CLUB CRICKET

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 40, 1 February 1932, Page 3

CLUB CRICKET

GAMES IN HAWKE'S BAY NEW NAPLES SERIES COMMENCED UNITED IN BATTING FORM. The cooler weather of last Saturday afternoon made conditions much more enjoyable for Napier cricketers than was the case on the previous Saturday, when the afternoon was unpleasantly sultry. In the new senior series, United are playing St. John’s, while Technical 0.8. are trying conclusions witn H. 5.0.8. United, Technical 0.8., and H. 5.0.8. are all close together in the competition, Technical leading with 15 points, United coming second with 12 and H. 5.0.8. third with 11. The completion of the present series should therefore prove interesting. In the United-St. John’s match, the former have completed their first innings for 238, while St. John’s have just commenced their innings. H. 5.0.8. have disposed of Technical for 137, and have knocked up 83 runs for four wickets. UNITED V ST. JOHN'S The United batsmen hav e placed themselves in a sound position against St. John’s by completing their first innings for 283. Wickets fell cheaply until Burns played himself in, later being joined by Scott-Kelly, both of whom raised the score considerably in a short space of time. Burns was caught behind the stumps oft Chadwick at 88. His knock included 12 fours. When Scott-Kelly was 64 he sent one straight to Chadwick off Pawson, who was tossing down good length balls throughout his overs. Scott-Kelly also hit 12 fours. Chadwick’s fast deliveries were treated with respect. He bowled 16 overs and claimed four wickets at a cost of 102 runs. St. John’s had just opened their innings when the game was adjourned owing to rain The following are the scores:—

UNITED First Innings Stainton, run out 5 Kavanagh, c Evans, b Chadwick .. 11 O’Brien, b Benson 9 Burns, c Fitzwater, b Chadwick .. 88 Hobbs, e Fitzwater, b Chadwick .. 17 Scott-Kelly, c Chadwick, b Pawson 64 Heath, c Pawson, b Chadwick .... 26 J. Stevens, b Hunter 13 Signall, not out ...1...,...... 15 Temperton, c and b Pawson .. 6 G. Stevens, c Fitzwater, b Benson 14 Byes 12, leg byes 3 15 Total ...... ......... 283 Bowling analysis: Benson two for 43; Chadwick four for 102; Hunter one for 85; Pawson two for 38. TECHNICAL 0.8. V H. 5.0.8. H. 5.0.8. have every chance of obtaining a lead over Technical 0.8. on the first innings. The latter team had first use of the wicket and knocked up 137, the brightest display being by E. Elliott, who scored 49. The wickets were shared by M. Beuth and the Reaney brothers, all of whom bowled exceedingly well throughout the afternoon. In their answering knock H.S.O. B. have made 83 at a cost of four wickets. The scores are as follow: — TECHNICAL 0.8. First Innings

A. Elliott, bM. Beuth ....r.w 1 E. Elliott, c Bark, bT. Beaney .. 49 Brown, l.b.w. T. Reaney ...... 2 Kauter, bM. Beuth .......... 1 Pirie, c Beck, bH. Beaney .... 15 Cohen, e Mahoney, bT. Reaney .. 6 Shepherd, l.b.w. M. Beuth 27 Doreen ,c T. Reaney, bH. Reaney 0 Evans, b M. Beuth 15 Hodge, c Mahoney, bT. Reaney .. 8 Boyle, not out . 4 Byes 7, leg byes 1, no balls 1.. 9 Total &»•••.••••«•••«••••• 137 Bowling analysis: M. Beuth four for 68; T. Beaney four for 43; H. Reaney two for 17. H. 5.0.8. Mahoney, b Brown 23 Brown, e Shepherd, b Brown .... 0 H. Reaney, c Kauter, b Brown .. 23 T. Beaney, o Doreen, b Brown .. 13 Beck, not out 9 M. Beuth, not out 10 Bye ..... 5

Total for four wickets ..... 83 JUNIOR GRADE. TECHNICAL 0.8. y TARADALE Taradale had no difficulty in obtaining a three-pointer against Technical 0.8. on the first innings, winning by a margin of 155 runs. In reply to Technical’s first knock of 128, Taradale replied with 283 for the loss of seven wickets, when they declared. Boggs (115) and Ellis (59) gave the best displays for Taradale, while double-figure scores were also obtained by Duthie (21), McDonald (20 not out) Whitton (15), Stewart (13) and H. Wilson (12) For Technical Champion secured two wickets for 49, Walker one for 41 and Elmes three for 30. Technical 0.8. gave a much brighter display in their second innings, but their runs came too late to be of value to them. At stumps, five wickets had fallen for 254, Elmes and Rees both played outstanding innings, both being undefeated at 102 and 72 respectively. Marcroft made 34 and Champion 15. For Taradale Ellis took two wickets for 57, Duthie two for 54 and A. Boggs one for 30. ST. JOHN’S v SWAILES. This match provided one of the most exciting finishes of the afternoon. Swailes, who had obtained a lead of 73 over St. John’s after the first innings, were hard put to it to break the last-wicket stand of St. John’s in the latter’s second innings to gain their foui pointer. The partnership commenced at 5.30 o’clock, but heavy rain caused play to be abandoned until after 6 o’clock. The two St. John’s batsmen held up their end bravely after the resumption, but with three minutes to play to avoid the four pointer A. Swailes caught and bowled the tenth man.

In their first innings Swailes made 194, St. John’s replying with 121. Swailes’ wickets fell more cheaply in the second innings, the team being dismissed for 120. A. Swailes made

the highest score with 50 not out, while Johnson made 22, and Davison 16. St. John’s successful bowlers were H. Barlow (six for 43), N. Triggs (two for 44) and R. Wilson (one for 16). St. John’s made 132 in their second innings. Wilson played a patient innings for 42 not out, other doublefigure scorers being Horne-Douglas 21, and Edwards and Foster 14. Blackledge (Swailes) took two wickets for 45, A. Swailes five for 28 and Davison three for 32. SCINDE v UNITED.

United raised themselves a step further on the junior competition ladder by obtaining a four-point victory against Scinde, defeating them by 101 runs. At the close of the previous Saturday’s play both teams had completed their first innings, when United had a lead of 60 runs. Resuming on Saturday afternoon last, United made 183. The best display was given by Stephenson, who played a forceful innings for 59. Cross made 36, Williams 30 and McLean 28 not out. Scinde’s successful trundlers were Forsythe (five for 48), Hughes (one for 58), Sweeting (two for 38) and Moss (one for 34). Scinde replied with 142 for nine wickets, double-figure scores being made by Ryan (27), Hughes (23) Bowland (19) and Kennedy and Sweeting (17). For United Wordsworth took one wicket for 29, McLean three for 45, Seed four for 32, and Minett one for 14. H. 5.0.8. v. HIGH SCHOOL. By gaining a comfortable win against High School by six wickets, H. 5.0.8. made more secure their lead in tho junior grade competition, having now gained 23 points and being nine points ahead of Technical 0.8., who are second in the competition. On the previous Saturday High School, who batted first, made 139, to which Old Boys replied with 185. Resuming play last Saturday afternoon, High School completed their seco’d innings for 166, leaving Old Boys 121 runs to make to win. This they accomplished at a cost of six wickets. The outstanding innings of the afternoon was played by Swinburn, who batted stylishly for 82 (not out).

GAMES IN HASTINGS FIRST CENTURY OF SEASON. H. 5.0.8. v. TOMOANA. The match between H. 5.0.8. and Tomoana, commenced a week ago, was resumed on Saturday, and Tomoana made 187 runs in reply to Old Boys’ 229. Batting for Tomoana the first century of the season was made by Hislop, who compiled 103 runs. Other players to make double figures were Carr 14, Irwin 12, Smith 10 and McCormick 15 not out. Old Boys commenced their second innings and had scored 18 runs for the loss of two wickets at the call of time. The details are as under:—TOMOANA. First Innings. Carr, e and b Knuckey .. .. ..14 Robertson, c Knuckey, b Beuth .. 4 Hislop, e drake, b Fippard .. ..103 Mitchell, c and b Knuckey .... 3 Spence, c Fippard, b Knuckey .. 3 Irwin, 1.b.w., b Cameron .. .. .. 12 Graham, b Newdick .. .. 4 Smith, b Newdick ...... 10 McCormick, not out .. .. .. 15 Broman, o Newdick, b Fippard .. 1 Lourie, c Drake, b Knuckey .. M 7 Extras .. .. .. .. „ 11 Total 187 Bowling Analysis.—Knuckey four for 76, Newdick two for 9, Fippard two for 8, Beuth one for 17, Williams none for 14, Apsey none for 14, Boone none for 15, Cameron one for 22. H. 5.0.8. First Innings . „ .. 229 Second Innings. Fippard, c Irwin, b Mitchell .. 0 Symons, not out 6 Cameron, c Mitchell, b Hislop .. 0 Boone, not out 12 Total for two wickets ~ .. 18 Bowling analysis.—Mitchell one for 8, Hislop one for 9, Smith none for 1.

JUNIOR GRADE. H. 5.0.8. v. ALBION. In this game Old Boys batted first and made 138. There was only four down when the score stood at 123, Newling and Hamilton having made a great stand in partnership. The wickets fell quickly after this, however, and only another 15 runs wore added, the last three wickets falling without any addition being made to the score. The top scorer was Jonson with 39, and then came Hamilton 38 and Newling 24. Bowling for Albion Hatton took three for 21, Goodall three for 32, Drube two for 14 and Ball one for 38. Albion’s total reached 82, the best batsmen being F. Rogers with 24, then came T. Goodall 19, Simmonds 11 and Broadhurst 11. Bartie captured seven for 43, Newling two for 17 and Rosenberg one for 3,