CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8133, 1 December 1904, Page 2

CRICKET.

PHOENIX v. KAPONGA. The fixture, Kaponga v. Phoenix, was played at Kaj>onga on Wednesday, and produced some excellent cricket. Phoenix won the match easily on the first innings by a margin of 68 runs. Kaponga wont first to the wickets. They opened well, Cole and Mathieson making » good stand. ■ The former scored 20 Dy good cricket, and Mathieson 9, but the rest, with the exception of Trower (8), and Betts (6), did very little, the innings closing for 50. A'Court was responsible for most of the wickets, getting 6 for 14, and McCarthy secured 3 for 16. McCarthy and A^Court opened lot Phoenix, and put on 40 for the first wicket. Norton (16) was the only other batsman besides thto first two io reach double figures. McCarthy played a great innings, and a,t the end was unbeaten wtyb • scor^ of* 60»Extras contributed 13. The total score was 108. Weir got one wicket for 44> Trowers 5. for 27. and, Toy 2 for 9. Kaponga went in for their second innings, and at call of time had six "wickets down, for 43 runs. The wicket was true and fast, and the outfield in fair order.