SLOW CRICKET

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 91, 17 April 1943, Page 6

SLOW CRICKET

ARMY BATS FIRST

ROTORUA ALL OUT FOR 108

An all-day cricket match between the Rotorua Army eleven and a team selected from Auckland clubs was commenced at Eden Park this morning. On winning the toss W H. Cooper, the local captain, sent the visitors in. Rotorua lost an early wicket when E. S. Prentice clean-oowled A T I n r S S mo tickets fell to T. MnArthur W. H. Bennett and E. McEwen bothi being caught behind by D. B -M^Ew°n dS ' former Christchurch High School Old Boys' Club opening batsman, played confidently for 16. At this stage the total was 2o for three Wi Stow' Play followed, enlivened at stages when J. Frew, who made 2,, hit out at X. Martin, the slow trundler to notch three boundaries. The bowler eventually had his revenge, the batsman be This S maae ed kdmonds' third victim, Pi-e\--ously, Martin had got G. Bottmg (s lk^to le %oii^o 7 lea T. Dumper, a useful seven h wicket stand, but the side was all ova for 108. ScoreS-_ ROTORUA.—First Inninss. A HpnslelEh, b Prentice ■ 2 E McEwen c Edmonds, b McArthur 16 W.H. Bennett c Edmonds, bMcArthur 3 J Frew, st Edmonds, b . Martin 27 G. Bottlng. lbw, b Martin 5 M. Jones, o Prentice « T Dumper, b Boggs * H. Herbert, b Boggs J F. Rawston, run out .... ■■-■■■■:<■■■ *• r s Challies, c Boggs, b McArthur 9 B E. Grant, not out 0 Extras Total ■ 108 Bowling: T. McArthur three for 21 E.G. Boggs two for 16, E. S. Prenuce two .or_ 31, N. Martin two for 34 W. J. Coates none for 3. At 2.301 p.m. Auckland had 13 on for no wickets. _