SURPRISE WIN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19897, 27 March 1939, Page 12

SURPRISE WIN

SCHOOL BEAT ROVERS WAIROA CRICKET SERIES MARGIN OF RUNS (Special (o tlm Herald.) WAIROA, this day. A surprise victory by 33 runs on the first innings was gained by High School when they met Rovers, winners of the Wairoa Cricket Association’s Hopper Shield competition, in the knock-out competition on Saturday. Having first use of the wicket, Rovers, in their first innings, realised 176 runs, Aldridge top-scoring with 57. Nightingale, 35, and Marshall, 37, also performed well. Bowling l'or High School, Bilbrough and I. Pilkington secured three wickets apiece for 22 and 19 runs respectively. High School, in their initial knock, started off badly, the first wicket falling with only live runs on the board. A first-wicket stand, however, by Frice, 56, and Cook, 38, relieved matters considerably, the final wicket falling with 209 runs on the board. Bowling for Rovers, Marshall captured three wickets for 39 runs and Rowe and Aldridge secured two wickets each for 41 and 19 runs respectively. Scores:— ROVERS First Innings Marshall, c Sutherland, b Price .. 29 Boag, c Nightingale, b Bilbrough.. 1 Hill, run out . . . . . . .. 0. Parkinson, c Kingston, b Bilbrough 2 Nightingale, b Bell 35 Croker, run out 1 Rowe, b Pilkington . . .. 15 Aldridge, c Price, b Pilkington .. 57 Brady, b Bilbrough 19 Bean, not out .. .. .. .. 0 •Tury. c Cook, b Pilkington ... 3 Extras ’l4 ‘ Total 176 Bowling.—Price, one wicket for 30 runs; Bilbrough, three for 22; Bell, one for 36; I. Pilkington, three for 19. HIGH SCHOOL First Innings Price, Ibw, b Marshall .. .. 56 'Sutherland, b Boag .. .. .. 4 Cook, b Marshall 38 Bilbrough, c Brady, b Parkinson 2 I Pilkington, c Brady, b Aldridge 13 K. Pilkington, c Brady, b Aldridge i 8 Bell, b Brady 32 Kingston, c Rowe, b Marshall .. 1 Beattie, c Nightingale, b Rowe .. 1“ Aldridge, c Jury, b Rowe .. .. 8 Nightingale, not. out .. .. ? Extras 16 Total 209 Bowling.—Rowe, two wickets for 41 runs; Marshall, three for 39; Boag, one for 51; Parkinson, one for 24; Aldridge, two for 19; Brady, one for 15. Bowling.—Barbour, 6 overs, no maidens, 20 runs, 3 wickets; Gardner, 5 0, 18. 1: Lee, 7,1, 43, 1; Torric, 4’ 0, 19, 0; Birrell, 5.1, 1. 14, 3; Wilkie, 3,0, 9, 1. POVERTY BAY First Innings E. Gardner, ibw, b Howell .. 38 W. Toroa, c Alsop, b Krogh .. 56 M, McMahon, Ibw, b Wilson .. 27 N. Balfour, c and b Josephs .. 31 J. Barbour, Ibw, b Wilson .. .. 17 R. Torrie, c Howell, b Wilson .. 33 11. Lee, c Alsop, b Wilson .. .. 1 T. Donovan, c Pattullo, b Howell .. 11 G. Johnson, b Wilson .. .. 0 R. Birrell, not out 18 W. Wilkie, c Pell, b Wilson .. 7 Extras 12 Total 251 Bowling.—V. Josephs, 9 oyers, no maidens, 61 runs, 1 wicket; F. Howell, 12. 0, 63, 2; D. Krogh. 7,1, 31, 0: I. Dowrick, 2,0, 14, 0; F. Wilson, 14.5, 3, 44, 6 : G. Stanford. 3 0. 26, 0. Second Innings 11. Lee, Ibw, b Wilson .. .. 16 G. Johnson, e Pattullo, b Wilson 4 M. McMahon, b Krogh •• 17 T. Donovan, c Pattullo, b Josephs 5 B. Birrell, not out .. • • .. 18 J. Barbour, not out .. ■ • • • 1 Extras 6 Total for four wickets .. ■ • 69 Bowling.—F. Wilson, 4 overs, no maidens, 31 runs. 2 wickets; D. Krogh. 4,1, 18, 1; F. Howell, 1,0, 1,0; V. Josephs, 1,0, 12, 1.