CRICKET IN GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17174, 3 February 1930, Page 3

CRICKET IN GISBORNE

MATCHES AT THE OVAL

SECOND ROUND CONCLUDING Tlio final series of games in Ilia second round of Hie Poverty Bay Crickei Association's com petit-ion was commenced at the Oyal on Saturday afternoon. Tlio (liiy was marked l>y several ( outstanding individual performances with (lie ball and willi the willow, and the lop scorer was W. .1. Scholium, who compiled 89. I JEST PERFORMANCES —Baiting. — W. .1. Scholium (City) 80, .1. den niwgs (Turanganui) 02, Turlritt (Civil Service) GO, Heaslcy (Poverty Bay) 'lB, Olson (Turanganui) 33, Davis (Poverty Bav) 32, Woodficltl (Turanganui) 30, L. 'Thomson (School) 28, -I. Scholium (Celtic) 27 (not. out), M. Guthrie (Celtic.) 2v5 (not out), Forster (Gisborne) 24, C. Dow (Old Boys) 20. —Bowling.— Scholium (City), seven for 36; C. V. O'Connor (Gisborne), six for 32; Robertson (Old .Boys), live for 3'2; Jennings (Turanganui), five for 34; Griffiths (Civil .Service), six for 4i); Blathwayt (Gjs|jprno), four for 42; Lqukott (Old Boys), three for 2'B. GISBORNE V. OLD BOYS The most important game of the day, •tlio meeting between the two leading teams in the final series of games in the second xquiid, produced low scoring, and neither team reached the century. Old Boys were leading by nine ■run's when time was called, and the completion of the match next Saturday will be watched with keen enthusiasm. Gisborne Club's two "crack" bowlers, C. V. O'Connor and Blathwayt, kept Old Boys' score down, and had little difficulty in despatching ithe batsmen, the former taking six wickets for 112, and the latter four for 42. Old Boys batted first, and the score stood at 82 when the last wicket fell, C. Dow (20) and Edwards (19) being the only men to reach double figures. With the leather Lockctt «i|id Robertson were, even more successful for Old Boys than were O'Connor and Blathwayt 'flor Gisborne, Robertson taking five wickets at the expense ftf 32 runs, and Loc.kett capturing three for 28. Gisborne in consequence fared a title worse than their opponents at the hands of the bowlers, and emerged with a first innings total of 73, to which Porster had contributed j 24, Hosier 17, and Balfour 15. Scores:--OLD JJOI'B. First Innings. Bobcrtson, Ibw, b J}lath\vayt 'I ; Echprds, b O'Connor 10 Winter, b' O'Connor ... °> E. Dow, c Clifton, b Blathwayt ... '6 L'ockett, b O'Connor H C. Dow. b Blathwayt ... 20 Keijip, b Blathwayt lyes*, c and b Q Connor b Pocock, not out .... , 8 Thomas, b O'Connor : U Witters, b O'Connor 0 Extras U Total «« Bowling: C. V. O'Connor. 11.75 overs, t maiden, 32 runs, 6 wickets; Blathwayt, 10, 1, 42, 4. GISBORNE. i First Innings. D.-Hosier, I) Lockctt 17 L. Balfour, b Robertson 15 H. F. Forster, b Robertson 24 ,1. M, Robertson, run out U J, |t. Kay, b Robertson & (VConnon v b Lockctt 0 Clifton, Ibw, b Lockctt i Dwvpr, Ibw, b Robertson < Lo'fflcv, not out 0 Blathwayt, Ibw, b Robertson <> Gambrili. run out 1 Extras ' J Total ... ' 73 Boding: O. Dow, 3 overs, 0 maidens, 11 runs, 0 wickets, Lockctt, 11, 3, 28, 3; Robertson, 9,1, 32, 5. CELTIC V., POVERTY BAY Celtic placed themselves in a .sound position before itioie was called in their match with Poverty Bay Club. Poverty Bay hatted.first, and duo almost entirely to Ilcasley (48), Davis (32), and Bennett (14) they compiled 122 before the last wicket, fell. The first five Celtic men baited well, and when play ended for the day they had three wickets down .for 90, J. Scholium and M. Guthrie still being at Hie wickets with 27 and 25 respectively, while B. Scholium had contributed a handy 18. Details:— POVERTY BAY CLUB. First Tunings. Reeves, c, Norman, b Hope 0 Cave, c J. Scholium, l> Hope 2 Turvey, 1> J. Scholium ... " Bennett, c McLaughlari, b Hope ... lt> Cook, b J. Scholium 0 Tleaslcv, run out 4H Turbolt, b J, Scholium ... " Davis, c Guthrie, 1> Reid «W Morton, not out 0 Chrisp, b Reid " Tolcrton, 1> Scholium 1 Extras • u Total 122 Bowling Hope. 3 wickets: J. Scholium 4 wickots; Guthrie, 0 wickets; Kemp, no wickets; Reid, 2 wickets. (Detailed bowling analysis not available.) CELTIC. First Innings. Nicholson, b Cook 8 B. Scholium, b Morton 18 McLaugblan, b Cook 4 J. Scholium, not out 27 Guthrie, not out 2 £ Extras ■•• ° Total for three wickets ... 90

CITY V. SCHOOL \Y. J. Scholium knocked the High School bowling all over the ground, and his total of 8!) wins Ihe feature of the match between City and School. City's batting generally was <>\' a high standard, and before time was called ('. Frasprhad run up Ho (not out ), Baker ■lO, and James 2~>. But for L. Thomson (2S), llamiora (18), and Somervell (11 ) School would have fared badly, mating a licsl innings total of jii), |o which ('ily replied with 2.12 for the loss of only four wickets. Scholium took seven wickets for JO for City. Details:— HIGH 'SCHOOL. First Ino nil.!;. 1 ,. Greaves, b Scholium 6 Somervell, run out I 'l 1... Thomson, It Scholium 'S> llamiora, l> Seiiollirm i ; > Steplienson, e I'eer, 1» dames '•' Stokes, li Scholium 0 Hopkiuson, b Scholium o Maunder, b Scholium 4 ■dames, e I'eer, b James 0 Handricks, b Scholium b Kdmondson, not out I Kxlras I«

Howling: .lames.fi overs, I maiden, 2 wickets, 2<> inns; Scholium. 10.4, o, 7. 36; Beer, 3,0, O. 17. CITY. 1 First Innings. E. James, b Greaves , 25 Bilker, b Hopkiuson 40 Eraser, not out 55 Badham. Ibw., b ilei 0 VY. J. Scholium, b Greaves 8?) F. Beer, not out 6 Kxlras , 17 Total lor four wickets 238 TURANGANUI V. CIVIL SERVICE The Turanganui batsmen knocked the bowling about a good deal in the match with Civil Service, and the score at the end of the innings stood at 180, Jennings with 62 was the top scorer, and after him came Olson (33), Wood' held 30), Ellis (16), Oakden (if,), and Parker (11). Griffiths took six wickets for 49 runs for Civil Service. When the last Civil Service batsman was dismissed their total .stood at 100, giving Turanganui a lead of! 80 on the first strike. Tur'bitt (60) was mainly responsible for this total, and after him came Simpson (10) and Mason (13), .the only ■other double-figure scorers. Jennings proved as adept with the ball as with the willow, ;)iid he look five wickets for 34. Details:—■ TURANGANUI. (First Innings.) G. Winter, run out .. .. 1 11. Good, run out .. .. »« I \V. Oakden, c. Helean, b Griffiths 15 H. Ellis, I. Helean .. .. ..16 J. Jennings, e Mason, b Griffiths 02 Woodlield, st. Turhitt, .b Bignell 30 X. Barker, Ibw., b Griffiths .. 11 O. It. Olson, 1) Griffiths .. .. 33 A. Worthington, e. and b. Griffiths .'! F. McCallum, b Griffiths .. •• 0 I'. Lockctt, not out .. .. 2 Extras (i Total ISO Bowling: Griffiths, 12 overs, 1 maiden. 40 runs, 6 wickets; I'anckhurst, 7, (5, 17. 0; Helean, 7,0, 48, 1; Bignell, 3,0, 30, 1. CLVIL SERVICE. | (First Innings), i Bignell, c Woodlield, b Jennings 0 Turbitt, not out 60 Mason, St. Ellis, b Olson .. .. 13 Griffiths, c. and b. Jennings .. 5 Helean, b. Jennings .. .. 0 Simpson, c. Oakden, b. McCalluin 16 Moir, b Jennings 0 i'anckhurst, c, Parker, b McOalluni 5 Price, b Jennings .. .. .. 0 Illingworlh, Lb., b. Olson ' .. 0 Extras 1 Total .. '. 100 Bowling: Jennings, 12 overs, 1 maiden, 34 runs, 5 wickots; Olsen, S, 0, 39, 2; McCallum, 4,0, 20, 2.