CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16612, 30 March 1928, Page 4

CRICKET

SOFT GOODS AND SCHOOL DRAW YESTERDAY’S LOCAL GAME In the Thursday cricket competition, continued yesterday, Soft Goods drew- with a depleted sido of High School students. City won by default in the other match scheduled > for the afternoon, Cash Stores failing ' to get a team out. Batting first, Soft Goods made a good start against the High School, 45 being put on for the first wicket. Wallace made a good strike, and J. W. Scholium later played a free-hitting innings, which added substantially to the Soft Goods score, and infused a great deal of interest into the game. The innings totalled 133, and School faced a hard task when they went to bat. Hei and James were the opening pair, and they made 36 before James was dismissed. The most productive partnership was that formed, second wicket down, by Hei and Martin, , who were still together when the day's play concluded. At this stage the score was 97 • for ■ twowickets, Hei having made 37. • ■ Details: — SOFT GOODS.—First. lnnings:

Bowling* analysis: Wilson, 4 overs, 0 maidens, , 0 wickets, ,28 rims ; James, 8,0, 3, 23; Wells, 5,1, 2, 22; Hei, ■3, o,' 3, 40; Bfidham,' 4,1, 0, 11; Lockett, .3, 0,1, .0.. ' SCHOOL.—First Innings. •

■ Bowling analysis: Scholium, 3 overs, 0 maidens, 0 wickets, 9 runs; Wallace, 2,0, 0,8; Robertson, 8,0, 1, 19; Matthews, 7,0, 0, 20; Curteis, 4,0, 1, 18; Bignell, 2, 0. 0, 13. UHRISTOHimOH H.S. v. WAITAKI (Per Pm® Association.) OAMARU, last night. ' The annual cricket fixture . between Christchurch and Waitaki Boys High Schools commenced on the Waitaki Oval to-day on a fast wicket and in _ perfect weather conditions. The visitors in. their first innings • compiled 247, Orose giving a dashing display for 71 not'out, Stringer 42, Harper 40 and Dryden .31. Waitaki replied with 114 (Taylor 37, Evans 25 and Milner 23.) Following on, Waitaki added , four for the kisg of no wickets.

Wallace, c James, 1) Hei ... ... 32 Gray, • c Badham, b Janies ' 3 Mason, c James, b Hei ... 8 Scholium, c Wilson, b James ... ... 33 •Matthews, run out ... 3 Bignell, c Parker, b Wells ... ... 9 Butler, c Parker, b Wells ... ... 0 Robertson, b Hei ... 8 Curteis, not out ... 24 Prentice, c W. Wilson, b James ... 4 Illingworth, b Lockett ... 0 Extras ... 9 Total • ... 133

James, b Robertson 20 Ilei, not out 37 Wells, c Wallace, b Curteis 6 Martin, not out 24 'Extras ... .. 10 Total for two wickets ... 97