SOUTH TARANAKI CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 8 March 1935, Page 5

SOUTH TARANAKI CRICKET

A AND B GRADE MATCHES. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. Only one A grade cricket match will be played, at Hawera to-morrow. This will be between Power Board and Patea. Although the match was set down for Hawera, Old Boys will travel to Kaponga. Hawera will meet Stratford at Stratford.

In the B grade Hawera will meet Manaia at Hawtera. Old Collegians will travel to Stratford to meet Stratford Technical High School, while Opunake will play Stratford at Stratford. The Old, Boys—-Hawera Technical High School match has been postponed. The following teams have been selected for to-morrow’s games: Hawera A.—Jennings, Penny, Bray, Sparrow, Fleet, Fraser, Des Forges, Phillips, Crawford, Meuli, Guise. Car leaves P.O. 1 p.m. Old Boys A.—Thrush, Sturrock, Duke, Herbert, Sargent, Worley, Beamish, W. Barker, H, Barker, Dowdle, Hammond. Hawera B.—Kibblewhite, Hunter, Stevens, Longstaff, Fainveather, Cockerill, Lobban, McFadyen, Edwards. Greenhill, Percy.

WIN FOR KAPONGA.

RIVERLEA DEFEATED,

Declaring when they had lost, eight wickets for 111 runs, Kaponga Thursday cricket team defeated River lea yesterday by 41 runs. Riverlea won the toss and put Kaponga in to bat, but they were unable to dismiss Foster, who retired when 81. All thq Riverlea side but one contributed to the score, but they failed to reach the visitors’ total. The match was the first of tho second round under the K.A.A.R. Association and the umpires were Messrs Rothe and Coleman.

Scores are! Kaponga.—C. Harding c D. Harding b Eccleshall 3, L. Wells b EccleshaU. O, Foster retired 81. Cuff c Webby by Eccleshall 2, F. Albon c and b Gibson 10, Goodwin, b Leonard O, Davies I.b.AV. b Leonard' 0, Belli b Eccleshall 3. K. Albon not put 5. C. Taylor not out 1, extras 6, total for eight wickets 111. Bowling analysis: Leonard, took two wickets for 36 runs, Eccleshall four for 46, J. Gibson one for :.3. ; Riverlea. —J. Gibson played on b Davies 14, D. Gibson c Goodwin b Davies 4. M. Voullaire c Harding b Foster 6, S. Clark b K. Albon 16, Leonard b Foster 3, Webby b Foster 0, Malone c Harding b Foster 1, D. Voullaire c and b K. Albon 2, Eccleshall not out 7, D. Harding c and b Foster 1, Hooper b Foster 1, extras jo, total 70. Bowling: Foster five for 10. Davies two for 18. A. Albon none for 7, K. Albon two for 14.

OKAIAWA MAORIS WIN. KOKIRI ROAD WELL BEATEN. The Okaiawa Maori cricket team easily defeated the Kokiri Hoad team during the week. Results are: Kokiri Road. —F. Soothill b F. Toro 0, V. Butterini b P. Toro 16, A. Soothall c Kara b P. Toro 1, F.Kivellb P Toro 0, B Christie, b Skipper 10, W Gilbert b IP. Toro 0, F. Mills bP. Toro 0, O. Betts b P. Toro 0, G. Gilbert b Skipper 0, S. Matangi b Skipper 0, J. Heneri not out 0, extras 3, total 30. Bowling analysis: P, Toro took seven wickets for 16 runs, D. Skipper . three for 11. Okaiawa Maoris.—G. Ngain b Christie 40' P. Katene b Christie 10, H. Katene b Christie 2, T. Nultn e S. Matangi b Sootlnll 17, O. Matoe b I-. (Mills 1. P. Toro b F. Mills 7, J. Toro b Christie O, D. Kara not, out 36. D. i Skipper not out 41, J. Thompson b l. I Mills 0 P. Matoe b Christie 0, extras 90, total 173. Bowling: Christie five for 40 A. Soothill none for 40, Betts' none for 22, F. Soothill one for 10. F. Mills three for 12, Gilbert- none for 20.