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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 January 1925, Page 8

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Aft'T'thte holidays and the Hawke Cup matches the return to club games will be most welcome to- the majority of players who have not had much of a spin during the past‘few-Weeks, although the interruption has not been so much due to the Hawke Cup - games as is imagined. On- t-iie' Saturdav of the Marlborough «4mo the club matches were played, Those clubs affected playing short-ha nd■ed',l wli.il'-> ill any-ease no dub games are plnvod on the Saturdays nearest Christ-inas-and .N'ew- Year’s Day so that realty the' only Saturdav lost to club players through the Hawke Cup was last Saturday. 1- Unfortunately, however, with College' on vacation, only three senior teams ore -left- till early in February so that! one-club will also lose the next two Saturdays as far as championship games are concerned. As a matter of fact, the Hawke .Cup players have luid only’two .champioitship games. The Cricket. Council hits agreed to the Nelson Association’s 'request' for a month’s break in tlie Hawke Cup matches in order to.'get on with club games, which arc after all the backbone of' the game, and to give the wicket a' chance to recover. Until later the Council will not allot the next- match arjd it is possible that'the next mutch will be against • Southland as that. Association is touring some, time -in February and is anxious .to work in a Hawke Cup',game on tour. • • j . Nelson has done remarkably.-well to lipid .the cup in the three games,already played as in addition to the. absence of Saxon and. Fletcher who are essentially rep. match batsmen, there is little doubt, that the, strongest available eleven lias not yet been'placed in the field. By the time’the next match is played these, two players,will .he available again and the next team should be very much stronger in batting and fielding than any. of ; the three yet selected. Jn .viewi of the great interest being taken in the' matches the following statistics relating to the Nelson tcarp to the end'of the Manfiwatu match should prove, of considerable interest to enthusiasts:—

• NELSON IN THE HAWKE CUP CONTESTS

1922..,8eat Rangitikei by 8 wickets; beat Waikato by 121 runs; beat Marlborough by aninnings ami 37 runs; lost- to. Wanganui by 6 wickets. 1924” Beat Wanganui by 6 wickets; beat MaMborough by 57 runs; beat Hawke’s Bay by 2 wickets. (1925: Beat Manawatu by 115 runs. Highest r thtals for: ~ 290 v, Marlborough; 259 v. Waikato,. ,224 for 8 wickets against Hawke’s Bay.. ••_ ;i Lowest far: 97 v. Wanganui, 99 v. Haw*kC4h, Bay. Against: 53 Manawatu, 6Q “Marlborough, 85 Rangitikei. scores: Saxon 59. 42. Langbein 59.' Neale 58, 45, 43, 36, 31, 31/31. Giblin 55.'Fletcher 50, 34, ’3O. Blamires 44. f Fowler and Smith 41. Kemnitz 35. Haycock 33. R. Eden 30,■ M. Eden 32. Highest against : Bernau 136 and 61. Holland 91. , . ‘

Best bowling figures: Newman 7 for 30, 6 for 37, 4 for 32. 4 for 42, 4 f0r,37. Haycock 8 for 26, 5 for 37, 5 l’or 37. Neale 3'for 4, 3. for . 11, 2 for 0. Fowler 4 for 17. Blatnires .4 for .20, 4. for 30., Nclsbh' has scored' 2306 runs at an average of 17 runs per wicket and her opponents; 1940, at- 12. rifns' per wicket. 24 plavct's have represented Nelson of whomionly 7 lave played .in more than half the matches. ' ‘ .

IHE AVERAGES—BATTING

Also batted: Saxon 2 matches, 115 runs ; Fowler 2—52; Bowers I—91 —9 ; ''AIL oott I—s: Sixtus I—2; S. Newman 2—18; Vcrcoc 1—10; Rapps X—2l; Miller I—o. ' 4

Also "bowled: Giblin 3 for 63; Hull 3 Tor 60; Fletcher 3 for 60; Smith 1 (or 12; R. Edeii 1 for 38; Allcott 0 for 10; Kemnitd 0 for 5.

(Players ■who LaVe played in three or ; ' more games). ' ’ ./ 1 Mthfi. Ings N.O. Tl.’yuns 1 Av. Neale 7 14 ■- 1 356 27.3 Fletcher 4 7 0 163 23.2 Langheii! 7 12 2 219 21.9 Giblui . 3 5 o 98 19.6 Kenmitz 7 12 \l 210 21.9 Hull , 3 4 0 98. i 19 Blamiieia 4 7 1 95 15.8 M. Eden 4' 7 1 92 14.1 J. Newman f; 13 4 117 13 ll. Eden 5 9 i 101 12.6 Mar 5 9 l 70 8.7 Haycoclc 8 14 i 91 8.7 Lines : 3 '5 0 4 .8

BOWLING V Wkts. Runs. AvI •Neale 20 130 6.5 Fowler 5 43 8.6 Hayeoek 31 299 9.6 Louisson . . 5 54 10.8 B1 am i r es n 121 11 ■! J. Newman 38 501 13.1 Hawk.es 1 7 103 14.7 S. Newman 4 . 102 25.5