MANAWATU SEEMS TO HAVE A SAFE HOLD OF THE HAWKE CUP

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7179, 28 March 1930, Page 9

MANAWATU SEEMS TO HAVE A SAFE HOLD OF THE HAWKE CUP

i ' •* - ■■■'- First Ipngs Lead of 118

RANGITIKEI ONE FOR U IN SECOND STRIKE

The weather was gloriously fine for the resumption of the Hawke Oup cricket match, Manawatu versus Bangitikei on tho fcSportsground yesterday, ilauawatu continued its innings and compiled 295, leaving Eangitikei 118 to make, to wipe off tho first innings deficit. Gallichan with 63 top-scored for Manawatu, McVicar 53, Ongley junior 50, and Pacey 48 also played good cricket, Smith, the Bangitikei captain, bowled well, taking four wickets for 110 runs, and bowling 37 overs, 11 of which wero maidens. Hoddcr two for 33 and Barton two for 3S were also effective with the leather. At the close of tho day’s play the challongers had one wicket down for 64 runs. Messrs. Greer (Palmerston North) and Cave (Wanganui) acted as umpires.

Manawatu Batting. Pacey 28 and McVicar 19, resumed for Manawatu in the morning, the latter facing the bowling of Staples. McVicar cut Staples through slips to the boundary in tho second over, and Pacey scored a brace off Smith. McVicar brought 90 up by hitting a full toss from Staples to the leg boundary. Pacey scored a boundary from the first ball in Smith’s next over. Bowick relieved Staples at the river end and a single came to McVicar, while Pacey hit him through extra coyer to bring the century up in 90 minutes ; play* Pacey was then 41 and McVicar 30. Play was quiet after the contury wa* hoisted. McVicar brought up 110 with a cut through slips. The batsman had a life the next ball when ho was dropped by Smith when playing a similar shot. Barton rnado his first appearance as bowler when he replaced Smith at tho town end. Bowick bowled his fust maiden for the morning to Pacey. McVicar drovo Barton’s first ball for a single, and Paccy went when ho faded to play tho third clear and was caught by Hayward at the wickets. Ho had played a good opening effort ot 48 in 100 minutes, the total being 17. Hodder then replaced Bowick at the river end. W. Norris replaced Pacey and took the first strike to Barton. He opened his account with a. single off Barton’s third ball, two singles also came off the over and 120 came up. Norris had only a short stay and was caught bv Sladden at mid-on off dodder’s fourth ball, the score-board reading 120—3—1. Spring came m and played the last ball of the over. Smit came on at the river end and replaced Hodder. Spring played too good shots in succession for two and three and brought 130 up. Staples then replaced Barton at the town end. Spring hit the fifth ball from the new bowler, a full toss, to the leg boundary. Smith then bowled another maiden to McVicar. Another single to Spring and a four to McVicar comprised the runs off Staple’s next over to bring 140 up. Spring was clean bowled after being at the wicket for 42 minutes. _ The telegraph read 151 —4 —22. Gallichan went next and opened his account with a straight drive for two off Smith and had a life in the slips with the next ball. Barton rcpiaced Staples at the town end. McVicar went out the next over, skying one from Smith, which was accepted by D. Cameron. Ho had been at the wickets for 130 _ minutes for a safo 53, tho total being 157. Baumber’s stay was short, being clean bowled by Smith after making two, tho score-board then reading ICO—6—2. The Manawatu captain then took the cicase.

After Lunch. Ongley and Gallichan resumed after lunch, the former going first ball from Smith, the score-board reading IQ2 7 2. Ongley junior replaced his father and put the first ball to leg for four. Barton took charge of the attack. Ongley drove Smith to the boundary with a nice shot and brought 170 up. Gallichan put Barton for a single and Ongley followed it with four and a brace to bring 180 up. Ongley, who was playing pretty cricket, made three off Smith’s next over. He smacked Barton to leg for three. Gallichan scored a single on the off, and another two to leg by Ongley brought 190 to the telegraph. Ongley had put 23 on in 13 minutes. Hodder replaced Barton and bowled four successive maiden overs. Gallichan secured four from a leg glide off Smith and brought 200 up by sending Smith to leg for four, the double century taking two and a-half hours to get; Gallichan was then 15 and Ongley 27. Sladden, a left-hander, went on in place of Hodder, and Ongley straight drove the last ball of the over to the fence. Gallichan snicked Smith’s first ball for four. Two singles followed and then a brace to Gallichan, 220 appearing on the board. Staples replaced Sladden and Gallichan greeted him by driving him for four, and sending him to the off for another four and a single, bringing 240 up. Bowielc replaced Smith and Gallichan leg glided his second ball to ,tlic boundary for four. Ongley at this stage had 4G and Gallichan 43. Ongley cut Bowiek through the slips for two and brought the score to 250, 88 of which had been scored in the hour. Ongley was clean bowled by Bowicic when 50, after playing one of the brightest innings seen in the cup matches this season. The total was then standing at 259. Smith took over from Staples at the town end and Gallichan brought 260 up. Cutler opened his account by a single off the third ball. Cutler got Bowiek away to leg for a boundary shot and prettily drove Smith to the pickets twice, but was caught in slips by D. Cameron off the last ball after scoring 17. The total was then 279. At 63 Gallichan skied one from Barton to Sladden and was held. The retiring batsman had played a good innings for top score, the innings closing for 294, Grcig, not out, opening his account. Kangitikei’s Second.

Enquiring 118 to reach Manawatu’s total, It. Cameron and Barton opened for Eangitikei, the former facing

Greig. McVicar opened the attack from tho river end. Buns came very slowly, the batsmen bringing double figures up after 30 minutes of play. Twenty came on the board Cameron got a single off McVicar, and the innings had been in progress 05 minutes. Gallichan took over from. Greig, who had bowjed ten overs for ton runs. Cameron drovo him for four and brought 30 up in the hour. A single came to Barton and Cameron again found tho pickets. v twice in succession from McVicar’s" bowling. A cut through slips by Barton reached the boundary to bring 40 on. With , the score at 63, BaTton, who was 30, lifted one from Gallichan to A.. M. Ongley, who accepted a good catch. The retiring batsman had played good cricket during his 90 minutes at the crease. D. Cameron joined his brother, who was missed in slips by Baumbcr off Gallichan, almost immediately. D. Cameron opened his account with a single, and an appeal against the light was upheld. Tho play ceased at 5.20 whom Bangitikei had 62 runs for one wicket' in tho second innings. The detailed results are as follows: — MANAWATU.—First Innings.

Broughton, b Staples • • 17: Pacey, c Hayward, b Barton .... 48: McVicar, cD. Cameron, b Smith .. 53' Norris, c Sladdon, b Hodder .. .. I Spring, b Smith 23 Gallichan, c Sladden, b Barton .. 63 Baumber, b .Smith 2, A. M. Ongley, b Smith 2 M. Ongley, b Bowick • • 50 Cutler, c D. Cameron, b Sladden 17 Greig, not out 0. ’ Extras 00 Total • • • • 095

Bowling analysis: Smith, 4 for 110; Bowick, 1 for 42; Hodder, 2 for 33; Staples, 1 for 43; Barton, 2 for 38; Sladden, none for 9. EANGITIKEI. First Innings • • •• 177 Second Innings. It. Cameron, not out •. 32 Barton, c A. M. Ongley, b Gallichan 30 D. Cameron, not out • • I Extras •»•:•••• 1 Total for 1 wicket 64 Bowling analysis: Gallichan, 1 for 23; Greig, none for 10; Baumber, none for 9; McVicar, none for 21.