Old Rivals Meet; Senior As Defeat Senior B’s

Northern Advocate, 19 December 1938, Page 2

Old Rivals Meet; Senior As Defeat Senior B’s

CRICKET

CRICKET IN WHANG AREI WAS PLAYED UNDER VARYING CONDITIONS. FOLLOWING A BOISTEROUS DAY ON SATURDAY, WHEN PLAY WAS CONFINED TO IN-BETWEEN SHOWERS, YESTERDAY PRODUCED MUCH IMPROVED CONDITIONS, THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT BEING FINE. HOWEVER, THE WICKET WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S WEAR WHEN NORTHERN WAIROA AND WHANG AREI WENT ON TO CONTEST REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS.

High scoring was d feature of the match. Whangarei’s tally of 166 including 37, 36, 37 and 24, Northern Wairoa’s first innings of 80 coming from 16. 24, 12 and numerous small items. Going in to bat again. Northern Wairoa compiled 109 for the loss of five wickets, the figure including 20, 30, 11, 11 and 12. Northern Wairoa’r, batting in the second innings was of a very high standard, the batsmen completely capturing the bowling. Whangarei Senior A and Senior B representatives played against each other on Saturday, the A's having a convincing win, Playing at Dargaville yesterday, the Whangarei B representative team defeated Northern Wairoa.

Whangarei On Form

Fyfe hit up a brilliant 37 to set the ball rolling in Whangarei's first innings. An l.b.w. decision brought to an end a very fine display. Masters and Wilson put on one of the finest performances of the week-end. their 36 and 37 respectively being full of action and characterised by numerous boundary shots. Menzies played a very steady bat to compile 24. Clotworthy’s bowling kept Whangarei’s enthusiasm somewhat dampened. He took five wickets for 51 runs. Northern Wairoa made a disastrous start, five wickets being down for 34, and it Was only Ihe efforts of Izzard (16) and Hewiu (24) that enabled anything like a score being made. The remainder of the team was completely in the hands of the Whangarei bowlers. Second strike for Northern Wairoa, however, told a different story. Hewin and Izzard opening in grand style to make 29 and 36 respectively. At call of time five wickets were still in hand with 109 on the board. Scores were:— WHANGAREI. First Innings. Fyfe, Ibv/, b Mason 37 Batten, b Clotworthy 0 Coote, c Clolworthy, b Robinson .. 3 Masters, c McMahon, b Clotworthy 38 Wilson, b Robinson ..: 37 Burch, c Izzard. b Clotworthy 2 Angelo, c Mason, b Clotworthy .. 0 J. Drake, b Robinson 5 Menzies, b Clotworthy 24 F, Drake, b Murdoch 10 Everett, not out 0 Extras 12 Total .‘ 163

Bowling: Clotworthy took five wickets for 51 runs; Robinson, three for 23; Murdoch, one for 20; Mason, one for 24; Ccnaghan, none for 9; Izzard, none for 27. NORTHERN WAIROA. First Innings. Oonaghan, c Fyfe, b Masters 0 Mathews, c Masters, b J. Drake .. 6 A. McMahon, b J. Drake 3 Izzard, c Fyfe, b Drake 16 Hewin, c Coote, b Menzies 24 Deighton, c Fyfe, b Masters 1 Clotworthy, b Drake 5 Murdoch, run out 12 Robinson, not out 2 Neeley, c Masters, b Drake 3 Mason, c Burch, b Drake 0 Extras 3 Total 80 Bowling: J, Drake took six wickets for 39 runs; Masters, two for 29; Menzi'es. one for 4. Second Innings. J. Hewin, c Wilson, b Burch 29 Izzard, st., b Drake 36 Murdoch, b Battery 0 Conaghan, c Angelo, b Masters .. 11 Deighton. not out 11 Robinson, cF. Drake, bJ. Drake . 12 Neeley, not out 2 Extras 8 Total (for five wickets) 109 Bowling; J. Drake took two wickets for 18 runs; Batten, one for 12; Masters, one for 16; Burch, one for 27; Menzies, none for 9; Wilson, none for 19.