COUNTRY CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1927, Page 4

COUNTRY CRICKET

OPENING OF COMPETITIONS SOME EXCELLENT SCORING. TARURUTANGI AND BELL BLOCK. Despite the unpromising weather conditions in the morning, the North Country Cricket Association was favoured with glorious weather for the opening of their competitions. A most auspicious start was made, auguring well for the season. Owing to the exigences of dairying—for practically the whole of th” country .players are primary producers—the matches commence at 10.30 a.m. and stumps are drawn at 3.30 p.m., with an interval for luncheon. In this respect, too, they partake of the picnic aspect, the home team entertaining the visitors and an enjoyable day’s sport always resulting. Owing to the w’eather conditions early in the day the fixtures were ate in starting, and it was after 11 ♦’clock before the first ball was sent town. . . Two matches were played, decisions being reached in each. At Bell Block the local team defeated Brixton by nine wickets and 31 rune, whilst in a high scoring match at Tarurutangi the local team defeated Egmont Village by four wickets and 155 rune. Tarurutangi’s total of 219 for six wickets, establishes a record for the country competition. BEST PERFORMANCES. WITH THE BAT. L. Giddy (Bell Block), 75 not out. G. Giddy (Tarurutangi), 07. S. Sampson (Tarurutangi), 46. Sp. Giddy (Tarurutangi), 38 not out. H. Copestake (Tarurutangi), 35 not jut. WITH THE BALL. G. Giddy (Bell Block), seven for 23. A. Irving (Brixton), five for 18. Sp. Giddy (Tarurutangi), seven for 32. BELL BLOCK DEFEAT BRIXTON. L. GIDDY BATS WELL. The match between Bell Block and Brixton was full of interest, it being anybody’s game until the last half-hour, when some magnificent batting by L. Giddy, who hit out vigorously at the bowling and compiled 75 undefeated, enabled Bell Block, who had a lead of two runs on the first innings, to leave the field winners by nine wickets. Brixton batted first, but lost An* drews when he had scored a boundary. Jury, by careful batting and punishing loose ones, compiled 14 before he was caught and bow’led by G. Giddy, four wickets being down 'or 21. A. Irving 13, MeCaul 12 and Sutton 10 were largely responsible for the score reaching eight for 65, but the last two wickets added only two runs. G. Giddy, who had bowled throughout, came out with the fine average of seven for 2' Bell Block made a v. se start, losing two good wickets for three runs, but K. Parkin, opening with two boundaries, was mainly responsible for th~ next wicket adding 14 runs. Four wickets were down for 18 when G. Giddy joined Parkin, whose total reached 15 when he was well caught off Irving by G. Giddy. G. Giddy 14, Sexton 11 and Saunders were responsible for the score reaching 64, when Poletti joined J. Sanders, who had hit a boundary and a six. Sanders placed the first one for a single, the next going to the boundary for four byes, but next ball he was bowled, giving Bell Block a lead of two. Jury and Irving, who bow’led throughout, took five for 18 and five for 41 respectively. Brixton's second innings started badly, five wickets being down for 14 when Irving 30 and N. Giddy 23 became associated and added 50 without being separated, Irving, with two sixers and three bound, ries, being particularly severe. N. Giddy’s score included only one boundary. Brixton then declared, having three-quarters of an hour to dismiss Bell Block for less than 62 to turn defeat into victory. L. Giddy, however, opened vigorously and 57 was on the board when R. Sampson was dismissed lor a patiently compiled 9. J. Sampson joined Giddy, who continued to monopolise the bowling, and the pair were uniefeated rvhen time was called with the leere at one wicket for 93. To this L. Giddy had made the fine lontribution of 75, treating the five bowlers impartially in a vigorous effort that Included four sixers and seven boundaries. Bell Block thus won by nine wickets and 31 runs. Detailed scores are; — BELL BLOCK. First Innings. R. Sampson. b L. Jury 2 C. Taylor, c MeCaul, b Irving .... 1 L. Giddy, c G. Giddy, b Irving .... 1 J£. Parkin, c N. Giddy, b Irving .. 15 G. Giddy, c W. MeCaul, b L. Jury .. 14 J. H. Sampson, b Irving 2 J?. Sexton, c N. Giddy, b .... 14 J, Jeffery, c H. Giddy, b Irving .... 0 A. Sanders, b L. Jury 12 J. Sexton, b L. Jury 2 K. Poletti, not out 0 Extras 9 Total 69 Bowling analysis—A. Irving took five wickets for 13 rune; L. Jure, five for 41. Second Innings. R. Sampson, c Sutton, b N. Giddy .. 9 t. Giddy, not out 75 J. Sampson, net out 3 Extras 1 Total (for one wicket) 93 Bowling analysis —N. Giddy took one wicket for 27 rune; Irving, none for 10; Pullen, none for 12; Sutton, none for IS; Jury, none for 28. BRIXTON. First Innings. Jury, e and b G. Giddy 14 Andrews, b G. Giddy 4 N. Giddy, b R. Sexton 2 N. Giddy, b G. Giddy . ■ 0 A. Irving, b G. Giddy 13 G; Fulton, e Taylor, b G. Giddy .. 0 W. MeCaul, b R. Sexton 12 A. Giddy, b L. Giddy 4 A. Sutton, e and b G. Giddy 10 Turnbull, not out 0 A. Fulton, e , b G. Giddy .... 0 Extras 2 Total 67 Bowling analysis— G. Giddy took seven

wiekets for 23 runs; R. Sexton, two for 18; L. Giddy, one for 24. Second Innings. Turnbull, b G. Giddy 2 H. Giddy, b G. Giddy , r 3 G. Fulton, c and b L. Giddy ....>. 3 Sutton, c and b L. Giddy ....« 0 Jury, b G. Giddy 2 Irving, not out 30 N. Giddy, not out 23 Extras < 1 Total (for six wickets dec.l ... 04 Bowling analysis—G. Giddy took th.ee wickets for 23 runs; L. Giddy, two for 16; R. Sexton, none for 8; J. Jeffrey, none for 16. TARURUTANGI WIN MATCH. A RECORD SCORE COMPILED. Tarurutangi put up a fine performance in defeating a strong Egmont Village team, making the great total of 219 for six wickets in response t » their opponents’ modest 64. The score is said to be a record for the number of wickets in the Country Association's competition. Egmont Village started badly, losing Shallard when the score stood at three, and Stapleton, who scored nine, with the score at 18. Gibson 12, Fletcher 10 including a six, and Marsh, with a carefully compiled 16, were mainly responsible for the score reaching 64. Sp. Giddy was in great form with the ball, taking seven wickets for 32 runs. Tarurutangi lost A. Giddy with the score at 15, but S. Giddy and G. Sampson soon put the issue beyond doubt, both playing themselves in and punishing anything loose, bringing the score to 108 before Fletcher beat S. Sampson, whose 46 included only three boundaries. Potter scored a useful 11 and then Sp. Giddy became associated with S. Giddy, and despite numerous changes of bowling the score mounted, reaching 158 for six wickets whe nS. Giddy’ was caught for a well compiled 67, which included WESTERN PARK v. HODGES’ TEAM. FORMER WIN EASILY. A friendly game, Western Park v. Hodges’ team, was played on the Tukapa ground on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the former by 112 runs to 40. Details are as follow: WESTERN PARK. Young, c and b O. Kinsella 40 Ratcliffe, b Hodges 4 Grayson, run out 14 Jones, c Norgate, b Kinsella .... 4 Haughton, e Hodgee, b Kinsella .... 0 Mason, b Hodges 23 Jackson, b Kinsella 2 Hart, c Kinsella, b Rixon 6 Lawrey, b Rixon 6 Webster, c Woods, b Simpson 2 Duff, not out 0 Extras 11 Total 112 Bowling analysis.—Hodges took two wickets for 24 runs; Rixon. two for 37; Norgate, none for 20; Kinsella, four for 19; Simpson, one for 1. HODGES’ TEAM. McClymont, b Haughton 3 Woods, c and b llason 1 Norgate, c Haughton, b Mason .... 4 O. Kinsella, c Ratcliffe, b Mason .. 1 Hodges, b Jones • •. 21 Jones, c Lawrey, b Jones 6 Rixon, b Webster 1 .Simpson, not out 0 Thomas, c Haugh’ on, b Webster .. 0 Shaw, run out 0 Port wry, b Webster 0 Extras 3 Total 40 Bowling analysis.—’Mason took three w" *ets for 21 runs; Haughton, one for 12: Jones, two for four; Webster, three for none. five boundaries. H. Copestake joined Sp. Giddy and the pair, opening out on anything loose, were not separated when time arrived with the score at 219 for six wickets when S. Giddy was caught sixers and a boundary, whilst 11. Copestake’s 35 included one six and three boundaries. The ex-High School boy Fletcher bowled 12 overs and took four wickets for 35 runs. The scores are: — TARURUTANGI. First Innings. A. Giddy, e Stapleton, b. N. Gibson 5 S. Giddy, c N. Gibson, b Dravitzke 67 S. Sampson, b Fletcher 46 J. Sampson, 1.b.w., b Fletcher .... 2 L. Bishop, b Fletcher 5 T. Potter, b Fletcher II Sp. Giddy, not out 38 H. Copestake, net out • • ■ 35 Extras 10 Total (for six wiekets) 219 Bowling analysis—R. Fletcher took four wiekets for 35 runs; Dravitzki, one for 18; N. Gibson, one for 53; G. Marsh, none for 8; Bowen, none for 9; Shallard, nene for 13; H. Sampson, none for 15; Cooper, none for 22; Thomason, none for 37. EGMONT VILLAGE. First Innings. Shallard, c L. Bishop, b A. Giddy .. 0 Stapleton, e S. Sampson, b L. Bishop 9 N. Gibson, c and b Sp. Giddy 12 R. Fletcher, 1.b.w., b Sp. Giddy .... 10 G. Marsh, b E. Giddy 16 Thomason, c T. Potter, b Sp. Giddy 7 Gyde, b Sp. Giddy 0 Dravitzki, b Sp. Giddy 0 H. Sampson, b Sp. Giddy 0 Cooper, b Sp. Giddy 4 Bowen, not out 2 Extras 4 Total 64 Bowling analysis—Eric Giddy took one wicket for no runs; Sp. Giddy, seven for 32; A. Giddy, one for a; L. Bishop, one for 23. MATCH AT WAITARA. WIN FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. Tn a friendly one innings game played at Waitara on Saturday, New Plymouth easily accounted for the home team after a very enjoyable game. Waitara, fielding 10 men, could only reach 64, while New Plymouth, with 15 players, made 148, three men retiring. Details are as follow; — . audsley, c Morrison, b Parkin .. 21 Taylor, b McWhirter 0 Attrill, b Parkin 7 Dowsett, b Groombridge 0 ; Wilkins, 1.b.w., b" Clarke fl Ward, b Clarke .................. 0

Gosnell, e Groombridge, b Clarke .. 8 Sampson, b Groombridge ■. 0 Laurent, b Groombridge 0 Donovan, cC. G. Clarke, bA. Clarke 0 Allen, b Jones ...» 0 Watson, not out 17 A. Hawkins, b Jones ..........o« 0 P. Hawkins, c , b Jones . ...us 0 Dunn, b Jones .. ...re 0 Clarke, b Jones 9 Extras 5 Total 84 Bowling analysis.—McWhirter took one wicket for 15 runs; Parkin, one for 17; Clarke four for 7; Groombridge, three for 0; Kinsella, none for 12; Jones, five for 5. NEW PLYMOUTH. Morrison, retired. 26 C. G. Clarke, retired 33 H. Kinsella, b Wilkins . 13 Parkin, b Wilkins • ..j, 9 McWhirter, b Wilkins 2 Boyle, b Wilkins 16 A. Smith, b Gosnell 0 Dae, b Wilkins 4 Nasmith, b Wilkins 1 Allen, b Gosnell 3 C. Kinsella, b Dowsett .. 15 Sheppard, b Gosnell 2 Groombridge, b Cxsnell ........... 4 A. Clarke, retired .......... 15 Jones, not out 10 Extras 4 Total 148 Bowling analysis.—Gosnell took four wickets for 38 runs; Attrill, none for 28; Wilkins, six for 25; Hawkins, none for 11; Donovan, none for fi; Dowsett, one for 7. VICTORY FOR AVENUE ROAD. FIRST INNINGS WIN OVER BRIXTON During the week-end, the Avenue Road cricket team went to Brixton, where a friendly game was played, the town team emerging victorious on the first innings play. In their first strike Brixton made 29, while Avenue Road replied with 37. Brixton, in their second innings, reached 110. but time did not permit of another attempt by the New Plymouth team. Details of the game are: BRIXTON. A. Irving, b Hodge 7 L. Jury, b Harvey 5 D. Irving, b Hodge 0 H. Giddy, c Jordan, b Hodge 3 N. Giddy, c Williams, b Cole 7 G. Fulton, b Harvey 3 J. Poletti, b Harvey 0 A. Giddv, b Harvev 0 W. MeCaul, b Harvey 0 A. Sutton, b Harvey 3 A. Fulton, b Cole 0 B. Hooker, c Jordan, b Harvey .... 0 R. Harvey, c ——, b Cole 0 W. Davis, not out 0 Extras 1 Total 29 Bowling analysis.—Harvey took seven wiekets for 9 runs; Sharpe, none for 9; Hodge, three for 10; Cole, three for O. AVENUE ROAD. G. Beu, b Irving (i G. Petch, run out 1 C. Harvey, b Jury ftL. Williams, b Jury 7 B. Sharpe, b Jury 0 0. Hodge, b Jury 1 A. Roper, run out .. 10 A. Jordan, b Irving 0 R. lordan, e Poletti, b Irving 10 H. Rouse, b Irving 0 R. Cole, b Jury 0 F. Furze, b Irving 0 J. Austin, run out 1 Pilchard, not out 4 Extras 3 Total 37 Bowling analysis.—lrving took five wiekets for 17 runs; Jury, six for 21. BRIXTON. Second Innings. H. Giddy, c Roper, b Hodge 2 A. Irving, c , b Cole 66 N. Giddy, b Harvey 0 A. Giddy, b Harvey 0 J. Jury, b Hodge 1 D. Irving, b Harvey 5 J. Poletti, b Roper 3 A. Sutton, b Harvey 1 G. Fulton, b Harvey 1 H. MeCaul, c Williams, b Cole .... 11 A. Fulton, b Harvey 4 Hooker 11 Andrews 1 Harvey 2 Extras 2 Total 110 PRIMARY SCHOOL MATCHES. In the match Central v. Moturoa the bowling of the Central boys proved too good, or the batting of Moturoa too bad. Central made 88 (Lynch 33 anil Marshall 28), and loturoa replied with 11 and 9. Central won. The match between Fitzroy and Wait..:a proved m re even. Fitzroy made 69 (Page 40), and Waitara 66 (Pizzey 51). Fitzroy won. PLAY IN OTHER CENTRES. CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. Cricket on Saturday was played in fine weather, but rain overnight had ..owed the wiekets. Riecarton, with ±l9 on for seven wiekets, declared against West Christchurch, got that side out t ice for 175 and 49, and scored a three point win. For West Christel.arch Haynes (45), Cocks (36) and Fin ’..y (31), were the only batsmen to make a stand in -at innings, and the second innings was a procession. Evans (four for 48, and four for 30), and Roberts (two for 3 and five for 17) wert; the best bowlers, St. Albans fared badly in their first innings against Sy.l. iham, being all out for 168. Syden'iam, with 213 for their first innings, batted again, scoring 118 for seven wickets. Woods (42), Falloon (40) anu ..adman (32) were the best St. Albans scores. Simmonds (seven L. 78) was the best Sydenham bowler. Linwood, with 241 for the first innings, got Old Collegians out for 64, Read (;’ for 32) doing most of v..e damage. Folic. on, Old Collegians scored 24L . , d Joys scored 275 for nine wickets (declared) against East Christchurch, with 152 on for the first strike. Nixon ► (75), Mort! ': (1), Ward (50) and .. (33) w ~e the chief Old, Bovs soerers. Batting again, East Christchurch put ou 200 fur jltree Gregory,

not out 129, scoring the only century of the day. WELLINGTON SEASON OPENS. RESULTS OF SENIOR MATCHES. Wellington, Last Night. The Wellington cricket season opened o ' irday in fir: but wi. ly weather, senior championship results are:— •and 140 runs (Baker 56) v, Ins l: tue, 56 r”nr for one wicket. For Institute, Massey took three wickets for 30 runs, Baumber two for 17, Foley two for 16. Thorndon, 130 i :ns (Roberts 47), v Wellington, 50 rms f .r no wiekets. For Wellington, Craig took four wickets for 15 runs, O'ConiK. three for 25, and Cousins three for 28. Kilbirnie, 95 runs (J, Kershaw 36 not out), v. Old Boys, 115 runs for three wickets (W. Dust'n 55). For Old Boys, Lambert took three wickets for 19 runs. ' Petone, 151- runs, v. Y.M.C.A., one wicket, for 14 runs. For Y.M.C.A., Bowyer took two wiekets for five runs. Hutt, 207 runs (Tattersail 120 not out), v. University, two wickets for t > ’ ns. For University, McLeod took four wiekets for 49 runs. GAMES AT SYDNEY. SOME HIGH SCORES MADE. By Telegraph—Presa Assn.—Copyright. Received Oct. 16, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Oct. 16. The. grade cricket was continued in fine weather and on good wickets. For St. George against Paddington, Bradman made 130 not out. For Gordon against O’ ' land, Gerdes made 98 and Withers 131. For Northern Districts against Petersham, Williams made 100 and Rothwell 84. Bowling for Balmain against Western Suburbs, Mailey. took five for 99. For Randwick against Marriekville, -McNamee took four for 40. For North Sydney against Mosman, Pratt took six for 47