SOUTH TARANAKI CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 18 January 1935, Page 3

SOUTH TARANAKI CRICKET

COUNTRY MATCH PLAYED.

Wltf FOR RAWHITIROA. In the South Taranaki rural cricket competition yesterday Rawhitiroa defeated Okaiawa by 59 to 34. Prankerd (21) and Belcher (12) were the onlv players to reach double figuics in Rawhitiroa’s innings. No fewer than three batsmen were run out to good fielding. P. Toro and D. Skipper each took three wickets. Okaiawa collapsed against the bowling of Rawhitirofi, D. Kara (10) being top scorer. 1). Knuckev took five for five. Scores

are; Rawhitiroa: Prankerd, b D. Kara, 21; Stretton, run out, 0; Ford, lbw, b D. Skipper, 0; Jones, b P. Toro, li; Walker, lbw, b P. Toro, 4; Knuckey, b P. Toro, 0; Belcher, run out, 12; Scott, run out, 6; Thame, b D. Skipper, 7; E. Knuckey, c P. Matoe, b D. Skipper, 1; Bootten, not out, 0; extras, 4; total, 59; bowling, D. Skipper three for 10, P. Toro three for 24, D. Kara one for 11.

Okaiawa: D. Skipper, lbw, b D. Knuckey, 5; P. Toro, c Prankerd, b Belcherj 1; P. Katene, b D. Knuckey, 1; G. Nuku, c Walker, b D. Knuckey, 2; D. Kara, c Prankerd, b Scott, 10; T. Katene, run out. 4; J. Toro, lbw, b IX Knuckey, 0; O. Matoe, b D. Knuckey, 1; T. Toro, b Scott, 2; B. Skipper, not out, 3; E. Nuku, b Jones, 0; extras, 5; total, 34; bowling, D. Knuckey, five for 5, Belcher one for 17, Jones one for four, Scott two for eight.

FRASER ROAD WIN. DEFEAT OF METHODIST. Methodist and Fraser Road played a drawn game. Eraser Road batted first and made 130. At stumps, Methodist had lost nine wickets for 60. The top scorer for Eraser Road was R. Sh-arpe (35), -who raj -well supported by Kennedy (22), Pullen (16), S. Death (16) and M. Death (12). G. Lewis took three wickets. Only one of Methodist’s batsmen reached double figures—L. Lewis (10). Pullen (three for 22), R. Sharpe (three for 14) and S. Death (two for two) were Eraser Road’s most successful bowlers. Scores

Fraser Boad: Pullen, c Haycock, b G. Lewis, 16; Bay Sharpe, b Lewis, 2; Kennedy, run out, 22; Newell, b G. Lewis, 0; S. Death, c and b B. Byburn, 16; B. Sharpe, c J. Byburn, b L. Lewis, 35; M. Death, b L. Lewis, 12; Palmer, c Edwards, b J. Byburn, 1; Sanderson, b L. Lewis, 0; 11. Death, not out, 4; Bloomfield, not out, 8; extras, 14; total, 130; bowling, J Byburn one for 26, L. Lewis one for 26, G. Lewis three for 20, B. Byburr, one for IS, H. Peters none for 5. Methodist: G. Lewis, b Pullen, 6; B. Byburn, b Sharpe, 2; B. Edwards, b Pullen, 0; W. Peters, b Sharpe, 1; J. Byburn, c Newell, b Death, 12; L. Lewis, b S. Death, 10; Haycock, b Pullen, 5; Spencer, b Newell, 5; Gawith, b Sharpe, 9; Ililmer, not out, 1; Blackstock, not out, 2; extras, 7; total, 60; bowling, Pullen three for 22, B. Sharpe three for 14, S. Death two for two, Newell one for IS.

TEAMS FOB TO-MOBKOW. The following .teams have been selected to take part in the South Taranaki cricket competition to-mor-row: , Old Boys B, to play Hawera: Hayman, Walker, Hammond, Stevens, Kelpe, Clapham, Evans, Claringbold, Denholm, Carncross, Dowdle, Ogden. Hawera Technical High School to play Manaia: McKoy, Kirkby (2), Beauchamp, Turnbull. Kuightbridgc, Eden, Sa ,r e, Fox, Yelvin, Babcock, Ireland. Spavin. Kapouga, to play Hawera, at Hawera': Eden (2). Busing, Paseoe, Burke, Harrison, Cuff, Surgcnor, Betts (2) and Court. The following players will represent the Hawera A team v. Kaponga on Saturday: Phillips, Mculi, Penny, Jennings, Dcs Forges, Fraser, Little, Bray, Fleet, Sparrow, Kara.