CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 440, 24 February 1909, Page 9

CRICKET.

THE HAWKE'S BAY TOUR.

POOR DISPLAY; BY WAIRARAPA.

; ~/. ' Cx>¥ IKLEGUAFH—ritESS ASSOCIATION.) ,■ Masterton, February 23. :-r A- cricket rriatch between Wairarapa ,'and Hawke's Bay w;as commenced to-day in fine vwe'ather; : . vHawke's 'Bay won the' toss/ and went in on a good wicket, Ilawko and Betts 'being, the opening batsmen. At 20 a, smart.,] return to T. Hoar saw Betts run out/after having made 11. Redgrave joined' Hawke, and; the pair, by nice cricket, . carried; the score to 37/, when Moss effected a smart catch off a .liot one from Redgrave. Bailey :, Nvas next in, and-the rate of scoring , increased. The .total had mounted to 67. before Moss, .who, up the. bowling, disposed of Bailey with - a beautiful , length..ball. . The outgoing batsman had shaped very nicely for 17. 1 Hawke; was 'now • partnered;by O'Brien, but with, the first; ball of his next over, when the score stood at 71, Moss bowled the, howcomer. - The partnership between Hawke aqd.Hindmarsh.added. 18 runs, both batsmen;hitting out,- but/it was,brought to a close,by Waters' getting /Hawke out leg before wicket. .'Hawke'. Sad . played a fine innings for ■43, his batting being, a treat. to watch. Ho hit; six 4's'arid a 6. / P. R./Fulton and Hindmarsh carried the score along to 120, though, the rate of ; run-getting was not fast. Hindmarsh was thefirst to go, being badly beaten , by; Styles; /after, playing a good innings ■ for 25. Ashcroft; came and w;ent, Styles getting him.first,ball.:. H,, Fultdri,; who followed,, was; nearly bowled by Styles first ball. At 129 •E;-E;.; Fulton >a's7clean,;bowled. by.T, Hoar. .The. retiring jbjitsmari had, compiled' 18.YE. Leevers-assisted H. Fulton to carry tho score to 133, whoh.;Mdorehpuso snapped,him up off T. Hoar. Nelson was last man, and he and EHilton'carried tho. score to 148 before'Nelsonwas bowled by'T.- Hoar. Hoar was tho,most 'successful, bowler, taking four, wickets for 41. •Wairarapa gave a very poor display at; the ■ wickets;'M<)orehouso and Waters were;the; first,pair', but with the score at'l "Waters was clean 'bowled. Fust ; joined . Moorehouse, but at ;3 tho latter 'retired, 'caught by Nelson off Re^ray6.''' camb and went without .sooring, ;;falling 'a . victim to ..Redgrave when ;tKe^iscpre ( ';'s^p9d : Esson also departed without ';/tl'ie;'-score,, being.: altered, being stumped,,by;}.Ashcroft off Redgrave.-' The "rot,'' qqntinu'ed, and Bewley returned "to, the pavilion, with the score still at 4. Styles was now joined by Moss, and the latter broke the spell 'by; scoring a 4,; but,: with the total ;at 10, Styles was caught by Bailey oft Redgrave.. A. Hpar joined Moss, and the latter commenced . to hit /out, .and quickly rattted up 20. / At 29.-Moss,'',who .had-.-made 22, was caught near/the boundary,.off a big hit,' by O'Brien. ..Rawson joined. Hoar, but, one run later."the.latter.wns-bowled by.Nelson.Hoar was'the last'batsman, and lie and, Rawson, carried/tlio 6coro,to 36, when, Nelson got' Hoar,, Wairarapa's ,failure to make any sort •of a ; ' stow u. hard 'to explain.;. Certainly the bowlirigvwas' good,-; but the wicket' was good also, . Redgrave secured, six .wickets for 21. At one, stage he' had taken ; five wickets for 3 runs. ~Following were the scores HAWKE'S BAY. Fmst Innings. G. Hawke, 1.b.w., b. Waters ... ... ... 43 J., A. Betts; . run out ... ... ..; ..; 11 W. P. Redgrave, c; Moss, b. ,T. ..Hoar "---,5 ,P. R.'. Fulton,; b. ,T. Hoar. ... ... ... IS B. , Bailey, b. Moss ... . ...: i. ... 17 J. J." O'Brien, b. Moss ; ... ... ... .... ■0: J. Hindniarsh, b. Styles;...'' , .../25 ,P. Ashcroft, b. Styles ... ». / ... 0 'H. FnUori,.not out ... 16 W. H. Leavers,-0.-Moorohouse, b'. T. Hoar 2 ; IV;A. Nelson,b.T. Hoar/,...' , ... ... 3 ; - Extras > ..... ..... ... ...;, ... 8 • Tofal r . ... US ■ i. Bowling Analysis. i /.■■'.T;-'.';Hoar,^'4..wicke(3'fo'r. v 4l rivis; ■A. Styles, 2 for 9; R. Moss,, 2 for 24;, J. Waters, 1 for 28; 'I'. Rawson, 0 for 88. / . . ■,; WAIRAEAPA. ,' Fiiist Innings. ; . ;H. ;'Mo6rehouse, o. Nelson; ~b.-. Redgrave ...' -- 0. •J. Waters, b. ltedgravo ... . ... . ... .1 A. .Fust, o. Redgrave, b. Nelson ... ... 1 L:\ Smart,' bV; Redgrave:.../ ; ~...: / ';0, A. Bewley, b.. Nelson ... : ... -1 ■A./F.- .Esson,' st. /Ashcroft,• b.»Redgrave ' v.*.; .0 ■A. Styles, c. Bailoy, b. Rodgravo ... .... 0 R. Moss,: o. O'Brion, b. Rcdgravo 22 A. Hoar, b. Nelson ... ... ... 4 'T. Ra'wsorii.not out; .. ..., - 2 T. Hoar, b. Nelson V..; , ... ' ... . ... 4 Extra ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Total ■/.■'■■; ' ... ... ... ... 36 • v Bowling Analysis. Redgrave, G wickcts for 21 runs; Nelson, 4 for 14.

. The first oricket, match between teams representing Auckland and Wellington Post- and .Telegraph Departments will be, played on tho Basin Reserve,, and will be continued on the following day. The visitors arrived by the; Main .Trunk express to-day; : The 'elevens' are' as follow Auckland; Little, Mill, Wiles,, Warner, Watts, Graham, Lloyd.. Jackson-. (2), Crossey, Duffy. Wellington: Hickson, Loader,.Phillips, Moffatt, Bowles, Hollis, ' Plimmeiy M'Kay, Wyatt. Howard, Tyrrell.