CRICKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 139, 27 March 1940, Page 8

CRICKET

HAWKE CUP MATCH SPRING S FINE DISPLAY The challenge match for the : Hawke Cup between Bay of Plenty ; and Manawatu was commenced in fine weather at Palmerston North on Saturday. The wicket was slow and Bay of Plenty, batting first, were all out lor 97. Manawatu replied with 220. Features of the clay's play were a brilliant century by S. McVicar, of Manawatu., and a first-class bowling performance by L. Spring, ex-Auck-land representative, of Whakatane, who took six -wickets for 55 runs. Details of first innings scores are as follows:— Bay of Plenty: Spring c Norris b Downes 20; Andrews c Pollitt b Downes 20; Harding c and b Pritchard 30; Douglas b Pritchard 0: D. Ewart b Pritchard 4; Bailey b Downes 22; Chadwick b Pritchard ■1; McGill c Norris b Pritchard 2; Lawrence c Norris b Downes 5; Summers not out 0; R. Ewart J) Pritchard 1; extras 9. Total 97. Manawatu: C. McVicar b Spring 0; S. McVicar 1: tl'hadwiek 100;. Col-, lis b Spring 7; Norris c McGiH b D. Ewart 34; Pollitt b D. Ewart 0; Carlisle b Spring 0; Robertson c. Ewart Id Spring 5: Pritchard c Bailey b Spring 38; Barraud c Chad wick b Spring 0; Spelman c Ewart b Chad wick 8; Downes not out 7; extras 21. Total 220. Bowling: Spring took six wicketsfor 55 runs, Chadwick two for, 3G, D. Ewart two lor 32, R. Ewart none for 45, Douglas none lor 10 p Harding none for 21. Continuing on Monday Bay of Plenty fared poorly in t|he second innings against the bowling of Pritchard, 6 for 23, and Downes 4 for 2(5. Manawatu won by an innings and 30 runs. Following arc the details of the Bay's second innimgs: Spring b Downes 1; Andrews et Carlisle b Pritchard 10; Bay ley b Pritchard -S; Harding 1) Pritchard 1; 1). J. E:wert b Pritdhard i; Douglas st Norris b Pritchard 3(5; Chadwick Ibw, b Downes 4; Simmers st Norris b Pritchard 8; Laurence, not out 0; McGill played on. b Downes 0; R. L. Fiwert b Downes 0; extras 15. Total 93. Bowling: Pritchard six for 23; Downes four for 2(5; Spelma.ii none for 14; Barraud none for IG. BAY OF PLENTY CRICKET TEAM SELECTION CRITICISED In a letter to the Rotorua Morning Post, the Secretary of the Te Puke Cricket Club criticises the selection of the team which represented the Bay of Plenty in the Hawke Cup match against Manawatu. The secretary, Mr A. W. Beale, wrote as follows:—• Sir, —Is the Rotorua Cricket Club the only one to be considered in the selection of Bay of Plenty representative teams? Nominations were called from various centres for game, and the only one to be considered, outside Rotorua, was Spring of Whakatane. Is that a fair deal to the rest of the Bay? On looking through the score book,, I see that four of the team chosen had scored only 3 between them,, against the Te Puke Club in the last two matches this season. As this ellub's eleven has been challenged tivice by Rotorua, and once by Whakatane and each time winning by a good margin, I think it is only right and proper that Te Puke should geS a little recognition, as on performances this season, one of the premier teams in the Bay, and by winning the Williams Cup, Ringer Cup and the Whenua and Dawson Cups in one season, has proved itself. I think the best thing, instead of calling it a "Bay of Plenty" team* to call it a "Rotorua team." Fo* 1 the next season It would be 'a good thing for cricket in the Bay to change the centre, say to Whakatane, then perhaps the "Bay" would get a deal mere consideration in the selection of representative teams.