CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 110, 9 April 1934, Page 10

CRICKET

SEASON’S FINAL MATCH. MASSEY COLLEGE~WIN JUNIOR B GRADE. In tlie final match of the season in competitions conducted by the Manawatu Cricket Association, Massey College on Saturday afternoon defeated Y.M.C.A. B, on the first innings, thus taking the junior B grade championship honours. Although the Y.M.C.A. team had suffered only two losses to the College team’s three, the latter made up the points leeway by taking six four-point wins as against the other team’s three clear-cut victories. In the course of the season the teams met on three occasions and in all a draw was the result. College had first use of the wicket, the match being played on No. 1 wicket. When 233 had been made for the loss of nine wickets, College declared (Blythe 52, Longwill 46, Corkill 21, Campbell 29, Johnson 34). The Y.M.C.A. team took the batting crease shortly before 5 p.m. and the last wicket fell within a few minutes of the scheduled end of tlio day at 6.20 p.m. Bowling for College, Beggs gained an average of five for 47, and at one stage took three wickets with four balls. Two were taken at the end of one over, in three balls, no runs being scored off the intervening delivery, and the other wicket with the first ball from his next over. The Y.M.C.A. total reached 113 (Bowles 29, Marshall 31, McNeile 12, Rumble 14). When there was but an hour’s playing time left Y.M.C.A., who were one man short, had made 70. The following are the detailed scores: — MASSEY COLLEGE.

Corkill, c Reese, b Irvine 21 Cooper, b Howe 4 Longwill, lbw, b Rees 46 Campbell, lbw, b McNeile 29 Blytlic, b Rees 52 Suckling, c Rees, b Howe 6 Walker, c Rumble, b Rees 7 Wyatt, run out 4 Beggs, c and b Rumble 8 McLennan, not out 9 Johnson, not out 34 Extras 13

Total for 9 wickets (declared) 233 Bowling analysis.—Rees three for 27, Howe two for 26, Irvine one for 15, Bowles none for 37, Rumble one for 62. Collis none for 11 McNeile one for 42. Y.M.C.A. Bowles, run out 29 Marshall, b Beggs 31 McNeile, c Johnson, b Beggs ... 12 Rees, b Beggs 0 Irvine, c Suckling, b Blythe 7 Weir, b Beggs 3 Rumble, lbw, b Blythe 14 Collis, run out 0 Howe, lbw, b Beggs 7 Cross, not out 1 Extras 1 Total for 9 wickets 113 Bowling analysis.—Beggs five for 47, Cooper none for 15, McLennan none for 22, Blytlie two for 20. TECHNICAL SCHOOL WIN. BUNNYTHORPE OLD BOYS BEATEN. The Palmerston North Technical School’s first eleven played a match at the Grey Street grounds on Saturday against former pupils from Bunnythorpe. It was a one innings game, School winning by 115 runs to 92. Details are as follow : —- TECHNICAL SCHOOL. Watson, c Duthie, 1> Jeffries ... 23 Astwood, 1.b.w., b Pentecost ... 10 Millar, c Donald, b Pentecost ... 28 Simes, run out 15 Wackrow, c Martin, b Pentecost 4 Collins, run out 2 Yuile, c and b Steward 5 Carlyle, b Jeffries - 0 Algie, b Donald 4 Clements, not out 4 Atkinson, b Jeffries 17 Extras 3 Total 115 Bowling analysis.—Donald, 2 for 26; Pentecost, 3 for 27; Stewart, 1 for 20; Jeffries, 2 for 8; O’Donnell, none for 4; Duthie, none for 16. BUNNYTHORPE. M. Donald, c Carlyle, b Millar ... 0 A. Stewart, b Coliins 12 C. Pentecost, c Simes, b Millar ... 6 G. Duthie, b Collins 14 A. O’Donnell, b Millar 4 C. Cheetham, c and b Collins ... 11 E. Jeffries, c Astwood, b Millar ... 2 P. O’Donnell, c Simes, b Millar ... 8 W. Parsons, b Astwood 1 Martin, not out 4 Ward, b Millar 28 Extras 2 Total 92 Bowling analysis.—Millar, 7 for 42; Simes, none for 15; Astwood, 1 for 11; Collins, 3 for 12; Yuile, none for 2; Wackrow, none for 9. AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 8. The Auckland Cricket Association’s senior championship concluded in ideal conditions yesterday. Parnell, last season’s champions, again took the honours, Parnell won by six points from University, the runners-up. SYDNEY GRADE CRICKET. TITLE TO MOSMAN. SYDNEY, April 7. The grade cricket premiership was won by Mosman with 70 points. Marrickville was runner-up with 65, and Randwick third with 60. Best batting averages were : —Bill (Waverley), 525 runs, at an average of 65.62; Wallace (Marrickville), 546, at an average of 45.5; and Leadbeater (Cumberland), 662, at an average of 44.13. Bowling: O’Reilly (North Sydney), 238 runs, 32 wickets, average 7.43; Callaway (Marrickville), 402 runs, 37 wickets, average 10.86; Cliilvers (Northern Districts), 487 runs, 41 wickets, average 11.87.