Lady Cricketers Draw With Wanganui

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 62, 15 March 1938, Page 11

Lady Cricketers Draw With Wanganui

ENJOYABLE OUTING A party of 30—players and supporters of the Palmerston North “Kowliai’ : Ladies’ Cricket Club—journeyed tc Wanganui last Saturday by ’bus to play a team from the Wanganui Ladies Cricket Club. The match, which resulted in a draw, was played at Gonville Park tho wicket being hard and fast. A Wilson (Wanganui) showed fine form, playing a good straight bat right through, and D. Lockett (Wanganui) bowling an excellent length, collected three wickets for one run, while the Wanganui captain, stepping across tc play a straight ball from the “Ivowhai” captain, went out second ball. D. Kingsbeer ('lvowhai”) played excellent cricket and made top score foi her team. Wanganui’s bowling was very good and the home team’s fielding was worthy of mention. The teams were as follow: Wanganui: Mrs. M. Simpson (capt.) Miss K. Rockett, Miss D. Reid, Miss J Hall, Miss A. Lockhart, Miss K. Brown. Miss N. Kidd, Miss A. Wilson, Miss D. Lockhart, Miss E. Good, Miss J. Bullock, “Kowhai”: Misses J'. Christian (capt.), S. Heath, D. Kingsbeer, A. Gardner, C. Millar, J. Gallagher, L. McKenzie, Jos, Christian, L. Dalton, D. Jeffree, B Hickin. Following are detailed scores:— WANGANUI A. Wilson, not out IS K. Lockett, b J. Christian £ M. Simpson, lbw bJ. Christian .. C C. Good, b L. McKenzie £ A. Lockhart, c L. McKenzie, b A. Gardner R J. Hall, b D. Kingsbeer 5 D. Reid, not out 3d K. Brown, b L. McKenzie ...... 3 D. Lockhart, not out £ N. Ividd, not out I Extras £ Total 102 Bowling Analysis: J. Christian 2 foi 33, L. McKenzie 2 for 24, A. Gardner 3 for 8, D. Kingsbeer 1 for IG, S. Heatt 0 for 10. 4 ‘ KO WH AI ’ ’ L. McKenzie, b D. Reid £ S. Heath, b E. Good v D. Kingsbeer, b J. Hall 18 A. Gardner, stumped M. Simpson .. 0 J. Christian, b J. Hall (3 B. Hickin, not out 15 C. Millar, b J. Hall 0 Jos. Christian, run out 11 J. Gallagher, cK. Lockett ...... S L. Dalton, lbw b Lockett ...... 1 Extras 12 Total 9C Bowling Analysis: E. Good 1 for 31 D. Reid 2 for 32, J. Hall 3 for 1, K Lockett 0 for 11, D. Lockhart 1 for 3. After the game the team spent an enjoyable evening at tho 'ctures. A further game will be played before the close of the season, “Kowhai” having received a challenge from the Wellington ladies’ junior representative cricket team to play a match on Marcl 26 at Wellington. It is hoped that there will be more competition in ladies’ cricket and there is every 'indication of support. The “Kowhai” team reported that this lasl season had been very encouraging witl several enjoyable games.