CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 December 1924, Page 10

CRICKET.

IN NORTH TARANAKI. Several capital scores were made by teams in the North, two reaching well over-the two hundred mark and one of tne O'id Roys team, Palmer, just failing to reach the century. Kingston showed that he is keeping up his form by scoring 70. In the did Roys’ innings over a hundred were put on for the fifth wicket, and in the New Plymouth about the same number were inn up for the seventh wicket. Playing for Western Park, Ifauehtou. ■ formerly - of Hawera. had the had !iu-k to he ran out when going strongly with 24 to his credit-. IN SOUTH' TARANAKI. The postponed matches-of the sixth 'round of the South Taranaki Association’s senior fixtures .were played on •Saturday, when wins'were, recorded by Excelsior from. Eltham and Manaia from- Midland. In the junior fixtures wins were obtained by Midland B and Hawera Technical A. An unpleasantly strong wind from, the south blew all day, and the fieldsmen did not find much comfort. Given fine weather the first round of the senior competition will be finished before Christmas.

EXCELSIOR v. ELTHAM

The above match was played on the Hawera ground on a good wicket and was won by the Excelsior team with a margin of 21 runs. Considering the wicket and the strong wind which hampered the fielding side, the scores read a little disappointing. None ofithe batsmen showed any outstanding form, and the bowlers had the best of matters generally. Excelsior scored 111, to which Eltham replied with 90. For Eltham Priest did very well indeed in getting six wickets for 41 runs. Fulton three for 6 and McCarthy three for 32 were the most successful for Excelsior. The following are the details of the play: EXCELSIOR.—First Innings.

Fulton, st. W. Little, b Phiipotts 19 Crombie, c Hay, b Donneliy 18 Monaghan, b Priest 12 McCarthy, lbw, b Priest 0 Galvin, c Page, b Priest 3 Bernard, run out 25 Lay, b Priest g Little, c Donnelly, b Priest 11 Parker, run out 1 Mach in, not out 0 Grindlay, b Priest 0 Extras 14 Total HI Bowling analysis.—Priest six wickets for 41 runs, Philpott-s one for 19, Donnelly one for 30, Hay none for 7. ELTHAM.—First Innings. R'. Grace, e Barker, b Lay 6 W. Little, b McCarthy ; 10 L. H. Page, not out 26 C. Little, b Lay 6 R. Phiipotts, b McCarthy 20 D. Hay, c Fulton, b Maehin 17 M. Priest, li Ma'chin 0 Fitzgerald, b Fulton 1 Donneliy, b Fulton • ] Forster, b Fulton’. ..: 1 W. Avery, b McCarthy 1 Extras 7 Total 90 Bowling analysis.—Lay two wickets for 31 runs, Maehin two lor 14, Mc-c-.,,uiy th.ee ior 32, l'uiton three lor 6.

JUNIQRS. Midland B beat Technical B at Hawera by an innings and 73 runs. seizes were " Mialand 135 (Lehdrum li, \, ell s 24, Mahoney 37, Fairweather 24 Hot out, Busing 9). iecbnic-al 33 (Campbell 13) and 29 (Beauchamp 12). Bowling lor Excelsior Virmicombe took four wickets, Taylor four, Dowdle six. Fair weather two, Lendrum one, and Maloney one. For Tech. Gane took four wickets, Beauchamp two, Warren three and Duckworth one. Hawera Technical A beat Manaia. B on Saturday by 79 runs. The school reored 75 and 94 (Owen 21 and 14, Chrevorv n and 18, Kkjellerup 17. Yates 11, Allen 20) against Manaiu’s fil and 29 (Mi lie” 10. Ta.vlor not out 11). Bowling for the school Cheevers took seven for 31 and four for 13, Owen three for 19 and three for 16. For Manaia Whalen got four for 41, Guise three' IV 3 and one for 19, Mille'-'three for 13. Sutton two- for 15, and Sherlock one for 7.

NEW PLYMOUTH RESULT'S

Old Boys 247 (Bottrill 49, Palmer 98, Pearson 501 v. High School (Crawford lour wickets for 44, Loveridge four for 14). New Plymouth 285 (Kingston 70. Cottier 57, E. Lash 45, 0. G .Clarke 20) v. Western Park 114 (Haughton 24, Grayson 12, Fuller 10). For New Plymouth M. D. Clark three for 7, C. G. .Clarke two for 39, O. ■ Kinsella two for 19, W. Kiusella cwo for 21. For Western Park Quickfall four for 104, Edie three for <3, McDonald two lor 31, Haughton one for 33. WELLINGTON v. COUNTRY. COUNTRY TEAM. PALMERSTON N.. Dec. 13. The cricket team to represent the Country Associations against Wellington at Wellington on the 19th and 20th inst. : Holland. Orr and Ritchie {Wanganui). Bern an and Beuth (Hawke’s Bay). Hope and McVicar •Afanawitn't. Cameron (Rangitikei), f/a*h (North Taranaki), Cole (South Taranaki). Gee (Wairarapa). Rere rves: Temperton (Hawke’s Bay), Pearson (North Taranaki). Not available; Gallichnn (Manawatu) and Lord (Hawke’s Bay). ENGLISHMEN TN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, Dec. 14. England commenced a match against an Australian junior eleven in fine .voatker. and on a good wicket. The juniors in their first innings made 169 (.Josselyn 47, Callaway 35). Freeman took four wickets for 56. England, in their first innings, have lost no wickets for 95 (Hobbs 50 not out, Sutcliffe 40 not out). M. A. Noble captained the juniors, but failed to score. Most of his team suffered badly from stage fright, and were unable to show their true form. Playing for Western Suburbs against Ykreman. Bardsley made 96. . For North Sydney against Balmain Permyeuicq made 124. For Petersham against Central Cumberland the veteran E. L. Waddy scored 90. For Randwick against Waverley Lamby took six wickets for 37. .