HAWKE CUP

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 29 December 1924, Page 4

HAWKE CUP

HAWKE’S BAY V. NELSON r' SATURDAY’S PLAY Torrential rain overnight had made the wicket look a hopeless mud heap, when time arrived to resume on Saturday morning, and the start was delayed. The wicket, however, made a remarkblo recovery, and. the game was resumed at 11.45. sawdust being freely used about the creases. Commencing / with five for 140, the Hawke’s Bay wickets fell fairly quickly. Bernau, 89 not, out was accompanied by O’Brien. After a. few overs, Bernau called for a run to cover-point, but a smart pick up and return by Neale saw O’Brien run out. J- Newman then bowled Cohen and C. Beuth was caught in the slips. Davis was caught at point, and '.nine were out for 167. Bernau meanwhile had reached his century, and “was heartily applauded. He was again missed behind the wicket and made several uppish strokes which fell safe." The last wicket, put up a valuable partnership, White holding up his wicket' for Bernau. After lunch the innings closed for 202, Fowler clean bowling Bernau for a fine innings of 136. Ho was niissed three times behind the wicket, and also in the field (once before he had scored), but he played a- fine innings, nevertheless. With his 136 and 18 extras taken off the remaining ten men scored only •48 between them, so that had the chances been taken Nelson’s policy of puttin gthe visitors in would probably have been very successful. ‘ Nine howlers were tided, Fowler being easily the most successful with four for 17 off 16 overs. His bowling was a ; vast improvement on his Motueka and Wakefield showing, when ho sent down a lot, of short stuff. The batting at times was painfully slow, Beuth being 75 minutes for nine- and Temperton an hour for 12, the whole' innings occupying about five hours. Following are the full scores in ITawke’s Bay’s first innings:— HAWKE’S BAY—lst Innings. __ Bernau, b Fowler ' 136 Bradburn, 1.b.w., b Neale 0 o‘Connell, b Neale. 4 Stephenson, c and b Haycock 10 Temperton, c Langbein, b Lines 12 M. Beuth, 1.b.w., b Fowler 9 O’Brien, run out 4 C .Beuth, c S. Newman, b Fowler 2 Cohen, b J. Newman 1 Davis, o Eden, h Fowler 0 White, not out 6 Extras 18 Total 202 Fall of wickets: 1- for 0; 2 for 8; 3 for 40 ; 4 for 102 ; 5 for 140; 6 for 147; 7 for 153; 8 for 158; 9 for 167; 10 for 202. Boxvling Analysis." WRasmr*;,

Stan. Newman o. M. |W. R. 14 1 0 45 E. R. Neale 11 1 2 28 R. Haycock 9 4 1 7 Ken. Lines 12 5 1 21 J. Newman 14 2 1 47 R. Eden 5 0 0 10 H. L. Blamires 6 ' 1 0 8 R. Fowler 16 7 4 17 H. Smith 1 ' 0 0 1