BOWLERS CONQUER BATSMEN

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 88, 7 November 1932, Page 3

BOWLERS CONQUER BATSMEN

FRIGHTFUL CRICKET WEATHER IN STRATFORD STRATFORD BV. HA WERA A

Although actual rain held off, weather conditions were anyihing but pleasant for the game between Ha. wera A ami Stratford 15 at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon. Hawera A prevailed by IS runs, bu< were actually behind with only two wickets to "fall, Jennings i :.'■!) and Pray (12) rising to the occasion. Barely three hours' play took place, but during that time the wickets of 24 batsmen fell. Bowlers completely con. (rolled the situation. Lay, of Strut; lord and Penny, of Hawera A, vieing with each other for the honour of wreaking the most, damage with tinball: Penny took five wickets for 11 and Lay six for HI runs.

Sandford was the only Stratford batsman to re)nch double figures (11) while Cole made C. These two batsmen scored 17 of the total of 2S. STRATFORD B. Cole, b Penny 6 Sandford, run out H Lay, c and b Penny Catt'on, b Penny <; Lyons, c Penny, b Kennedy . ■ Kivelf, b Penny J Hancock,!) Kennedy J Cuff, c Mason, b Kennedy .. ■ - ° See] 1) Kennedy " Young, b Penny ° Gorringle, not out .. } Extras °_ Total ■ 28 Bowling. Penny took four wickets for 17 runs; Kennedy four for 3; Giblhi none for 1; Wfest none for 2. HAWERA A. Penny b Lay • • • ■ . ° West, c and 1) Sandford " Budd, c Cuff, b Sandford • ■ • • Kennedy, b Lay 0 Jennings', c Lay, b Sandford •• -j Giblin, c Gorringle, b Lay .... < Des Forges, b Lay ' Mason, c Hancock, b Lay " Crawford, b Lay JJ Bray, b Lay 1 " Steer, not out " Extras j; Total : u: Bowling: Sandford took four wickets for 13 runs; Lay, six for 19; Kivell none for 12.

STRATFORD A v. KAPONGA Heavy rain at Kaponga compelled the postponement of this match. NORTHERN DIVISION RESULTS AT A GLANCE NEW PLYMOUTH v. OLD BOYS New Plymouth (113 and 68 for 8) gained a two point win over Old Hoys (60 and 18 7for 7 declared; Brown 53, Kirwin 49). Stevens, four for IS, and Kirwin, four lor 43, took the wickets for Old Boys. HIGH SCHOOL v. WESTERN PARK School won by an innings and 21 runs the scores being: School 245 first* innings, Western Bark 94 and 113.

SOUTHERN DIVISION HIGH SCHOOL v. PATEA Hawera High School were unlucky in drawing with Patea, as they appeared to have the best of the play. The scores were: High School, 13(> fo r four wickets; Patea, 1(52 for iho loss of eight wickets. Heavy rain hi the morning deadened the wickets. OLD BOYS v. HAWERA B. Old Boys accounted for Hawera B easily, although it made be stated that Hawera B only had nine men. The scores were: Old Boys, 174 for six wickets; Hawera B, 07 for nine wickets. COUNTRY CRICKET

In the country competition, Tarnrutangi four for 130 declared (Sp. Giddy 47 S. Sampson 37) drew with ITrenui, eight for 41. For Tarumtangi, Eric Giddy captured three for 13. Brixton S 9 (T. Parkin 36) defeated Tikorangi 45. For the winners G. Giddy took four wickets for 13 runs and for the losers O. Foreman took five for 22. BOWLING FIGURES NEW PLYMOUTH v. OLD BOYS Old Boys.-—Bowling; Stevens four wickets for IS runs; Kirwin four for 33; L. Petty none for 2; Eggleton none for !). New Plymouth.—Bowling: T. Avery one wicket for 15 runs; Naismith two for 42; Crapper one for 33: Ninkie one for 37; Groombridge one for 41; Larkin none for 15.

PATEA v. HIGH SCHOOL High School.— Bowling: Pritchard took no wickets for 10 runs; Surge, son one for 23; Wills two for 17; Lester one for IS; Whitehead one for 25; Gardiner one for 16; Duke one for IS; Emmitt none for 24. Patea. —Bowling. Paterson took one wicket for 23 runs; McKenna one for 13; Palmer one for 39; Edwards none for 23; Bourke 110U( -' lor 20; Jones one for 15.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL v. WESTERN PARK Western Park.— Bowling: Inch two wickets for 20 runs; Jones three for 33; Herbert one for 23; Budd one for 30; Parkinson one for 31; Berry one for 31; Morris non,e for 22; Speddvng none for 48. High School —Bowling: Elmes one wicket for 4 runs; Bottrill one for 10; Larkin three for 31; Christensen two tor 44; Donnelly "one for 31.

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE NORTH TARANAK! SENIORS

P. 3.pt 2-pt L. Pts High School .. . . 1 1 — — 3 New Plymouth .. . 1 — 1 — 2 Old Boys . 1 —- — 1 1 Western Park . 1 — — 1 1 SOUTH TARANAKI SENIOR P W. D. LPts Stratford A .. . . l" 1 0 0 2 Kapouga . 1 1 0 0 2 Old Boys . 2 1 0 1 2 Hawera A . 2 1 0 12 Stratford B .. . . 2 1 0 12 Hawera B . 2 1 0 12 High School .. . . 2 0 1 1 1 . 2 0 1 1 1 COUNTRY COMPETITION Tarurutangi .. - . 2 1 1 — ■> . 2 3 1 — 3 Brixton . 2 1 — 1 2 Tikorangi 2 — — *- SENIOR B P, :i-nt 2,ptL. Pts New Plymouth . . 2 i 1 — 5 Waitara •> 2 — 4 Old Boys . 2 — 1 1 2 Western Park . 2 — 112 Central . 2 — — 2 0 High School .. . 2 — — 2 0 JUNIORS New Plymouth . . 2 — 2 — 4 Waitara .. .. . 9 2 — 4 Band . 2 1 — 1 3 Western Park . 2 1 — l 3 Old Boys 2 — — 20 Hleh School .. . 2 — — 2 0