STOCK TRACK v. WHAREKOPAE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11515, 22 February 1909, Page 7

STOCK TRACK v. WHAREKOPAE.

The- a wye match was played {{t-.-Tan-r go/hau. station on Saturday fitst, and re- ' suited ,'inoa,n easy win for the Whareko- | pae eleven. V Mr J. . R. Murphy the SlipcMo^rack Team, and ..'Mr :V. C R. Mi^far'diythe Wharekopae team. Mr Murphy^wonf the toss and decided to' bat> his xe&n| putting together 71' runs before the^MLSt' wicket fell. Mr 11*.' Steele contributing a, very useful 23 '] in* good «tyle. An. adjournment was -then' made for lunch, whioh was provided by Mrs J. R. Murphy.' Wharekopae then went m, and just managed to "Teach the Stock Track** «»re of 71. FXf finks' carrying his. bat right through x tho innings for 35 runs,_ which he made, by good sound cricket. The scores- .now being even things looked very interest-./ ing. But the Stock Track going m. for their second innings were all, disposf dj of for 21 runs', rdt setting my a4d no batsman being aible to stand againfctj'tbe. bowling of !Fitzgibbons, and SlattheV*. Tliis left Wharekopae 22 to get to win," which they managed to gdt ; 'With ;ti>c loss of two wickets, thus jjviniiing, ; the match by 8 wickets. J. Wilton keflt 1&fe; scores as follows: — ' -j ■■"•-... '■■ "<:\ *; Stock Track v(lat inning*)!':.- . Av^O,.; Steele, b Fitzgibbons, 3; 'Jl Donhlry l*\ M«y.ston„3; J. R. Murphy, c M^til&wsr 1> BftAVer, 11 ; G. Steele, lbwyj'b/ MinniW, 23 : H. White, b Matthews, p; &?Mm dill, c Leggett, b Matthew&i 1 ; Parkin"

son, c Sherratt, b Matthews, 9; H. Bennett, b Minnis, 0 ;' A. Robson, c Stevens, b Matthew^ 3 ; J. C. Brown, not out, 1; extras 12; total 71 Y Stock Track (2nd innings) : J. Donnor, c Tunks, b Matthews, 0 ; G. Steele, c Stevens, b Brewer, 1 ; J. R. Mni^hy, o Brewer, b Matthews, 4; A. C. Steefc, b Fitzgibbonsi 5 ; Parkinson, b M'attihe\vs v 0; H. White, h Fitzgibbons, 4; K. Swindill, c Fitzgibbons, b Matthews, 3; A. Robson, b Fitzgibbon-s, 0; H. Bennett, b Matthews, O;' J. 0. Brown, not out, 0 ; extras 4 ; total 21. Wharekopae (Ist innings) : O. Leggctt, bG. Steele, 8 ; F. Tunks, not out, 35 ; V. MStford, b Murphy, 2; M. Fitzgibbons, b Murphy, 0 ; H. Stevens, b Murphy, 2 ; C. Matthews, b Murphy, M-, Brewer, b Murphy, 13 ;. H. Minnis, b G. Steele, 4; C. Mayston, b G. Steele, 0 ; T. Sherratt, b Murphy, 0 ; L. Bathie, b Murphy, 3 ; extras 2 ; total 71. Wharekopae (2nd . innings^ : H. Stevens, not -out, 9;- Brewer, b Murphy," 4; O. Leggett, b Murphy, 3 ; F. Tunks. not out, 8; to+al for. 2. wicUets .24.