CRICKET.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 3075, 5 November 1929, Page 5

CRICKET.

TE KUITI DEFEAT OTOROHANGA IN FRIENDLY GAME. An eleven, drawn from the Te Kuiti cricket clubs, journeyed to Otorohanga during the week-end to P* a y a . friendly game with Otorohanga. The home side, batting first on a perfect wicket, knocked up the respectable total of 127 runs—H. McLeod. (37), Cbrbett (36), Hughes (15) .and Fairbrother (12), being the principal contributors. McAvdnue and Davidson shared the bowling honours, taking nine wickets between them. Te Kuiti's innings started auspiciously and Ldddell and Banfield had taken the gloss off the bowling before being aeparated. MeAvinue, Grant and Lusk carried on the good work and the runs required for victory were obtained with the loss of six wickets. At the conclusion of the game the skippers, Fairbrother and MeAvinue, exchanged the usual compliments, and the hope was expressed that the game would be the forerunner of many others. Following are the details:— OTOROHANGA. H. McLeod, e Hughes, b Davidson 37 Timbs, c O. Hughes, b Lusk 8 Corbett, Ibw, b MeAvinue 36 J. McLeod, c Hughes, b MeAvinue 6 - H. Hughes, b Davidson 15 Kolt, c Banfield, b MeAvinue 2 K. Cameron, b MeAvinue 0 Lawrence, b Davidson 0 Fairbrother, b Davidson 12 L. Cameron, not out ... 5 Mclnnis, b MeAvinue 0 Extras ' ... 6 Total ... 127 Bowling analysis: Davidson took 6 wickets for 34; Lusk, 1 for 29; Grant, 0 for 27; Banfield, 0 for 3; MeAvinue, 5 for 26. TE KUITI. Liddell, b K. Cameron ... ... 12 Banfield, b Fairbrother 18 Davidson, b Fairbrother 0 Wilkins, o Corbett, bH. McLeod 5 T. Hughes, c Holt, bH. McLeod 3 . Grant, not out ... 59 MeAvinue, c Corbetti, b H. McLeod 10 Lusk, not out 25 Extras 5 Total for six wickets 137 Bowling analysis: Hughes, 0 for 15; Holt, 0 for 27; Fairbrother, 2 for 18; H. McLeod, 3 for 9; K. Cameron, 1 for 8j; . Timbs, 0 for 8; J. McLeod, 0 for 18; Lawrence, 0 for 12,; Mclnnis, 0 for 2.