CRICKET

Matamata Record, Volume XIX, Issue 1788, 3 December 1936, Page 5

CRICKET

(By “ Mid-on.”)

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Saturday’s cricket concluded the first round of the competition, and Borne unexpected results eventuated. The competition is in a most interesting state, and it is almost impossible to pick the eventual winner. There is no doubt but that one-day matches have added to the interest, and from a playing point of view the season is one of the most successful yet experienced. Wear on Pitches.

The strain on the pitches of eight teams playing each week is making itself felt despite the fact that the sejason has been a wet one and ideal for grass-growing. Had the season been dry the wear and tear would have been all the greater. As it is the executive has to prepare for, the dry weather which usually sets in after Christmas. At the moment in wages, donations and voluntary work the cost of upkeep of the park for cricket is about £3 a week. This week more lawn grass-seed was sown with th,e idea of consolidating the turf and making it more suitable for- the heavy traffic which is placed on the pitches each week, but at least two of the pitches are in such a state now that no further play is • to be permitted on them for some time. Temporary pitches of an equal or better standard have been prepared, and the full number of competitive 'games will be played next Saturday, as the representative game will not take place until the following week. The association has been enabled 'to sow , down extra grass through the generosity of Messrs. J. Tapper, and J. E. Oakden and the Old Boys and Matamata clubs. Old Boys Beat Gordon. Old Boys made short work of Gordon, who could do nothing against the bowling of Vines and Carter. Beaver gave an improved display, hitting the ball with the full face, of the bat until he got his leg in front. Vines is proving a useful left-hander who may be a success .with the representatives. - Smith Subdued. Matamata nearly brought off a surprise win on Saturday against T.T.T. Only time beat them, for throughout the game they had the .jkjuivantage in batting and bowling, fielding honours about even. It > may be divulged.' that the team had a definite plan of campaign to secure the wicket of Smith, the T.T.T. captain, whose average before the game was over TOO. It proved successful, ‘./'as Smith scored only 20, was never comfortable, and was missed twice. Simpson again showed his solidity as a batsman, while Reid, Carlson and Silk- all hit in enterprising fashion. Cohen showed his best form of the season as a bowler, and finished up with six wickets for 31. It was hardly good enough to put him in the representative team, however, but with further practice he may yet gain his place. Hinuera Improves.

Another team to gain a surprise victory was Hinuera, who gave T.T.T. Colts a severe trouncing, largely owing to a fine exhibition of batting by’Read, who was undefeated with 73 to his credit out of 108. Read used his height to hit powerfully, and some of his strokes were a delight to watch. The Colts fought back but had no batsman who could master the frequently-changed Hinuera attack. In Lowry and Callaghan the Colts possess a couple of newcomers who shape attractively, but the team as a whole appears to lack an old head. Wilkes, because of his all round ability as bowler, batsman and slip specialist he can also keep wickets —gained a place in the representative team. tPnKpireß’ Signals.

A Putaruru captain has asked for

further explanatory notes on the rules for the benefit of players, and < these will in future be given each week'. At the moment there is great need j for improvement in umpiring, and for the benefit of players so acting the officials signals are appended:—

Boundaries.—Wave hand from side

to side.

Byes.—Raise open hand above the head. <

Leg-byes. —Raise leg and slap it with the hand.

Wides.—Extend arms horizontally. No-balls.—Extend one arm horizontally. Out.—Raise index finger above the head.

One Run Short.—Bend arm upwards and touch nearest shoulder with tips of fingers. The two following points are im(*»rtant: An umpire should wait for

his signal to be answered before proceeding with the game and a scorer cannot dictate to the umpire. The last point is mentioned because frequently a scorer is heard calling out “ over.” It is no concern of the scorer even if an umpire gives 10 or a dozen balls in the over.

TEAMS The Matamata team for Saturday will be: Bones, Cohen, Simpson, Carlson, Griffiths, Atkins, Read, Moore, Silk, Olsen, Carter, Eecles. Emergency: Jones. Only financial members can play according to the rules. Hinuera (v. Matamata).—-W. E. Ayers, senr., W. Ayers, junr., D. Cannell, W. Cannell, A. Read, C. Hogg.

GIRLS’ MATCH Matamata Defeat Hamilton The Matamata District High School girls’ cricket team defeated the Waikato Diocesan girls’ team at Hamilton on a recent Saturday by 16 runs. Scores were: — DIOCESAN TEAM D. Cranswick, c, b M. Hawke.. 9 F. Baker, b P. Simpson 0 J. Howden, st., b H. Hirst .... 0 P. Self, b P. Simpson 5 B. Heale, not out 7 A. Rathbone, b A. Wright 2 J. Wallis, c, bJ. Clothier .... 0 G. Steele, c, b P. Simpson 1 A. Pemberton, b M. Beverley ... 0 M. Anderson, st., b H. Hirst ... 0 S. Smith, c, b H. Hirst 2 . Extras - 5 Total 31 MATAMATA M. Beverley, bM. Anderson .. 21 P. Holwell, played on, b M. Anderson 1 H. Hirst, b J. Howden 3 J. Clothier, b J. Howden 0 A. Wright, not out 8 P. Simpson, c D., Cranswick .... 0 P. Halligan, c A. Rathbone .. 3 M. Hawke, c, b B. Heale 0 H. Germann, b B. Heale 0 D. Barugh, 1.b.w., bB. Heale.. 0 M. Corrie, b M. Anderson 8 Extras 3 Total 47 TIRAU v, LICHFIELD Mainly through the splendid bowling of Oldfield and Burnett, Tirau scored an outright win. TißAU.—First Innings Beck, c Flynn, b M. Goodall 0 Carmont, b Callaghan 2 Otto, c Pepperill, b Kinloch .... 11 Inman, c Hamilton, b Kinloch.. 18 Batley, b Verrall 1 Laurie, 1.b.w., b 'Callaghan 4 Oldfield, not out • 35 Stewart, c Pepperill, b V. Goodall 5 Barnett, 1.b.w., bV. Goodall ... 1 Harvey, c Verrall, bM. Goodall 8 Robson, c Callaghan, b M. Goodall 2 Extras ... ........ • •... 2 Total S 9 Bowling.—M. Goodall, 3 wickets for 37 runs; Callaghan, 2 for 16; Verrall, 1 for 9; Kinloch, 2 for 14; V. Goodall, 2 for 12. Second Innings Oldfield', c Callaghan, b M. Goodall •••'•• 13 Inman, 1.b.w., b M. Goodall 0 Otto, not out .. 23 Barnett, not out ...... 4 Extras 1 Total for 2 wickets, declared.. 41 Bowling.—-M. Goodall, 2 wickets for 13 runs; Verrall, none for 14; V. Goodall, none for 11. LICHFIELD.—First Innings Zohs, c Inman, b Harvey • : •• • 1 V. Goodall, b Barnett 0 Verrall, b Barnett 1 Hamilton, b Stewart 14 Kinloch, c Barnett, b Oldfield.. 19 Callaghan, not out 20 M. Goodall, b Oldfield 0 M. Lynn, b Oldfield ........... 3 Pepperill, b Oldfield •. • 6 Judd, b Oldfield , 1 R. Lynn, b Barnett J Total 63 Bowling.—Barnett, 3 wickets for 15 runs; Harvey, 1 for 13; Oldfield, 5 for 19; Stewart, 1 for 6; Otto, none for 9. • Second Innings Zohs, c Carmont, b Barnett 2 Verrall, b Oldfield '. 1 V. Goodall, b Barnett 4 Hamilton, c Robson, b Oldfield.. 0 Kinloch, c Laurie, b Oldfield •• • 13 Callaghan, c. Batley, b Oldfield.. 5 M. Goodall, b Oldfield .... 9 M. Lynn, b Barnett 1 Pepperill, b. Oldfield - 9 Judd, not out 0 R. Lynn, b Barnett y Total •• • 38 Bowling.—Barnett. 4 wickets for 11 runs; Oldfield, none for 16; Harvey, none for 8.