OLD BOYS SCORE WELL

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 10 December 1934, Page 9

OLD BOYS SCORE WELL

ALL OUT FOR 304 RUNS DEFEAT OF POWER BOARD LOSERS MAKE ONLY 13. Power Board were trounced by Old Boys at King Edward, over 250 runs separating the teams when Old Boys last wicket fell. Power Board batted fiist and collapsed, the side only mustering 43 runs before the bowling ot Thiush, who emerged with the phenomenal average or eight for 11, Thrush took the hat-tricx. Only two Power Board players reached double figures —Geary (IS) and Bishop (10). Geary played confidently and included three fours in his total. Bishop hit one six. The remainder of the side collapsed completely, four failing to open their account. Thrush bowled an immaculate length, which Power Board found almost unplayable. Thirteen overs were sufficient to dismiss Power Board, of which Thrush bowled six. At one stage Power Board bad seven wickets down tor 21 runs.

Old Boys lost one wicket for four runs, but thereafter the Power Board bowling was mastered, the batsmen <?;.< ring almost as they liked. W. Barker (68) and Duke (45) added 105 ri ns for the second wicket when Duke was caught and bowled by Hughes.

Barker liit 10 fours and one six and Pike 10 fours. 11. Barker (22) and Thrush (25) merrily added the runs and lower down the list Thomas notched a half century. Sargent (34) and Beamish (14) put on 23 runs for the hist wicket. Lendrum bore tho brunl of the attack, bowling IS overs am taking seven wickets for 100 runs —r creditable performance considering the large Old Boys’ score. Details of the scores are.— POWEH BOARD. Lendrum, st. AV. Barker, b Thrush 0 Buist, b H. Barker 0 D. Hughes, i) Thrush 0 Geary, c AV. Barker, b Thrush 18 Cambio, b Thrush 4 Baigent. b Thrush 2, C’Dea, st AV. Barker, b Thrush 0l Crotty, lbw, b Thrush 0 Keys, b Thrush 2 Edgar, c Jordan, b Thomas 4 Bishop, not out 10 Extras 3 Total 43 Bowling analysis: Thrush, eight wickets for 11 runs; 11. Barker, one foi five; Herbert, none for 15; Thomas, one for none. i OLD BOYS. W. Barker, b Lendrum 08 Herbert, b Lendrum 0 Duke, c and b Hughes 45 11. Barker, b Lendrum 22 Jordan, run out - 0 Sturrock, e Crotty, b Lendrum 20 Thrush, e Buist, b Lendrum 25 Thomas, b Hughes 51 AVorlcy, b Lendrum - 1 Sargent, b Lendrum >5 Beamish, not out - 14 Extras 23 Total 304 Bowling analysis: Lendrum, seven wickets for 100 runs; Buist, none for GO; Hughes, two for 77; Crotty, none for 17; Geary, none for 17; Baigent, none for 10.

WEEK=END MATCH PLAYED

VISIT TO TARURUTANGI HAWERA SIDE DEFEATED A team from Hawera visited Tarurutangi, near Wailara, yesterday and were defeated on the first innings. The visitors found the fast wicket difficult and were also troubled by the long grass in the outfield, which necessitated hitting the ball well into the air to score. Hawera batted first and were dismissed for 47, the only double-figure scorer being A. Stevens, who made 25. J. Sampson took five wickets for 12 and Spence Giddy four for 15. In their first innings Tarurutangi had lost six wickets for 102 when they declared. Of this total Spence Giddy, who was the only player to reach double figures, made 75 not out. Giddy hit three sixes. Guise took two wickets for four runs and Pritchard two for IS. Hawera had lost three wickets for 10 in a second innings when stump? were drawn. Pritchard made 24 and Gray 12 not out. The visitors' were entertained at dinner by the home team.