Feilding Agricultural High School

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 80, 3 April 1941, Page 4

Feilding Agricultural High School

VISIT OP HAWERA SCHOOL TEAMS Cricket and tennis teams from the Hawera Technical High School arrived in Feilding on Tuesday to play the annual matches against tne teams of the Agricultural High School. The visitors were entertained at a picture parly on Tuesday evening and the matches were commenced yesterday. Th cricket match was opened by the Feilding side yesterday morning on a hard wicket and in fine weather, nuo and. Martin opened, the latter being shortly dismissed, but Wild handled the bowling with no little skill and knocked up 105 before his wicket fell. 1 rederick made 33 and Parkes 22, useful contributions to a total score of —>o. Hughes and Yearbury captured most of the wickets. _ Hawera commenced to bat at about «> p.m. and at, tho afternoon toa adjournment had lost one weiket for 11. Later the score was four wickets down tor slightly over 20 runs. The game will be concluded this morning. Tennis Games Weather conditions were not favourable for the inter-school tennis match, which Feilding won. l’lay was of h high standard, some of the games being very keenly contested. Tho contestant.' produced some excellent footwork, forehand drives as well as serving. Feilding players are mentioned first in the fololwing details: — Singles: Marion Billing won from Shirley Thompson, 9-2; Joan Stewart won from Judith Cox, 9-5; Kae Stewart won from Dorothy Aloller, 9-6; Joyce Smith won from Alary Earner, 9-2; Mario Hay lost to Peggy Hicks, 4-9; Kitty Anderson lost to Alillie Bosson, 7 Doubles: Marion Billing and Joyce Smith won from Shirley Thompson and Judith Cox, 9-4; Joan Stewart and Rae Stewart wo nfrom Dorothy Moller and Alary Parker, 9-3; Marie Hay and Kitty Anderson lost to Pegy Hicks and Alulie Bosson, 10-12.