HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1939, Page 15

HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION

The second round of the Hutt Valley Cricket Association's competition wasi concluded on Saturday. Conditions for play were ideal. A. Williams, former Auckland player, bowled splendidly for Trafalgar Park A against Bell Park. There were other fine performances with bat and ball. RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Gear United, 188 for seven wickets, declared, beat Taita, 44 and 61, outright. Eastbourne, 172, beat Empire, 66 and 55 for seven wickets. Trafalgar. Park A, 210 for nine wickets, declared, beat Bell Park, 136* Moera Stop Out, 190 for eight Wickets, declared, beat Trafalgar Park B, 72 and 115 for nine wickets. OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES. Batting. W. B. Barnes (Trafalgar Park A) 75 T. Dunn (Moera Stop Out) 58 M. Cummock (Gear United) »... 58 R. Wynyard (Bell Park) 55 F. W. Thorn (Trafalgar Park A) .. 52 H. R. Pollock (Gear United) .... 50 Bowling1. R. G. Holland (Gear United), seven for 29. A. Williams (Trafalgar Park A), six for 4. C. O'Halloran (Moera Stop Out), six for 31. G. Drylie (Moera Stop Out), five for 22. CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE. 4pt. 2pt. Cft. Wins. D. 2U pts* Eastbourne 2 4 0 3 16 Trafalgar Park A . 0 ? 1 1 13 Gear United ..,.*.! 4 0 4 12 Moera Stop Out ....0 5 1 311 Bell Park 0 3 2 4 8 Empire ...*...»., 0 3 2 4 8 Trafalgar Park B . 1 1 0 7 6 Taita 0 2 0 1 4 Results were:—> A GRADE. Gear United, 188 for seven wickets, declared (J. Asplet 21, M. Cummock 68, H. R. Pollock 50; Ward two for 82, Hawten two for 51, Searle three for 52), beat Taita, 44 (Holland four ■ for 25, J. Brice four for 18) and 61 (Holland (seven for 29, J. Brice three for 27). Eastbourne, 172 (E. Roberts 27, M. Foley 36; Wallis ohe ; for 33, Wood one for 50, Scott one for 9, Henderson four for 17), beat Empire 66 (Foley four for 26, Johns two for 36), and 55 for seven wickets (L. Foley three for 24, Johns four, for 13). Trafalgar Park A, 210 for nine wickets, declared (W. B. Barnes 75, J. Jones 35, F. Thorn 52; McCann one for 55, Leggatt one for 29, Bramley four for 20, Willis three for 19), beat Bell Park, 136 (S. Wynyard 55, B. McCann 33; Matthews two for 23, Clunie two for 11, Williams six for 4). Moera Stop Out, 190 for eight wickets, declared (C. O'Halloran 40, T. Dunn 58, J. Dunn 46 retired; Ryan two for 51, Davis three for 45, Butler one for 40), beat Trafalgar Park B, 72 (W. Jones 21; O'Halloran six for 31, R. Dunn four for 36), and 115 for nine wickets (C. Burt 25, W. Jones 22, J. Douglas 23; O'Halloran one for 11, R. Dunn one for 29. Nielson two for 18, Drylie five for 22). B GRADE. Metters United, 96 and 110 for four I wickets (Wilson 42), beat Gear United,

88 (McDonald 28). Bowling for Metters United, Hillock took five wickets for 35 runs, Brace three for 33. For Gear United, Lawson took three for 20. Hoult two for 3. Central, 73 (Bryant 26) and 167 (Jarvie 60, Bryant 27) > beat N.Z. Slippers, 59. Bowling for Central, J. Wilson took six for 15, Dudley four for 29. For N.Z. Slippers, Futter took six for 31, Kristiansen three for 35 and three for 69, Whelan five for 29. Petone Hibernians, 122 (McGirk 44, Cowan 34), beat Gracefield, 99 (Hall 25) and 67 (Pointer 67). Bowling for Gracefi-ald, Wilson took two wickets for 41 runs, McGlenn two for 16, Hall four for 33, Gosper four for 36 and five for 18. C GRADE. General Motors, 105, beat M. U. Oddfellows, 61 and 71 for seven wickets. Bowling for General Chudleigh took seven wickets for 37 runs, Pegler three for 21 and two for 6, Fox three for 23. For Oddfellows, Brocklebank took five for 21. V.M.C.A,. 199 for five wickets declared (Edwards 102 not out, Delaney 50, Payne 21), beat Epuni, 173 (A. Fut* ter 79). Bowling for V.M.C.A. Pogson took three wickets for 24 runs, Edwards three for 22, Swaysland three for 17. For Epuni B, Futter five for 72. Taita, 172 (Oliver 48 not out, Lambie 25, Cooper 22), beat Eastbourne, 107 (Bourne 28, Morrice 27). Bowling for Taita, Westbury took three wickets for 17 runs (Cottle four for 32, Balls two for 34). For Eastbourne, Isherwood took six for 54. O'Gorman three for 51. Trafalgar Park, 168 (Ward 32, Scott 28, Hansen 26, Clark 20) and 32 for one wicket, beat Lever Bros., 83 and 97 (C. D. Williams 31, Hewson 28). Bowling for Trafalgar Park, Hansen took four for 26 and three for 20. Young two for 21 and two for 40, Clark two for 15; and two for 21, Rangiwhetu two for Band two for 10. For Lever Bros., Henshaw took four for 39, Butler three for 67. D GRADE. Stewart Prams, 85 (Robertson 24, Rayner 21) and 127 for taree wickets, declared (Norman 55 not out, Watts 34), beat Moera Stop Out, 74 (G. Johnson 37 not ■ out) and 52 for three wickets (P. Dunn 35 not out). Bowling for Stewart Prams, Robertson took three wickets for 18 runs,1 Norman four I for 25, Watts three for 26, including the1 Hat-trick. For Moera Stop Out. Henwood six for 27, G. Johnson three for 124. Todd Motors, 192 (Love 38, Minifie 33, Halligan 24, Duffy 22), beat Hutt Hibernians, 105 and 52 for five wickets. Bowling for Todd Motors, Duffy took two wickets for 26 runs, Halligan two for 16, Bryant two for 18, Minifie three for 30. N.Z. Motor Bodies, 158 for nine wickets (Delacy 44, H. Bramley 31, Duffy 21), and 102 for five wickets (Duffy 31, Coe 22), beat Trafalgar I Park, 109 (Nelson 30, MOrice 23, An[derson 23). Bowling for N.Z. Motor Bodies, H. Bramley took three wickets for 26 runs and four for 69, Flaws two for 4. For Trafalgar Park, Blackie ! took three for 55 and two. for 34, Dunn 'three for 1. Nelson two for 50. Lowe |three for 23. i Bell Park, 177 (Dougan 57, Norman 24) and 100 (Norman 29, Bryan 22), beat Odlins, 93 (Williams 43) and 89 for six wickets (Salt 32). Bowling for Bell Park, Adams took three,wickets for 38, Bryan three for 15, Swain five for 23. For Odlins, B. Chudleigh took eight for 45 and seven for 47, Williams two for 29, A. Chudleigh two for 21. E GRADE. Taita, 75 and 101 for nine wickets.declared (Johnson " 23, Bartosh 23, O. Pilcher 22), beat PetoUe Hibernians, 65 and 99. Bowling for Taita, Hudson took five wickets for 10 runs and five for 25, Pilcher two for 36, Shimack two for 9, Bartosh two for 24, Johnson two for 13.

Gear United, 211 (Pureell 54, Macindoe 22, Howett 24, Caldwelt 24, Shoefer 33) and none for 15' runs* beat N.Z. Motor Bodies, 125 (Phelp 57 and 93. Bowling for Motor Bodies, Dougan, took eight wickets for 105 runs. For Gear United, Mudge took two for 18 and three for 40, Asher two for 32 and six for 45, Murray three for 44, Schoefer two for 19.

Trafalgar Park, 139 (Hill 50) and 50 for six wickets, beai Chronicle, 129 (Lambourne 58, Craig 32) and 48 for eight, declared. Bowling for Trafalgar Park, Andrews took five wickets for 30 runs and four for 21, Oliver three for 20, Howie three for 21. For Chronicle, Craig took seven for 48 and four for 31, Lambourne two for 48 and two for 17.