CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17952, 2 December 1932, Page 7

CRICKET

THURSDAY COMPETITION MODERATE BATTING DISPLAYS VETERAN SCORES GOOD 48 Wanderers and Allcomers were winners in. the two competition matches played on the Oval yesterday, under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association. Wanderers beat Cush Stores, amf Allcomers disposed of R.S.A., in matches which were for the greater part uninspiring, though they showed sustained interest among the players engaged. The top score for the afternoon was registered by W. Ratcliffe, sen., playing for Wanderers, the veteran making some sound strokes and choosing his opportunities carefully. Bowling averages were generally high, as might have been expected, and A. Shelton’s six wickets for 20 runs, J. J. McDonald’s five for 23, and J. Barbour’s tour for 18 were the best three registered.

MARGIN OF 28 RUNS Allcomers beat R.S.A. by a margin of 28 runs in a game that was decided on the first innings, the winners making 93 (three men short), and their opponents 64 (one man short), Allcomers batted first, and after a poor start picked up substantially when R. Nicholson was joined by McLaughlan, their partneiship adding 50 runs to the score, and eventually assuring their side of victory. A. Shelton contributed 15 runs, which, next to McLaughlan’s 32 and R. Nicholson’s 22, was the only doublefigure effort of the innings. Extras accounted for 15 runs in the Allcomers total. , ~ The R.S.A. team started worse than Allcomers, and three wickets were down for 12 runs, but D. J. Duncan stayed the , rot, and with the aid principally of H. i Lee, enabled the side to put a bettei complexion on the innings. The team was dismissed, however, for a total on 62. Duncan 19, Lee 10, and Topp 7 being the best scorers. Shelton s six wickets for 20 runs* told heavily against R.S.A. Details: —

ALL COMERS R,. Nicolson,h not out 22 W. Mason, c Topp, b Harvey ... 2 A. Shelton, b Barbour •/ •*,“ McLaughlan, b Barbour 53 H. Swan, l> Barbour ... J? j D. Little) - , c Barbour, b Olsen ... 6 G. Graham, b Olsen 0 L. Ulingiwovth, b Barbour 0 Extras—b. 12, l.b. 3 ••• j Total, three men short 92

Fall: 5, 55 , 86, 86, 88, 88, 92. Bowling: J. Barbour, 9 overs, 0 maidens, 4 wickets, 18 runs; E. Harvey, 4. 0,1, 24; 0. R. Olsen, 4. 0,2, 28. This' analysis is seven runs short. R.S.A.

—First Innings— E. B. Topp, st Swan, b Shelton ... 1 G. Winter, b Shelton ] C. O’Connell, hit wkt, b Shelton ... 4 E Harvey, b Shelton *■ D. J. Duncan, c Swan, b Shelton ... 13 j J. Barbour, c Swan, b Illingworth 6! H. Lee. b Shelton ‘0 0. R. Olsen, b McLaughlan ... ... 2 F. H. Graham, not out T. File, l> Graham £ Extras—byes J, Total, one man short 64

Fall: 6, 10, 12, 31, 42, 46, 49, 55, 64. Bowling: A. Shelton, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 6 wickets, 20 runs; McLaughlan, 6,0, 1, 28; L. Illingworth, 1,0, 1,5; 0/ Graham, 1,0, 1, 9.

A FIGHTING FINISH There was a- close finish to the match between Wanderers and Cash Stores, the margin in favor of tin: first-men-tioned team being only three runs oil the first innings. The. losers played one man short, the general circumstances of the game furnishing an excellent example of the necessity for getting the teams on the Hold at full strength. Wanderers made a total of 109, largely through the instrumentality of W. Hatch ffe, sen., who hit out strongly for his 48, among which were six fours. P. Dow made 13, including three fours, Martin made 18 in short order, and K. L. Knopwood carried his bat for 17, soundly compiled. J. .7. McDonald was bowling well, and took five wickets for 23 runs.

C. Scholium and J. Carroll opened for Cash Stores, but were fjoon parted, and it was not till A. McLean joined Carroll, with two wickets clown, that the score begun to progress materially. Carroll made 25, and McLean 27,' which included the product of three fours, while ITnzell had a merry innings, scoring throe fours and a two in one over, and finally being dismissed for 16. The players named were the main scorers, and the innings dosed for .106, for nine wickets. K uop wood's four wickets for 21 represented a good performance, as they included the wickets of botli Carroll and McLean. Details WANDERERS —First Innings— P. Dow, b Newton 13 W. Milliehip, c Hazell, h Stewart 0 Ratdiffe, sen., b MacDonald 48 Carr, b Newton 2 Ratdiffe, inn,, lbw, b Stewart ... 0 Martin, b Stewart 18 V. Clements, b McDonald 8 Dominey, c Scholium, b MacDonald 0 E. L. Knopwood, not out 17 Miller, b MacDonald 2 Short, c Lilico, b MacDonald ... 0 Extra—bye 1 Total 109 Bowling: G. Stewart, three for 43; F. Newton, two for 24; A. McLean, none for 18; J. J. MacDonald, five for 23. CASH STORES —First Innings— C. Scholium, st Martin, b Ratdiffe 4 J. Carroll, h Knopwood 25 G. Stewart, b Ratdiffe 8 F. Newton, b Knopwood 4 A. McLean, c Martin, b Knopwood 27 W. Hazell, c—, b Knopwood ... 16 W. Owen, b Dow 7 Lilico, not out 7 J. Perston, b Ratdiffe 0 J. J. MacDonald, b Dow 2 Extras—b. 10, i.b. 2 12 Total, one man short 106 Bowling: Carr, none for 22 ; B. Rat-J cliffe, three for 34; E. L. Knopwood, four for 21; P. Dow, two for 17. I