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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 104, 27 January 1930, Page 18

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MANAWATU COMPETITIONS RESUMED BATSMEN HAVE DAY OUT Dominion Special Service. Palmerston North, January 25. The Manawatu Cricket Association’s club championships wer resumed, after a break of a month, under ideal playing conditions, this afternoon. In the senior competitions the second matches in the second round were commenced, Palmerston opposing K.S.A., and Old Boys playing High School. BEST PERFORMANCES. Batting. Norris (Palmerston), 116 not out. O’Keefe (Old Boys), 94. Perrin (R.S.A.), 59 not out. Me Vicar (Palmerston), 57 not out. Bowling. Me Vicar (Palmerston), six wickets for SC. Ongley (High School), thre wickets for 14. Gallichan (Palmerston), thre wickets for 30. - Old Boys started badly against High School, their first four wickets going for 28 runs. O’Keefe and Spring, however, made a spirited stand and added 81 runs before the latter was caught by Mutch off Laug, after having contributed 48 runs. O’Kete continued to bat gracefully, and it was not until the last over of the day that he was bowled by Ongley after having given a good display for his 94 runs. His score included ten 4’s. O’Keefe was dismissed by the scond ball of the last over in the innings, and the_ fourth and fifth deliveries also succeeded' in penetrating the batsmen’s defence, the last wicket falling for 219. When stumps were drawn High School had lost four wickets for 46. With the exception of Perrin (59 not out), the R.S.A. batsmen were unable to stand up to the bowling of MeVicar and Galilchan, and were all out for 112. Norris and MeVicar had a picnic at the expense of the R.S.A. bowlers, and at the conclusion of the day’s play Palmerston had 201 runs on the boards for the loss of one wicket. Norins batted freely for his 116 (not out), his time at the wickets being just under an hour and a half. Both he aud MeVicar were untroubled by the bowling, the second century appearing on the board in slightly over and hour and a half. DETAILED SCORES The following are the detailed scores:— PALMERSTON v. R.S.A. R.S.A.—First Innings. Broughton, c Norris, b Gallichan “ Palmer, c MeVicar, jr.; b MeVicar, senr. 8 Jamieson, b MeVicar, senr 5 Barker, b Galilchan 41 Perrin, not out 59 Peckston, b Smiilie it Mair, lbw, b MeVicar, senr 0 Webster, lbw, b MeVicar, senr y De Vantier, lbw, b McViear, senr 11 Bee, b Gallichan .'• 2 Mansford, b McViear, senr 2 Extras 19 Total 112 Bowling Analysis.—McViear, senr., took six wickets for 36; Galilchan, three for 30; Siptllie, one for 6; Ongley, none for 21. MeVicar, senr., not out 57 PALMERSTON NORTH.—First Innings. Ongley, run out 6 Norris, not out lie Extras 22 Total for one wicket 201 OLD BOYS v. HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS.—First Innings. Pacey, run out 16 Miller, b Cutler 11 Greig, Ibv.-, b Burgess 1 O’Keefe, 1> Ongley 94 Spring, c Mutch, b Lang ;. 48 Hatch, b Cutler 11l Eglingt.ou, c Mutch, b.Burgess 7 Rose, b Cutler 1 W. Cameron, not out 19 Swindell, b Ongley 0 Kells, b Ongley .....’ 0 Extras ... 12 . Total 219 Bowling Analysis.—Ongley look three wickets for 14; Cutler three for 70; Burgess two tor 100; Hatch none for 12; Lang one for 21. HIGH SCHOOL.—First Innings. Oiliver, b. Greig 0 Robertson, not. out 7 Cutler, b. O’Keefe ‘ 17 Lang, b. O’Keefe ; 0 Barnett, b. Greig 3 Hatch, not out 2 Extras 17 Total for four wickets 46 JUNIOR GRADE R.S.A., 179 for six wickets (declared), tried hard to secure a,four-point win over Rongotea, but failed to do so by 9 runs. Rongotea, in their first innings, made 72 (Gust 28 not out, Arnott 16: Thompson took five wickets for 24, Hancock live for 33). Their second innings eralised 116 (Arnott 46, Goldfinch 25; Thompson took four wickets for 25, and Hancock three for 40). R.s.A.’s best batsmen were: Lyon 56, Harvey 30, Hancock 30 not out, J. Weston 25, A. Weston 17: Gust secured three wickets for 36, and Farrer two for 15. R.S.A. obtained a three-point win by 107 runs on the first innings. Old Boys, 132 (Bennett 59 not out, Akuira 20, Spring IS; McLaren took three wickets for 20, Gallichan three for 35, and Hlnks two for 11), defeated Y.M.C.A., ll.> (Hinks 43, McLaren 11. Grigg 15. Marks 12; Eglingtoii four for 38, South three for 19, Bennett two for 21), by 17 runs on the first Indings, thereby obtaining a threepoint win. All ' Saints, 209 (Seorgie 115, including 21 fours, Riddell 20 not out, Sandman 19, Waugh Ifl, Dawick 15; Davis six wlckqts for 43 runs), secured a four-point victory over Palmerston, 60 (Greer 26, Davis 13; Waugh six wickets for 11 runs), and 134 (Davis'2B, Gray 26, Morgan 25, Greer 18; Gavey two wickets for 28 runs, Sandman four for 26, Fletcher three for 44), by an innings and 15 runs.

PALMERSTON WEDNESDAY COMPETITION Palmerston North, January 25. The following is the draw for the second round of tlie Wednesday afternoon crieket competition which commences on Wednesday next: — First series: P.D.C. (M.) v. Grocers, No. 1 Recreation Ground; Broadway v. Rosco (M.), No. 2 Recreation Ground; Feildiug, a bye. Second series: Grocers v. Rosco (M.). No. 1 Recreation Ground; Broadway (M.) v. Feilding, No. 2 Recreation Ground; P.D.C., a bye. Third series: Grocers (M.) v. Broadway, No. 1 Recreation Ground: P.D.C. v. Feilding (M.), Kowhai Park, Feilding; Roscoe, a bye. Fourth series: Grocers (M.) v. Feildiug, No. 1 Recreation Ground; Rosco v. P.D.C. (M.), No. 2 Recreation Ground; Broadway, a Fifth series: P.D.C. v. Broadway (M.). No. 4 Recreation Ground; Feilding (M.) V. Rosco, Kowhai Park; Grocers, a bye.

WANGANUI BEAT TECHNICAL AN EASY VICTORY. Wanganui, January 26. Only one match was played in the first grade of' the Wanganui cricket championship on Saturday, the game being between Wanganui Technical College Old Boys and Wanganui. In their opening strike ■Wanganui compiled 251 runs, the chief scorers were Darby 59, G. Thrush, 44 and Spurdie 33. This is the fourth successive occasion that Darby has topped the forty mark. The ex-students replied with a very feeble effort, the whole side being out for 39. No one -reached double figures. Following on they had 21 runs on the board for the loss of four wickets. The following arc the detailed scores; WANGANUI—First Innings. Darby, l.b.w. b. Tizard 59 Pleasant, b. C. Smith 9 G. Thrush, b. Tizard 44 Morgan, b'. C. Smith 17 Spurdie,- l.b.w, b. Weir 33 Evans, c. Sub, b. C. Smith 16 Simpson, c. Sub, b. C. Smith 0 North, b. C. Smith 3 Francis, R, c. Weir, b. C. Smith 23 Boreham,'e. Tizard, b. C. Smith G W. Thrush, not out 8 Extras 33 Total 251 Bowling analysis.—C. Smith, seven wick, ets for 97; Tizard, two for 54; Weir, one

for 28; Sutcliffe, none for 9; none for 13; Armstrong, none for 12. TECHNICAL COLLEGE OLD BOYS. First Innings. TCitncy. 1.b.w., b. W. Thrush 5 Dovi,- 1.b.w., b. W. Thrush 0 Ellis, c, Evans, b. Spurdlc Tizard, c. Simpson, 15. Spurdie 4 Weir. b. W. Thrush O Armstrong, 1.b.w., b. W. Thrush O Knight, b. Spnrdle <5 C. Smith, stpd. Morgan, b. W. Thrush.. £ Spriggens. c. G. Thrush, b. Spurdie .... 2 Sutcliffe, not out 4 Extras 3 Total ...’ Bowling analysis.—W. Thrush, five wick-t ets for IS; Spurdie, four for IS. Second Innings. Sutcliffe, c. W. Thrush, b. North e Spriggens, not out ,1(1 Dovi, b. North 0 Armstrong, 1.b.w., b. Evans 4 Ellis, b. North 4 Tizard, not out. 1 Extras 2 Total for four wickets 2X | Bowling analysis.—North, three wickotM for 14; Evans, one for 5.