CRICKET AT NORMANBY

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 5 January 1935, Page 3

CRICKET AT NORMANBY

THURSDAY GAMES COMMENCE. DEFEAT OF NGAERE ELEVEN. Tho opening game of the South Taranaki Thursday county cricket competition took place at Normanby on Thursday, when the home team defeated Ngaere in a closely-contested match. Ngaere batted first and, on a matting wicket which played fast and true, totalled 95 runs, - five batsmen reaching double figures, Clark 21 and Edwards 20 being the highest. Normanby passed this total by 21 runs, four batsmen reaching “doubles,” Linn 29 and H. Hughes 20 being the highest. Details were as follow: NGAERE. Martin, c Howell, bB. Hughes ... 0 Clark, b B. Hughes 24 Arthur, b Watson I Lester, b Watson 3 P. L'oeock, c A. Hughes, b B. Hughes 10 Pedersen, b Watson 0 Edwards, 1.b.w., b B. Hughes ... 20 F. Bocock, b A. Hughes 12 Pope, c Howell, bA. Hughes ... 2 Bonner, not out 10 Partridge, b J. Linn 0 Extras 10 Total 05 Bowling: B. Hughes four wickets for 26 runs, Watson three for 20, Howell none for 19, A. Hughes two for five, Linn one for five, Gane none for eight, Hunger none for five. NORMANBY. Linn, c Clark, b Arthur 29 B. Hughes, c Clark, b Arthur ... 4 Howell, c Petersen, b Lester 15 A. Hughes, b F. Boeock 1J H. Hughes, run -out Gane, b F. Boeoek ‘ Hunger, eR. Bocock, b Lester ... o Reilly, not out ® Graydon, c and b Rl Boeock 0 Kennedy, c Clark, bR. Bocock ... 3 Extras 9 Total 116 Bowling: Clark no wickets for 31 runs, Arthur three for 24, Lester two for 21. Edwards none for oight. F. Boeoek two for IR, R. Boeoek two for three.