CRICKET.

Northern Advocate, 3 January 1922, Page 8

CRICKET.

TEAM FROM WAIPU. EASILY DEFEATS WHANGAREI. On Saturday afternoon a team of cricketers from Waipu visited Whangarei and played a match on the High Schorl ground with a mixed Whangarei eleven. The Waipu club has not been active this season, but the presence in the district of two or three visitors who are playing senior cricket in Auckland encouraged the Waipu enthusiasts to emerge from their retirement. The visitors proved altogether too strong for tho local eleven, whose bowling was somewhat off colour, and an enjoyable game resulted in a rather easy win for Waipu by nine wickets. The bowling of Arblaster, a North Shore player of repute, proved very effective, while H. Wilson, of Grafton, also did good service with ball and bat. The principal contributor to Waipu's excellent total of 175 w r as a Ruakaka player. J. Sloane, •alio exhib : ted very sound defence and played ?ome fine scoring strokes. On the Whangarei side F. Murdoch gave a most exhilarating display with the bat, and his efforts were well seconded by ihe Onerahi stalwarts, E. Whimp and Mason, while Crickett and Murdoch got fair bowLng figures. One of the select-

od Whungorei players, W. H. Speer, was called away early in the day, and a substitute took his place in the first innings, but Speer arrived later and batted in the second innings. Details of the scores are as follows — WHANGAREI. First Innings. A. Or. Crickett, b Arblaster 4 A. C. Drever, b Arblaster 2 W. Mason, e Alison b Arblaster .... 16 E. Whhnp, b Arblaster . 14 L. J. Broomfield, c Pilbrow b Arblaster 4 F. Murdoch, not out 41 S. McKenzie, b Arblaster 0 J. Watson, b Arblaster 0 J. Murdoch, cJ. Mackay b Arblaster 5 W. Macdonald, b E. Mackay 10 M. Organ, c Sloane bE. Mackay . . 1 Extra 1 Total 98 Bowling.—C. Arblaster, 72 balls, .1 maiden, 53 runsj 8 wickets; D. Mackay, 56 balls, 32 runs; E. Mackay, .10 balls, 11 runs, 2 wickets. Second Innings. A. C. Drever. c and b Wilson .10 W. 11. Speer, lbw b Arblaster 9 W. Mason, b Arblaster 12 A. G. Crickett, b Wilson 0 F. Murdoch, c Sloane b Arblaster .. 12 E. Whimp, c and b Sloane 16 L. J. Broomfield, b Arblaster .... 1 J. Watson, b Arblaster 2 S. McKenzie, not out 9 ! J". Murdoch, b Arblaster 5 M. Organ, c and b Arblaster .... 0 Extras 2 Total 78

Bowling. —C. Arblastcr, 78 balls, 44 runs, 8 wickets; H. Wilson, 43 balls, 19 runs. 2 wickets; J. Sloane, 24 balls, .13 runs, 1 wicket.

WAIPU. First Innings. R. Harvey, c Broomfield b Crickett . 7 F. Pilbrow, b Crickett 13 H. Wilson, b Crickett 15 J. Sloanc, c Whimp b Murdoch .... 58 C. Arblaster, b Mason 13 D. Alison, b Murdoch 0 E. Mackay, c McKenzic b Murdoch . 21 D. H. Mackay, c Whimp b Crickett . .11 J. Mackay, lbw r , b Murdoch 12 W. Adair, b Crickett 0 P. Campbell, not out 11 ExtrasS 5 Total 175 Bowling.—E. Whimp, 40 balls, 38 rune; A. G. 5G balls, 45 runs, 4 AA'ickets; W. Mason, 40 balls, .1 maiden, 25 runs, 1 wicket; F. Murdoch, 56 balls, 49 runs, 4 wickets; S. McKenzie, 8 balls, 13 runs. Second Innings. P Campbell, c and b Crickett .... 2 J. Mackay, not out 7 H. Wilson, not out 7 Extra , 1 Total (for 1 wickct) 17 Bowling.—A. ( G. Crickett, 8 balls, 5 runs, 1 wickct; W. Mason, 8 balls, 11 runs.

PLUXKET SHIELD MATCHES. CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, This Day. The Plunket Shield match between Wellington and Canterbury began on a dead wicket, which favoured the bowlers, and the outfield was so soft that scarcely any hits reached the boundary. Canterbury seorcd 133 and 51 for five wickets. Wellington totalled 84. Play was extremely slow all day. For Canterbury Blunt scored 39 and 21 (not out), and for Wellington McGirr scored 23. McGirr took most of the visitors' wickets, while Read and McGlashan bowled unchanged for them. —Press Assn.

AUCKLAND, This Day. In the Plunket Shield match Auckland made 298 and 178, and Ota go 178. For the former Hemus scored 51, Smith 50, McLeod 50 and 24, Anthony 43 an! 34, Garrard 25 and Allcott 39. The chief scorers for Otago were Curlton 28, McMullan 20 and West'brook 20. For Auckland Sneddon, Garrard ami Allcott did good bowling and for Otago Dickenson, a "colt," took eight wickets for 80.—Press Assn.

HOME TEAM SUCCESSFUL. AUCKLAND, This Day. Piny was resumed to-day in fine weather. At the luncheon adjournment Otago were all out for 124, Auckland winning by .174 runs. To Otagototal Shepherd contributed 43 .and Galland 41. Gcrrard wns the most successful bowler, with four for 34. —Press A<wn.