SCHOOL CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 March 1928, Page 3

SCHOOL CRICKET.

MATCHES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Playing on the King Edward Park grounds on Thursday, teams', from the primary schools played five games in the second round of the Hawera primary schools’ championship. Exceptional keenness was displayed by the boys, several players being outstanding, particularly Pokau (Tawhiti),. who made over 40. being the highest .scorer cf the day. The following are the details of play:— .SENIOR GR ADE. High School R (103) defeated High School A (36). For the B team Stewart compiled 41, Woollett 34, Chadwick 12, and Thomas 10. Putt took three wickets and Tapp, Edwards, Perrett and Buist one each. For the A team Edwards scored 7, Berrefib 9, Tapp 11 and Signal 6. Thrush took six wickets, Surgenor two find Woollett one. Ti/whiti (65) defeated Hawera. Main School (49). Ewington, _ Clarice and Barnes each took two wickets, while Thom took one. Thei main feature in Hawera’is innings wa s a good' .strike by Ewington for 28. Luckey took four wickets for 16, Pokau three for 27 and England one for 2. JUNIOR GRADE. High School C (83 for nine) beat Hawerawiera. B (18). For High School Cousins and Duke each made 30 and retired, while Cribble carried ibis bat for 15. Badcock and Worley each took there wickets.

For Hawera Main B. Hunter mads 4. Worley 3, and 'McGlashan, Day and Russell 2 each. Barker took .seven wickets and Gribble three.

High School D (100) beat Hawera Main C (14). For Main C, Shaw (5 not out) and Dallinger (5) top-scored. Liendrum took five wickets, ixuiise three, and Horsburgh and Robertson one each. For High .School D, Howell made 22 and retired, while other successful batsmen were Lendrurn 17, Guise 15, Pinson 12. Conway 10, Robertson 7 (retired) and King 5. Peterson took two and ofiver and Whitehead one wicket each.

Turuturu (69) defeated High School E (62). For Turuturu, the best iseorers were Warren 13, Schmidt 14, McCallum 8. Radford 7. Walker took two wickets and Clarke four. For High School E, Julian made 23 and retired, while Capell 8. Bridge 5. Clarke 4 and Maunder 3 were also successful. Radford. Bell. McCallum .and Rye divided thewickets.