SOUTH TARANAKI GAMES

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1930, Page 5

SOUTH TARANAKI GAMES

WEATHER UNFAVOURABLE OLD BOYS 209 RUNS FOR FOUR. DRAWN MATCH AGAINST PATEA. Weather conditions were not in favour of brilliant cricket in South Taranaki on Saturday, but nevertheless, playing against Patea in the first championship match of the season, Old Boys B knocked up the formidable total of 209 runs for four wickets and declared. Despite this the match was drawn, Patea having 98 runs for seven wickets when stumps were drawn. Old Boys batted first and was in fine form, the opening pair, the Barker brothers, scoring well until W. Barker at 40 was bowled by Peterson. This first wicket partnership collected 98 runs. H. Barker was bowled shortly afterwards for 63 runs. Cheevers, with 68 not out, scored the highest tally of the match, hitting forcefully for his runs. Of five bowlers tried Peterson proved the best, taking two wickets for 58 runs. Paten opened disastrously, one wicket being down for no runs. Then two partnerships by Palmer and Gibbs and Palmer and Peterson brought the score to--70. Peterson contributed 24 and Gibbs 10. The other four wickets could do •little, and Palmer carried his bat for 42, the score at the drawing of stumps being 98 for seven wickets. Pacey secured five wickets for 32 runs. The scores are: — OLD BOYS B. First Innings. H. Barker, st. Gibbs, b Peterson .. C 3 W. Barker, b Peterson 40 Cheevers, not out 68 Sturrock, b Smith 12 Turnbull, b Jones .... 10 Pacey, not out 3 Extras 13 Total (for four wickets dec.) 209 Bowling analysis.—Peterson took two wickets for 58 runs, Smith one for 50, Jones, one for 54; Patterson, none for 10; Gibbs, none for 22. PATEA. First Innings. Gibbs, c and b Pacey 10, Hamel, b Sturrock 0 Palmer, not out 42 Peterson, c Sturrock, b Pacey .... 24 Smith, c Smith, b Pacey 3 Patterson, c Smith, b Pacey ...... 0 Bourn, c Cheevers, b Pacey . 2 Jones,’played on, b Barker 3 Maule, not out - ' 0 Extras : 15 Total for seven -wickets .. 98 Bowling analysis. —Pacey took five widkets for 32 runs; Sturrock, one for 16; Cheevers, none for 18; H. Barker, one for 17. OKAIAWA’S THREE POINTS.' SCHOOL SIDE’BATS POORLY. DEFEAT BY AN INNINGS. Playing at Hawera, Okaiawa secured an easy three-point win over Hawera High School,, winning by an innings and 12 runs? High School opened and one wicket soon fell for one' run. Thrush and Surgenor then gave a bright exhibition, . putting on 38 runs before the next wicket fell. The rest, however, could do little against Okaiawa’s effective bowling, and the hist wicket fell for 61. Crawford and Linn wore in fine bowling form, Crawford taking four wickets for 7 and Linn four for 10.

Okaiawa’s total was only mediocre, 105, Penny contributing 29 from bright cricket and Betts 17. Okaiawa put High School in again and dismissed it for for 32, thus winning the match by an innings and 12 runs. Sagar (13) was the only one to reach double figures. Linn, Penny and Eden all emerged with excellent averages. The scores arc:— HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings.

Thrush, b Linn .; lb Sagar, b Penny .0 Surgenor, b Linn 24 Duke, run out ’ 5 Edwards, b Linn ................ 4 Whitehead, b Crawford 0 Buist, b Crawford 0 Stewart, b Crawford 3 Beamish, b Linn 0 Thomas, 1.b.w., Crawford 0 Emmitt, not out 0 Extras 10 Total 61

Bowling analysis,-^—Penny took one wicket for 18 runs; Eden, none for 16; Qrawford, four for 10; Linn, four for 7. OKAIAWA.

First .Innings. Penny, e Thrush, b Edwards 29 Betts, c Curgepor, b Whitehead •- - • 17 Eden, c Buist, b Whitehead ...... 0 Atkins, b Whitehead 0 Crawford, st. Thomas, b Whitehead 13 Murdoch, c Thrush, b Emmitt .... 15 Linn, c Edwards, b Buist ........... 13 Skipper, not out 9 Martin, b Buist 4 Newman' b Thrush 2 Goodwin, b Whitehead 0 Extras 3 Total 105

Bowling analysis.—Whitehead took five wickets for 38 runs; Thrush, one for 14; Surgenor, none for 14; Edwards, one for 20; Emmitt, one for 8; Buist, two for 8. The match between Old Boys A and Kaponga, which was to have been played at Kaponga, was not played on account of adverse weather conditions. GAMES UPSET AT STRATFORD. WEATHER MARS PROCEEDINGS. 'The first competition matches of the season at Strutford were both marred by bad weather and had to be abandoned before they were completed. In the senior game little progress was made, only three of the visiting batsmen making the journey from bank to wicket, The juniors were able to reach a more advanced stage and had so far progressed when rain brought about the conclusion of the game that Stratford Technical High School secured a two-point win over the Stratford junior team.The Hawera team visited Stratford to play the Senior home eleven, and two batsmen had compiled 86 when the game was’ abandoned, to be finalised later in the season if necessary. Nielson and Crombie opened for Hawera. Nielson was caught and bowled by Gover at 35, and Crombie was still at the wicket and had 51 to his credit when it was decided to ' “call it a day.” Hughes was Crombie’s ; second partner, but did not get a chance i to break/his duck, though he kept his 1 wicket intact. i In the junior game Stratford Tcclini- I cal High School disposed of Stratford «

for 63. When stumps were drawn School bad scored 80 for five wickets, thus securing a two-point win.

FIRST CENTURY OF SEASON. By Telegraph.—Press Association. ( Christchurch, Oct. 18. Rain interfered with cricket this afternoon and finally compelled the early abandonment of play. Tho outstanding perforniance of the day was the bowling feat of Crumb, who took six wickets for 33 runs. At one stage he took five wickets in two overs for two runs. Old Boys 124, beat East Christchurch US, on the first innings. Merritt made 42. The match between West Christchurch, 238, and Sydenham, 98 for two wickets, was drawn. For Sydenham Wallburton made 56. Lancaster Park, 141, beat St. Albans 139. .For St. Albans Crawford made 57 and Falloon 3’2. Riceartou, 248 for three wickets, beat Old Collegians, 138. For Riccarton Jacobs, lOS not cut, scored tho first century of the season, and Roberts made 84.