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Hawera Star, Volume L, 14 February 1931, Page 10

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FORM OF LOCAL PLAYERS OKAIAWA v. lIAWERA Gibliin had a wicket .getting] “flair” la.st. week against- Okniawa and clean howled no less than six of the best bats. But Beg. Eden and Skipper called a check to his success and these two spoilt his average by running up over a hundred runs between them before lie- got one past the former. A little later he had Thomas caught off bis bowling and came through with the capital figures of .seven wickets for 46 runs. 13 overs, one maiden and three wides. One does not often see nicies registered in a; match nowadays but no less than seven were included in the Okaiawa score. Reg. Eden was batting at his best and before ho was sent- to tliß pavilion hr. had 75, including ten fours, opposite his name. He 'batted cm the whole very steadily. Skipper, the sturdy little batsman who-has shaped very well on occasions, came to light when wanted with a capital innings of 42 and was then run out when he appeared sot for a few more. . When six wickets, had fallen for 52, Okaiawa’s chances of a decent score did not appear bright but once more the unexpected happened and 112 were added before the next wicket fell. It was one of this happenings that go to make the charm of the game. Again Beg.. Eden was the outstanding figures with the Okaiawa team "when they went into the field. He clean bowled Young when the usually reliable Hawera man was 12 and then, after four more wickets had fallen, he went on to clean up the whole of the rest/ of the team. Eive of his victims were clean bowled and Hawera were afl out for 55. ... In the second innings his triumph • was even more decisive for, with the 'exception of two that fell to Penny, artel two run out. he accounted for all the rest and all clean howled. It was very much “Eden’s match” —75 off the bat five wickets for 10 and six wickets for 15 and one caught, truly was * a great performance. HIGH SCHOOL V. KAPONGA. Although High School made but 86 against Kaponga, of which Sagar 38 and Stewart 17 made 55, they looked to have a fair chance of victory when S. Betts was run out for 5 and three were down for 9. But .Tefeoate and. \ . Betts batted very steadily and they took the sting, out,of the bowling with the result- that the tail camp valiantly to light and before seven wickets had fallen Kaponga had a lead on School and the remaining three added, nearly forty runs. The istand was very creditable indeed. Sugar’s 38 was his best this year and it had had the merit of being made when his side was in diffiulties. Four were down tor 7 when he went in and with the aid of Duke (8) and Stewart (19) the total was taken to 63. The nihtji wicket partnership, Stewart and Emmitt put on 20. Being 40 ahead, and about an hour to go, Kaponga had visions of dismissing School again and set to work in real earnest. Time was, however, against them and School wiped off the deficit for six wickets. And there the match ended. S. Betts for Kaponga- was bowling very well getting a dot of 'pace off the pitch and generally a fairly good ! length. He got five wickets in the first innings hut could not do much in the second. Jefeoate bowled very .soundly getting four wickets in each innings. He kept a very good length and was hard to .score from. The High School boys are to be cordially commended for their fielding. It was really good and was of material advantage to them. Four were caught and two run out as the result of good field work. ' OLD BOYS B V. STRAFOED. Old Boys B had a day off against Stratford and were all out in the first innings for 77, nine being extras. The mil was very feeble. Stratford began indifferently losing four good wickets for 17. Dormer’s very useful 28 not out and “Mr. Extra's” 10, made the issue pretty sure but the total was not much better than Old Boys for deducting the 19. there were 87 off the bat. | The two Barkers made a great opening partnership in the second innings, running neck and neck tiil they had 65 on the hoard. Both fell quickly then and Cheevers- did not last long. Time was called soon after. • Sandfordi and Wilson, bowling for Stratford had a rich harvest and annexed the whole ten wickets between them getting six and four respectively. The Old Boys captain made a groiv-j cits' mistake in not trying a- second | change in, the howling, perseveringj with H. Barker, Sturroek and himself i until too late. When Morrison went I on. the wickets fell very quickly ami! that bowler got five for 7 runs. It is a golden rule, practised by the best | captains, to try changes early and. often a double change when batsmen ] get set. 1 Nasmith the popular New Plymouth I ■plover, is the mainsty of the New Plv700111li club and last week made a. fine] 90 not out in a total of 1,59. He looked certain for his_ century but could find no one to .stay with him. LOWRY’S BEST. Why is it, said a cricket enthusiast, whaJtotfred: England with the last New Zealand team to a Wellington pres, man“ithat when cricket writers were putting up the best 'performance of the New Zealand, captain, T. ('. Lowry, < they invariably left out. his star perIVrrmance. Tom Lowry when at Cambridge University , made more- runs in one season than any man who had. ever entered that great school of cricket. “Now 1 leave it to you,” he tsaid, “to elaborate wlxat that really means when vott think of the great veteran from Ranjitshinji downwards who qualified. Cambridge is very proud of Tom Lowry, and all hats will go off to him when he returns. Perhaps, if some of the so-called sportsmen who patronise cricket in Christchurch would only consider for one moment what his 'pant record has been, they would be a little hit more. respectful to a man whom Cambridge honours and New Zea'land should do.”

notes. In the opinion of K. C. James, the New Zealand wicket keeper the choice of the Dominion team has caused! much comment mainly because the side does not appear to have quite- the necessary bowling strength essential for the ardous tour ahead. This is endorsed by many keen critics who say that too many, are all-rounders. It' is with interest to note that the New Zealand Cricket Council has agreed to the use of the new cricket rules in matches played by the New .I Zealand team in England this year. This means that if a batsman snicks the ball on to his pads an appeal for, : .eg-hefore-wicket is just a>s likely to sue | ceed as in the case of a ball wmffli has" not been touched by the bat. The larger wickets are also to be used and the council has given consent to the .itch beino- rolled for seven minutes, instead of ton, as bad been the case previously. . . , , There is a Moan Cricket Club in England and after practice on May 1 and 3, the New Zealand team will play ao-aiist a team from this club. "South Africa after winning tlm first Test- against the visiting I3n,glisii team, failed very badly in the third and but for a great innings bv Taylor would have been beaten in ail innings. Hammond in that match gave one of the most brilliant examples of forcing play seen in the Dominion. After taking a long time to start he went dor the bowling in great- style and sfloied 90 111 Lad”week Fibeling of Melbourne who was over here some years ago showed that he is a batsman as wen as fast bowler. He put up a splendid 49 m double quick time,, witn a six and a number of fours included .In tne same match Melbourne v. University be bowled grandly taking seven wickets f ° At°a lunch in London* in honour of the Ruling Princes in India just befoie Christmas there was a large representative attendance of the Princes an of members of the British Sportsmans Club in whose building snondiuo- to the toast or the Pnnoeis. the Maharajah of Patiala said that sport was among the greatest ties that bound together the far-flung Empire of I-Tis Majestv the King. The speaker s uncle that, great cricketer. Maharajah the Jam Sahib of Nawanager had said that the British Empire was like a cricket team. What they an wanted to cultivate was the team spirit the smhit of pulling together and of making individual sacrifices _ for the <rood of the whole, and applying to the busincs of life those principles they hod all learned to admire in sportsmanship.