BOYS' CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 25, 29 December 1942, Page 2

BOYS' CRICKET

WELLINGTON, Dec. 29. The cricket match between boys' teams under 18 years of age representing Manawatu and Wellington, which was started on Boxing Day at the Basin Reserve, was concluded in ideal weather yesterday, resulting in a draw in favour of Wellington. On the opening day Manawatu totalled 218, and Wellington had 43 runs on for the loss of two wickets. Continuing their innings yesterday, bright batting by C. Jones and O'Brien enabled Wellington to total 234. Cameron bowled well for Manawatu in taking five wickets for 71. Effective right-hand fast-medium bowling by S. Head, a 16-year-old Niue Islander, a pupil at Wellington Technical College, who took eight wickets for 47 runs, saw Manawatu in their second innings for 108, of which Harkncss claimed 39. Left with 93 to get to win in an hour, Lahood and pornish had 62 runs on for the loss of no wickets when stumps were drawn at 5 o'clock, an interesting game resulting in a draw. Following are the scores: Manawatu. —First innings, 218. Second innings: Nichols 4. Hnrkness 39, Oakley 6, Laird 7, Cameron 18. Smith 0, Bowdon 0, Weston 1, Burrows 12, 1. Whiltaker 5 not out; extras 15; total 108.

Wellington.—First innings: 234. Bowling: Smith, two for 84; Cameron, five for 71; Oakley, two for 33; Ilarknoss none for 31; Nicho'.s, none for 1. Second innings: 62 for no wickets. Bowling: Smith, none for 29; Cameron, none for 20: Oakley, none for 8; Nichols, none for 5.

UNDER 15 MATCH. The Manawatu team under 15 years of age. which was beaten by an inningson Boxing Day. played a match against another Wellington team yesterday, and was beaten by 166 runs on the first innings. Garrett, a diminutive right-hander, bowled exceptionally well for Wellington in tuking eight wickets for 29 runs. Scores:— Wellington: 222. Bowling: Andrews, four for 40; Bayliss. four for 85; Lory, one for 33; Ilenrsey. ono for 20; Woodruffo, none for 10. Manawatu: Woodruffe 20. Hearsey 8, Jenkins 11, Andrews 7, Carruthers 0, Frcebain 1, A Lory 7, R. Lory 1, Bayliss 0, Kilblan 0 Heathy, 0 not out; extras, 4; total, 56.