COUNTRY NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23353, 19 November 1937, Page 18

COUNTRY NEWS

RANFURLY Cricket Weather conditions were ideal on Saturday for a continuation of the Maniototo Cricket Sub-association’s matches. Bright sunshine prevailed, with very little wind. All the matches provided close finishes. By defeating Patearoa B, Oturehua (the challengers) took home the Greer Cup. The best scores of the day were recorded by J. Lynch (Ranfurly) 85 not out and E. Blakely (Patearoa A) 73. Patearoa A 183 defeated Ranfurly 169. For Patearoa A. E. Blakely 73, A. Thurlow 27. McAtamney 14, F. Greer 11, and J. Blakely 11 batted well, and the bowling honours went to J. Blakely (five for 71), McAtamney (three for 42). and A. Thurlow (two for 39). Batting for Ranfurly, J. Lynch 85 not out, A. Murray 31, and Hanrahan 14 were the chief scorers, while J. Mulholland (six for 42) and G. Miller (two for 21) bowled well. Naseby 95 defeated Cambrian 45 in a low-scoring match. For Naseby, C. Moore 29. L. Smith 19, and V. Dixon 18 were the principal scorers, and the bowling honours went to L. Smith (five for 24). W. Barr (three for 14), and K. Marslin (two for six). For Cambrians. D. Jones, jun., 21 was the only one to reach double figures. Good bowling averages were obtained by J. Dore (five for 13), Griffen (three for 21), and G. Swinney (one for eight).

Becks 129 comfortably defeated Waipiata. For Becks, W. Clouston 35, A. Kane 17. W. Kane 17, G. McKnight 15, and A. McDonald 14 batted well. The bowling honours of the match went to A. Kane, who secured eight wickets for 45. For Waipiata, Gibson 36 and J. Jones 33 batted well, while J. Kearney (five for 33). Gibson (two for 22), and Mathias (two for 34) were the most effective bowlers.

The challengers for the Greer Cup (Oturehua) were successful in defeating the holders, Patearoa B. by 89 runs to 74. For Oturehua Russell (23), R. Duncan (16), J. Becker (11), and W. Becker (11) batted well, while the bowling honours went to V. Scoberg (four for 23). Russell (one for 11), and W. Becker (two for 35). For Patearoa B T. Hall (17), W. Pearce (10). M. Carr (11 not out) batted well, and the bowling was shared by R. Carr (four for 36), H. Pearce (one for 9), and W. Pearce (two for 17).

La™ Tennis Lawn tennis matches in Maniototo on Saturday were again played in good weather. In the A Grade Ranfurly (nine sets) defeated Waipiata (seven sets). Details of the games are as follows (Ranfurly names first): — Men’s Singles.—Whitcombe 7, I. Mathias 9; Rawlinson 9, Ferry 7; Macdonald 9. Knight 3; Redding 9, Nott 2. Women’s Singles—Mrs Macdonald 3, Mrs I. Mathias 7; Mrs McLean 7, Miss C. Mathias 3; Miss Hughes 7, Miss Thompson 2; Miss Forrester 7, Mrs Mathias 2. Men’s Doubles. Whitcombe and Macdonald 9, Mathias and Ferry 6; Rawlinson and Redding 9, Mathias and Nott 3.

Women’s Doubles.—Mesdames Macdonald and McLean 5. Mrs and Miss Mathias 7; Misses Hughes and Forrester 5. Mrs Mathias and Miss Thompson 7. Mixed Doubles.—Mr and Mrs Macdonald 5, Mathias and Miss Mathias 7; Rawlinson and Mrs McLean 7, Ferry and Mrs Mathias 2; Whitcombe and Miss Hughes 7, Knight and Miss Thompson 3; Redding and Miss Forrester 6, Nott and Mrs Mathias 7. Middlemarch (10 sets) defeated Kokonga (6 sets). The following are the details of the games (Middlemarch names first):—

Men’s Singles—Bray 9, G. Creighton 3; Colgan 9, Mann nil; Bissett 9, Wooding 2; SteVens 9, W. Creighton 7. Women’s Singles.—Mrs Kilgour 4, Mrs Wooding 7, Miss E. Beattie 1, Mrs Mathewson 7; Miss Macauley 5, Miss Bruce 7; Mrs Paterson 7, Mrs Bruhns 3. Men’s Doubles.—Bray and Colgan 9, Creighton and Mann 4; Stevens and Bissett 9, Creighton and Wooding 3. Women’s Doubles.—Mrs Kilgour and Miss Beattie 7, Mrs Wooding and Mrs Mathewson 4; Mrs Paterson and Miss Macauley 6, Miss Bruce and Mrs Bruhns 7.

Mixed Doubles.—Bray and Miss Beattie 6, Creighton and Mrs Wooding 7; Colgan and Mrs Kilgour 7. Mann and Mrs Mathewson 3; Bissett and Miss MacaUley 7, Wooding and Miss Bruce 1; Stevens and Mrs Paterson 6, Creighton and Mrs Bruhns 7. In the B Grade match between Ranfurly and Middlemarch the Ranßirly team won by 11 sets to five. In other B Grade matches Kyeburn (13 sets) beat Waipiata (3 sets) and Patearoa A (15 sets) beat Patearoa B (1 set).

Matches for the next Saturday are: A Grade.—Middlemarch v. Ranfurly, Waipiata v. Kokonga. B Grade. —Ranfurly v. Patearoa B, Patearoa A v. Waipiata, Kyeburn v. Middlemarch. Bowls

A rink of bowlers from Ranfurly was successful in winning the Jolly Challenge Cup from Alexandra last week by a substantial margin. Details are (Ranfurly names first): Foulkes, Templeton, McNamara and Beattie 28. Russell, Hewitt, Gardner and Sunderland 14. EASTERN SOUTHLAND Cricket The following are the Eastern Southland interclub cricket fixtures for tomorrow:—

Senior Grade.—Celtic v. Mataura, at Gore; Gore A v. Waikoikoi, at Waikoikoi; Tapanui v. Heriot-Edievale, at Heriot; Pukerau v. Gore B, at Pukerau. Junior Grade. —Celtic v. Gore High School, at Gore; Mataura v. Wyndham, at Mataura. The following are the positions of the teams in the Eastern Southland senior competition:—

Maori Raid Centenary A meeting of the Tuturau Maori Raid Centenary Committee was held at Mataura on Tuesday evening to finalise arrangements for the celebrations to be held on Saturday. December 4: Mr J. Buchanan presided, and there was a large attendance. Intimations of acceptance of the committee's invitations to the celebrations were received from the Gore, Bluff, and Riverton Borough Councils, Mr T. F Doyle, M.L.C., and Mr John Topi Paluki (Kuapuki). The Minister in Charge of Native Affairs (Mr M. J. Savage) wrote advising that the necessary legislation vesting the Tuturau Reserve with the Mataura Borough Council had been drafted and would be included in the Native Purposes Bill, which was to be introduced this session. Advice was received that Mrs R. Waitiri, of Bluff, the only granddaughter of Chief Tapi, who participated m the attack on the northern Maoris led by Te Puoho. had generously offered a valuable Maori mat for presentation by the committee. Keen Appreciation of this action was expressed, and it was decided to write, thanking the donor.,

P. W. L. D. Pts. ; Gore A .. .. 3 3 — — 6 Celtic .. .. 3 3 — — 6 Mataura .. ... 3 2 — 1 5 Waikoikoi 3 2 1 — 4 'leriot-Edievale 3 1 2 — 2 Tapanui .. .. 3 — 2 1 1 Gore.B .. .. 3 — 3 — — Pukerau .. .. 3 — 3 — —