CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12077, 17 October 1933, Page 3

CRICKET

MARIST ADMITTED

LOCAL FIRST-GRADE,

NEW, RULES FOR COMPETITION.

Avoiding rye difficulty

OPENING SATURDAY WEEK. Seven teams will contest' this year’s local first grade competition, the Poverty Bay Association' having accepted the entry of Marist Chib in addition to those of the? clubs which participated last season. This decision will.bo welcomed by local enthusiasts, for the new senior - side ■ has • a full claim to promotion. -To obviate the difficulty of a bye, the -association has evolved an ingenious scheme under which two matches will he in progress at the same time, play taking place on alternate Saturdays.- Thus no team will miss match play for more than one Saturday at a time and ari additional factor • will -be the -better maintenance of the interest -right to the end of the season,Various arrangements in connection with the current ; season wore made at a meeting of the Association executive last evening, when Air. IT. E. Alande presided over' the following: Alessrs. A. .Bignall, J. G. A. AfacGregoiv A. C. AV oodiield, L. H. Thomson, A. Baker, ,T. AV. Blathwayt, F. Bennett and ,T. At. Kay (lion secretary). . It -was decided to open the Saturday competitions on October 28 and the Thursday competition on. November 2. ‘ The following entries for the variolic. competitions, were concerned. First grade: City, Old Boys, Civil Service, High School, Turanganui, Gisborne Club and Marist. • Second grade: Afarist, Unemployed, High School A-and High School B. Third grado: Marist and High School (three teams’). Thursday competition: R.S.A., Cash Stores, Retailers and AVanderers. AIETITOD OF OPERATION. Following lengthy discussion on. all aspects of the position, it was decided to accept the entries of seven teams for the first grade competition and. the following method of play was adopted :

On the first day the teams drawn to pin j- one another play the first day’s play of that-series. On the second Saturday, the first day’s play in the. second series of matches takes place. On the third Saturday, the second day’s play in the first series of matches (which are thus then completed) occurs arid on the fourth Saturday there is the second (and concluding) day’s play in the second series of games. The process is then repeated with a fresh draw It was emphasised in the cofirse ol discussion that the system outlined saved a team with a bye from having two idle Saturdays in succession, while it was further pointed out that the interest in the competition would bo substantitallv increased by reason of two matches being concluded on the last two Saturdays of the competition. It was further agreed that replaeoment of absent players be allowed on the second day of any match. Second and third grade and Thursday competition matches, it was also decided, shall bo one-day games. PRACTICE AVTCKETS ALLOTTED. Practice wickets were allotted as follows: Monday: R.S.A. and Wanderers. Tuesday: Gisborne Club and Marist. AVednosdav: Old Boys and Civil Service. Thursday: Unemployed. Friday: Turanganui and Ctiy. It was decided also that practice wickets he made available as from Monday- next. ; The grounds committee was empowered to go into.the cost of laving down two wooden wickets (to he covered with matting when in use) for extra practice facilities and especially for practice in wet weather when the turf wickets are not available. HAWKE CUP CONDITIONS. Tiie Nelson Cricket Association wrote asking for Poverty Bay s support to a rciv.it to the New Zealand Cricket Council conference that, instead of being limited to three days as at present, Hawke Cup matches ho played to a finish. It was decided to support the remit and the Poverty Bay delegate to the conference (Air. Kay) was instructed to vote accordingly.

COSMOPOLITAN CLUB

OPENING MATCH PLAYED PRESIDENT’S TEAM WINS

Very interesting cricket wa s witnessed. at Kaite'mthai during the week-end, when the uewb-io me Cosmopolitan Cricket Club mid i a opening match, this being a game between teams representing th ® 1 . 051 7 dont and Vice-President.. Mainly through the consistent batting ot R Beer, who made 3-4 and 29 (run out) the Vice-President's team won by 12 The President’s team made only 32 in the first innings, King leading the way with nine .not out and Hogan doing best with the ball. The skle improved considerably in the second innings, the last wicket falling with the M at 85, of which F. Boermade 30, King 20, Graham 14 an Hosier 13. Carr and Guthrie were the successful trundlevs. The \ r icc-President’s -side ran rip G 6 in the first innings, E. Beer making 34, Carr 11 and Hogan 10. G. Graham brought the innings to. a; very summary close, securing four wickets for 8 runs. F. Beer also bowled with success. Batting again, tbo team made 63 (E. Beer 29, Ale Coy 13 and Scott 10), Hosier talcing five for 31Detailed scores were as . follow : PRESIDENT’S TEAM.'. . . -—First Innings.— ,G. Clayton, b Hogan 1 ... 3 F. Beer, c Scott, h Hogan ... ... 6 E. D. Hosier, h Carr ... ... .... 3 C. King, not out ... ... 9 G, Graham, c AlcCoy, b Carr 0

Taylor,gtr Hogan* -... ••• • 1 Doriogiiue, run out ' *4 Reid, b Scott ... ... ... ... ••• 4 T. Bailey; !st., b Scott- .6. v Extras ~ Total •Bowling: Carr, -two for 12; Hogan, three , for 11; Scott, two for 6.' -•’ r . . -—-Second Innings.— Beer, h Carr -o -v ••• Hosier,' run out • ••• 43 King, o Scott, b Carr 20 Graham, cE. Boer, b Guthrie ... 14' Taylor,-c E. -Beer,-b Carr ... ••• ' 4 Clayton; v c and b Can- ... .. ... ... .V- ---" Bailey, -,b Guthrie . 1 1. Donoglrije, ,nqt duf ...... ,ft. Reid ; b Gut-brie • .... v hi. .Extras- ■ .../ >»• - • . ’ Total ■••• So ' Bowling: .Carr, four for 30; llogan,. •nine frir 10 ; Scott, none for 21; Guthrie, three .for .1.6. VICF'-PUFSIDENT'S TEAM. - » —First Innings.—' Carr, "b Beer ... 41 C. 'McCoy', b -Hosier ••• E. Beer, c F. Beer, -b Graham ... 34 G. Scott', h Beer '■■■ ■■• 0 Guthrie; l.r Beer -2 Hogfin.'-h Graham ... ... ■'•• ••• 40 Humphries,, b Graham ... ... ... • 3 Fulton, not'out'" ... 0 Harvey, l> Graham ... 0 ’Extras 2 ! Total ... ... 66 : Bowling: :F, Beer, three for 14; E D. Hosier, one for 29; G. Graham, four for H; Taylor' none for 14. —-Second Innings.— .Carr, b Hosier • • 1 AtcCoy, b Hosier IK Boer, run out 29 Scott, b Rosier 40 Guthrie, b Hosier ... 6 Hogan, b Hosier • 2 Humphries, b Beer 0 Fulton, b Beer 0 Harvey, not out ... 0 Extras - Total ... ... 03 Bowling: F. Beer, two for 31; E. D. Hosier, five for 31.

GISBORNE COLTS "YIN. VISTT TO AVATFIRO BAY. Bright batting was the feature of a match played between a Gisborne Colts team and the AVaipiro Bay reps, ah the- latter team’s ground during the ■week-end. This popular eoa st ground was in perfect order and local enthusiasts must have- put in many weeks of preparatory work. The wicket was’all in favour of high scoring and the AVaipiro Bay season was opened most, auspiciously. A r ictorA l'csted with the visiting - q 'de by a substantial margin.

Those who made the Win speak in life highest terms of the hospitality extended them and one of the mostpleasant features of the day w&s a very enjoyable afternoon tea served bv local lady enthusiasts

AVaipiro Bay batted first and, after Moody had been dismissed early, Gilmore and AlcKocldie made a useful stand before the latter was dismissed at 17. .Tenson collected 19 nuiokly, hitting one six and two fours, hut wickets then fell, mainly to Ferris, in fairly quick successionGilmore, however, was hattirm- in err-af form and he. mu Ids tally to 0!) before being- elean-howled—-a six and 10 Overs were his most productive scoring strokes. Tibbie rattled on 19 (three fours'), hut the, rest did little and the innings closed at 166. Fin veil secured four for 17, Ferris three for 11 in eight overs and Alartin two for 2< l

The Colts lost two wickets for 21. and. Carroll (101 was out with the total albs2. Mahoney joined' F]avol] and jEMs-npaijCT■.-psrshed • tire—“score along hrisklv to 88. when Flavell was old for 37 (two fours). AlcArahon filled the vacancy and 64 were put on quiek.ly, AfcAlahon’s share being 26 (four ...fours).■ Mahoney carried his own score to 61 and was then dismissed after a very good hand which included five boundaries. The AVaipiro total was passed with five wickets in hand and the next three batsmen retired undefeated. Niven with 34 (one six and four fours), Bayliss with 16 (three fours), and Stewart with 31 (five fours). Martin was not out with 35 (one six and one four), and the •innings realised 278. Moody (three for oIA and Cottle (two for 41) were The most successful trundlers for the home team. Detailed scores were as follows: — AVAIPIRO BAY. —First Innings.— J. Moody, b Stewart a Ai. Gilmore, b Alartin 69 R. McKeddie, b Martin 47 T. .Jensen, b Flavell 49 H. Allen, 1.b.w.,-b Ferris 7 L. Lunken, b Ferris $ N. Cottle, ],h.w., h Ferris 5 F. Tibbie, l-'b.w., b Flavel] 19 A. AVilliams, not out 2 p. Jkee, h Flavell 5 A.UFlaydon, b Flavell 0 Extras ’ 45 Total ... 1 6G Bowling: G. Stewart 16 oVei's 2 maidens 1' wicket, 47 runs; L. Ferris 8,; 3,3, 11; C. Flavell 14. 2,4, 47; I. Niven 3,1, 0,3; A r . Mahoney 5. I, 0, 11; E. Martin 6,1, 2, 24; A. AlcLean 3,0, o,' 32 ; ' . COLTS, —First Innings.— C, Scholium, c’ Gilmore; b Moody 7 O. Flavell, b Moody ... A. McLertn, b McKeddie ... 1 J. Carroll, c AVilliams, b Cottle 10 V. Mahoney, c McKeddie b Cottle 61 A. McMahon, b Moody 26 I. Niven, retired ... ..... 34 C. Bayliss, retired ... G. Stewart, 'retired .... 31 'E,' Martin, not. out ... • ••• • 45 L. Ferris, c'Allen,-b Haydon ... 4 Extras ... • ... ■ ... 36 Total. 278 ' Bowling: .J. Moody I.B.overs, 2 maidens,- 3'wickets, 51 runs; AI. Gilmore 12, -2, Q, 39;-R.. AlcKeddie-6, 0,1, 26;; N. Cottle- 9,1, 2 .41 •; T. .Jensen 10 0 0 40;'Ii. Lurilcen 4 O'O 24/ A. Haydon 2.2.0.1 9; P. Lee IGO B';’A; Williams 100 4 ; ; / - /r- r:. , 7 " . ' '