CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17228, 7 April 1930, Page 3

CRICKET

P.B. SEASON closes BRIGHT PLAY AT OVAL J. SCHOLIA’M. IN FINK FORM. The curtain was rum; ilnwii mi cricket in Poverty Pay on Saturday afternoon, when the 1929-30 season was brought to a elo.se. The weather and wicket were perfect, and some bright play was seen. The outstanding feature of the day was the excellent, performances of J. Scholium, a member of the Celtic eleven, who gave an exceptionally pleasing exhibition with the willow, compiling 54, not, out, against, the Poverty Bay Club’s best trumliers, and when his turn came to handle the hall captured seven wickets for 58 runs. Furthermore. Scholium scored the “hat trick,” taking four wickets with successive, halls. It is interesting to note that the four matches resulted in five-point wins, the games being decided on the first, innings. High School ran out the winners in their encounter with Civil Service, the students knocking up 163 more runs than their opponents. On the, first innings’ returns, Old Boys made 177 more runs than Gisborne Club, while City defeated Turanganui by 181 runs. Poverty Bay Club lost lo the Celts by a margin of 87 runs. BEST PERFORMANCES. Batting. Clifton (Gisborne Club) 62 S'. Reeves (Poverty Bay Club) 57 Dwyer (Gisborne Club) 55 J. Scholium (Celtic) 54 Hopkinson (High School), not out ... 48 James (City) not out 45 Blathwavt (Gisborne Club) 43 Foote (High School) 41 Bowling. .T, Scholium (Celtic), seven for 58. Jennings (Turanganui), five for 29. G. Lockett (Old Boys), five for 85. James (City), four for nine. Foote (High School), four for 16. Greaves (High School), four for 37. Gorman (Civil Service), four for 82. THE STUDENTS’ WIN. Renewed confidence after their match with the Napier High School eleven enabled the Gisborne students to emerge ttio winners in their game with Civil Service. When stumps were drawn on, the first day High School were in a safe position, # having gained a substantial lead, and little fear was entertained regarding their success. The innings closed for 279, L. Thomson (58), Bopkinson (48), Greaves (46), Foote (41), Mace (27), and Carson (25) being the chief contributors. Apart from Bignall (26), Powell (26), Simpson (20), Connan (13), and McKinley (10), the opposition bats men were dismissed cheaply, the score totalling 116. Both Foote and Greaves performed well with the ball for High School, taking four for 16 and four for 37 respectively. Scores:— HIGH SCHOOL First Innings. Greaves, c Powell, b Connaii 46 Somervell, It McKinley 0 I lei, c and It Connan 9 L. Thomson, b Connan 58 Foote, b Pankhurst 41 Carson, b Connan 25 Mace, pld on, It Pankhurst. 27 Grant, c Connan, b Griffiths 10 Hopkinson, run out 48 Wallis, c and b McKinley 8 Bayliss,\iK)t out 0 . Extras 4 Total 279 Bowling: Griffiths, one wicket for 44 runs; Connan, four for 82; McKinley, two for 66; Pankhurst, two 1 for 73; Helean, none for five. CIVIL SERVICE. First Innings. Mason, c and B Mace 4 Bignall, b Foote 26 Moir, o and b Mace 0 Helean, e Thomson, b Foote 4 Connan, b Greaves 13 Simpson, c and b Greaves 20 Pankhurst, b Greaves 2 Powell, b Greaves 26 McKinley, b Foote _... 10 Price, b Foote 1 Cornelius, not out 0 Extras ... 10 Totijl 116 Bowling: Greaves, four wickets for 37 runs: Foote, four for 16; Mace, two for 32; Grant, none for four; Hei, none for 11. GISBORNE CLUB BEATEN. Old Boys sealed their superiority on the cricket field by defeating the Gisborne Club eleven by 177 runs in the first innings. The Gisborne team batted remarkably well in their second innings, making 265 runs, Clifton (62), Dwyer (55), Blathwayt (43). lAir.st.or (34), and Balfour (31) doing the best. For Old Boys, G. Lockett captured live wickets for 83 runs. Scores : GISBORNE CLUB First Innings .. 10,7 Second Innings. Dwyer, c lvess, b Robertson .. ..35 (Tifton, c Witters, b Edwards .. 02 Forster, b Pocoek 34 Balfour, <• and b Lockett .. .. 11l O’Connor, b Dow 17 Gamhrill, r Robertson, b Lockett 2 Kav, st. E. Dow, b ■Lockett- .. .. 5 Blathwayt, <• Robertson, b Lockett 47 Smaill, r lvess, b Lockett .. .. 0 Jeffreys, not, out 4 Hosier, absent !) Extras .. .. 12, Total 265 Bowling: Roberfson, one wicket for -17 runs; Lockett, five for S 3; NVintor, none for 5; lvess, none for 20; I’ocock, one for 20; Edwards, one for 78; G. Dow, one for 25. OLD BOVS First; Innings. E. Dow, st. Clifton, b Dwyer .. 80 Edwards, e Clifton, h O’Connor .. 12 Lockett, r and h Dwyer .. .. 75 C. Dow, e Blathwayt, ii Forster . . 9 i’oeoek, c Blathwayt, l> Dwyer .. 12 lvess, <• Balfour, b Forster . . .. 27 Thomas,-st. Ctiflon, L O’Connor .. 20 Witters, r 'Blathwayt, b Forster 2 Robertson, e Dwyer, b O’Connor 111 Winter, not out S Kemp, absent 0 Extras IS Total 282 Bowling: .Blathwayt, no wickets for 76 runs; O’Connor, three for 91; .Forster, I'hree for 62; Hosier, none for .14; Dwyer, three for 53; Jeff re vs, none for 4.