“THE PRESS SHIP” CHRISTMAS CHEER

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21971, 21 December 1936, Page 3

“THE PRESS SHIP” CHRISTMAS CHEER

CRICKET AT DENNISTON A close contest between the Hone Heke (Denniston) and Rirchfield cricket teams was seen at Denniston. The visitors’ first innings realised 74 runs, and the score included a sound batting display by R. Griffiths, who made 45. P. Griffiths (145 was the only otfier player to reach dPHhle figures. H one Heke made'a poor stand ' against the Bircfifield bowlers in their first innings, the total fieing 41 runs. C- Webster (12) was top scorer. B|rphfield added another 65 runs to their tqtal in the second innings, and R. Griffiths (19) and P. Griffiths "(20) were again smongst the best hahmen. R. Kirk-

wood made 14 runs. The Denniston eleven came to light in their second inniqgs, and their score had reached ,79 for nine wickets at the call of time. 'Bowling ' for pirchfleld, P. Griffiths took four wickets for 17 runs in the first innings and three fpr 36 in the Sepqnd . irihipgs. R. Griffiths’s ' two averages were'Sij? for.? 3 pncf tpfep for 38. For Hone Heke, Gaudih took four for 36 in the first innings and seven for 33 in the second innings. Lawson took four for 21 ppd onfe forfgS. Smythe took two for Ppp6 in the first innings. Two Dpnmston teqms. Hone Heke and Hill, played p single' innings match, which was WPP hy Hone Heke by 16 runs. Hone Heke made 89 (S. Allott 36) and Hill 73 (A. Allan 15 and Sipythq, retired hurt, 2fiL