HAWKE CUP RETAINED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19857, 30 January 1928, Page 13

HAWKE CUP RETAINED.

WANGANUI BEATS WAIKATO. VISITORS' POOR DISPLAY[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WANGANUI. Saturday. The Hawke Cup match between Waikato, the challengers, and Wangauui was concluded to-day. In the first innings yesterday the local team made 361 iyid the visx-. tors continued their first innings this morning, with two wickets down for 20 runs. The third wicket fell for five, the fourth for 16 and the fifth for 44, the score then being only 85. The innings closed for 99. With 263 to make to pass Wanganui's total, the visitors followed on and made a better showing ,the first two men putting on 75. However, all were out for 153, leaving Wanganuir the winners by an innings and 109 runs. Scores are:— WANGANUI. First Innings .. .. .. «. 361 WAIKATO.—First Innings. Kavanagh, not out »■ 37 Thomas, c Thakabau, b Bernau .. ~ 1 Winger, b Bernau 0 Barnett, c Thakabau, b Williams . . 5 Baddeley, b Bernau 16 Hemus, b Hutchison . . .. . . 14 Hawke, c and b Hutchison .. .. 0 Johnston, c Orr, b Hutcliiaon .. .. 2 Wilson, c Orr, b Hutchison .. .. 6 Going, c Se'weil, b Hutchison . . . • 0 IJcGrath. b Holland . . • < • 0 Extras * ». 18 Total ». * • . • 99 Bowling Analysis.—Bernau took three wickets for 25 runs. Williams one for 28, Holland one for 13, Hutchison five for 15. Second Innings. Kavanagh, b Holland . . . . •. 5 Baddeley, c Bernau, b Hutchison .. 34 Thomas, lbw, b Williams 27 Hemus, c Harris, b Wiliiamß ,< ~17 Hawke. b Williams .• . < .. 5 Johnston, not out . . ». . . 14 Barnett, lbw, b Hutchison .. .. ..14 Winger, b Hutchison . . .. .. 5 Going, b Hutchison _ 0 Wilson, c and b Hutchison .. .. 17 McGrath, b Holland .. .« . • 0 Extras , a. .« • * ». 16 Total .. .. »• •« • • 154 Bowling Analysis.—Bernau took no wickets for 10 runs, Holland two for 21, Hutchison five for 58. Williams three for 51. THE FRANKLIN COMPETITION. [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WAIUKU, Saturday. The Franklin Cricket Association's competition was continued to-day, with .a match between Ivaraka and Gleubrook, m which Karaka- proved the winners. Karaka made 57 runs and Glenbrook 37 rllnß . each for one innings. - MATCH AT PUKEKOHE. [Br TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PUKEKOHE, Saturday. In tho Pukekohe Cricket Association's competition Franklin Old Boys to-day secured a three-point win from the 1 ukekohe Club. Continuing from last Saturday Pukekohe completed its first innings for 297 runs (Hall 115), against Old Boys' 269. Old Boys compiled a further 248 runs (G. Lawrie not out 121, Rose run out 103). f0r the loss of one wicket in the second innings and then declared. Pukekohe's second innings yielted 62 runs, leaving Old Boys tlie winners by margin of 158 runs. GAIVfB AT ROTORUiA. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ROTORUA, Saturday. In a match under the auspices of the Rotorua Cricket Association Colts defeated St. Luke's by eight wickets. CONTESTS AT CHRISTCHURCH. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCJATIbN. ] CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. The last round of raatches in the' first series of tlie cricket championship competition concluded yesterday in beautiful weather and on very fast wickets. The three leading teams, St. Albans. Iticcartou Sydenham, each scored a win, although the two last-mentioned had a narrow escape from defeat on the first. mniDgs. High School Old Boys, by getting a three-point win, have gone up into fourth place. J. ne three leading teams have 11 points, and Old Boy 39. ... . Riccarton, playing Linwood, with six wickets in hand, required only 62 runs for a first innings lead, but had difficulty in getting them, but before the innings cloaeu they had a lead of 42. East Christchurch failed to reach St. Alban's total of 329, the innings closing for 216 (T. Kennedy b,!). West Christchurch, playing Sydenham, required 37 runs for a first innings lead, With five wickets in hand. Four wickets fell for nine runs, and the last wicket when West Christchurch were four short of the Syctenliafn total. Alexander scored 48 of a total of 152. Cunningham took six wickets for 57 runs. Sydenham, batting again, scored 318 (C. Oliver 84, W. Oliver 115). Olri Bo.vs defeated Old Collegians by nn innings and 37 .runs. TWO CENTURIES AT PUNEDIN. • [BY TELEGRAPH- —TREHS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Sunday. The senior cricket competition yesterday was marked by some good scoring. Blunt, and Dickinson both made centuries lor Carisbrook in the match against Dunedin. Blunt was bowled by Claridge at 145, and Dickinson, who is not out, made 105. Cansbrook has three wickets down for 290. A'bion, in the match against Grange, has made 322 for nine wickets (Barron 71, Blair 56, Blamires 53, Mclvor not out 40).