CRICKET

Matamata Record, Volume XX, Issue 1917, 14 March 1938, Page 8

CRICKET

PLAY AT MATAMATA Selwyn and Old Boys Win The cricket competition was continued at Bedford Park on Saturday in fine weather. ORAKA BEAT MATAMATA Largely owing to an excellent innings by Vallance Oraka beat Matamata by four wickets. Scores were: MATAMATA Simpson, run out 15 Townsend, c Vallance, bN. Hunt 4 Moore, b N. Hunt 19 Carlson, b Williams 19 Griffiths, b O’Loughlin 0 Smith, b O’Loughlin 7 Silk, c Lees, b O’Loughlin 23 Irving, c O’Loughlin, b Williams 16 Bracewell, not out 2 Delaney, b O’Loughlin 1 Extras * 9 * Total 196 Bowling: H. Hunt, none for 6; I O’Loughlin, 4 for 16; N. Hunt, 2 for I 16; Smith, none for 14; Williams, 2 for 20; Gear, none for 18; Parker, none for 2; P. Lees, none for 2.

ORAKA J. Gamble, b Carlson 1 Smith, run out 9 Vallance, not out 90 O’Loughlin, c Townsend, b Carlson 7 H. Hunt, b Moore 9 P. Williams, b Carlson 2 N. Hunt, b Carlson 9 J. Parker, not out 7 Extras : I 2 Total for six wickets HO Bowling: Carlson, 4 for 22; Townsend, none for 33; Moore, none for 22; Bracewell, none for 18. OLD BOYS WIN EASILY Old Boys maintained their position in second place in the competition table by gaining victory over Okauia by a margin of 67 runs. Details were: OLD BOYS Beaver, b Sutton 9 Johnston, c Miller, b Sutton .... 28 Griffiths, b Sharp 15 Baker, c Irving, b Sutton ...... 4 Roberts, b Irving 22 Vosper, 1.b.w., b Sutton 5

Mulholland, b Sutton 10 Simpson, b Sutton 0 Mclntyre, c and b Sutton 12 Scott, c Irving, b Sutton 0 Miller, not out ..... 4 Extras 14 Total .. H 4 Bowling: Sutton, 7 for 23; Sharpe, 2 for 51; Irving, 1 for 27. OKAUIA Gibson, b Baker 10 Irving, c Baker, b Mclntyre 13 Sutton, b Mclntyre .. 4 Booth, b Scott 2 Tapper, c Mulholland, b Mclntyre 3 Sharp, b Mclntyre. 2 Turner, run out 8 Baker, not out 0 McColl, b Baker 0 Extras 5 Total 47 Bowling: Scott, 1 for 49; Johnston, none for 6; Mclntyre, 4 for 17; Baker, 2 for 1.

SELWYN ON TOP By one of the narrowest margins of the season Selwyn maintained their position as leaders of the competition at the expense of Wardville. Only three runs separated the teams .at the finish. Scores wel’e: SELWYN B, Lowry, b Newson 15 Moran, b Hughes 1 Callaghan, c McKearney, b Hughes 5 Car&eldine, l.b.w v b Newson .... 0

Wilks, cde Ridder, b Newson .. 22 Stewart, run out 3 Small, b Hughes 0 Fitzherbert, c Hughes, b Newson 27 Lowry, run out 0 Barnett, not out 10 Fiske, run out 4 Extras 10 Total 97 WARDVILLE Newson, c and b Lowry 9 Hughes, b Lowry 8 McKearney, c Fiske, b Callaghan 4 Brown, b Callaghan 1 Carroll, b Lowry 15 Hughes, b Barnett 50 de Ridder, not out 2 T. Sheat, b Lowry 1 Gilpin, c Moran, b Callaghan .. 1 Sorrensen, b Callaghan 0 Extras 3 Total 94 HINUERA SURPRISE Hinuera scored a five-point win over Gordon on Saturday. The latter, however, were shorthanded. Scores were: —* GORDON. —First Innings Barclett, c and b Oldfield 8 J. Udy, b Read 0

R. Brooks, b Scelly 19 Hawkins, cD. Canned, b Oldfield 6 F. Montague, c W. Canned, b D.

Canned 2 H. Udy, c Read, b D. Canned .. 8 G. Bartlett, b Sweetman 0 McMillan, b Sweetman 0 Cowling, not out 0 Total 43 Bowling: Read, 1 for 14; Oldfield, 2 for 13; D. Canned, 2 for 15; Sweetman, 2 for 1; Scelly, 1 for none. Second Innings F. Montague, c Scelly, b Sweetman 1 R. Brooks, c Johnston, b Oldfield 15 Bartlett, b Read 18 Hawkins, b Read 0 H. Udy, not out 12 J. Udy, c Scelly, b Oldfield 2 G. Bartlett, run out 0 Cowling, b Sweetman 0 McMillan, 1.b.w., b Sweetman.... 0 Extras .... 1 Total 49 Bowling: Sweetman, 3 for 11; Scelly, none for 6; Oldfield, 2 for 16; Read, 2 for 16. HINUERA W. Ayers, c Brooks, b Bartlett.. 7j Maffey, b Bartlett 0 Oldfield, b Brooks 52 W. Canned, played on, b Montague 0 Read, played on, b Brooks 15 *D. Canned, b H. Udy 4 Germann, c Brooks, b Montague 3 Sweetman, b Bartlett 4 Scelly, run out 4 Warrender, c and b Bartlett ...-. 0 Johnston, not out .. .7 0 Extras ! 4 Total 93 Bowling: Bartlett, 4 for 45; Montague, 2 for 19; H. Udy, 1 for 6; Brooks, 2 for 18. PIAKO v. OTOROHANGA The Piako team to defend the South Auckland Shield against Otorohanga at Matamata on Saturday is a s follows: Somers (captain), Beaver, Wilks, B. Lowry, Baker, Callaghan, Read, Valiance, Sutton, R. Brooks, A. R. Griffiths, Smith. Those not available include Johnston (Te Aroha and Muller (Paeroa).