PREPARING FOR THE CRICKET SEASON

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6732, 8 October 1928, Page 9

PREPARING FOR THE CRICKET SEASON

SCRATCH GAME AT TERRACE END PARK. 3 With the reign of King Willow > rapidly approaching, preparations aro 3 afoot,. among the-, clubs, to commence j the erjeket season in good trim for the 1 opening of the competitions. The first - of the practice- games of the s-sason : was played at Terrace End Park on i Saturday afternoon, when a scratch s eleven from the Palmerston Club :opi posed a schoolboys eleven from the . Palmerston North Boys’ High School. : Considering that the members of botn 1 sides were wielding the willow prac--1 tically for the first time this season, 1 some good \ scores were put on tho ; board. Palmerston put .on 144 to which the schoolboys replied with 136. , The following are the detailed scores: Palmerston. N. G. Ingham, c Spring, b Ongley 14 N. Loot, c McHaffiic, b Burgess . 19 N. Galliehah, b- Spring .. .. ..18 J. Pogden, b Spring, . . .. .. V. ’ 1 J. Smith, b Loudon 27 • G. Riddell, b Burgess, 4 W. Miller, b MeHaffie, .. .. .. 14 G. .Kells, b Spring, 11 J. Rose, retired, ~ 31 Brew, not out 0 A. M. Ongley, bM. Ongley .... 0 Extras, 5 Total .. ... *. .. ~ ~ 144 Bowling analysis: MeHaffie, 1 for 6; Ongley, 2 for 15; Spring, 3 for 27; Burgess, 2 for 29; Louden, I for 21; Stonehousc, 0 for' 20; Grant, 0 for 25. •AT . High School. B, Spring,, retired . . ... .. .. ... 15 E. Fletcher, c Kells, b Ongley .. 18 J. MeHaffie, retired .. .. •. .. 33 . —■. Trcmcwan, b Riddell .. .. .. 1 .A. Penman, l.b.w. Riddell .. .. 3 M. Ongley, retired, .. .. 33 L. Gibson, s Smith, b Riddell .. 0 .D, Stonehousc, :).Miller .. .. .. a B, Loudon, run cut 8 C. Miller, not out .. V. .... .. 9 S. Grant, c Smith, b Ongley' . . 6 Extras .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 5 ■- . Total ... .. ~ .. .. .. 136 Bowling analysis: Riddel took 3 for 15; Ongley, 2 for 26; Miller, 1 for 14; Galliehan, 0 for 12;- Smith, 0 for 5; Loot, 0 for, 14; Ingham, 0 lor 8; Pegdon, 0 for 14; Kells, 0 for 10; Brew, 0 for 8.