P.B. DEFEAT H.B. BY THREE WICKETS IN FAST FINISH

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22819, 14 December 1948, Page 6

P.B. DEFEAT H.B. BY THREE WICKETS IN FAST FINISH

Scoring 299 runs with the loss of seven wickets, Poverty Bay won tho Hawke Cup elimination challenge cricket match from Hawke’s Bay by three wickets yesterday. Poverty Bay also wins the Kirk Cup for the season. The end of the three-day match on the Gisborne Oval was characterised by a fast-scoring partnership of R. Barbour and P. 11. Dow.

Both of these players were still at the crease at the conclusion of play at 2.10 p.m., Barbour being 75 not out and Dow 41 not out. Poverty Bay's second innings score was 299 for seven wickets.

Barbour, in scoring his 75. let no opportunities escape and hit the Hawke's Bay bowling to all parts of the field. His innings included seven fours. He and Dow coming in as eighth and ninth men when the score stood at 172 and Poverty Bay required 127 runs to win wasted little time. In the two overs immediately after lunch they added 20 runs, while in the 55 minutes after the luncheon interval to the end of the match they added 97 runs. Fast and slow bowlers did not seem to worry either man.

Requiring 196 runs for a win and with two wickets down in the second innings, the prospects did not appear bright for Poverty Bay at the resumption of play yesterday. After scoring three runs Martin was caught with his score at 58. The four batsmen who followed him went in fairly short order, Sharp and Blane with 26 and 22 runs respectively contributing the best knock. T. P. L. Reaney with two wickets for 61 runs and A Jensen with two for 93 were the most prominent of the Hawke's Bay bowlers yesterday. The other three wickets were captured by J. Henderson, H. E. Reaney and A. Dean.

HAWKES BAY First Innings 154 Second Innings 258 POVERTY BAY First Innings 114 SECOND INNINGS S. B. Martin, c T. P. Reaney, b Jensen 58 D. A, Wells, b Henderson .. .. 19 R. F. Conole, c Northe, b Jensen ..11 H. E. Tapping, lbw., b T. P. Reaney 10 C. R. Fraser, b T. p. Reaney .. .. 10 T. M. Sharp, bH E. Reaney .. .. 26 J. P. Blane, c H E. Reaney, b Dean 22 R. Barbour, not out 75 P. H. Dow, not out 41 v Extras 27 Total, for seven wickets .. .. 299

Bowling.—A Jensen, 33 overs, 7 maidens, 2 wickets, 93 runs; N. Fulford, 11. 2,0, 21; T. P. L. Reaney, 18, 3,2, 61; J. Henderson, 9,1, 1, 41; H. E. Reanev, 10.1, 2,1, 25; W. Willis, 4, 0. 0,9; A. Dean, 6,0, 1, 22.

HAWKE'CUP TO HUTT : FIRST INNINGS VICTORY

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 14 Hutt Valley won the Hawke Cup in the cricket match with Wanganui which began on Friday and ended yesterday The win was on the first innings. The challengers made 336 in theii first innings and Wanganui in reply made 298. Hutt, when their total was 364 and eight wickets were down, declared their second innings closed and Wanganui went into bat in their second innings with the impossible task of hav ing to make 403 runs to win. When stumps were drawn the holders had made 133 for the loss of four wickets, thus losing the trophy by 38 runs on the first innings. Superb batting by J. Reid who scored 135 was a feature of Hutt Valley’s second innings yesterday. Reid was at the wicket 164 minutes, ''and his total included a six and 20 fours. He is a firstclass batsman and a master of all strokes. Details:

HUTT VALLEY

First Innings 336 SECOND INNINGS T. H. Cornish, run out .. .. .. 9 J. Coulston, 1.b.w., b Cave .. .. 2 R. J. Kemp, e Thomas, b Beard .. 112 J. Reid, c Nimmo, b Beard .. .. 135 I. Brennan, c Thomas, b Brown .. 20 G. J. Robertson, run out 36 K. James . c Barnett, b Thomas .. 1 R. Marvelly, not out 3 Extras IP

Total for eight wickets declared 364 Bowling.—Beard, two for 82: Cave two for 89; Bcrgerson, none for 29; Thomas, one for 70; Brown, one for 55; Barnett, none for seven; Nimmo, none for nine.

WANGANUI

First Innings 289 SECOND INNINGS J. S. Rumbold, c James, b Buchan 19 E. K. Hunt, c Robertson, b Buchan 5 W. Dustin, 1.b.w., b Robertson .. 18 J. A. Bergerson, 1.b.w., b Muir .. 36 H. B. Cave .not out 29 K. W. Condliffe, not out IP Extras, 1 Total, for four wickets ~ .. 133

Bowling.—Robertson, one for 13; Buchan, two for 30; C. Muir, one foi 13; Simpson, none for 10; Marvellv, none for 19; Kemp, none for 30; Read,, none for 11.