MATAURA CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 23375, 6 December 1937, Page 15

MATAURA CRICKET

SUCCESS OF CLUB TEAMS The Mataura Club scored two decisive wins on Saturday, the A team defeating Pukerau, at Pukerau, by 217 runs for five wickets declared, to 54 runs, and the junior team beating Celtic B. A feature of the senior match was the excellent batting of two colts, Armitage and Johnstone, both of whom scored over 50 not out. Leitch contributed a useful 55. Mataura’s total was compiled in two hours. For Pukerau, Sharp took three wickets for 39 runs, and bowling for Mataura Mac Gibbon took two wickets for one run. In the junior match against Celtic B at Mataura, the home team made 268 for nine wickets, S. English 132 retired, contributing almost half of the total. He hit six 6’s and fourteen 4’s. Coster also batted well to score 47. Celtic B scored 66. Bowling for Mataura, Barclay took eight wickets for 32 runs. Results:—

MATAURA A Anderson b A. McDonald 5 Alderson b Foreman 14 Leitch c Foreman b Sharp 55 Townsend c Herron b Sharp 25 Mac Gibbon c A. McDonald b Sharp 15 Armitage not out 43 Johnston not out 42 Extras 18 Total for five wickets, declared 217 Bowling analysis:—Huffadine, no wickets for 33 runs; A. McDonald, one for 43; Foreman, one for 60; J. McDonald, none for 16; Sharp, three for 39; G. Herron, none for 8. PUKERAU J. Edwards c Corbet b Johnston 0 J. Sharp c and b Maley 5 J. McDonald b Maley 14 W. Foreman b Maley 10 G. Herron b Johnston 0 A. McDonald c Mac Gibbon b Johnston 7 N. Sharp b Mac Gibbon 3 —. Allott lbw b Mac Gibbon 4 D. Herron b Leitch 8 Huffadine not out 1 Hughes c Maley b Leitch 0 Extras 2 Total 54 Bowling analysis:—Johnston took three wickets for 28' runs; Maley three for 14; Leitch, two for 9; Mac Gibbon, two for 1. JUNIOR MATCH The results of the Mataura B-Celtic B game were as follows:— MATAURA B R. Larking b McKinnell 1 C. Larking c McKinnell b M. Hobbs 1 Leitch b M. Hobbs 1 McGowan b M. Hobbs 10 Barclay b M. Hobbs 26 R. English lbw b H. Hobbs 1 Coster b Shore 47 S. English retired 132 Spooner run out 21 Martin b H. Hobbs 4 Maslin not out , 0 Extras 24 Total 268 Bowling analysis:—McKinnell took one wicket for 42; Smith none for 25; M. Hobbs four for 71: Shields none for 36; H. Hobbs two for 5; McDowall none for 10; Jenkins none for 23; Shore one for 23. CELTIC B Williams b Barclay 13 Shore lbw b Barclay 8 H. Hobbs b Barclay 0 Jenkins c Martin b Barclay 12 M. Hobbs c Spooner b Barclay 1 Smith c English b Barclay 0 McKinnell c R. Larking b English 1 McDowell c Leitch b Barclay 16 Sinclair not out 7 Shields c Spooner b Barclay 0 Gutschlag c Martin b English 0 Extras 8 Total 66 Bowling analysis:—Barclay took eight wickets for 32; English two for 20; Maslin none for 8. ATHLETIC SOCIETY At a meeting of the Mataura Athletic Society the appointments of Messrs J. Watt (Makarewa) and A. S. Duncan (Tapanui), as judges of dancing and piping respectively, for the Mataura sports were confirmed. It was decided to award a third prize in each of the dancing events, the prizes having been donated by Mr Watt Messrs T. Ryan and A. McKay were elected judges of the wrestling, and two wrestling contests one of 11 stone and under and one open, were added to the programme. The secretary reported that entries had been received from Christchurch and Wellington and there ( was every indication that the coming season would be a record one for the Southland sports circuit. Because of the prospect of big entries and a more extensive programme, it was resolved to request the Railway Department to delay north and south trains until 6 p.m. on the day of the meeting. LODGE MEETING The fortnightly meeting of the M.U., I. was presided over by N.G. Bro. F. Richardson, who welcomed a party from Gore. After opening the meeting, the lodge was handed over to N.G. Bro. L. Sim to proceed with the installation of officers as follows: —G.M., Bro. F. Richardson; N.G., Bro. A. McKinnell; V.G., Bro. D. A. Bell; elective secretary, Bro. G. Gordon; warden, Bro. J. Reid; guardian, Bro. S. Brown. A social hour followed, items being given by P.G. Bro. T. H. Butler, P.P.G.M. Bro. John Henry, and P.G. Bro. D. Russell. In the juvenile lodge N.G. Bro. F. Aim presided and the following officers were installed.—G.M;, Bro. F. Aim; N. Bro. T. Aim; V.G., Bro. J. McIntosh; warden, Bro. M. Balloch; guardian, Bro. G. Monaghan; right conductor, P.G. Bro. I. Maslin; left conductor, Bro. J. McKinnon; chaplain, Bro. J. Ramage. TENNIS Because of counter attractions at Tuturau, the Mataura B grade team did not field a full team in its match against St. Andrew’s at Mataura on Saturday. Several of the games were unfinished, and at the close of play St. Andrew’s won by nine sets to two. RESIGNATIOI’ OF PIPE-MAJOR A meeting of the Mataura Pipe Band committee was held to appoint a pipemajor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the pipe-major, Mr W. Budge, who leaves shortly to take up residence in Wanganui. Mr William

Richmond was promoted to pipe-major, Mr B. Ashby to sergeant, and Mr J. Sutherland to corporal. EUCHRE The weekly euchre evening run by the Mataura Volunteer Fire Brigade was well attended. The winners were: Women, Mrs N. McLeod; men, Mr J. R. Clarke. Consolation prizes were awarded to Mrs Renshaw and Mr A. McKay. The prizes were given by Mr J. H. Clark. BOWLS Recently eight rinks from the Hokonui Club journeyed to Mataura and played a friendly match with the Mataura Club. The visitors won by 144 points to 114. In the colts’ match, Mataura won by 21 points to 11. Results were:— M. H. Cullen, Folster, Lockhart, J. Buchanan 18 — Brown, Jones, McArthur, Martin — 21 Brazier, Pauling, Peterson, Hutton 11 — Steel, Shields, Henry, Wallis — 25 A. Richardson, Norton, Piercy, W. P. Thorn 14 — Johnston, Tretheway, Cuttriss, Ritchie — 25 Wright, Poskitt, Terry, Russell 20 — Horne, Muir, McFarlane, G. Ritchie — 25 Cullen, J. Richardson, Mac Gibon, Patterson 22 — Grave, Taylor, Graham, Brockett — 9 Giles, Richmond, R. Folster, Auld 13 — Murray, Parmenter, Hamilton, Tait — 22 Dempster, W. Folster, W. Richmond, I. Cullen 16 — Cunningham, Grant, Clearwater, Campbell — 17 , TOTALS 114 144 Colts’ Match McCaughan, Crudis, E. Calder, A. Thorn 21 — A. Hamilton, Browning, Strang, Brehaut — H CRICKET The Mataura Cricket Club played a friendly match against a team from the dairy factory recently. The dairy factory players batted first and compiled 112 runs. The club replied with 213 runs for eight wickets, Mac Gibbon, with 67, being top-scorer. Results were:— Club Haig st Pope b Renshaw 2 Leitch c Clark b Baird 23 Webb c Renshaw b Ramage 22 Mac Gibbon c sub b Dowden 67 Anderson b Dowden 11 Armitage c Renshaw b Dowden 20 Grant c Adam b Eggleton 11 Johnstone run out 37 English not out , 4 Extras 16 Total, for eight wickets 213 Bowling Analysis.—Renshaw took one wicket for eight runs; Ramage one for 32; Baird one for 34; Dowden three for 32; Eggleton one for 26. Dairy Factory R. Clarke b Mac Gibbon 16 G. Pope c Haig b H. Anderson 1 F. Ramage b H. Anderson 1 G. Baird b Leitch 27 L. Eggleton c Anderson b Leitch 1 D. Renshaw not out 46 G. Adam b Leitch 13 C. Currie b Webb 2 W. Dowden b Webb 0 A. McLeod b English 5 Extras 4 Total 116 Bowling Analysis.—Leitch took three wickets for 28 runs; Webb two for 14; Anderson two for 4; Mac Gibbon one for 13; English one for 4.