NAPIER BOYS CAPTURE BOWLING

Manawatu Times, Volume XLXI, Issue 3480, 14 December 1926, Page 7

NAPIER BOYS CAPTURE BOWLING

Inter-High School Cricket Match

NORTHERNERS COMPLETELY DOMINATE BATTING [Special to ‘‘Times.”] NAIMER. "Last Night. The annual cricket match between the elevens of the Napier and Iriilmerston North Boys' High Schools, commenced in ideal summer weather. Tiic fate of - the Dalmorston-Napicr (Shield rests on the issue of tho game, Napier being tho present holders by virtue of of a first innings wih at .Palmerston North last year. Tho conditions were excellent, tho wicket being hard and dry and the outfield clean and fast. Tho spin of tho coin fell in favour of the visitors, and they elected to bat, sending Young and Birch to open their innings. Von Sturmor commenced the homo team's attack, putting down a good medium-pace ball. Birch, when he bad but two on, was clean bowled by Von Sturmer, the board showing 13 runs. Pacey joined Young, but succeeded in bringing tho score only to 17 before he foil a victim to an l.b.w. from Von Stunner. Norris, the incoming batsman, steadied matters up considerably, and settled down with Young to enjoy a partnership which was to produce 63Four bowlers were tried to no effect, and the couple were not separated until Chadwick boat Norris with a well pitched ball, after the latter had batted effectively for 31. —3-80-31. With Roach and Young associated, tho scoring slackened up, and maiden overs were frequent. With one and three-quarter hours gone, the board displayed 00 runs. At 11.50 Von Sturmer again went on, and off his fourth ball (Young 43) brought the century up with a single after 125 minutes’ play. Young did not increase nis score, falling to survive an l.b.w. appeal from Parkinson. With his next ball Parkinson bagged Scorgie’a wicket, also through an 1.b.w., and at the luncheofi adjournment, the score, read: 5-102-0. McHaflie, tho next man. added only five before ho succumbed to Von Sturmer, but when Beet went to the wickets and Smlllie joined him, matters began to brighten materially. .The former batting nicely had 26 to his credit before he lifted one of Parkinson’s Into Chadwick’s hands, Smillie, who was also caught, made 21 in a forceful manner, tho partnership netting 29. Spelman, tho not out man. held ms end up well, while Seymour, tho eleventh man, did very well to not 14. Tho Innings closed for 180. 78 being put on after the adjournment. Napier Opens Warily. The homo team opened with XCuru and Von Sturmer facing Spelman and Smillie. Both were in fine fettle, and being right and left-handers respectively, kept the field moving. Kuru played with exacting carefulness, whilo Von Sturmer was inclined to wariness. The two went along very nicely until XCuru, with 30 on. was enticed, out of his crease by Smillie, and Norris snipped tho bails off. The couple were responsible for 59. Gilbertson joined Von Sturmer, but he was soon dismissed by Roach, and Rcaney joined. Von Stunner in a partnership which was to last the flinb out. Ktaney immediately broke tho back of the bowling, and then commenced to hit. By the call of time he had slated the bowling for 94, and was still unbeaten, as was Von Sturmer with 86. Both batted most aggressively, more especially Reaney. When stumps were drawn the total stood at 236 for two wickets.

Palmerston North. ■ Young, 1.b.w., b Parkinson >, >43 Birch, b Von Sturmor 2 Pacoy, 1.b.w.. b Von Sturmer 4 Norris, b Chadwick .. i.,.s i.... 3i Roach, b Parkinson •• •• i. • 13 Scorgio, 1.b.w., b Parkinson ».j 0 McHaffie, b Von Sturmer ..- t .>j 6 Leet, c Chadwick, b Parkinson . * 26 Smillie, c Hickling. b Von i.>: . Sturmer , -. i-•• 21 Spelman, not out w sr« 6 Seymour, b Gilberson i. .i ;•>; 1* Extras .< •• »>- 15 Total •- • 180 Bowling analysis: Von Sturmer took 4 for 60, Graig, 0 for 0: Gilbertson, 1 for 14: Reaney. 0 for 18: Hickling, 0 for ,25; Chadwick. 1 for 1; Parkinson, 4,for 39. , . Napier. Kuru, stpd. Norris, b Smillie -i-.i 30 Von Sturmer, not out . t»>: 85 Gilberston, 1.b.w., b Roach >i .. 6 Roaney, not out >.. .. • • ••’ Extras .. i..-t >• i»>: •• __ Total .. i*i- i»-.l r.-si • ■ 236