MODERATE SCORING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1937, Page 7

MODERATE SCORING

MATCH AT PETONE VISITING SUBURBAN TEAM The scoring was only moderate at the Petone Oval yesterday in the match between the Christchurch City anrlj Suburban Cricket Association and thel Hutt Valley Cricket Association. The] wicket was easy in the morning but j was drying in the afternoon. | D. N. Stokes, the visiting captain, j won the toss, and gave the Hutt Valley team first use of the wicket. A length, was maintained bx the

Christchuqch bowlers and this kepi the scoring quiet, only 20 runs coming in the first hour. M. F. Nicholls brightened up proceedings with a brisk 40, which included five boundary shots and was the top score of the innings. The most; dashing period of the innings, however, was the last' wicket partnership of Wood and Matthews, who in atiout 20 minutes took' the score from] 100 to 138, both batsmen hitting freefty. A good bowling performance for the visitors was registered by Stokes, a slow rigbt-qander, who took seven wickets for H3 runs in 17.2 overs. He also batted brightly for 27. At the call of time the Christchurch team had soinred 94 for the loss of five wickets. The match concludes today. Details:— HJUTT VALLEY. First Innings. ,T. Duffy, lbw;. ,b Stokes 26 J. Sharpe, hilt, wicket, b Stokes ... 9 E. Roberts, st Mitchell, b Stokes .. 7 i M. F. Nicholas, b F. Davison .... 40 ! W. Barnes, c iHeath, b Stokes 0 . F. Thorne, c ,'Bampton, b Heath .. o P. Dudley, b JNolan 3 H. Jones, b Sfbkes 0 K. Robertson, b Stokes 4 A. T. Wood, qiot out 19 C. Matthews, b Stokes 19 Extras ' 3 Total ..., 123 Bowling.—Fi Davison took one wicket for 13 runs, Kolan one for 34, Heath one for 25. Stokes seven for 43, Candlish none for 11, Cawtheray none for 4. CHRHSTCHURCH. First Innings. S. Cawtheray, b Jones 10 W. Bampton, lbw, b Matthews .... 21 B. Allen, b Jones 9 R. Barrett, b Robertson 0 D. N. Stokes, lbw. b Dudley 27' M. Heath, not out 13 C. Candlish. not out 4 Extras 4 Total for .five wickets 94 Bowling.—Matthews took one wicket for 16 runs, Robertsor. one for 26, Jones two for 13, Thorne none for 1, Barnes none for 11, Wood none for 12, Dudley one for 5, Duffy none for 6.

RAIN INTERFERES

After 40 minutes' play, rain caused the abandonment for the day of the annual match betyvcen the Wellington Mercantile Cricket League and the Wanganui Cricket Association, which was commenced at Cook's Gardens, Wanganui, yesterday. Wanganui won the toss, and bat'ing i first had scored 39 for the loss of one wicket when the rain interfered. It was hoped to conitinue the match today. Details: — WANGANUI. First Innings. I Thrush, c Stiver, b Aldridge 11 Whiting, not out, • 1"? Spurdle, not out » Extras • 2 Total for one wicket 39

HAWKE CUP

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON ft.. This Day, Owing to rain there was only twenty minutes' play yesterday in the Hawke Cup match with Manawatu. Southland are batting and have lost one wicket i for 7 runs (McGowan run out 2. BntI tenden not out 3. Anderson not out