HAWKE CUP CHALLENGE

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1931, Page 4

HAWKE CUP CHALLENGE

WAIKATQ 2os

SOUTH CANTERBURY OUT FOR 72

■By Telegraph.—Press -’Association: Hamilton, Last Night, j

• Waikato, the liold'er of the Hawke; Ctiih dpeped a match, against South Canterbury to-day. The home team opened, the batting, Lumsden and Cassidy being; first to bat. Cassidy was dropped at the wicket but was clean bowled in the next; ball. -Senior joined Lumsden and added; 12 to-the tally before faffing a victim to ftii' easy cateh in Slips.. ; ; The batsmen were-findbig. difficulty in; penetrating the field. Hawke joined. Lpmsdon and 46 runs: appeared after an hour’s , play. . Lumsden; was qut to a; drib catch by .McDougrill. his cqutl'ibutibn at 19, Badeley replaced, him arid'the' partnership was severed when; Hawke turned a hot one from Mcßeath tb Short leg, Seaton accepting it. Hampton was clean-bowled, without ' scoring.; With Siriiith partnering Badeley 76 appeared for 96 minutes’ play. Mcßeath improved his average by taking Smith’s wicket. Skoet joiped his captain and the rate of scoring livened. Skeet lifted McBeaih for six and was playing confidently when he ■was well caught in. slips. He had put on 32. Aitkbn, the next man in, commenced forcibly and the score mounted steadily. Badeley succumbed to a cateh behind the wickets after a bright innings for 6p. Going rind Ewan failed to add much to the total, the innings closing for 209. South . Canterbury, opened disastrously, losing two Wickets for three runs. Kane jnade a stand'assisted by Davies, but the Sifle was’ out for the smalt total of 72. Going, Badeley and Smith -took the wickets. • Waikato has marie 21 for no wickets in tlie Second innings. . Details rife;— ■ '• . WAIKATO. •!'.., First Innings. JV. J. Cas,?idy, ; b Mcßeath. 2 !F,' Luiritoeri, c Hamilton, b McDougall • 19 S. 19. Senior, e Hamilton, b Mei Dougail 12 D. Hawke, c Sbaton; b Meßehtli .... .15 S. A, It Badeley; e Cuthbertson, bDavies 63 G. Hampton, b Mcßeath 9 K, Smith, b Jlcßeath 3 ;R. Skriet, c Ditvles, b ' McDoug4.il .. 32 J. Aitken, b McDougall- 43 H. Going, c Kane, b Davies ‘ 5 T. A.. Ewan, not:out 3 •Extras; Total ..'209 ■ Bowling.—Mcßriath took four wickets ;for 66 funs, McDougall 4 for 54, Davies two for 15, none for 49, Mason riorie for 15. Second Innings. Cassidy, not out ,11 Lunjsderi, not out b Extras 4 Total (for no wickets) 21 .SOUTH CANTERBURY. First Tunings. I. M. Hamilton, b Badeley 1 S. D. Masonic Hampton, b Going .. 2 M. j;. Angland, b Badeley 3 A. B. Herdman, b Going ... •• • ? n J. A. Kane, c b Smith .... 27 P. J. Mcßeath, c Hampton, b Going 4 W. McDougall, c Ewan, b Badeley .. 4 G. Davies, 1.b.w., b Going 17 R. Seaton, b Smith 6 E. S.. Cave,-not out » W. Cuthbertson, b Going - 0 Extras ■’ Total ' 73 Bowing—Going took five wickets for; 22 runs, Badeley three for 33, Smith two for 14,