PRIMARY SCHOOL CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 16 December 1932, Page 3

PRIMARY SCHOOL CRICKET

SOUTH TARANAKI CHAMPIONSHIP

OKA! AW A: DEFEATS KAPONGA

Thanks largely to a remarkable innings of 126, secured in 55 minutes by S. Matangi, Okaiawa, won the final of the cricket championship for primary schools in South Taranaki from Kapoii.ga yesterday oil the latter’s ground. The wicket was in good order and the weather conditions were perfect.

Okaiawa .scored 156 in (.'lie first innings and dismissed Kaponga in the latter’« two periods at the wicket for an aggregate of 124, Okaiawa thus winning by an innings and 32 runs. Matangi lnt in meteoric fashion. In liis century were no less than six .sixes and 14 fours.

The Okaiawa howlers, too, were on the spot and F. and 11.. Katene dismissed most of the Kaponga- batsmen cheaply. The ladies of Kaponga hospitably entertained the teams and supporters at afternoon tea.

The victory maintains the excellent record made by Okaiawa in past years.

PATEA BEATS WH AK All AKA

FINAL OF CHAMPIONSHIPS

In a closely contested match on Saturday the Patea School cricket team beat Whakam:’.ru .School by five wickets in the final for the primary schools championship for the district from Waverley to Manutahi. Scores were as follow :—•

AVhakamara (first innings).—R. Fuller, c Hunger, b Martin. 0; G. Gulliver, 1.b.w., b Hunger. 2; T> Gulliver, h Hunger, 13; L. Millan, c Armstrong, h Plunger, 0; Wrigley, b Martin, 1(1; L. Gulliver, c Armstrong, h Martin, 5; T. Millan, h Martin, 0; Dobson, not out, 0; total, 36.

Whakaniava (second innings).—R. Fuller, b Hunger, 12; 1,. Gulliver, cArmstrong, b Martin, 10: D. Gulliver, e Armstrong, b Martin, 3; L. Millan,! e Armstrong, b Martin, 3; Wrigley, c Chisrinll, b Martin, 1; Dobson, b Martin, 0; J. Gulliver, not out, 4; F. Millan, h Hunger, 0; extras, 4; total. 37. Patea (first innings).-— C. Hunger, 1 Fuller, 10; S. Martin, h Wriggler,, O: R. C'liisnall, h D. Gulliver, 1; 1. Reid, b ,J. Gulliver, 14; AY. Herbert, b Wrigley, 0; Warner, c Millan, b J. Gulliver, 5; J. Armstrong, not out. 11; D. Barnes, b Wrigley, 2; extras, 7, total, 50. Patea (second innings).—Martin, h Fuller, 0; Hunger, b Fuller, 4; Chisriall, b Fuller, 6; Reid, not out, 4; Herbert, run out. 2: Armstrong, not out, G; Warner, b Fuller. 5; extras, 5; total for five wickets, 32.