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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 16 January 1929, Page 8

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COMPETITIONS RESUMED. | NOTES ON THE PLAY. After a. break of four hv-eeks for the holidays, the South Tamonaki cricket, competitions were resumed last Saturday. While the isoorqs im mast, games were moderate, there wet re some good team and individual* tota'ls, results no doubt of careful practiei q during the break. OLD BOYS v. KAfPONGA. The highest scoresi weave recorded in the Old Boys v. Kaponga, game at Hawera, where both teams recorded good totalis-. Kaponga batted:* first put on 124. Joseplison, from the position of opening batsman, putting on 41 for the top score. Abbott, who partnered him, made 18, there holing 33 on the board for the first wicket. Abbott, who generally, finds the boundary on each occasion he connects, strangely enough, hit but one four and scored the rest by three twos and* eight singles. ’ Josep'bison gathered his runs carefully, ! only once going for a big hit, and that j being hist last scoring stroke, a four. ' Harrison was the only other batsman to enter , double figures*, 'with 33. Three of his shots reached the* fence and he allso played fourteen; strokes for singles. Five howlers were used by Old' Boys, Hayes, in eight oven?, taking seven for 18, being the most successful. Lay was worked hard, hut did not meet with any success. He howled twelve overs and although he was at no time knocked about, s], runs were scored ofi* •him without a wicket. Jordan took three of the »si.x catches taken by Old Boys, and in fact had sa day out, heading his* team’s hatting also. Old Boys’ first wibket put on 26 runs, Moloney, who partnered Milroy, being caught by Abbott off Twist when seven. Oheevers followed, hut lost his partner without a run. being added. Milroy had contributed 18, including a* six and a four. Oheevers carried on brightly, ana when finally bowled by Saddler had made 59. Six fours were | among his total, and his 'last scoring shot was out- of the ground for six. Jordan, who had helped to take the score from 48 for four to 120 for five, carried on to make the top score of 64. It wa,s easily bis* best effort for the past two seasons, and he. is to he congratulated on again striking form. Jordan wn.s one of the moist -promising of the -.younger players*-a*-few seasons ago, but -lias had a run of bad luck for a* long time. All 1 cricketers will hone that now he has* broken the spdfl be ; will go rm with the good work. Although Ids score was carefully compiled he was alert to take advantage of anything loose, and hit a six and! three fours*. Lay had a merry “dig” for 28, .including a six and throe fours*. Dowdle hit a. isix and two fours in his 20, and Barker, who also- scored! 20, reached the boundary once, and twice ran for three*. Seven of the Old Boys were dismissed by catches. Abbott' accounting for three of them. Six bowlers were tried by /vapongn. Abbott, with three for 21, conning out with the* heist figures.

I OKAIAWA v. MIDLAND, j Played on the Hawera .around*, this game*"was in striking eontra*st to the Old' Bays-Kaponga tussle*. and was productive of very low scoring in comparison. Midland batted first, and 1 could! onlv reach 80. Three batsmen reached double figures—Bnekerklge 14, Niefeon 13. and Moloney 12. Btiekeridge, Moloney and Jennings each hit a. four, these being the only boundaries of the’ innings. Thomas and Crawford took four wickets each for good figures, and Penny secured the* other two* cheaply. Okaiiawa replied* with. 82, a very narrow margin for a win.. Crawford (33) proved invaluable to his side, and got his runs vigorously. Only two runs* came from singles, the rest being made, up of two* 'sixes*, three* fours. *a three and two* twos. Pemw was the onlv other batsman to get double figures. and lie ran up 19 quickly. Twofours were among hie scoring ishnks. The* wickets fell equally between Gihh'n and Niek'on. the latter having the fine figure?* of five for 16 Nielson nfco ■performed tlm liat trick, being the first to* perform! this rare feat, pi eonroet-i----tinn games* this sen*son... Midland 1 nv'dit oa.silv have won this game if full advantage had been taken bv thebatsmen in running between wickets. A/? it was the* runs lost bv slow baekipg up and lark of enterprise must have amounted to double figures.

STRATFORD v. HIGH SCHOOL. High School took a consider ably weakened team to Stratford, where they were defeated by the local team by 142 runs on the first innings. It was only by the narrowest of margins that they staved off a three point defeat', the last wicket being in as time was called. •> Stratford had first use of the nickel:. and vigorous batting saw the total mount rapidly, until with five wickets down and 205 runs on the board a declaration was made. "Richardson and Cole were responsible for the good start, putting on over 80 runs for the first wicket. "Richardson reached 50 and Cole 41. both being dismissed by Barker. Court. who was first wicket, nlayed soundly, and was undefeated with 41. F. Young and Hamilton, with 28 and 22 respectively. obtained their runs by brightbatting. Six School bowlers were used, Barker with two for 35 doing best. Faced with a Pig -fvrtal f 1H- School team, weakened by the absence of 1 Petersen. Sagnr, Pa.ter.son, "Whitehead. and Herbert, were set an almost impossible task. This proved to be the’ ease, as with the exception of Barker, who carried bis bat for 35. and Guy 11, the .side collapsed. Barker’s score was made very carefully. five of bis strokes scoring two and the remainder being singles. F/X----c-ept for a two hit bv both Guy and Pacey. the rest of the side’s score war. made by singles. Seven bowlers were used by Stratford. Colo in four overs taking two for three and doing best. School's second effort was no better. } Barker with 49 being the only one to get going. This time Barker was more aggressive and hit four boundaries, one being a six. Gatton with five for 26 was mainly responsible for the damage in this innings.

Excelsior had a. difficult task to pass their opponents’ total, small as it was, and excitement ran high as the last man took up his stand with two inns wanted to win. Pine, who was last in, put matters out of doubt, however, by placing Gower to leg for three and winning the first innings.

Donnelly was Eltham\s best bowler sending down 12 overs, four maidens for four for 16.

Eltham’s second innings* produced 27. Donnelly making 13 of these. Busing again bowled well, and: took four for 14 in five overs, but Treweek, in four overs, secured six wickets for 11 runs.

Requiring 24 for a three-point win, Excelsior went out to try and hit them up quickly, but found it difficult to make any headway. Crombie, plaving steadily, scored- 11 in singles, and was undefeated when the winning bit was made. Mills and Gyde contributed a useful five each when runs were badly wanted. Donnelly again was the mainstay of the attack, taking three wickets for six runs.

The playing on such treacherous wickets as at F.ltham. although adding considerably to the “glorious uncertainly’’ of the game, decs not tend to raise the. standard of play, and itis time that some effort was made to provide better conditions at the Eltbam ground. ,