COMPETITION CRICKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 126, 21 February 1940, Page 8

COMPETITION CRICKET

PAROA AND P. & T. SUCCESSFUL LONG GRASS MARS PLAY Both Clarke Cup games AA r ere again marred by the long grass in the outfield, runs being difficult to get Avithout "lifting" the ball. Paroa secured a comfortable first innings Avin against Whakatane, and P. and T. in a closc game Avere successful against Hillcrest. SCORE BOARD. Batting. Keepa, not out 34. Chamberlain, not out 31. Bowling. Spring 7 Avickets for 43 runs. Whitehead 4 Avickets for 33 runs. Keepa 4 Avickets for 39 runs. Details were:—■ Paroa Gillam c Montgomery b Whitehead -5 H. Grant b Whitehead ......... 29 Moore b Whitehead 24 Goile c Boswell b Whitehead 6 Cleland, retired 29 T. Grant stmp Moore b Boswell 8 Fitchett, not out 10 ShaAv, not out H Extras 21 Total for 5 Avickets (dec.) 143 Bowling: Whitehead 4 for 33; E. Thompson 0 for 25; Coutts 0 for 26: Rand 0 for 15; R. Thompson 0 for 8; Montgomery 0 for 1; Boswell 1 for 14. Whakatane Bosavcll c Goile 1) Fitchett 14 E. Thompson b Fitchett 1 Montgomery c Cleland b Fitchett 8 R. Thompson c Fitchett b Moore 10 Whitehead, run out 0 Coutts, run out 9 Wilkins c Moore b Cleland . ...; 0 Rand stumped av.lc. b Moore .. 2 Derecourt b Cleland 2 Moore cG. Moore b Cleland .. « Roulston, not out 3 Extras 7 Total 62 BoAA r ling: Fitchett 3 for 15; Cleland 3 for 26; Moore 2 for 14. P. and T. Keepa, not out 31 Back b Spring •"» CraAvford Ibw, b Spring 0 Chard c sub b Spring ........ 3 Bennett b Spring .. 6 Hudson c Oswald b Spring 15 Penny c Peebles b Spring 7 Dixon b Peebles 0 RiA'ett b Spring 5 Hunt b Jackson 9 Extras 4 Total 88 BoAvling: Spring 7 for 45; Peebles 1 for 30; Jackson 1 for 9. Hillcrest Spring c Crawford b Chard ... 25 Jackson c Back b Keepa 3 Chamberlain b Keepa 6 Broekett b Keepa 0 Oswald b Chard 1 Abbott b Chard 3 Peebles, not out 16 Williams c Hunt b Keepa 1 Major b Bennett Extras Total 60 Bowling; Chard 3 for 20; Keepa 4 for 39; Crawford 0 for 1; Bennett 1 for 0. Second Innings. Spring c Back b Chard 0 Jackson, run out 3 Chamberlain, not out 31 Peebles b 19 Oswald b Chard • • 8 Extras Total for 4 wickets 61 BoAvling-: Chard 3 for 23; Bennett ') for 16: Keepa 0 for 13; Crawford ) for 8.