CRICKET

Southland Times, Issue 23389, 22 December 1937, Page 11

CRICKET

NIGHTCAPS BEATS WAIRIO The Nightcaps cricket team beat Wairio on the first innings. Wairio batted first, but Latta (16), Burgess (13) and White (12 not out), were the only players to reach double figures in a total of 68. Esplin, bowling for Nightcaps, had remarkable figures, getting four wickets for one run. Nightcaps replied with 139, Espjm (53), and Murray (34) being the chief scorers. Following are the scores:—

WAIRIO First Innings A. W. Sherman b Baird 0 M. Murphy c Baird b Allen 0 R. Latta b Allen _ 16 J. Black c Cappie b Baird 6 J. Burgess b Baird 13 G. W. Gardiner b Allen 0 J. White not out 12 D. Forde c M. Grant b Esplin 4 J. Watson b Esplin 0 F. Forde b Esplin 2 M. Hunt b Esplin 5 Extras 1° TOTAL 68 Bowling analysis.—Esplin took four wickets for one run; J. Allen, three for 27; D. Baird, three for 32. Second Innings Watson b Esplin 5 Latta st Miles b Excell 21 White lbw b Excell 2 Burgess c Cappie b Esplin 3 Black c Excell b Esplin 3 Murphy lbw b Esplin 0 Gardiner st Miles b Excell 0 Sherman not out 13 Hunt c Allen b Excel! 0 D. Forde c and b Baird 20 F. Forde c Miles b Excell 2 Extras ’ 4 TOTAL 73 Bowling analysis.—Excell took five wickets for 37 runs; Esplin, four for 20; Baird, one for nine, NIGHTCAPS A. Excell run out 6 G. Cappie run out 1 S. Miles c D. Forde b Murphy 7 N. Murray run out 34 D. Baird b White 6 P. Eplin c White b Burgess 53 C. Allen b Burgess 10 G. Excell b Burgess 1 W. Fordyce c D. Forde b Burgess 2 J. A. Grant b White 7 J. H. Grant not out 0 Extras 12 TOTAL 139

Bowling analysis.—Murphy took one wicket for 10 runs; T. White, two for 43; Gardiner, none for 22; Forde, none for 34; Black, none for eight; Burgess, four for 24. WYNDHAM JUNIORS BEAT CELTIC A junior cricket competition fixture, played on the Wyndham recreation reserve between the Wyndham junior team and Celtic, was won by the home team by 94 runs to 68. For the visitors, who batted first, McCartney, with 28 not out, was the only batsman to make a stand. H. W. Heath, who took six wickets for 21 runs, was the most successful bowler. Batting for Wyndham, J. Thompson (26), J. Harper (20) and R. C. Smart (14) made two-thirds of Wyndham’s fatal. Details:—

CELTIC H. Hobbs b H. W. Heath 4 M. Hobbs b S. McKay 0 McCartney not out 28 McKinnell c Maloney b Heath 0 McDowall c and b Heath 0 Shields run. out. 0 Holt lbw b S. McKay 2 Smith c R. Smart b Heath 1 Sinclair b Heath 6 Gutschlag b Marshall 8 Hutton c McKay b Heath 8 Extras H TOTAL 68

Bowling analysis.—S. McKay took two wickets for 11 runs; EL W. Heath, six for 21; J. Marshall one for 16; J. Harper, none for nine.

WYNDHAM R. C. Smart b M. Hobbs 14 J. Thomson c Smith b Holt 26 J. Marshall c Hutton b M. Hobbs 5 S. McKay b McKinnell 4 H. W. Heath c Smith b M. Hobbs 9 J. Harper c McCartney b H. Hobbs 20 H. Hunter b M. Hobbs 1 J. Maloney b H. Hobbs 0 A. Davey b Holt 5 D. Findlay b H. Hobbs 7 O. Smart not out 0 Extras, z 3 TOTAL 94 Bowling analysis.—McKinnell took one wickets for 43 runs; H. Hobbs three for 24; M. Hobbs four for 14; Holt two for six. ALEXANDER NOT AVAILABLE FOR CANTERBURY TOURING TEAM CHRISTCHURCH, December 21. E. E. Alexander will not be available for the northern tour of the Canterbury Plunket Shield cricket team. N. Burt will replace him. Both will b - available for the match against Otago. NEW ZEALAND’S SHARE OF SYDNEY PROFITS (United Press Association) SYDNEY, December 21. Mr T. Howard, a former treasurer of the Cricket Board of Control, criticized the New South Wales Cricket Association at a meeting last night for the high cost of the recent New Zealand match. The gate receipts for the match were £448 and the net profits £136, of which £lO2 went to New Zealand. The costs were 43 per cent, of the takings. Mr Howard said he did not think Australia was looking after New Zealand properly; no one could cavil at the brightness of the New Zealanders’ play. The executive agreed to consider the position of New Zealand and it was left to the executive to consider the question of forwarding New South Wales’s share of £34 to New Zealand.