 11 J. Tiller, b Johnson 7 P. Mowbray. not out 12 Extras 15 Total 1«7 Bawling: Johnson five for 80. Burgess two for 15. Frew two for 50, Metge none for 7. . rUKEKOHE.—First Innings. A. Vallance. c and b Mowbray 48 C. Metge. c Tiller, b Burchcll 44 J. A. Frew, lbw, b Mowbray * L. Johnson, c Branton. b Burchell • R. Riddolls. b Branton 23 J. Walsham. b Stowers 9 A. Deane. b Stowers If M. Burgess, b Branton * A. Moyle. b Stowers * M. Fox. lbw, b Stowers " J. Carmine, not out • Extras M Total 1M Bowling: Stowers four for 15. Branton two for 13. Burchell two for 17. Mowbray two for_62. Lowe none for 14, Choate none lor 14, Hebden none for 24. RODNEY V. THAMES. RODNEY. —First Innings. W. Dunning, b Cleave •■•■■• ?J R. Dunning, c Cleave, b Lusby « E. Guy, b Strange ■ Jj* J Hooper, c Lawrence, b Lusby *» H. Hooper, run out — " O. Reid, b Strange ..... *} L. Gush, c Lawrence, b Cleave « B. Campbell, b Strange ■ J. Hutchlnson. b Cleave *' B. Hughes, not out * Extras •. _JJ Total fdr nine wicket*, declared 370 Bowling: strange three for 34. Cleave three for 59. Lusby two for 82, McLennan none lor 10. Hoskins none for 18. McCamtsh none for 18. Morgan none for 13. THAMES.—First Innings. N. Howard, b W. Dunning . ■■■■■■ • W. Lawrence, st Hutchlnson. b W. Dunning . 18 N. smith, b Campbell 21 T. Cleave, c Ouy. b W. Dunning 10 H. Lusby. b Campbell ... 12 D. McCamtsh. c R. Dunning, b W. Dunning .. 48 C. Hoskins, c Campbell, b W. Dunning 14 G. McLennan, b Guy •> D. Olssen. b Guy 2 R. Morgan, not out 0 M. Strange, b Guy 0 Extras 4 Total 142 Bowling: W. Dunning five lor 80. Guy three for 17. Campbell two for Iβ. Gush none for 9. R. Dunning none for Iβ. Second Innings. W. Lawrence, not out 33 N. Howard, b Ouy 2 N. Smith, c Hutchinson, b R. Dunning 7 T. Cleave, not out 64 Extras 1 Total for two . wickets 107 Bowling: ouy one for 22. R. Dunning one lor 29, Gush none for 21, w. Dunning none for 34. A.C.A. V. EX-SERVICEMEN. A.C.A.—First Innings. O. deal, retired 49 W. M. Winter, b Gasparlch 51 R. H. Johns, b Everitt 31 W. Sidnam. lbw, b Whalley 14 A. Godfrey, c Church, b Cheeseman 42 A. M. Matheson. c Cheeseman. b Church ... 0 T. A. Latta. lbw. b Church 3 V. c. Butler, retired 51 R. Harold, lbw. b Whalley S L. B. Schnauer. b Church 51 L. Kent, not out 6 Extras ( Total 514 Bowling: Church three for 38. Whalley two for 30. Gasparlch one for 40. Everitt one for 58 Cheeseman none for 48, Webb none for 92. EX-SEsWICEMEN.— First Innings. Scott, b Latta jj Nettleton. b LatU .....'.'.'.'.'.'. e Webb, b Johns 10 Cheeseman, c and b Johns .. 30 Everitt. c and b Johns '.'.'. ji Whalley, c Johns, b Matheson 40 Gasparlch. b Godfrey 1 George, b Matheson ~, 12 ChlUis. b Matheson J Church, not out li Sutcltffe. c and b Winter '. 5 Extras I.IIIIIII" a Tot* l 152 for^!"£tta M t*wo he ?o? S. « $£ [o e r y S ?. ne Hiro,d 27 nonS U sr|°7 ne '" * BM ™ ™ e