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Evening Star, Issue 20959, 25 November 1931, Page 8

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——»- —■ HIGH SSHOOI V. WAITAKI Play in the Otago-Waitati High Schools matches was resumed this morning on the local school ground. In the senior match Otago followed on, and at the luncheon adjournment had lost five wickets for 104 runs, leaving the remaining batsmen to get 92 runs to save an innings defeat. For Otago, Payne added a useful contribution of 24 by hitting hard, while M'Cawo and Botting were both shaping well when the adjournment was taken. Details: — WAITAKI, First innings ... ... 247 OTAGO. First innings 51 Second Innings. Saxton b Laney ... 8 Mills c Francis b Smith 8 iVPKelvey c Reid b Laney 16 jVPCawe not out 33 Martin b Laney 0 Payne b Reid -1 Rotting not out 6 Extras 9 Total for five wickets ... 104 JUNIORS SCORE EASY WIN. The Otago junior eleven emerged victors by an innings and 29 runs, the visitors’ second innings terminating for the small total of 89. Georgeson and Macassey went right through the side, Halt (36) and Chisholm (19) providing the only opposition. No fewer than six of the visitors were dismissed without scoring. Details: — OTAGO. First innings •...; >•• 227 WAITAKI. First innings ... ... 199 Second Innings. Kerr b Georgeson >•• 0 Holt run out >■• 3b Jones c Grant b Macassey 0 Johnston c Grant h Georgeson ... 0 Gordon c Howarth b Georgeson ... 0 Chisholm b Macassey ... 19 Doig Ibw b Macassey 0 Sumpter c Hay b Georgeson ... 8 Forbes not out 0 M'Kendry Ibw b Georgeson ... 5 Burton Ibw b Georgeson 0 Extras ... W Total ... ... - 89 Bowling: Georgeson, six wickets for 24 runs; Macassey, three for 29; Hay. none for 11; Kindloy, none for 6.