NEW KAITAIA GROUND IN USE

Northern Advocate, 12 January 1938, Page 7

NEW KAITAIA GROUND IN USE

CRICKET

r lhc first match in the second round of the Mangonui Cricket Association’s competition was played at Kaitaia on Saturday, when the Kaitaia team gained a victory over the Mangatarire team by nine wickets and four runs 'n a completed game. The match was the first to be played on the new grounds in Sum-ay Park, and. after the luncheon adjournment, Mr Roy Kelly, president of the Kaitaia Club,

welcomed the visiting team and all cricket enthusiasts, and expressed appreciation of the work done by some c f the members of the local club in laying down the new pitch, specially mentioning Mr A. IT Stanton, who was accorded the honour of delivering the first official ball.

The Kaitaia Club was congratulated for its sporting enterprise by Mr Switzer, who acknowledged the welcome to the visiting team. Kaitaia, ho said, would be the future centi-e of cricket in the county. Kaitaia won the toss, and sent the visitors to the wicket. Following are the scores: —

MANGATARAIRE. First Innings. N. Rogers, c Molloy, b Macintosh, 0; W. Switzer, c Watkins, b Macintosh, 3; A. Thompson. Ibw, b Macintosh, 13; B. Thompson, c E. Harris, b Macintosh, 0, A. Rogers, c’Kingdom, b Watkins, 1; S. Kitchen, b Macintosh. 9; L. Ramsey, b Watkins. 1: S. White, b Macintosh, 4; R. White, b Watkins, 2; F. Braithwaite, not out. 6: C. Beazley, b Watkins, 0. Total: 39. Bowling.—Watkins look four wickets for 20 runs; Macintosh, six for 19. Second Innings.—W. Switzer, b Watkins, 6; N. Rogers, Ibw. b Kingdom, 33; A. Thompson, c Dunn, b Stanton, 2; S. Kitchen, c Stanton, b Watkins, 0; R. White, c Dunn, b Stanton,- 5; F. Braithwaite, b Renton, 0; B. Thompson, b Kingdom, 8: S. White, c Molloy, b Renton, 11; A. Rogers, b Kingdom, 0; W. Ramsey, b Kingdom, 2; C. Beazley, not cut, 3; extras, 6. Total: 76. Bowling.—H. Watkins', two for 22; Macintosh, none for 11; A. Stanton, two for 17; B. Renton, two for 10; Kingdom, four for 10. KAITAIA. First Innings.—Macintosh, b Thompson. 0; H. Watkins, Ibw, b B. Thompson, 10; B. Renton, b Rogers, 29; E. Harris, b Rogers, 1; R. Kelly, c S. Kitchen. b Rogers, 4; E. Kingdom, Ibw, b Rogers, 7; A. Stanton, b B. Thompson, 1; H. Dunn, c R. White, b S. White, 18; G. Molloy, not out, 25; R. Hosking, b A. Rogers, 1; S. Doak, b B. Thompson, 1; extras. 6. Total; 103. Bowling.—A. Thompson took no wickets for 11 runs; B. Thompson, four for 12; A. Rogers, four for 25; N. Rogers, one for 23; S. White, one for 26. Second Innings.—E. Kingdom, c Braithwaite, b A. Thompson. 1; Molloy, not out, 8; Macintosh, not out, 7. Total for one wicket: 16. Bowling.—A. Thompson, one for 8; B. Thompson, none for 8.