COLLINS’ HAT-TRICK.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 383, 15 March 1937, Page 2

COLLINS’ HAT-TRICK.

Brilliant Bowling Against Nolantown. Playing at Hawera on Saturday Stratford B were beaten by Nolantown by 108 runs to 106 despite a brilliant bowling exhibition by Collins. He was responsible for dismissing Nolantown cheaply for 25 runs in their first innings taking eight wickets for 14 runs. In doing so he performed the hat trick. In their first innings Stratford made 84, Stallard compiling 39. Results were: —

NOLANTOWN. First Innings. Longstaff, run out, b Collins ... 1 Molllson, b Collins 0 Thrush, c Stallard, b Collins .. 2 Waldron, b Collins Cruickshank, b Collins 0 England, b Collins 0 Starling, c Reading, b Faulkner 0 Qrindlay, c Aldridge, b Collins .. 10 Kivell, c Faulkner, b Stallard .. 6 Howson, c Aldridge, b Collins .. 1 Ormond, not out ,0 Extras 5 Total 25 Bowling: Collins took eight wickets for 14 runs: Faulkner, one for none: Stallard, one for six. Second Innings. Longstaff, c Tocker, b Pollard .. 6 Grindlay, b Pollard 4 Molllson, o Stallard, b Pollard .. 1 England b Collins 6 Starling, e Pollard, b Stgllard .. 6 Waldron, st Faulkner, b Collins 6 Thrush, c Pollard, b Collins .... 4 Crniekshank. not out 30 Kivell, run out 4 Howson. run out 1 Ormond, run out 6 Extras 6 Total 83 Bowling: Pollard took three wickets for 11 runs; Collins, three for 16; Stallard, one for nine.

STRATFORD. First Innings. Faulkner, run out 0 Tocker, b Thrush 10 Curtis, b England 0 Pollard, c Cruickshank, b Thrush 5 Stallard, b Starling 39 Aldridge, c England, b Starling 2 Collins, c Cruickshank, b Starling 9 Reading, c and b Cruickshank .. 1 Neal, not out 10 Tippett, c Longstaff, b Starling 0 Smeaton, c Howson, b Starling . 1 Extras 7 Total 84 Rowling:, Thrush took two wickets for 15 runs; England, one for none; Starling, five for 51; Cruickshank, one for one. Second Innings. Tocker. c England, b Mollison .. 8 Stallard, c and b Starling 14 Total (for three wickets) ... 22