SOUTHERN CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1927, Page 4

SOUTHERN CRICKET

COMPETITIONS COMMENCED SOME GOOD PLAY AND CONTRASTS. EARLY FORM DISPLAYED. The 1927-28 cricket competitions commenced in South Taranaki in ideal conditions, the only disadvantage being a stiff breeze. The performances of the day were not particularly bright, and in most cases the ball played havoc with the bat. PERSONAL HONOURS BOARD. WITH THE BAT. H. Donnelly, not out (Eltham) .... 84 Crombie (Midlands) 62 WITH THE BALL. Dr. Hoekin (Kaponga) 12 for 40 McKenzie (Excelsior) 8 for 21 A. Thomas (Okaiawa) 8 for 32 Penny (Okaiawa) 8 for 34 Busing (Excelsior) 4 for 16 MIDLANDS DEFEAT PATEA. HAWERA MEN BAT WELL. ■Midlands met and defeated Patea at Patea rather easily in a one innings game by the margin of 93 runs, giving them two points in their opening game. Patea rattled up 92, of which total Nansett was chief contributor with a vigorous innings for 34. Illingworth was also vigorous and notched 18, while Hemingway, the veteran, compiled 15 in good style. Hamel opened and made 10, but has not yet struck form. The best Midlander with the ball was Busing, whose four good wickets cost him 16 runs. Nielsen was bowling well and secured two for 24, and McCarthy got among rhe tail with two for five. Midlands were in good form and 70 runs were up for no wickets, Crombie 52 and Nielsen 25, playing the bowling well. Crombie's innings comprised many crisp and brilliant strokes but he was twice dropped rather glaringly. Nielsen’s was a patient, watchful innings and included one sixer. Treweek (23) made his runs in first-class style and his was the most meritorious cricket. Little put on 6,4, 6, lighting one into the stand, and reached 20. I' -sing carried his bat for a forcing 21, and with 16 extras the innings closed for 185. Houit was considered the best trundler, and he swung dangerously, aided by a cross wind. Nansett disclosed a ~ easy action, and sent down a good fast ball. He dismissed Crombie when the batsman was well aet, and clean bowled McCarthy sen. with a clinker. Patea fielded well. Midlands fielded badly, dropping easily ten . catches in the field. Details are: PATEA. Hamel, e McCarthy, b Giblin 10 Findlay, b Giblin 6 Illingworth, e Jennings, b Busing .. 18 Houit, b Nielsen 0 Bell, c Giblin, b Nielsen 0 Nansett, b Busing 34 Hemingway, c Treweek, b Busing .. 15 Lord, b McCarthy 0 Partridge, b McCarthy 0 Spooner, b Busing 2 McKenna, not out 1 Extras 6 Total 92 Bowling analysis.—Giblin took two wiekets for 20 runs; Nielsen, two for 24; Busing, four for 16; Scager, none for 23; McCarthy, two for 5. MIDLANDS. Crombie, played on, b Nansett .. 52 Nielsen, b Houit 25 Treweek, c and b Houit 23 McCarthy, b Nansett 4 taiv.v c Hemingway, b Partridge .. 20 Giblin, hit wicket, b Houit 8 Jennings, c Hamel, b Houit 6 Rae, b Houit 8 Seager, not out 8 Coleman, c Spooner, b Hamel .... 0 Busing, not out 21 Extras 16 Total (for nine wickets) 185 Bowling analysis.—Nansett took two wickets for 29 runs; Honlt, five for 40;

Findlay, none for 35; Partridge, one for 16; Hamel, one for 22. HIGH SCHOOL BEAT MANAIA. SOME EXCELLENT FIELDING. High School scored a two-point win in a low-scoring game against Manaia, defeating them by 26 runs. (School batted first and made 96 runs, Sturrock batting well for 32. Peterson made 20 in excellent style, while Barker reached 15 by good cricket when run out. Hughes and Gyde divided the wiekets with four each. The best fielding in the competitions, together with good bowling, allowed Manaia to reply with only 70. Pacey, Barker and D. Gower handled the ba'll well. Two batsmen were run out owing to great wicket-keeping by Gower, and quick, clean picking up and returns by an alert field. Thirty runs at least were saved in this way. . In School’s second innings, Morrissey (35) gave a delightful exhibition of well-timed hitting. Details are:— HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings. Peterson, b Gyde 26 Gower, Lb.w.,"b Gyde ]' Thomas, st A. Hughes, b H. Hughes 7 Barker, run out , 15 Milroy, c Whalen, b Gyde ........ 2 Morrissey, b H. Hughes 1 Morrison, l.b.w’., b Gyde 7 J. Gower, played on, b Whalen .... 3 Sturrock, b H. Hughes ■ 32 Pacey, not out 3 Standish, c Campbell, b H. Hughes.. 0 Extras 5 Total 96 Bowling analysis.—Whalen took one wicket for 31 runs; H. Hughes, four for 26; Gyde, four for 37. Seeend Innings. Peterson, e A. Hughes, b 11. Hughes 14 Barker, st A. Hughes, b H. Hughes 5 D. Gower, not out 21 Milroy, b H. Hughes 0 Morrissey, b H. Hughes 35 Morrison, not out 1 Extras 11 Total (for four wickets) 87 Bowling analysis.—Clarke took no wickets for 9 runs; H. Hughes, three for 24; Whalen, none for 4; Gyde, none for 18: A. Hughes, one for 6; Spooner, none for 12. MANAIA. Whalen, run out 10 Gyde, 1.b.w., b Barker 2 Hobday, e Morrissey, b Barker .... 5 H. Hughes, 1.b.w., b D. Gower .... 20 Clarke, c Morrissey, b Pacey .... 26 Young, c Peterson, b Pacey 2 A. Hughes, c Sturrock, b D. Goyer 0 D. Hughes, e Sturrock; b Pacey .. 0 Guise, run out 1 •Spooner, b Pacey ft Campbell, not out 2 Extras 2 Total 70 Bowling analysis.—Pacey took four wickets for 21 runs; Barker, two for 19; Peterson, none for 26; D. Gower, two for 3. KAPGNGA GAINS THREE POINTS. FIVE BALLS; FIVE WICKETS. Uninspiring exhibitions of batting, relieved only by an excellent individual innings by Grace (Kaponga), 36 not out, and a dogged and meritorious display yielding 29 (unbeaten) by Mills (Excelsior), were the order of the day. when Kaponga, by scoring 60, were able to inflict a severe thrashing on Excelsior and secure a three point win. Excelsior’s scores were 46 and 29, Dr. Hoekin being the destroying agent (12 wickets for 40 runs), and Kaponga, with the loss of one wicket, scored the necessary runs in their second innings. Dr. Hockin bowled ably, but tactless batting flattered him. With the exceptions of Mills, Galvin and Entwistle, the Excelsior . batsmen set their objectives on sixes, and rapid scoring, at a time when '‘playing the rock’’ was needed. Hockin's performance was distinctly good, and his feat' of five wickets with five consecutive balls was most remarkable. Over being called, the possibility of a double hat trick was forestalled. The wicket played well and the outfield was excellent. Except for a cross-wind which possibly affected the flight of the ball, conditions were ideal. Both Priest and Hockin- were straight medium bowlers with no twn-or swing. McKenzie, for Excelsior, bowled splendidly; he bagged seven wiekets for 15 runs. Details are:— EXCELSIOR. First Innings. Galvin, b Hoekin 11 Mills, not out 29 McKenzie, c V. Bette, b Hockin .. 4 McCarthy jun., b Priest 1 Wilson, b Priest ft Maehin, b Hockin ft Entwistle, b Hockin 0 Malone, b Hockin 0 Patton, b Hockin 6 Shalders, b Hockin 0 Zadoni, b Priest ft Extras 0 Total 46 Bowling analysis.—Priest took three wiekets for 18 runs; Dr. Hoekin, seven for 28. Second Innings. McKenzie, b Priest 12 Mills, b Priest 7 Galvin, e Grace, b Hoc-kin 2 Wilson, b Priest ft Malone, b Hockin 0 McCarthy jun., b Priest J Shalders, b -Hoek-in 1 Patton, b Hoekin 2 Entwistle, not out 1 Machin, b Hoekin 1 Zadoni, b Priest ft Extras 1 Total 29 Bowling analysis. —Priest took five wiekets for 16 runs; Dr. Hockiu, five for 12. KAPONGA. First Innings. Melville, run out 2 Abbott, b McKenzie 7 Grace, not out 36 Dr. Hockin. b McKenzie 0 Harrison, 1,b.w., b McKenzie 1 Fitzgerald, b McKenzie 1 V. Betts, 1.b.w., b Malone 4 Sadler, b Malone 0 Adams, b McKenzie 0 8. Betts, c , b McKenzie 1 Priest, b McKenzie 6 Extras- 2 Total.. 60

Bowling analysis.—McKenzie took seven wiekets for 75 runej Maehin, none for 24 j Malone, two for Ift. Second Inning*. V. Betts, not out 7 Harrison, e , b McKenzie ..... t 0 Abbott, not out 10 Extras 4 Total (for one wicket) ........ 21 McKenzie took one wicket for six runs; Mills, none for 11. THE FALL OF OLD BOYS. OKAIAWA'S GREAT WIN. There was a big surprise when Okaiawa, last season's southern champions, secured an easy three-point win over Old Boys on the Okaiawa ground by an innings and 15 runs. Although Okaiawa are rarely defeated on their own ground, no one could have expected such an easy win over a side which contains in Lay, Cheevere, Hayes, Moloney, Jordan and L. Walker, six batsmen of good defence and a variety of strokes. It was a differently paced wicket, great management by Benny and excellent bowling by Penny and Thomas (both five for 17), particularly which accounted for the poor totals; Old Boye totals were 34 (Dowdle 13) and 88 (Lay 37, Moloney 19, Cheevers 19), and Okaiawa 137 (A. Thomas 38; Penny 3ft, Barclay 2ft, Murdoch 16). For Old Boys, Lay, three for 19, and Hayes, three for 33, bowled well. Details are:— OLD BOYS. First Innings. Moloney, b Thomas ft Jordan, b Penny 0 Cheevers, b Thomas ft Lay, b Thomas 5 Hayes, b Thomae 4 L. Walker, h Penny 4 Dowdlb, c Pratt, b Penny 13 Lendrum, c Betts, b Penny 7 A. Walker, b Thomae 1 McDonald, not out 0 Johnston, b Penny ft Extras ft Total 34 Bowling analysis.—Thomas took five wiekets for 17 rims; Penny, five for 17. Second Inning*. Hayes, c Penny, b Crawford 3 Moloney, b Thomas 19 Cheevers, b Penny 19 Lay, b A. Betts 37 L. Walker, c Martin, bA. Bette . - ft Jordan, b A, Betts 9 McDonald, b Thomas 2 Dowdle, b Thomas ft A. Walker, b A. Betts 3 Lendrum, not out 2 Johnson, b A. Betts ft Extras 3 Total 88 Bowling analysis.—Pratt took no wickets for 11 runs; Crawford, one for 12; Penny, one for 17; Thomas, three for 15; A. Betts, five for 3ft. OKAIAWA. A. Betts, e Jordan, b Hayes 8 Penny, c Lay, b Hayes 30 Thomas, c Johnston, b Moloney .... 36 Pratt, b Lay 7 Atkins, b Lay 1 i’urdoch, e Cheevers. b Hayes .... 16 Crawford, b Lay 1 Linn, 1.b.w., b Cheevers fi Edwards, b Moloney 2 Barclay, 1.b.w., b McDonald 2ft Martin, not out 7 ® Extra • • 7 Total 137 Bowling analysis.—Lay took three 'cket® for 19 runs; Moloney, two for 44; Hayes, three for 33; Cheevers, one lor 9; McDonald, ..ne for 18; Lendrum, none for 9. ELIHAM’S EASY VICTORY. STRATFORD MAKES POOR START. Eltham commenced the cricket season auspiciously by defeating .Stratford by 108 runs in a match at Eltham, the visitors finding H. Donnelly’s bowling too difficult for consistent scoring. The wicket was in good order for the first match. Besides proving himself a bowler of no mean ability, H. Donnelly showed that he eould handle the bat to good effect, his fine score of 84 not out being a remarkable performance so early in the season. Just half his total runs were made off boundary hits, so it is obvious that he did not dwell at the wicket, but pilecl up runs quickly and accurately. With the exception of Bourke, who contributed a pleasing 35, and Henn, who ran np a useful 13, none of the other Eltham batsmen reached double figures, but one or two possessed a nice style that should bring in the rune with more practice. Batting for Stratford F. Young (2ft), and Mather (10), were the only impressive performers, and the day’s play Indieated that a good deal of network would not come amiss. Details arc: ELTHAM, Nairn, played oil, b Richardson .... 8 Phillips, eF. Young, b Richardson . ft H. Donnelly, not out 84 Ansford, b Gatton 6 Kerr, b Court 1 Bourke, e C. Mel. Young, b Wilson 35 Avery, b Wilson 2 ‘Haylock, b Mather 4 L. Donnelly, b Wilson ft Scown, bit wicket, b Wilson 3 Henn, b Wilson 13 Total .... }S4 Bowling analysis.—Wilson took- five' ( ickets for 67 runs; Richardson, two for 20; Gatton, one for 14; Court., one for 19. STRATFORD. F. Young, c Bmirke', b Scown .... 20 I. ardson, e Alieford, b Nairn .... 7 Court, b 11. Donnelly 4 Campbell, run out, b Scown ...... 4 Wilson, b Phillips ,j, 9 f’ isms, b Donnelly 5 1 - tton, b Donnelly ft .Mather, not out 10 C. Mel. Young, b Donnelly 6 Pegg, b Donnelly 2 Soundy, e and b Donnelly 6 Extras 3 Total 76 Bowling analysis.—Donnelly, six for 21; Scown, two for 19; Nairn, one for 4; Phillips, one,for 25. JUNIOR MATCHES. At the Hawera No. 3 ground theHawera Club juniors defeated the High ,B. heel B team by 37 runs * two

.linings game. Hawera made 31 anJ . 100, the chief scorers being Gower (IDi F a-weather (not out 6), Jackson (16), ami Reading (17), Fairweather (24). Gower (22), Kerrisk (13), Ctuiekshank (11). For School, Claue took three wickets for 11, .Sagar six for 10, Herbert one for 0, and Gray five for 37, Sager two for 46, Lee one for 0 For Hawera Fa’ eather took five for 12 and seven for 3, Oliver two for 4 and Kerrisk two for 7. ScliooF replied with 75 and 19.