CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 12 March 1928, Page 3

CRICKET.

IN SOUTH TARANAKI.

LAST ISERIES OtF SECOND HOUND. CENTURY TO DONNELLY (ELTHAM). Throughout the season, (there has been, manifest a keen, in the matches for the senior championship in South Taranaki and this reached.a climax in the s eries of fixtures set clown for decision on iSaturday. All the results "were awaited with much interest, but naturally the meeting of Midland and Okaiawa created the ■erroatest feelings of anticipation, as to the progress of the play. Though the result so far —it is to be played to a finish —has been disappointing as regards the standard of play, the element of chance enters so mueb into the game .that the resumption of play next Saturday will be' awaited with great interest. On the play for the day—each team has played one innings—'Midlands have a substantial advantage, a lead of 71 runs,, and Midlands will resume with a feeling of confidence, while Okaiawa will have to play the game of their lives to recover the position. RESULTS AT A' GLANCE. Midlands 12b v. Okaiawa 5o (on first innings. . Kaponga secured a three point win from School. Elthami 209 v. Manaia 114. Old Boys beat Excelsior. BEST SCORES. 11. Donnelly (Elltham), 129. S. Betts (Kaponga), 41. BEST BOWLING. Chadwick (Old Boys), seven for S. Hughes (Manaia), seven for 59. Kinsella ((Midlands), six for 31. Cheevei's (Old Boys), six for 21. Priest (Kaponga), five for 18. MIDLANDS v. OKAIAWA. FORMERS’ FIRST INNINGS LEAD. Both teams were keyed up for a keen struggle and were out to play thelf best, but the batting, save, for occasional intervals was very disappointing. Midland's will enter the resumption of play on 'Saturday with a very comfortable lead. A feature, very marked, wa s the fielding all round of the Midland players. Their ground fielding was easily the best seen on the ground this season, while they gave nothing away in the form of missed catches. Okaiawa too were keen, but lost considerably by several chances that were not accepted. Batting first, Midlands opened Avell and confidently, Cromlbie and Nielsen finding not a great deal of difficulty Avith the boAA'ling. With the score at iS Crombie got in front to a ball from Thjomas—-this placer Avas getting a decided s\A r eiwe in his boAvling—and retired Avhen apparently Avell set. Kinsella opened strongly and when going well mishit the first ball from A. Betts and gave the easiest of chances to it lie bowler. McCarthy Avas snapped up.at the Avickets before he hud got going and Gibliu, after a vigorous 11, was clean boAvlod by Penny, with a bait that came in just enough to beat him. Jennings opened strongly and aftei getting eight fell to a Avonderful lefthanded catch- by Pratt oft' his oavii boAvling. With six cloavii for 71, the outlook Avas not too bright for Midlands, but the tail wagged strongly and the next three batsmen put on 57 run 3 and then another slump occurred the last three Avickets going Avitliout addition ito the score. The last 101 l at 12(5.

Okaiawa’s innings had a tragic- opening. for Betts was’clean, Bowled toy Gib - lin for no runs and Penny followed with the score at 7. The remainder of the scores were mostly disastrously small, the only batsmen to stem the tide of adverse fortune being Crawford, who hit out vigorously for 14 when ho was finely caught by Se'agar; Pratt, who got '9, and Le* Fleming, who played good cricket for this total of 10, and the innings closed for 55. Giblin and Rinsclla were in great form and secured four and six wickets respectively. Play will be continued next Saturday. Seore s were, as below: — MIDLANDS. Crombie, 1.b.w., b Thomas b" Nielsen, b Penny 14 Kinsella, c. c and to A. .Betts 10 McCarthy, c, Atkins, b Crawford .. 1 Giblin, b Penny ‘.... 11Jennings, e and b Pratlt 8 Little, b Thomas 17 Seagar, e Linn, b Crawford 26 Busing, e Murdoch b Penny .... 11 Treweek, b Crawford 0 Coleman, n’ot out 0

Extras > Total 126 Bowling analysis.—‘Thomas took two wickets for 20 runs, Penny three for SB, Crawford three for 17, A. Betts one for 21, Pratt- one for 14. OKAIAWA. Penny, e Nielson, b Giblin 2 Betts, b Giblin 0 Atkins, b Kinsella 7 Thomas, e Nielsen, b Giblin ....... 5 Crawford, c (Seagar, b Kinsella .. 14 Pratt, c Treweek, to Kinsella .... 0 Murdoch, to Kinsella 1 Linn, 1.b.w., to Kinsella 2 Le Fleming, to Kinsella 10 Wilkie, s t. Cromtoie, b Giblin .... 2 Barclay, not out 3 Extras 0 Total oG Bowling analysis.—‘Giblin four wickets for 24 runs, Kinsella six for 31. OLD BOYS BEAT EXCELS LOB. Little interest was taken in the other match at the Park Old Boys got a three-point win in a very low scoring match. The feature was the bowling of Chadwick and Cheevers. Scores were as below: OLD BOYS. First Innings. Cheevers. 1> Walkley 4 M-oloney. b Walkley 3 Hayes, l> Machin 43 Lay. played on, b Fa invent her ... 25 Dowdle, I> Inch • 6 L. Walker, c Galvin, to Machin ... 0 Jordan, h Inch 6 Hammond, e Norton, b Machin ... 9 A- Wnlker, c and b Woikley - Chadwi<‘k i b Fairwoather O Lendrum-, not out 9 Extras 'i Total 96 Bowling: McKenzie no wickets for 10 runs. Wall:ley three for 13, Machin three for 20, Inch two for 15, Fairweather two for 1. Second Ijmings Cheevers, c Walkley, b Galvin ... L Dowdle, retired ; 3S Lay. c Fail-weather, b Galvin “ Moloney, not out B Hayes, b Barker Hammond, 1) Barker D Extras L Total for five wickets 81

BoAvling: Maehiu no wickets for 12 runs. Inch none for 1, Walkley none for 21, Fairweatber none for 13, McKenzie none for 4, Galvin two for 10, Barker two for 16. EXCELSIOR. First Innings. Galvin, b Chadwick 6 Fail-weather, c Moloney b Cheevers 5 Mills, 1) Chadwick 0 McKenzie, b Clieevers 8 Barker, b Chadwick 1 Inch, b Chadwick y Walkley, b Chadwick 0 Machin, b Chadwick 9 Malone, not out 3 Hawke, b Cheevers 0 McNaughton, c Hay os, b Chadwick 0 Extras 6

' Total . •••• 34 Bowling: Clieevers no Avickets for 20 runs. Chadwick seven for 8. Second Innings. Malone, c Hammond, b Chadwick 4 Gal A-in, b Chadwick 3 Inch, b CheeA-ers 0 Machin, c Hammond, b Clieevers 2 McKenzie, c Jordan, b Clieevers ... 18 Fairweatber, b Chadwick 3 Mills, st Jordan, b Cheevers 2 Barker, b CheeA-ers 19 Hawke, -b CheeA-ers 0 McNaughton, b Lay 3 Walkley, not out 12 Extras _2 Total 59 BoAvling: Chadwick three AA'ickets for 14 runs, Cheevers six for 21, Maloney none for 2, Lay one for 10, Hayes none for 10. KAPONGA BEAT SCHOOL. Kaponga met School on their . own ground, and were successful in getting a Avin on a two innings match. Kaponga. made 86 and 117 for eight wiokots, while School totalled 35 and 95 Scores wore- as beloAV: KAPONGA. First Innings. Grace, b Gane 24 S. Betts, b Barker f Abbott, c Barker, b Ste A-ens 20 V. Betts, b Gane 9 Josephson, b Barker 2 Fitzgerald, 1.h.w., b Barker 0 Harrison, b Gane - 0 Sadler, b Gane 9 Albon, b Barker 8 Priest, not out 13 Melville, b SteAmns 9 Extras H Total 86 ; BoAA-ling: Gane took four wickets, Barker four, and! Stevens two. Second Innings. Melville, 1> Barker 0 S. Betts, c Brett, b Barker 41 Grace, c and b Whitehead 1 6 Abbott, hit wicket, b Whitehead 1 V. Betts, c Barker, b Whitehe’ad 13 Josephson, c Pacey, b Sturrock ... 19 Fitzgerald, b Sturrock ... 5 Harrison, c Pacey, b Morrison ... 11. Sadler, not out 4 Albon, not out II Extras 6 Total for eight wickets 117 Bowling: Barker took two wickets for 21 runs, Stevens- none for 17, Whitehead three for 45, Gane none for 2, Sturrock two for 22, Morrison one for 4. HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings. Barker, st. Meh-ille, b Josephson 11 Milrov, c Priest, b Josephson 16 Sturrock, 1.b.w., b Priest 1 Whitehead, run out 5 Morrison,, c Melville, 1) Josephson 0 Gane, b Priest 0 j Brett, c Harrison, b Priest 0 Ste A-ens, run out 0 Guy, b Priest 1 Pacey, 1> Priest Q D. Milroy, not out 1 Total • 35 ■ Bowling: Priest five wickets for 15 i runs, Josephson three for 12. Second Innings. Barker, st. Melville, b Harrison 33 Milroy, b Priest 1 Sturrock, st. Melville, b Josephson 0 Whitehead, b Harrison 32 Morrison, cV. Betts, b Harrison 8 Gane, 1.b.w., b V. Betts- 11 Brett, b Harrison 1 Ste A-ens, 1> Betts- 1 Guy, b V. Betts 0 Pacey, cS. Bette, hV. Betts ... 2 -D. Milroy, not out 0 Extras 6 Total 95 Bowling: Priest one Avickets ..for 24 runs, Josephson one for 18, Harrison four for 35, V. Betts four for 7.

ELTHAM BEAT MANAIA. The outstanding feature of the match between Eltliam. and Manaia. was the capital form shown by H. Donnelly, who amassed the great- score, of 129 of a total for the side of 208. H. Hughes, for Manaia, came through with a- great bowling average, seven wicket® for 59. Considering the. runs scored, this was decidedly gocd. Manaia replied with 114. Scores were as below: — MANAIA. Clarke, c and b Little 37 H. Hughes. b Little 4 Guise, c Dobson ,b Little 15 Putt, b Little 4 Sutton, run out 2 Christie, b Hcnn 6 Lord, not out 5 Whalen, c Henn, h Walke-C 17 Gower, b Henn 0 Hoksie. c Dobson, b Walker 0 Extras 24 Total H I Bowling.—H. Donnelly, no wickets for 30 runs; Little, four for 38; Hcnn, two for 8: Arthur, none for 7; Walker, two for 7. ELTHAM. H. Donnelly, c Gower, b Hughe® 129 Cover,, b Clarke- < 19 Walker, h Hughes 1 Little, e Hosie, b Hughes 6 Henn, b Sutton 8 'urford, b Hughes 1 Dobson, e Gui.se, h Hughe® 0 Arthur b Hughes ' 9 TTaveoe.k, c Hughes, b Putt ..* 9 flvhurn. not out 12 1 Donnellv e Guise, li Hughes ... 3 Extras ’ 24 Total 209 Bowling. —H. Hughes, seven wickets for 59 rims : Sutton, one for 11: Putt, one for 22 • Clarke, one for 41: Whalen, none for 26; Lord, none for 26. NOBTTT TABAXAKT. Western Park in their match with ' High School made a noor showing and ! wore all out for 119. but. the latter > did even worse and with seven wickets ) down have onlv 90 on the board. Of ) this total >B. B. Wilson made no . less 5 than 55. Quick-fall was the cause of L their downfall, getting five wickets for - only 31 runs. Thi s is the championship 1 final match.

Old Bovs A. were badly beaten by New Plymouth by an innings and 29 runs. Scoring only 60 and 26 to their opponents’ 115. But the Old. Boys B. team in contrast had a similar victory over Borough, scoring 149 to the latter’s 23 and 29. Falconer five wickets and Nasmith three for 19 and six for 8 were the New Plymouth best, bowlers and Petty and Alexander did great work for the B. team. OTHER. MATCHES The combined .juniors were too good for the Country B team scoring 111 and 94 (seven wickets) to the others 59 and 41. Parkin, Petty- and Wilkins were the outstanding bowlers for the Town team. AUSTRALIA v. TARANAKI. LOCAL TEAM FINALISED. The great match of'the season will be that between the visiting Australians, whose numbers include th© greatest players of the day in Australia, and the Taranaki representatives, which will he played on Wednesday and Thursday next at Pulcekura Park, New Plymouth. The Taranaki team has had one alteration from the original selection, Gibliu (Hawera) replacing H. Hi. Penny (Okaiawa) who is unable to. play. The team will therefore be: —J. Oheevers (Hawera. Old Boys), L. H. Giblin (Midlands), M. Falconer (New Plymouth), Stan. Giddy (Tarurutangi), 1L Grayson (Western Park), O. N. Ivingstone (New Plymouth), 8. A. Lay (Hawera Old Boys), O. M. Nasmith (New Plymouth), L. Petty (New Plymouth Old Boys). A. M. Wilson (Stratford), B. B. Wilson (North Taranaki Coach). UIiRISTCUTUIIUII MATCHES. OHRISTCHD RICH, March 11. The tenth round of the first grade cricket matches commenced on Saturday in fine weather. All interest centred in the meeting or Riccarton in the championship competition, the formei having one point advantage. This match, seems likely to decide the issue and Old Boys are in a good position for a win. Riccarton were all out for 118, of which J. L. Powell contributed 60. Merritt took four wickets for 72. Cromb three for 14, and Harris three for 13, Old Boys lost Hire wickets for 117 fCromb 45/Nixon 53). • S-t.' Albans batting against West Christchurch, scored 120 (Crawford 34, Dorreen 31). West Christchurch have lost five wickets for 52. Playing Lin wood, Elast Christchurch were out for 195 (Gregorly 35, McEiwing 31, Phelps 32). Read took tour wiskets for 90. Lin wood lost tliree wickets for 37. * Old Collegians, playing Sydenham, scored 107 (J. S. Bruges 23. Cunningham took six wickets for 59 (O. Ollivcr not out 31). ' WELLINGTON COMPETITIONS. WELLINGTON, March 11. Old Boys, in the first innings against Midland on Saturday, made 219 (Eton

.22, Barclay 79). Robertson took three wickets for 62, Grant two for 52 and ilia leer three for 40. Midland had lost four -iviok-ets for 51 at the drawing of stumps. Playing against Thorndon, Institute made 90 (Burt 25). Thorndon made 179 for two wickets (Roberts 50, Monkhouse 23, Biadcock not out 85). Bowling for Thorndon, Badcqck took six wickets for 42, Hyder two fo.r 29 and Foley two for 14. Kilbirnie scored 140 (Morris 22, Bramley 52) in their match with, Y.M. Browne three for 38 and Copeland five O.A. White took two wickets for 25, for 47. Y.M.C.A. lost six wickets for 46. Petone took the crease against ’.Varsity and; at the end of the day had | made 226 for nine wickets (Oapstick 36, Finlaysqn 85, Brice 55),

Wellington, in their game against Jrlutt, knocked up 102 (Whyte 21, Buff 2Q). Beard, took eight wickets for 51. Jtiutt. lost, four -wickets for 83 runs before stumps were drawn. GRADE MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA, H Y CAIJLE—P’iESS ASSOCIATION—COPYEXOHT. SYDNEY, March 11. For the grade cricket yesterday the weather was fine and the wickets good*. For Paddington against Glebe Wills made 98; for Cumberland against Randwick Nicholls 94; for Western Suburbs against Northern District Ghipperfield 72 not out; and for St, George against Manly Louden 92. i Bowling for University against North Sydney Jones took seven wickets for ' 48; and for Gordon against Petersham Kelleway took eight for 17.