CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21732, 14 March 1936, Page 21

CRICKET

♦: rHAWKE CUP RANGITIKEI CHALLENGES MANAWATU (FHIBS ASaOCIATIOIT TELMEAM.I . r -. , . PALMERSTON NORTH, March IS.' The Hawke Cup challenge match be* tween Rangitikei and Manawatu* (defender) opened in fine weather. The wicket was a trifle slow. The visiting team won the toss and batted-first.. Scores: — RANGITIKEI. > . First Innings ... ;.. 7Z • MANAWATU First Innings McVicar, c Hayward, b Hodder .. 40 Robertson, c Cameron, b Whittle .. 79 Cutler, run out .. .-. '39 Murchison, b Williams . .. 0 M. Ongley, run out .. . ... 33 ' Wheatley, lbw, b Marshall ... ,8 Norris. not out .... .. .0 Gallichan, not out .. ... 3 Extras .. ~. 17/ : , Total for six wickets .". 219 ~~""""""" r M.C.C. AVERAGES ( PROFESSIONALS HEAD THE BAITING ' : >' , l ': The following averages have "been., com* piled from the matches played *<by the M.C.C. team during its recent tour -of New Zealand. The batting is headed by Eve professionals, the only players to have an average better than 30. -' The leading amateur was the youngest player on the side, N. S. Mltchell-Innea. The most successful bowler, apart from those who* were used only occasionally was A. D. Baxter.

VETERANS V. HICKMOJT»S A frame of cricket was played at Pauley Park. Hlckmott's team beating, .jjjift., -.- Veterans by 12runs. A feature Of the' g*TO% , was the excellent howllw o£ j&. Xirtaika *:■ for Veterans, who took - nine < wjcketsfor 21. With consecutive'balls heTtwrflft* . ■- four wickets. Hlckmott (96), Longford (23 not out), Brown (20 retired), and Mui> . ray (11) scored well for HickftwttV m Veterans by 12 runs. A feature -o^-thfJ»sn*,"fil Hawkings 12). Empson and:.. Lffl&Bterm ~'dll bowled well for Hlckmott's. mS 1 ' Ci'#Jl«l ,J£l and Hawkings for Veterans. -• ;nW' llffl

BATTING Inn.N.O.H.S. : Runs. Avg. J. H. Parks .- 21 .,,3. 201 957. ,53.19 W. Barber .. 17 1 173 747 , 46,68 J. Hardstaff .. J20 3 147* 784 44.94 J. Langridge .. 19 5 118 622 44.43 D. Smith .. 13 2 165 464 42.18 N. S. Mitchell'Innes 21 3 104* 432 29J6S J. M. Sims .. 19 1 54 454 25.22 E. R. T. Holmes 16 1 100*, 336 , 22.4 C. J. Lyttelton 15 0 80 290 18.33 S. C. Griffith .. 18 4 41 248.. lf.71 14.44 A. G. Powell .. 10 1 45 130 H. D. Read .. IS 4 25 103 9.39 A. D. Baxter •. 11 6 10* 38 1A •Not out. BOWLING . . . . - Wickets. Runs.' Avg* C. J. Lyttelton .. 10 < 16 6.60 N. S. Mitchell-Innes 2 j a 10.50 A. D. Baxter 40 540 13 JO J. Hardstaff 1 1 14 14.00 J. Langridge 28 399 14J25 J. M. Sims 75 11! IB 14J2 H. O. Read 42 8! 15 21.07 J. H. Parks 25 643 25.72 J. H. Human 1Q 264 26.40 E. R. T. Holmes .. 5 133 •26.60 S. C. Griffith 0 ] L8 —