MID-WEEK CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 15, 15 December 1932, Page 12

MID-WEEK CRICKET

THREE MATCHES PLA’YED. GOOD BATTING SEEN. Although there was a fairly strong wind in evidence ; mid-week players in the Manawatu cricket competitions had excellent wickets at their command yesterday and the day was productive of some excellent scoring, Brace, of P.D.G., knocking up 88; Thompson, of Optimists, 76, and Miller, of the same club, 64. Another to top the half century was Hooker, of the P.D.C., while Wilde, of the Combined Services B team, compiled a useful 43. A DRAWN GAME. Occupying a wicket on the oval, the P.D.C. versus Combined Services match ended in a draw, although the honours were with the former' eleven. P.D.C. amassed a total of 212 for the loss of seven wickets, at which stage they declared thfcir innings closed. The first seven batsmen for Combined Services all returned double figure scores, but when play ceased they were still 33 runs in arrears with two wickets to fall. Had time not expired, the game might well have furnished an interesting finish. Following are the detailed scores:— P.D.C.

Hooker, st M. Hart, b L. Hart ... 53 Cockery, b Childs 5 Brace, c P. Quigan, b Heaphy ... 88 Harris, b Heaphy 27 Rodgers, c Heaphy, b N. Quigan ... 4 Oliver, b Heaphy 6 Gilmour, b Heaphy 0 McGonigal, not out 1 Blumont, not out 12 Extras 16 Total for 7 wicket's (deed.) ... 212 Bowling analysis: Childs, 1 for 39; McGavin, 0 for 35; N. Quigan, 1 for 36; Davis, 0 for 23; P. Quigan, 0 for 16; Heaphy, 4 for 22; Blair, 0 for 17; L. Hart, 1 for 12. COMBINED SERVICES A. Childs, b Cockery 23 L. Hart, c Gilmour, b Rodgers ... 10 Davis, b Cockery 24 McGavin, c Harris, b Brace 23 L. Quigan, b Rodgers 22 Heaphy, b Blumont 24 P. Quigan, b Cockery 25 M. Hart, not out ... 8 Pledger, b Cockery 0 Blair, not out - 5 Extras 15 Total for 8 wickets 179 Bowling analysis: Cockery, 4 for 55; Oliver, 0 for 20; Blumont, 1 for 19; Rodgers, 2 for 40; Hooker, 0 for 6; Bx-ace, 1 for 21. A WIN FOR OPTIMISTS. The Optimists’ Club proved too strong for the U.S.C. A eleven, for after disposing of the opposition for 79 runs Optimists ran up 222 in their reply. The partnership between Thompson and Miller was a very fruitful one, the pair adding 131 for the fifth wicket. Rice, for the same side, registered a splendid bowling average by taking seven wickets at a cost of 27 runs. Following are the detailed scores: — U.S.C. A. Cox, b Rice ... 13 Bailey, c Miller, b Rice 0 Ormond, c Cockburn, b McGregor 18 Mayo, lbw, b McGregor ... •. 0 Nelson, b McGregor 0 Webby, not out 15 Weston, b Rice 27 Bulford, b Rice 0 Munro, b Rice 4 Ford, b Rice 0 Richardson, b Rice ... 0 Extras 2 Total 79 Bowling analysis: P. Rice, 7 for 27; McGregor, 3 for 23; Somerville, 0 for 18. 1 OPTIMISTS. Somerville, b Ormond 20 Edlin, run out 24 McGregor, b Ormond Ji Thompson, b Weston 75 Evans, b Ormond 2 Miller, c Ormond, b Nelson 64 McNab, b Nelson 0 Cockburn, not out 11 Oliver, lbw, b Weston 2 D. Rice, b Munro 4 P. Rice, c Nelson, b Ford 2 Extras 13 Total 222 Bowling analysis: Ormond, 3 for 51; Cox 0 for 29; Webby, 0 for 27; Bulford 0 for 31 ; Mayo, 0 for 22; Weston, 2 fo'r 18; Nelson, 2 for 19; Munro, 1 for 7 j Ford, 1 for 3. B TEAMS AT PLAY. The B combinations of the Combined Services and the Unemployed Sports Club tried conclusions, a lower scoring game finding the honours resting with the Services on the first innings. At their first visit to the batting crease Combined Services made 119. U.S.C. replied with 84, and tho opposition commenced their second innings holding an advantage of 35 runs. With the total standing at 71 for the loss of three wickets Services declared their second innings closed, but time prevented a decision on the second innings .being arrived at, U.S.C. having lost I five wickets for 29 runs when stumps were drawn. Following aro the detailed scores:— SERVICES B. First Innings. Andrews, b Attwood 11 O’Neil, c Barrett, b Leng 30 Tilson, lbw, b Leng 1 Dawielc, b Leng 0 Watt, c Redwood, b Leng 1 Grey, b Attwood 38 Quigan, c Attwood, b Leng 13 Wilde, b Attwood 10 Guthrie, run out 8 Woodley, not out 0 Kempson, b Attwood 0 Extras ... 7 Total 119 Bowling analysis.—Attwood four for J 20, 'Leng five for 27, Mortensen none for 15, Cowles nono for 14, Richardson none for 19, Bari-ett nono for 18. Second Innings. Woodley, not out Andrews, b Attwood 3 O’Neil, b Attwood 1 Wilde, b Attwood 43 Extras 3 Total for 3 wickets (decl.) ... 71 U.S.C. B. First Innings. Leng, b Andrews 11 Bari-ett, b Andrews 1 Attwood, b Andrews 5 Mortensen, b Grey 14 Cowles, b Grey ... 0 Richardson, b O’Neil , 38 Redwood, d Woodley 3 Barnard, c Woodley, b Grey ... 0 Woulds, b O’Neil _ 0

Orr, not out 0 Cooksley, b O’Neil 0 Extras 12 Total 84 Bowling analysis.—Grey three for 8, Andrews three for 41, Dawick nono for 14, O’Neil three for 9, Woodley one for 0. | Socond Innings.’ Attwood, b Woodley 4 Mortensen, b Grey 13 Cowles, b Woodley 5 Barrett, run out 0 Richardson, thrown out 2 Redwood, not out 5 Extras 0 Total for five wickets 29 Bowling analysis.—Woodley two for 8, Grey one for 14. HIGH SCHOOLS’ MATCH. PALMERSTON NORTH v. NAPIER.

Per Press Association. HASTINGS, Dec. 14. A draw was the result of the annual cricket match between the Napier and Palmerston North High Schools to-day. The local side’s first innings produced only 193 and when they followed on "they played out time to avert defeat. With 257 to make to save an innings defeat, the home team had lost six wickets for 111 when stumps were' drawn. Scores: — PALMERSTON NORTH. First innings • 449 NAPIER.—First Innings. Jeffery, lbw, b R. Hatch 0 Edgley, b Stuckey 54 Palmer, c Boulton, b Stuckey ... 4 Mahony, run out 19 Younghusband, hit wic., b Stuckey 25 Bickerstaff, b Stuckey 17 Brown, b McVicar 16 Armitage, c and b McVicar 32 Boland, b McVicar 3 Gray, b K. Hatch 0 Morissey, not out 0 Extras 23

Total 193 Bowling analysis: Ongley none for 28, K. Hatch one for 6, Stuckey four for 69, R. Hatch one for 62, McVicar three for 5. Second Innings. . Jeffery, c Boulton, n K. Hatch ... 12 Edgley, eK. Hatch, b Stuckey ... 7 Palmer, b K. Hatch 4 Mahony, c Stuckey, bK. Hatch ... 46 Younghusband, c Stuckey, b Hatch 21 Bickerstaff, c R. Hatch, b K. Hatch 2 Armitage., not out 9 Brown, not out. 4 Extrus 6

Total for six wickets 11l Bowling analysis: K. Hatch five for 35, Stuckey one for 26.