CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1926, Page 2

CRICKET.

MARRIED V. SINGLE. SOME GOOD SCORING. An interesting annual cricket match between Married and Single men was played at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, yesterday, and. resulted in a victory for the married men by 35 runs. Several good scores were registered on the turf wicket. Grayson, for the married men, scored a sparkling 85, including two sixes and eleven fours. Jones made 26, Hodges 20 retired, Robertson 19, Stevens 16 not out, Pruden 13 and Norgate 11. For Single, Nasmith retired after a sound 60. Gibson and Strombom both compiled 35, and M. D. Clarke made 18. De tai I s;— SINGLE. Ewart, b Hodges *2 Moorhead, c Bottrill, b Eggleton .. 7 Gibson, run out, 35 N. Kinsella, Lb.w., b Eggleton .... 9 Edie, not out 1 Strombom, b Eggleton 35 Des Forges, b Bottrill 5 Ixivegrove, c Bottrill, b Eggleton .. 0 Nasmith, retired 60 Gayton, 1.b.w., b Norgate 0 M. D. Clarke, c Grayson, b Robertson IS Extras ]. t Total 176 Bowling analysis. —Eggleton took four wickets for 34 runs; Hodges, one for 25; Bottrill* one for 25; Robertson, one for .42; Grayson, for 20; Norgate, one for 16. MARRIED. Grayson, 1.b.w., h Edie 85 Jones, c and b Strombom 26 Eggleton, 1.b.w., bM. D. Clarke . . 5 Bottrill, b M. D. Clarke 5 Hodges, retired 20 Lawtey, b Edie 2 Robertson, b Edie 19 Duff’, b Nasmith 0 Norgaie, e Strombom. b Nasmith .. 11 Stevens, not out J 6 Pruden, not out 13 Extras 9 Total (for nine wickets) .... 211 Bowling analysis.—Gibson took no wickets lor 18 runs; M. Kinsella, none for 29; Strombom, one for 45; M. D. Clarke, two for .31; Edie, three for 28; Nasmith, two for 23; Ewart, none for 9; Moorhead, none for 13. HAWERA v. WAVERLEY. RAIN CAUSES DRAWN GAME. (From Our Own Reporter.) Hawera, fan. 1. The return cricket match between Hawcra and VVaverley, at Hawera to-day, was spoiled by rain, the result being a draw. The Hawera team batted very well, making 210 runs, and VVaverley had reached 84 for four wickets when rain stoppcnl play. Detail*-: HAWERA. Hughes, b Kearns . 26 Galvin, c Harper, b Palmer 18 Lay, b Kearns 23 Monaghan, st., b Bradmore 40 Alahoney, run out 9 MeFadyen, b Higginbotham 4 McKenzie, b Kearns 24 McCarthy jun., b Craig 20 Maloney, c Allen, b Pepper 19 Johnson, not out 7 Grindlay, 1.b.w., b Bradmore .... 1 Extras 19 Total 210 Bowling analysis.—Higginbotham took one wicket for 43 runs; Bradmore, two for 24; Harper, none for 26; Kearns, three for 59; Palmer, one for 10, Craig, one for 34; Pepper, one for —. WAVERLEY. Alien, b Mahoney 0 , Palmer, c Monaghan, b Lay 0 I Tritt, not out 36 Higginbotham, b MeFadyen 18 I Craig, b 23 Extras 9 Total (for four wickets) ... 84 Bowling analysis.—Lay took two wickets for 13 runs; Mahoney, one for 9; AfcKenzie. none for 10; MeFadyen. one for 15; Hughes, none for IS.