SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 14 February 1921, Page 5

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

EXCELSIOR, v. MANAIA

I A good sporting game, in which Ma- ! naia made a gallant hid for victory, ! against 'time, resulted in a two-point i win for Excelsior by a, margin of 58 j runs on the first innings. The match' J throughout was interesting and pro- - duced much good bowling and'some excellent batting. Scores: ' ' j,! Excelsior—Elliott, c H. Hughes, b 'A. Hughes, 7; Atkin, c Maunsell, bHHiighes, 7; Bayiey, b Bairstow,. 11; Beechey, c Bairstow, b H. Hughes, 23; ! Page, b Bairstow, 0; Walker, b H. . Hughes, 1; Treweek,\c H. Hughes, ft Bairstow, 15; ' Fairweather, b A. Hughes, 14; Davies, b Bairstow, 4; McCarthy, not out, 1; Taylor, b Bairstow, 0; extras, 2; total 85. Bowling ! analysis—Bairstow, 5 for 26; HHughes, '3 for 38; A. Hughes, 2 fo r 19. 1 Manaia—H. Hugffes, c Davies b . Beechey, 2; Judd^ b Beechey, 1Maunsell, b McCarthy, 5; A. Hughe6, lbw, b McCarthy, 2; Bairstow, b McCarthy, 7; Haynes, b McCarthy, 1; Miller, lbw, b Beechey, 3; Hobday, b McCarthy, 0; Mckay, not out, 2; Alan Hughes, lbw, b McCarthy, 4; total, ■27. Bowling analysis—McCarthy 7 for 15; Beechey, 3 for 12. ■ Excelsior went in again, and Beechey and McCarthy rattled up 51 in quick time. They declared the - innings closed, leaving Manaia 110 to get m - about aft miTin+i>.« ; At: +.!>««« 11 «t '+?„.«.

»uv.uv «v unuuiea. A.i we call ot time' they had 84 foi^six wioketg, the first:

wicicet, i±. Hughes and Judd, putting on runs very qnjpkly. H. Hughes was 42 not out and played a fine innings.