NEWMAN SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 18, 22 January 1934, Page 12

NEWMAN SHIELD

EASY WIN FOR HOLDERS

(Special to the "Evening Post.") NELSON. January 20. The Nelson Cricket Association's representatives retained the Newman Shield against Motucka's challenge by defeating Motucku by an innings and 71 runs. ■ f Motueka's first innings realised 233 tho chief scorers being H. Fowler 65, R. Bowers 33, and J. Clark 58. Nelson's opening pair, 11. K. Kavsten and E. K. Neale, put up a magnificent partnership of 218 before the former was run out at 97. Ncale completed liis - century and went on to 122 before he was dismissed, j A, Newman, who went in second wicket, was also responsible for a fine century innings, his total being the same 4s Ncalo's. Nelson's ' score reached 4G2. Motucka.commenced their second innings' with a deficit of 239, and four wickets fell | for 20. Six were down for 60, when Clark and R. Fowler put on a stubborn partnership of 88. However, the* tailendcrs went cheaply and the total reached : only 108, the innings closing at 7 p.m. j Scores:— MOTUEKA. First Innings. G. Fowler, ,b J. Newman '. 4 N. Lewis, b J. Newman ...' 0 , 11. Fowler, c A. Newman, b Searell . 65 j L. fcjmith, Ibw, b Ralfo 0 ' E. Ryder, c Searell, b J. Newman 1 ; R. Bowers, ]bw, b A. Newman 33 ■ J. Clark, b Neale 58 ■ R. Fowler, c McKellar, b Searell 6 i V. Sistus, not out 221 R. Stevens, run out r 11 N. Holyoako, c Searell, b J. Newman . 0 , Extras 33 Total 223' Bowling.—J. Newman took four wickets for 50 runs (off 36 overs, 18 of which wore J maidens), Searell two for 31, A. Newman one for 39, Ralfe one for 19, Neale one for 32, Stewart, none for 18. Second Innings. E. Ryder, b A. Newmnn. 6 G. Fowler, b A. Xewintn 5, H. Fowler, b Ralfe 4. J. Clark, Ibw, b Ralfc 53 1 G. Smith, c Searell, b A. Newman . 3: N. Lewis, b J. Newman 22 ! R. Bowers, b J. Newman 0 [ R. Fowler, b Stewart 31, R. Stevens, not out 4 ' V Sixtus, c Ralfe, b J. Newman 5 ' N. Holyoake, b Ralfe 0 Extras 37' Total -.' 108 | Bowling.—J. Newman took three wickets ' for 30 runs, A. Newman three for 22 (17 overs, 8 maidens), Ralfe three for 17<19 i overs, 11 maidens), Searell none for 14, Stewart one for 7, Neale none for 41. NELSON. j First Innings. ! E. R. Neale, c G. Fowler, b Stevens . 122 , R. K. Karsten, run out .., 97 C. A. Kinzett, b Clark 9| A Newman, c andT> R. Fowler 122 W. Mason, c and b R. Fowler 7 S. Stewart, c Sixtus, b Stevens -. 23 R. Simpson, b Holyoake 3 J. Newman, st Smith, b Ryder 29 T. Ralfe, c Sixtus, b Ryder 0i T. Searell, c Sixtus, b R. Fowler ... 22 A. McKcllor, not out 1 Extras 27 Total 462 Bowling.—Sixtus took no wickets for 91 runs, Clark one for 94, Stevens two for 69, Ryder two i'or 29, R. Fowler three for 41, G. Fowler none for 9, Lewis none for 10, Holyoake one for 78, Bowers none for 5.