EASTER CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 155, 28 March 1932, Page 10

EASTER CRICKET

Games in Many Centres HAWKE CUP MATCH Poverty Bay Side Collapses By Telegraph—Press Association. Hamilton, March 26. In ideal weather, Buy of Plenty commenced a Hawke Cup challenge match against South Auckland to-day. The visitors made a poor showing in their first innings, the total reaching only 59. Hinton was the only batsman to reach double figures. Winger secured seven wickets for 23. At stumps, South Auckland had made 307 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Details are as follow:— BAY OF PLENTY.—First Innings. Harding, st. Hampton, b. Winger 4 Hinton, b. Badeley 14 Godsalve, b. Winger «... 4 Wallis, b. Harnett 7 Hampson, st. Hampton, b. Winger 4 York, c. Barnett, b. Badeley 4 Beale, b. Winger 1 Sutherland, c. Aitken, b. Winger 9 Lenlhan, b. Winger 1 Peebles, not out 0 Gresham, b. Winger 4 Extras 7 Total 5» Bowling Analysis.—Going, no wickets for 7 runs; Badeley, two for 10; Lissette, none for 2; Winger, seven for 23; Barnett, one for 10. SOUTH AUCKLAND.—First Innings. Senior, c. Godsalve, b. York 9 Winger, 1.b.w., b. Peebles 20 Pomeroy, b. Peebles 9 Aitken, c. Beale, b. Peebles 0 Lissette, run out 97 Going, b. Godsalve 76 McKenzie, b. Godsalve 1 Lumsden, c. Peebles, b. Godsalve 1 Hampton, not out 75 Badeley. not out 3 Extras 16 Total for eight wickets3o7 WELLINGTON AT NAPIER Match Against Hawke’s Bay By Telegraph—Press Association. Napier, March 27. A cricket match between Hawke’s, Bay and Wellington was commenced on Friday, and was continued on Saturday. Scores are as follow: — 1 HAWKE’S BAY.—First Innings. E. Kavanagh, b. Liunason 5 S. H. Finlayson, b. Parsloe 28 R. Burns, c. Lamason, b, Lambert .... 11 T. P. Reaney, b. Parsloe 3 M. O’Brien, b. Parsloe 29 G. Browu, b. Lamason 30 M. Beuth, b. Parsloe 0 H. Reaney, c. Morgan, b. Parsloe .... 2 H. Nairn, st. Blandford, b. Lambert 9 R. Gilbertson, b. Parsloe 1 M. Williams, not out 4 Extras 5 Total 127 Bowling Analysis.—Parsloe took six wickets for 38 runs; Lamason, two for 9; Fortune, none for 18; Lambert, two for 51; Morgan, none for 5; Dustin, none for I. Second Innings. T. Reaney, c. Lamason, b. Lambert .. 37 Finlayson, not out 69 Burns, c. Calvert, b. Lambert '... 7 Kavanagh, b. Parsloe 3 Extras 14 Total, for three wickets 130 WELLINGTON.—First Innings. Dustin, c. Beuth, b. Kavanugh 47 Morgan, b. T. Reaney 17 Lees, 1.b.w., b. T. R. Reaney 0 Parsloe, c. Brown, b. M. Beuth 16 Lambert, c. Beuth, b. T. Reaney .... 4 Lamason, not out ' 59 Blandford, c. O’Brien, b. Nairn 13 Calvert, c. Nairn, b. Gilbertson S Nicholls, b. Gilbertson 2 Hankins, 1.b.w., b. T. Reaney ../ 2 Fortune, c. Kavanagh, b. Nairn 1 Extras 13 Total 182 Bowling Analysis.—Beuth took one wicket for 19 runs; Gilbertson, two for 23; Nairn, two for 40; T. Reaney, four for 36; Kavanagh, one for 22; H. Reaney, none for 12; O’Brien, none ifor 7. A DRAWN GAME

Wellington v. Manawatu Dominion Special Service Palmerston North, March 26. The cricket match between Wellington and Manawatu elevens, which was commenced on Good Friday, was concluded to-day, and resulted in a drawn game. Manawatu in its first innings made 191 runs. When stumps were drawn on Good Friday, Wellington had only knocked up 85 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Wellington continued its first innings to-day, the • innings closing for 101 runs. Manawatu batted well in its second stand at the wickets for 237 runs. Robertson (83 not out) was the best scorer. Other high scorers were:—O’Keefe, 38; Hollier, 36; Norris. 22; and Berquist, 20. Bowling for Wellington. Bird took three wickets for 3S runs; Hair, three for 35; O’Neill, two for 78; and Wareham. one for 8. Wellington was more successful in its second innings than in its first, and when stumps were drawn had 216 runs for the loss of four wickets. Cleave, one of the opening batsmen, carried his bat for 104, and when stumps were drawn was playing havoc with the Manawatu bowling. Wareham batted consistently and had reached 61 when he was stumped by Rose, after stepping out of his crease to hit a slow ball. Duff, who went in a few minutes before the finish, was hitting well, and had made eight runs when the game closed.

STOP OUT BEATS KILBIRNIE Sandholm Does “Hat” Trick In a one-day match at Kelburn Park on Saturday, Stop Out defeated Kilbirnie by five wickets, Kilbirnie totalled 224, Wrigley passing the half-century. Samlholin was in brilliant form with the ball,, his tally being seven wickets for 47, including the hat trick. The Stop Out players nil found the Kilbirnie bowling to their liking. Bright batting was shown by M. Liddicoat. Mason, R. Liddicoat, Mclvor, and Dunn, Rooke hit two sixes and seven fours; M. Liddicoat two sixes and six fours; and R. Liddicoat, one six and five fours.

COLTS BEAT VETERANS

Interesting Finish of Match A team of Wellington Colts beat a team of Veterans, prist players, and a few senior batsmen, by 13 runs, at the Basin Reserve on Saturday. The match was particularly interesting in the closing stages, when with nine wickets down, Colts required three runs to pass the Veterans’ total of 224. The task of winning the match fell to Prince, last man, who drove to the boundary for 4 Partnered ably by Burkett, Prince continued, but after hitting the only 6 of the day, was stumped by Clark. The Colts total reached 237. The Veterans, with few exceptions, found the bowling too good. W. Monkhouse hit freely, and scored 106, with drives all round the wicket. B. Mabin (30), and C. S. Dempster (48), were the only other batsmen to make a good score. A feature of the innings was the bowling of Bowkett, who took six wickets for 60 From the start of the Colts’ innings, the batting was patchy. Meech, however, brightened the play, and spectators were treated to sparkling cricket. Scon ing at a fast rate, Meech reached <9, when he fell to a catch by Lucas off Dempster. Bowkett (38), Bezzant (41), and Rainbird (38), did well. FIVE MINUTES TO SPARE Hospital Defeats Mercantile League . A keenly-contested two-day match between a Wellington Mercantile League representative side and Mental Hospital, concluded on Saturday in favour of Hospital, by four wickets, with five minutes to spare. Batting first, the League put on 267. Hospital was dismissed for 135 in the first innings. The League representatives failed to withstand the accurate bowling of 'Ell and Clark in their second innings, and were dismissed for 78. Requiring 211 to win, Hospital played with its back to the wall, and the winning hit, a sixer, was scored with five minutes to spare. J. Ell, the junior representative, bowled and batted brilliantly for the winners, and his efforts were the deciding factor in the game. MATCH AT WANGANUI Wellington Mercantile League Dominion Special Service. Wanganui, March 26. Taking the first, strike against a Wanganui representative cricket team on Cook's Gardens this morning, Wellington Mercantile League made 176 in the first innipgs. At the call of time Wanganui had made 114 for the loss of four wickets. For Wellington W. F. McKenzie topped the score with 32, followed by T. Murphy 29, J. Brough 28, and A. Martin 27. Bowlin"- for Wanganui C. Smith took four wickets for 26 runs; E. Gee one for none, and Wood three for 31. . Gee was top seorer lor Wanganui with an uncompleted total of 61 not out. Wild made 26 not out. Hassell took one wicket for 6 runs, Pickering two for 19, and Roberts one for 25. The match will be continued on Monday. TRAINING COLLEGES GAME Auckland v. Wellington Dominion Speciai Auchlaml. March 27. The annual cricket match between the Auckland and Wellington Training Colleges commenced on Eden Park on Saturday. , Auckland batted first, and made 220 runs (Cooper 68, Riddells i>9. W. Blamires 35). Paetz took four wickets for «’>2, Thicker two for 46, and Cutler three 'Wellington replied with 81 for seven wickets (Chatterton not out 35, Paetz 16). “COLTS” AT HASTINGS By Telegraph—Press Association. Hastings. March 27. 1 team of Wellington “colts” started a match against the Hastings seniors on Saturday. ~ , Hastings batted first, and were all out for 80. to which the visitors replied with 135. In the second innings Hastings had lost’four wickets for 41. Bowling for Wellington. Mallard took seven wickets for 4S, McLean three for - For Hastings Paterson took four for !). Geake two for IS. and Garrod two for 31. KILBIRNIE v. TARANAKI By Telegraph —Press Association. New Plymouth, March 26. The Kilbirnie Cricket Club commenced a two-day match against Taranaki in fine weather to-day. . • Kilbirnie was dismissed for 113 in the first innings, but Taranaki did even more poorly, compiling only 102. Both sides gave a slow display of batting against steady bowling. Th* match will be jozumed on Monday,