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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 January 1928, Page 3

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SOUTH TARANAKI PLAY, SATURDAY’S GAMES. There was not a very keen interest taken in the matches on Saturday, for they were generally easy victories, and scores were not large. RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Midlands beat Kaponga. .Stratford beat .Excelsior. Okaiawa beat Manaia. Old Boys beat Patea. BEST SCORES. Hayes (Old , 80y.*,; 54. Penny (Okaiawa) 54. Linn- (Okaiawa), 47 not out. Mills (Excelsior) 42. McKenzie (Exarisior) 40. EFFECTIVE BOWLING. Fitzgerald (Kaponga) six for 24. 'McCarthy (Midland), six for 16. Beere (Stratford), five for 17. G'iblin (Midlands), four for 23Chadwick (Old Boys), four for 24. Hayes (Old Boys), four for 14. OKAIAWA WIN FROM MANAIA. At Manaia, Okaiawa had a very easy win over the local team, scoring 178 for six wickets (declared), to Manaia’s 86. Penny. Linn, Crawford, for.Okaiawa. and Clarke for Manaia, all played good cricket. The scores were as beow:— MANAIA. First Innings. Hobday, c Martin, b Thomas 15 H. Hughes, b Crawford 1 Clarke, b Penny 28 Gyde, b Thomas 0 A. Hughes, c Linn, b Thomas 6 Young, b Crawford »• d Kitt. c Linn, b Penny Putt, st. Atkins, b Betts 1 Campbell, c Barclay, b* Betts 4 Forsyth, b Penny i 3 Judd, not out 1 Extras Total 85 Bowling: Crawford, two for 21; Thomas, three for 33; Betts, two for 8; Penny there for 6. Second Innings. Clarke, b Thomas 0 Judd, b Thomas 0 Hobday, c Barclay, b Betts 20 Gyde. not out 2/ H. Hughes, not out 6 Extras . 20 Total for three wickets 67 Bowling : Thomas, two for 15; Penny none for 5; Pratt, none for 5; Craw ford, none for 14; Betts, one for 3; Martin, none for 3; Barclay, none for 6. OKAIAWA. First Innings.

Betts, b Kitt 2 Penny, b Kitt Thomas, c Judd, b H. Hughras 5 Crawford, c and b H. Hughes ... 24 Pratt, c A. Hughes, b H. Hughes 0 Atkins, b Kitt Linn, not out , ' Extras »• Total for 6 wickets (declared) 178 Bowling: Kitt, three for 46: H. H. Hughes, three for 58; Clarke, none .'■or 25; Gyde, none for 29. OLD BOYS BEAT PATEA. At Patea, Old Boys prevailed oyer the local team in a small scoring match by a margin of 54 runs. Hayes was the outstanding batsman, playing fine cricket for his score of 54. He also bowled well. The veteran Campbell, with Palmer and Lord, made a fine stand in the Patea second innings. Scores: PATEA. First Innings. Palmer, b Chadwick 3 Hoult, c and b Chadwick 22Lord, b Hayes 30 Zimmerman, run out 3 Paterson, b Moloney 6 Gibbs,, b Moloney 0 Nan sett, b Hayes 2 Rutherford, b Chadwick 8 Campbell, h Hayes 6 McKenna, b Chadwick 2 Cooper, not out 9 Extras 5 Total 79 Bowling: Hayes four wickets for 14 runs, Chadwick four for 22, Cheevers none for 24, Moloney two for 14. Second Innings. Hoult, 1.b.w., b Moloney 1 Campbell, b Hammond 34 Palmer, b Moloney 21 Lord, b Cheevers 22 McKenna, c Cheevers, b Moloney 0 Zimmerman, not out 18 Cooper, not out 1 Extras 6 Total for five wickets 103 Bowling: Cheevers one wicket for 22 runs, Moloney three for 30, Hayes none for 18, Hammond one for 21, Chadwick none for 6. OLD BOYS. First Innings. Moloney, run out 16 Jordan, st. Campbell, b Zimmerman 14 Hayes, c Hoult, b Nansett 54 Cheevers, hit wicket, b Nansett ... 1 Hammond, b Nansett 4 Morrissey, not out * 19 L. Walker, b Hoult 2 A. Walker, c Campbell, b Nansett 10 Johnston, c and b Hoult 1 Chadwick, c Nansett, b Cooper ... 6 Hunt, absent 0 Extras 6 Total 133 Bowling: Palmer no wickets for 14 runs, -Zimmerman one for 13, Hoult three for 27, Nansett three for 40, Paterson none for 10, McKenna none for 15, Lord none for 2. Cooper one' for 5. STRATFORD EASILY BEAT EXCELSIOR. (Stratford had a decisive win from Excelsior at .TFawera, scoring 132 to Excelsior’s 44. jß.ut the latter did much better in the second innings, putting on 148, of which Mills got 42 and McKenzie 40. Scores:— EXCELSIOR. First Innings. Mills, 1) Beere 0 , Galvin, c Beere, b Gatton 8 . Fairweather, c Young, b Beere . . 0 McKenzie, b Gatton 0 Wnlklcv, b Beere 8 Malone, c Massey, b Beere 0 Barker, e Young, b Gatton 5 Morrison, b Gatton 0 Buckeridge, not-, out 11 McCarthy, run ont. 6 Machin, c. Gatton, b Beere 0 Extras 6 Total 44

Bowling analysis.—Beere took four wickets for 17 runs, Riehardson none for 4, Gatton four for .17. Second Innings. Machin, h Young 4 7 Buckeridge, c Richardson, b Smith 20 Mills, c F. Y'oung, b Gatton 42 Galvin, c Young, b Smith 7 Walkley, c Mather, b Beere 0 McKenzie, o Irving, b Beere .... 40 Fairweather, c Smith, b Beere • • 1 Malone, c Massey, -b Beere i McCarthy, c Smith, b Gatton .... 3 Barker, . b Beere 3 Morrison, not out 1 Extras . 7 Total 14S Bowling analysis. —Beere took four wickets for .27 runs, Young, sen., one for 17, Richardson none for 41, Smith two for 24, Young, jun., none for 21, Gatton three for 30. STRATFORD. First Innings. G. Court, c Fairweather, b McKenzie 9 F. Y’oung, c Galvin, b Malone ... 4 Smith, 1.b.w., b Malone 0 Soundy, 1.b.w., b Malone 13 Riehardson, e McCarthy, b Machin -28 Gatton, c Fairweather, b Machin . . 17 Mather, c Fairweather, b Machin . 17 C. Y'oung, c Walkley b Fairweather 13 Massey, b Fairweather 7 Beere, b Walkley 13 Irving, not out 3 Extras 8 Total 132 Bowling analysis.—-McKenzie took one wicket for 4 runs, Machin three for 39, Malone three for 7, Mills none for 21, McCarthy none for 13, Fairweather two for 30, Walkley one for 10. MIDLAND 1 BEAT KAP ON GA. At Kaponga the local men made a poor showing against Midland and enabled the latter to- get a three point win. None of the scores were large, Kimsella. 28 Giibiin 20 (Midland), and Grace 34 (Kaponga) being the only totals worth mention. McCarthy had a. day out with the ball and secured a remarkable average,, wjhile Fitzgerald, for Kaponga bad the same number for slightly mo-re runs. Midland lost live wickets-, in the second innings in getting die 35 required to win. Scores were : MIDLAND. First Innings McCarthy, c Fitzgerald, h Josephson H Giblin, c Saddler, b Harrison 20 Kin.se I la, b Fitzgerald 28 Orombie, run ont H Jennings, b Priest 4 Seagar, b Fitzgerald 13 Treweek, b Fitzgerald 7 Nielsen, 1.b.w., b Fitzgerald 1 Worrall, l.b.w. t b Fitzgerald I Golinan, not out 7 Busing, 1.w.b., b Fitzgerald 0 Extras 7 Total 113 Bowling analysis : Harrison took one wicket for 27 runs ; Jeseplison, one for 34; Priest, one fo.r 21; Fitzgerald, six for 24. Second Innings. Seagar, b Priest 4 Orombie, c Albon, b Fitzgerald ... S Nielsen, not out 11 Busing, c Albon, b- Priest 0 Caiman, c Littlej John, b Fitzgerald 2 Kinsella, c Fitzgerald, b Harrison 4 Jennings, not out 6 Extras 5 Total (for five wickets) 40 Bowling analysis: Fitzgerald took two wickets for 11 runs; Priest, two for 23; Harrison, one for one. KAPONGA. First Innings. Harrison, b Giblin 0 V. Betts, b McCarthy 14 R. Grace, b McCarthy 2 S. Betts, c Grombie, b Giblin 5 Littlejohn, c Colman, b. McCarthy 5 Abbott, b Giblin .*. 2 Fitzgerald, 1.b.w., b McCarthy ... 0 Priest, b G'iblin 4 Sadler, b McCarthy 0 Josephison, b McCarthy 7 Albon, not out 0 Extras 12 Total 51 Bowling analysis : Giblin took four wickets for 23 runs; McCarthv, six for .16. ■*’ Second Linings. Harrison, b Kinsilia 4 V. Betts, b Giblin .*. 5 Ri. Grace, st. Orombie, b McCarthy 34 S. Betts, c Jennings, b Kinsella ... 0 Littlejohn, b Worrall 4 Abbott, c Busing, b Kinsella 5 Fitzgerald, b Giblin 0 Priest, c Treweek, b Giblin 18 Sadler, b Giblin 0 Josephson, st. Orombie, b McCarthy 15 Albon, not out 1 Extras 11Total 97 Bowling analysis : Kinsella took three wickets for 28 runs; Worrall. one for 14 ; McCarthy, two for 23 ; Giblin, four for two.

HAWKE CUP GAME. CHALLENGE UNSUCESSFUL. WANGANUI, Jan. 28. The Hawke Cup match between Waikato (challengers) and Wanganui (holders) was concluded to-day. In the first innings yesterday Wanganui made 361 and the visitors continued this morning with two wickets down for 20 runs. The third wicket fell for five, the fourth for 16 and the fifth for 15, the score being then only 85. The innings closed for 99. With 263 to make to avert an innings defeat, the visitors followed on and made a better showing, the first two wickets putting on 75 for two. but all were out for 153, leaving Wanganui the winners by an innings and 109 runs. The scores are:— WANGANUI. First Innings 361 WAIKATO. First Innings. Kavanagh, not out 37 Thomas, c Thakabou, b Bernau ... 1 Winger, b Bernau 0 Barnett, c Thakabou bU. Williams 5 .Badeley, b Bernau 16 .Hemus, b Hutchison t ... 14 Hawke, c and b Hutchison 0 Johnston, c Orr, h Hutcheson ... 2 Wilson, c Orr, b Hutchison 6 Going, c Sewell, b Hutchison 0 McGrath, b Holland 0 Extras 18 Total 99 Bowling .analysis—Bernau took three wickets for 25 runs; Williams, one for 28: Holland, one for 13; Hutchison, five for 15,

Second Innings. Kavanagh, b Holland 5 Badeley, c Bernau, b Hutoliison ... 34 Thomas, 1.b.w., h Williams 27 Henius, c Harris, b Williams 17 llawke( b Williams 5 Johnston, not out 14 Barnatt, 1.b.w., b Hutchison 14 Winger, b Hutchison b Going, b Hutchison 0 Wilson, c and b Hutchison 17 McGrath, b Holland 0 .Extras 16 Total 4 154 Bowling analysis.— Bernau, lion© for 10; Holland, two for 21; Hutchison, 'live for 58; Williams, three for 51. NORTH TARANAKI GAMES. In the North Taranaki competition, High School (Papps 62) are leading by 92 runs from O'ld Boys A. To Western Park’s first innings scolie of 249 (Jones 61 and Mac Kay 38). Borough replied with 153 for six wickets (Spedding 44 not out and J. Spudding 34). New Plymouth (Kingston 81) are leading by 28 runs from Old Boys (O. Bash 70). SECOND GRADE. NEW PLYMOUTH BEAT WAITARA. A three-point win by an innings and five runs was gained by New Plymouth over Waitara at Tukapo. THIRD GRADE. Western Park (76 and 64) defeated Regimental Band (28 and 77) by 25 runs, thus securing three points. OLD BOYS BEAT METHODISTS. Old Boys (103 and 37 for six wickets bear Methodists (92 and 85) on the first innings. PLAY AT AUCKLAND. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIAT i.ON. 3 AUCLAN.KD, Jan. 29.

There was some good cricket when another series of games in the senior competition started on Saturday. Parnell made 267 against University, Duncan, an Otago representative of a lew seasonis ago, scoring 100 in fine' style. For University Smeeton took five wickets for 40. Before stumps were drawn University lost two for •12. Mount Eden’s battling against United Suburbs was somewhat slow. Postles was dismissed for 99. Gillespie scored 27 for United Suburbs. Martin took eight wickets for 54 anl this team in the first innings scored 48 for one wicket.

Ponsonby batted well against Grafton. Langridge, the association’s second coach, made 149, Lendrum 55 and F. Taylor 44. Grafton lost one wicket for 27. North Shore scored 214 against Y.M.C.A., Frater contributing 70 and Garrad 39. Y.M.C.A., who had kept a place open for Bowley, were dismissed for 43, Saunders taking seven for 17. ENGLISH TEAM ON TOUR. PLAY IN SOUTH AFRICA. CAPETOWN, Jan. 28. At Johnnesburg the M.C.C. commenced a match against South. Africa. Marylebone in their first innings have lost seven wickets for 233. The weather was fine. Deane won the toss and sent England in on a fast wicket. _ There was a sensation before the game had gone l far, Holmes being beaten by a good ball from Bissett in his second over. .Sutcliffe and Tyldesley played a dotSr defensive game against good; bowling, and at luncheon the score was one for 67. When play was resumed excellent bowling and fielding kept the runs down. Sutcliffe' was obviously surprised at the decision when he was given out leg l>efore, it apnearing rather as if he had hit the ball. The English tail wagged with a vengeance, Peebles defying all attempts to dislodge him. His passive resistance amused the crowd, and with Staples he played out time. The scores were: Holmes, b Biasetr 1 Sutcliffe, 1.b.w,, L Hall 37 Tvldesley. l.b.w. b Bissett 42 Hammond, c Cameron, b Hall ... 28 Wyatt, c Cameron, b Hall 58 Stevens, e Vincent, b Hall 14 A still, e Hall, b Bissett 3 Peebles, nob out 19 Staples, not out 24 Extras 7 Total for seven wickets 233

SHEFFTELTV SHIELD PLAT. SYDNEY. Jan. 29. Tn the Sheffield Shield cricket match against New South "Wales. Victoria in the first innings made 422. The largest scores were made by Woodfull COT). Hendry (138), "Ryder (106). Scaiffe (35 not out). Bowling: Gregory took four wickets for 81. Nicliolls two for 103 and Mailey three for 12S. The weather was fine and the wicket good. The Victorians batted carefullv against strong bowling and keen fielding. Woodfull played a fine fighting innings and his partnership with Hendry added 192 t'O the score. When

Ryder joined Hendry runs came more freely, Ryder in particular tackling everything sent down. Gregory’s bonding was wonderfully good, being fast and of splendid length throughout. A thunderstorm caused the cessation of play before .New South Wales was able to bat.