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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 144, 14 December 1935, Page 28

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HUTT VALLEY NOTES

t ' ___ CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER A GRADE. ' 3pt. 2pt. Cli. Tr«f.i»r Park . "^ "'^ ?■ L> *% Bell .Park ...." "■" — 5 5 Z - Empire !".!!— 2 3 —' 7 Meadows ■[ \ <. Metiers United .....".'" i i _ 3 5 Gear United ....—- 1 1 33 firarefleld 1 1 o n General Motors ....'.'.'.'.'.— — 2 3 2 B GRADE. 3pt. 2pt. Ch. ,„ , . i win. \rln. I). L. pis. Walwhetu ....'. •> 0 1 i< 11 Central '.'.'. i:::'.— 3 3-1) lalla 3 3 q Woollen Mills _ 3 2 1 S Toiltl Motors 1 o 1 1 S El""11 1 1 1 3 0 uener.al Motors ° 1 3 5 Metiers United ""_ n _ j 4 V.M.C.A ' _ JL o 4 i Gear United ]._ 1 _ 5 0 C GRADE. 3pt. 2pt. ' Cli. win. win. D. L. nts. Trafalgar Park A........ 1 4 — — 11 Graoefield .■ 2 2 1 10 Meadows ' 9 1 •> $ V.M.C.A _ 4 _ 1 s •Central 1 2 — 1 7 Oddfellows _ 2 — 3 4 •Trafalgar Park B ...;.— 1 — 3 2 Taita _ 1 _ 4 2 General Motors .... 1 4 2 Todd Motors • — — — 5 0 •One game less than the others. The C grade-table covers results to November 30. The Hutt Valley v Cricket Association's matches played last Saturday proved disappointing in as far as batting was concerned. This can undoubtedly be attributed to the recent dry spell, which has considerably hardened the wickets, causing them to be both fiery and fast, with the consequence

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that bowlers, fared much better than previously. The -.Meadows ■ v..'; Empire ■ niatch, played at the Hutt Recreation Ground, provided .an interesting:.■ contest, Empire haying scored-147 'for the loss of six wickets.vat .stumps, in: reply to Meadows' total of 159.! Although only twelve runs behind, Empire did exceptionally well to reach that mark, as their early batsmen all failed, placing the team in: a bad position with only 13 funs for the loss of ■'■■■ four, wickets., J. May (Empire) appeared to be over-cautious at the commencement of his innings, but' he -soon settled down, and played a really good knock for his 49' runs, which' were ;; scored when most ijeeded. May was ably assisted in saving. his side by A. Bryant, who scored 43 n keeping his wicket intact until .the- score had .reached 96. The pair, added 83 for the fourth wicket.'1' : MISLEADING. A. Green, Meadows' 'keeper, does not give the impression that he is a good batsman. However, recent efforts have proved that his unusual style of batting is getting him runs. His 38, which was the top score for his side, was a further indication of his ability with the bat. J. Dunn, opening batsman for Meadows, scored his 32 runs in convincing style, and was a shade «n----lucky in playing one of Wood's deliveries on to his wickets. Both T. Sherlock and A. T. Wood bowled well to secure three wickets each. The ball with which Wood bowled H. N. Jones was -a particularly good one. The leaders of the A grade, Trafalgar Park, had no trouble in accounting for Metters United,- whose batsmen made little resistance against a steady attack. The result of the game, which was an outright win for Trafalgar Park, gives the team a two-point lead in the A grade championship, Empire and Bell Park being next on the ladder, with seven' points each. Batting for Trafalgar Park, Clunie 25, Huxtable 29, Burt 29, and Tyrrall 20 not out, all displayed fine defence, I with a good variety of scoring shots. A. Leslie was Metters United's out-

standing performer, scoring 23 in the first innings and capturing two wickets at 11.5 runs apiece.

FIRST WIN.

Gracefield .scored their initial success in the A grade, when they defeated General Motors, which team scored 117, Gracefield replying with 126 for three wickets. J. Sharpe batted exceptionally well to score 54, his runs being made -with d wide range of strokes. Sharpe eventually ' retired with an injured hand. A curious feature of his innings was the manner in which he attacked the bowling, for it is a well-known fact that Sharpe is the slowest scoring batsman at present participating in A grade matches. A feature of the Gear United v. Bell Park fixture at' North Park was: the splendid achievement of C. O'Halloran (Gear United). The left-hander bowled almost- throughout Bell Park's innings, to return the excellent figures of five wickets for 56 runs. O'Halloran is a medium-paced bowler, who occasionally swings the ball in from the off, besides bowling the usual inswinger from the leg. O'Halloran completed a fine double when he made 81, over half his side's total. Displaying a variety of forcing shots, he often found gaps in the field, which had the effect of forcing his opponents deeper still, thus enabling him to run short singles. ■ ■■ CONSISTENT BATSMAN. Probably the most consistent batsman in the association, B. Morris (Bell Park) again rendered valuable service with the bat against Gear United, top-scoring for his team with 44. Morris is an ideal opening batsman, pos--1 sessing a sound defence and an equally good attack. 1 W. Cate, who bagged another twelve wickets last Saturday, has been regularly returning good figures this season. As stated previously in .these columns, G. Walker (Woollen Mills)

is at present in fine 'batting form. Playing against Generar Motors Walker was again amongst the runs, scoring 46 in-: an impressive manner. Havas assisted \in. V giving Wooilen Mills a. gobd^starj; by A. Stobbs, who scored 31, includectrip'which wereseveral boundaries.v,.viO"': '-. Cullimore, (Taita). revealed his ability with ;, both", bat.and ball against Epuni; Bowling ? with': the wind, he soon had the batsmen in trouble with •his fast-nieciiurn deliveries, securing seven wickets for: 27 runs. With .the .bat Cullimore top scored for Taita with .38. ' •■■,.■' ■ ■ ■;.'_■■ FEAST OF WICKETS. Playing in the B grade, T. Jones (Waiwhetu) has had a feast of wickets this season. ; Against Gear Uwted he! : soon-had the batsmen troubled, finally ending up with "seven wickets for 11 runs and four for 16. j T. Sweney 32, Jarvie 42, and R. Kerr 37 not out, all batted attractively for Central against Metters United. For the second time to date this season F. Brocklebank (Oddfellows) has failed by only two runs to reach his century. Playing against Trafalgar Park B he was caught in the outI field with his score at 98. -He was, however, rather lucky not to have been dismissed earlier in his innings, when he gave several chances. Steffensen was Oddfellows' best bowler in this j match, capturing seven for 22.

Faavo Nurmi, who is to act as honorary coach for Finland, will prepare the home athletes for the Olympic Games. Nurmi will also coach the Swedish champion, Ny, and the Hungarian champion Szabo, for the Olympic Games. Both athletes will arrive in Finland in January. There are 11, 15, and 31 miles skiing races on the Olympic programme, for which a number of courses have been laid out so that, in case of unfavourable, snow conditions, the race can be shifted, at a few hours' notice, Ito another course where better snow conditions prevail.. ;