CRICKET.

Matamata Record, Volume VII, Issue 512, 25 February 1924, Page 5

CRICKET.

WARDVILLE V. MANAWARU. The Wardvillc cricket team visited | Manawaru on Saturday, when a good even match was played, resulting in a win for the visitors by three runs_ on the first innings. The following are the scores:— ' WARDVILLE.—First Innings. A. Bartlett, run out • • • • 29 C. Gauntlett, bW. Wright .. 2 D. Barker, b Auld .. • • • • 3 C. Barker, b W. Wright .. • • 0 J. Barker, b Auld .. ... ■ • 0 C. Costall, b Auld .. ■ • • • 0 J. Orr, b Scott .. •• ..13 H. Barker, 1.b.w., b Auld .. .. 0 R. Tuck, run out 3 Chris. Costall, not out .. .. 0 Ralph Tuck, c Brick, b Auld .. 3 Total .. • • • • .. 53 Bowling.—G. Auld 5 for 21, W. Wright 2 for 23, L. Scott 1 for 9. Second Innings. runtlett, cJ. Wright, b Auld .. 11 Barker, b Auld .. • ■ .. 22 ©.i Barker, b Auld .. • • .. 0 Chris. Costall, b Auld .. 0 Costall, b Auld 2 W R. Tuck, b Auld .. •• 1 • Bartlett, b Auld .. • • .. 31 ijplsarker, b Scott 1 J. Barker, b Auld .. .. • • 5 J. On*, not out • • • • .. 10 Ralpn Tuck, bW. Wright': - ■ .. 4 Extras 3 Total . ■ • • • • . ■ 90 '> Bowling.—Stone 0 for 28, W. Wright 1 for 11, Scott 1 for 9, Auld S for 22, J.' Wright 0 for 11. A remarkable feature of this innings was the howling performance of G. Auld. The first two batsmen scored 32 runs before a wicket fell. Then when Auld began bowling he took a wicket with each of the first three balls, and later had taken six wickets, for two runs. MANAWARU.—First Innings. R. Davis, b Orr .. .. ■• • 1 L. Stone, b Bartlett.. •• •• 0 G. Auld, b Orr .. • • • 20 L. Scott, b Orr .. ■ • • 5 A. Hirst, c Bartlett, b Orr .. 5 W. Harris, b Bartlett .. • • 3 J. Hawkins, b Bartlett '.. •. 0 W. Wright, run out ••• •• 0 T>. Bail-slow, e C. Costall, b Oit 10 W. Brick, c J. Barker, b Bartlett 3 J. Wright, not out 1 Extras .» •• •• ..2 J Total •• •• •• 50 l Bowling.—A. Bartlett -4 for 32, J. Orr 5 for 15. '