A DRAWN GAME

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11026, 24 December 1928, Page 5

A DRAWN GAME

PAHIATUA v. WOOD A'll.l. E. The Pahiatua Cricket Club sent a team t 0 AVoodville on Saturday and a most interesting match ended in a draw. Winning the toss, Pahiatua batted first on a perfect wicket and the Opening pair were not separated till the tally was 66. David Groves, with 20 to his credit, hatted confidently and was unruffled by the many bowling changes. The visitors’ innings closed for 132, Grant, with hi s leg breaks, accounting for five wickets. Left with 133~t0 get in about an hour and three-quarters, AVoodville started disastrously. Bosley cleanbowled Ramsden with a full-toss and Brady skittled Sanson’s wickets. A good throw-in by Patchett resulted in Mail- being run out and Goodwin was brilliantly caught at point by Cormaek off a fast delivery from Brady. AVoodville thus had four wickets down for 21 but Skipper Miller and Grant then got together and defied the bowling, taking the score 11) 44 before Groves trapped Grant Ib.w. Charles carried on the good work and the scor e mounted to 78 when Charles was tempted and Harvey took a good catch on the leg boundary. In the next few ovei'S three comparatively easy catches were dropped which, if accepted, would very piohably have given Pahiatua the victory. The AVoodville captain hit out lustily and pasted Stephens for 18 off one over. But the next over was the last and stumps were drawn with the result undecided. Not a single bye went past the wicket-keeper, Lawton, through-i out the innings. The return game will he played on Saturday next, at AVoodville. Detailed scores ore as follow: PAHIATUA. D. Groves, c Miller b Grant ... 20 Stephens, e Millar b Charles ... 75 Burt, b Grant 2 Cormaek, b Mail - 1 Brady, c* Charles 7 Lawton, e Sanson, b Grant 8 Porteous, c Miller, b Grant 2 Bosley, L.b.w. b Grant 0 Harvey, run out 0 Kitchen, run out 2 Patchett, not out 0 Extras 15 Total 132

Bowling analysts: Mair, 1 for 20; Goodwin, ’0 for 15; Charles, 2 for 40; Grant, 5 for 40; Gillespie. 0 for 4.

WOODVILLE. Ramsden, b Bosley 1 Mair, run out 14 Sanson, b Brady _0 Miller, run out 55 Goodwin, o Cormaek, b Brady ... 0 Grant, l.b.w. b Groves 14 Charles, c Harvey b Stephens ... 20 Gillespie, not out 15 Redwood, not out 1 Extras *1 Total for 7 wickets 120 Bowling analysis: Bosley, 1 for 28; Brady, 2 for 18; Patchett, 0 for 19; Groves, 1 for 10; Harvey, 0 for 8; Stephens, 1 for 35. MATCH WITH POST OFFICE. The return match was played between the Pahiatua Cricket Club and a Post Office team yesterday, victory going to the club. Batting first, th e club compiled exactly a hundred. The Post Office side was dismissed for 39, Claude Harvey’s consistent howling accounting for four wickets, while Cormaek also bowled well to secure 3 for 9. Detailed scores are: PAHIATUA. Oormack, c O’Sullivan b 'Brady 2 Jewell, b Brady 6 Burt, c Porteous b Holtham ... 6 Stephens, not out 54 Parker, run out 3 Harvey, b O’Sullivan 8 Wright, b Holtham 2 Clapp, b O’Sullivan 0 Berry, c O’Sullivan b Brady ... 7 Wilton, b Porteous 1 Cornford, b AA’alker 2 Extras 9 Total 100 Bowling analysis : O’Sullivan, 2 for 11 ; Brady, 3 for 23; Holtham, 2 for 28; Boyens. 0 for 16; Porteous, 1 for 10; AValker, 1 for 6. POST OFFICE. Brady, b Harvey 6 Goer, c Harvey b Cormaek 2 Porteous, b Cormaek 0 O’Sullivan, not out 13 Kitchen, c Stephens b Harvey ... 0 Boyens, b Harvey 2 AValker, b Harvey 0 Holtham, c Berry b Cormaek ... 8 B. Vile, c Harvey, b Burt 0 H. \ r i!e, b Stephens o D. AAV Wilton, b Stephens 1 Extras 2 Total 39 Bowling analysis: Harvey, 4 for 12; Cormaek, 3 for 9; Burt, 1 for 0; Jewell, 0 for 9; Stephens, 2 for 6 ; Wright, 0 for 1.