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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue LX, 21 November 1913, Page 3

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Naseby versus Fatearoa. j . .(®y Our Patearoa Correspondent.)J The first match on the M.C.A. list for this season was got off on the Patearoa ground on the 15th inst. The visitors presented an unfamiliar appearance without Hilton, M'K. Marshall, Malfroy, the Marslins, and others; while the home team had a broken backbone, W. Chirnside, Taylor, M'Lean and E. Carr being abßent. Naseby batted first, and scored the respectable total of 106. Of the new men, Fraser (22) and Norrie (27) did very well indeed. The former is a batsman of the persuasive order, and he edged most of the balls he received through the scantily-furnished blip field. _ He showed great patience and a straight bat, his scoring strokes being three 2s and 16 singles. Norrie is of the opposite stamp. He went in for fierce in-fighting, while Fraser Sparred. Norrie never attemped to block a ball: every stroke was meant for a knock-out -over the boundary. His scoring strokes were 3 singles and 6 fours. With a little patience and some attention to timing, he ought tu put up some big scores. Of the others, Ravenwood (11) and Pender batted well. The latter was playing a promising game when he ran himself out through not grounding his bat during a safe run. H. Pearce got 5 wickets fcr 19. Patearoa, after an encouraging start, wound up with the poor total of 69. L. Pearce, with 23, was highest scorer. He played a fine innings, and if his dismissal had depended upon his being bowled, he would probably he batting ye). M'Skimming has not the style of Pearce, but he curbed his natural desire to " biff " at everything, and played a very good game for 20. Calder (3 for 6) and Fraser (2 for 5), who were put on as second : and third change?, were wonderfully efficient with the ball. The Naseby : fielding was very good, Deehan doing ' extra well at the wickets. Our fielding was good, too, with one or two ! glaring exceptions. If we .had ten 1 other fieldsmen like Harold Pearce,we 1 would win all our matches. He covers J a lot of gour.d, is equally safe, with s either hand, and he has, as C.B.F. said ] about Kanjitsinhji, " the accurate i agility of a cat." i Shortly after Naseby began their | second ininngs, the cold wind brought ' up the threatening rain, and, with two : wicKets down for 17, stumps were i drawn with Naseby victors on the 1 first innings by 37 runs. The one ' permanent official was umpire Crerar. Mr Jjagg's table at lunch time was nicely decorated, the china, cutlery i and glassware very dainty, and the i lunch itself, as usual, first-rate. i The lady friends of the club provided i afternoon tea, and Capt. Pender, oh ] behalf of his team, returned thanks < and called on his men for a ready 1 three cheers. Naseby.—lst Innings. 1 Ravenwood, c and b Schrick 11 i Jacob, bH. Pearce 0 ' Fraser, c Ledingham, bH. Pearce 22 i Norrie, c Macalpine, b Wilson 27 1 Pender (capt.), run out 17 1 Calder, bH. Pearce ; 1 i Dsehan, b W. Pearce 7 : Strode, b H. Pearce 1 Mathias (G.), b W. Pearce 0 O'Malley, not out 3 Hewton, b H. Pear?e 1 Extras 16 Total 306 Bowling Figures. E. Pearce, 5 wickets for 19 runß; W. Pearce, 2 lor 22; M'Skimming, 0 for 7; Schrick, 1 for 6; Carr, 0 for 12; Wilßon, 1 for 24. Patearoa. Macalpine, h Norrie 2 L. Peaice, c Norrie, b Calder 23 H. Pearce, c Fraser, h Ravenwood 9 Wilson (capt.), b Ravenwood 0 M'Skimming, c Fraser, b Strode \ 20 W. Pearce, not out i 7 R. Carr, c and b Calder j 0 Cambridge, c Pender, b Calder • 0 Schrick, b Fraser 2 A. Ledingham, b Fraser 2 F. Mathias, b Ravenwood v 1 Byes 3 Total 69 Bowling Figures. Ravenwood, 3 wickets for 16 runs; Fraser, 2 for 5; Norrie, 1 for 16; Ponder 0 for 18; Calder, 3 for 6; T'-" Strode, 1 for 5. Naseby.—2nd Innings. Ravenwood, c Carr, bW. Pearce 6 Jacob, b W. Pearce 2 Deehan, not out 6 Mathias, not out 3 i,. Total for to 2 wickets : 17