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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 4 February 1927, Page 6

CRICKET

HAWKE CUP 1 THE POVERTY BAY CHALLENGE. SMALL SCORES MADE. CHALLENGERS AHEAD ON FIRST INNINGS. In n match at New Plymouth commenced yesterday, in which scores were on the first day very small, the challengers for the Hawke Cup, Poverty Bay, hold a lead of 12 on the first innings totals. Weather conditions were all that could be desired, and the wicket was fast but fairly good. Throughout the day bowlers held the upper hand, though the wicket did not appear difficult. Poverty Bay, going in first, opened confidently,' with indications of interesting play, but the first appearances failed. Play after the opening batsmen was exceedingly slow and. although making only 117. it was after three o’clock before they concluded the innings. Taranaki opened fairly well, and there were also promises of a good total. But. save for Lash (11). Grayson (21), Kingston (26) and Cheovors (11), all bright cricket, the rest was very indifferent, and they were all out for' 105 iust after five o’clock. With about half an hour to play the visitors .put up a policy of defence in order to secure the morning light on Friday. But two wickets fell for 10 runs. POVERTY BAY. FIRST INNINGS CONCLUDED. At the luncheon adjournment yesterday the challengers had seven wickets down for 75, J. Scholium and L. Thomson being not out. Bottrill bowled to Scholium, opening with a maiden. Cole was bowling from the other end, and Thomson got a single from him to leg. Another single and SO went up, and play kept very slow. Five were scored in 20 The monotony was broken by Scholium pasting Bottrill nearly to the off boundary. Each got a single, and then Giblin took the hall from Cole, Thomson relishing the change. by smiting him to leg for four. A few runs later, after another slow spell, Giblin completely beat him with a leg break, which came across and took Ins off stump. SO —B—S. B. Scholium came next, and three balls later Bottrill sent down a fine leg break, which beat J. Scholium all the way. 89 —9—18. The outgoing batsman bad batted for over two hours lor Jus runs. Moody, the last man, came in, and a leg bye brought- up 90. He glided Giblin for four to leg, and followed it by a lucky snick through the slips. B. Scholium then opened his shoulders to Bottrill and half hit him flukily for a couple, the ball falling clear near mid-off. and the century was signalled. Moody then opened out against Giblin, and bit him twice to the off boundary. He repeated the dose to square leg, and 110 was hoisted. A snick to the boundary through the slips made his score 20, five fours, and the tail was wagging to some purpose. A shai’p one was run to Scholium and then Moody, after getting a couple, put Bottrill up to Lash, who took an easy eatch. 117 —10—22. The last pair had puton 28 runs. Details of the innings were: POVERTY BAY. First Innings. G. J. Robertson, b Cole 3 F Bennett, b Cole G. H. Lockett, c Cole, b Clarke ... o J Scholium, b Bottrill E H. E. Cave, b Clarke 2 A. Ooombe, run out 6 M. Guthrie, b Giblin 19 A. O. Cook, b Giblin 1 L. Thomson, b Giblin 8 B. Scholium, not- out ;j j" Moody, c Lash, b Bottrill 22 Extras Total 11 ‘ Bowling analysis.—Clarke bowled 15 overs', six maidens, taking two u ickets for 23 runs; Cole, 17 overs, 3 maidens, two wickets, 41 runs ; Giblin, eight overs, four maidens, three wickets, 25 runs ; Bottrill, 10.6 overs, seven} maidens, two wickets, 10 runs. TARANAKI BATTING. At 3.20 p.m. Taranaki began their first innings. Lash and Nasmith opening, the former taking strike to Bennett from the north end. He turned the .second ball to leg for four and got a single from an over-throw. Nasmith faced Bennett and drove his last ball for two. Lockett bowled from the other end, land Lash late cut him for a couple. A single brought up 10 and then Nasmith put ibis leg in front to Lockett and retired l.b.w. 10 —1; 2. Gray-son was next .and got ia .single from a faulty throw in. Two. byes were run and then Grayson pulled a. short one from Bennett to the oil-boundary, and followed :it by pasting a full toss to leg for four, bringing up 20. Lash again late cut Lockett for >a bringing him into, double figures. Grayson opened out again and clean ondrove Bennett for another four. A few balls later Lash cocked on© up to leg close in, and Moody took a “sitter.” 32 —2 —II. Bottrill 1, next man played out the over -ami then Ooombe book the ball from Lockett. Grayson played h.i-9 first four balls fiukety and then drove him hard against the screen. -Singles to both batsmen and a couple to Grayson brought on -10, and 20 to the batsman. Two- balls later Grayson missed one of Bennett’® slows. and was cleaned bowled. 41—3—21. Grayson had played >a fine, vigorous innings. A. Betts was next and Bottrill cut one nicely past cover. Betts opened by .Hamming a full toss from Ooombe to the leg -boundary, and then Bottrill chopped Bennett through the slips and followed it with «. .single to leg. Alter the afternoon tea 'adjournment, Bottrill .and resumed batting. Off Bennett’s seventh ball Bottrill cocked up 'a. rising ball, end Guthrie took a simple catch. 50 —4.—6. Kingston followed. Moody took the ball from Coomb© and Betts bard drove hi® fourth, ball to the .on-boundary. Three balls latter Betts poked one up from, Bennett, and Guthrie took a, good catch. 55 —5 —9. Cole was next, and a slow from Bennett scattered his stumps. 556 —0. J. Cheovors came in and hit Bennett for ia, single. A fine four to. the screen from Kingston brought up 60 ami Cheevers chopped Moody to .square leg for one. Kingston late glided Moody to the legboundary and followed it with two singles, and he gob into double figures. Each got a single and byes -brought up 70. ■Cheevers .skied a .short one from Moody to long-leg and a nice carpet drive for a. single, following it with -a. four from a nice pull. Kingston- hit Bennett to square leg boundary, bringing up 80 and (Ills own, total to- 21. A .single to each, C'hevo.r.s by a nice pull to leg, •and then Kingston survived a confident appeal for stumping. Lockett replaced Moody .at the South- cud and Gheever.s got sai single but- two- balls later Kingston tried to sweep the new bowler tc> leg and was clean bowled. 89—7—26. He had played a nice, lattrac-Live innings. H. , \V. Brown came next* .and after play-

ing two balls, poked a simple one up to” Guthrie at silly mid-on. 89—8—0. Clarke followed and su single to. Cheevers brought on 90. Clarke slammed a half-volley to. leg for four off Lockett and followed it with, a pretty square out for a .single. A two to Cheevers, succedcd by ia> .lucky single. Robertson missing a simple catch in the outfield, brought up 100. Just .afterwards Ohe-ev-er-a put up the simplest- of catches to Cooke and retired. 10O—9 —11. Giblin was las-t man, and after a few fluky strokes, drove Lockett hard to the on-boundary. Next over from Bennett, after being beaten, several times, Giblin, played back and was bowled for 4. 105—10—4. TARANAKI. First Innings. C. Lash, c Guthrie, b Bennett 11 (I. M. Nasmith, 1.b.w., b Lockett 2 H. J. Grayson, b Bennett 21 O. G. .Bottrill o Guthrie, b Bennett 6 A. Betts, o Guthrie, b Bennett ... 9 O. N. Kingston, b Lockett 26 E. Cole, b Bennett 0 J. Cheevers, c Cooke, b Lockett ... 11 H. TV'. Brown, c Guthrie, b Lockett ■ 0 G. G. Clarice, not out 7 A. Giblin b Bennett . 4 Extras 8 Total 105 Bowling analysis.—F. Bennett bowled 11.6 ©vets, no maidens, tor six wickets, costing 50 runs; G. H. Lockett, five overs, no. maidens, four wickets' 18 runs; A. Cbombe, -three overs, one- maiden, no- wickets, 11 runs; J. Moody, three overs, no maidens, no wickets, 18 runs. Bennett, who howled- throughout, came through most satisfactorily. He varied Iris pace cleverly and got on ia lot of work, clean bc#vling three- and trapping -three more badly. He showed a lot of guile. Lockett, who Jto-t four wickets, .also bowled well, but there is aio -doubt several Taranaki batsmen failed through excess of caution and failure to play their own natural game. POVERTY BAY. Second Innings.

JJ. and J, Scholium opened for the challengers, the former taking strike to Clarke from, the north end. He opened -his account with -a single to leg and J. Scholium played out the over. Cole, was on at the south end, and off his third ball B. Scholium, got a single through, the slips, with, a pretty chop. J. Scholium began his score and his partner followed with a nice two and a .single. Next over fjoin Clarke Cole got clown- to a -sharp shot from B. Soli,ollnm, and held it well. B—4 —4. Lockett took his -place, and got -a .single to open with. Nasmith stopped a hob square cut in great style, and the scoring was very deliberate, both batsmen concentrating on keeping up their wickets for the morning. A single to Scholium brought on 10 and Lockett on-drove Clarke for three. Singles to both, and then Lockett poked one up to- mid-off and Brown took a single catch. 15—2 —5. L. Thomson took his place and Bottrill went on in place of Cole. Scholium late cut the new bowler for two and got a single from a square cut. Thomson played a maiden over from Cole, .sustaining a confident appeal for 1.b.w., and, the last over for the day from Bottrill left the total at 19 for two, wickets. The details are as below : B. Scholium, c Oole, b Clarke ... 4 J . Scholium, not out S G. H. Lockett, o Brown, b Cole ... 5 L. Thomson, -not -out 1 Extras ..•••• 1 Total for two wickets 19 NOTES ON THE PLAY. There is very little to say about the two displays. Save, for a few brief bright spot's, the batting was dull and lifeless, on a wicket- that did not appear to be- difficult. Batsmen generally appeared to suffer from an excess of caution, and many of them did not play tiieh' own natural game. This want of enterprise was cleverly hit off by a Maori visitor from th.e bank, who ended out atone stage, “Hit it over the boundary. What’s up with you?” And his opinion was -silently endorsed by many spectators. The fielding generally was remarkably good ami clean, and returns to the wicket exceptionally accurate. This feature of the match was one of the most interesting features of the day’s play. Neither team actually deserved to win a match, to bold or .secure a- trophy such as the Hawke Cup on such indifferent displays. MARYLEBONE TEAM ON TOUR, BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYB.IGU l DELHI, Feb. 2. The Ceylonese just managed to secure a drawn game against Marylebone, who made 483 for eight wickets, Wyatt and Tate securing centuries. Wyatt also took five wickets for 39 runs, including the hat trick. CANTERBURY v. SOUTH CANTERBURY. (BY TELEGRAPH' -PRESS ASSOCIATION.) TIMARU, Feb. 2. A representative cricket -match, Canterbury v. South Canterbury, commenced here to-day. in fine weather. The visitors fielded a strong side, including five Canterbury players who have been nominated for the Home tour—Page. Olliver, Boon, Cunningham and Crawford. The South Canterbury team is one of the- strongest that has represented- tile sub-province for some years. In the- first innings Canterbury wore dismissed for 148 (Page 54, Crawford 23). and for two wiclcets in tlic second innings they made 13. iMeßcat-b took seven wickets for 55 runs, Henderson two for 45, Ivano one for 39. South Canterbury, in their first innings. made 106 "(Davies 25, Kane 19). Cunningham took seven wickets for 34 runs, Nixon two for 10. Talbot one for 21, Merritt none for 24. The match will he resumed tomorrow. JUNIOR MATCH. A team of Eltham juniors will play the Ha worn High School to-morrow. The match will start at 2 p.m. TEAM: FOR, SATURDAY. Hawera, High School cricket team to nlay Eltham on Saturday is as follows: McDonald. Barker, Milroy, Morrissev, Stuvrock. Murdoch, Standish. Peterson, Dymond, Walker, Paterson.