SOUTH TARANAKI GAMES

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1933, Page 3

SOUTH TARANAKI GAMES

OLD BOYS RETAIN THE LEAD KAPONGA HAVE GAME’S HONOURS EDEN BROTHERS IN BATTING FORM All the honours of. the draw went to Kaponga in their match with. Old Boys at Kaponga, but on a batsman’s wicket finality could scarcely be expected. The batting of the Eden brothers distinguished the game, Reg. making a century, and Ross 87 not out. Kaponga made 256 for three wickets and declared, and Old Boys had lost five,for 114 when stumps were drawn. H. Barker, winning the toss, elected to field. He and Moloney kept the batsmen quiet and soon had Court out. A heavy shower of rain, however, spoiled their foothold and he had to rely on otljer bowlers on the resumption. Both S. Betts and Reg. Eden. gave hard chances, Moloney in slips actually touching a high one as it went over. The slower bowlers suited the batsmen, who scored rapidly. At 82 Herbert beat Betts with a • ball of rather different flight. The Eden brothers then put on 152 with vigorous batting and, after Reg. Eden’s dismissal by a magnificent onehanded catch at mid-off by Sturrock, Dormer carried on. V. Betts perhaps delayed the closure too long. Reg. Eden hit 19 fours and his brother 11 fours and three sixes. • ~ •/ • Barker and Moloney opened Old Boys’ innings with two hours and 20 minutes to’ bat, a shade less than Kaponga. They went along very steadily to 20, when Moloney was dismissed 1.b.w., a decision he did not appear to agree with. H. Barker followed and in a more restrained manner began to play himself in. He was well set when he called, W. Barker for an impossible third run off a leg glance and was run out. His brother then snicked one to the wicketkeeper. Thrush was given out on a doubtful decision and Morrison, after holding his 'end up for some time was caught by Busing. With five wickets down and an hour to play it appeared that Kaponga might win, but Sagar, .who batted very soundly, and Herbert played out time. Herbert survived a confident appeal for a catch in the slips and gave three early chances, one an easy one to Busing. When .he settled down he looked as unlikely as Sagar to go out Another rain shower handicapped the bowlers. Details are:— KAPONGA. Court, c Sagar, b Moloney .......... 2 Reg. Eden, c Sturrock, b H. Barker 111 S. Betts, b Herbert .................. 41 Ross Eden, not out 87 Dormer, not out ..................... 7 Extras 8 Total (for three wickets dec.) .. 256 Bowling: Moloney took one wicket for 48 runs; H. Barker, one for 47; Sturrock, none for 33; Herbert, one for 27; Thrush, none for 13; Buist, none for 17; Morrison, none for 12; Sagar, none for 51. OLD BOYS. W. Barker, c. Busing, b Ross Eden 34 Moloney,, 1.b.w., b S. Betts ........ IQ, H. Barker, run out 9 Sagar, not out 28 Thrush, 1.b.w., b Dormer .......... 1 Morrison, c Busing, b Betts ......... 0 Herbert, not out 11 Extras 21 Total (for five wickets) ;;. s .„. 114 Bowling: S. Betts took two wickets for, 21 runs; Ross Eden, one for 32; Dormer, one for 15; Reg. Eden, none for 14; ’V. Betts, none tor 8; Foster, none for 2. •■ / HAWERA A BATSMEN ON TOP PENNY RETIRES AT A CENTURY.

PATEA MAKES STUBBORN EFFORT. It was only necessary for the other batsman to keep, his .end up and let Penny make the runs in the game between Hawera A and Patea. Hawera had first use of the wicket, which was very dead, and took full advantage, of the toss before the rain came. None of the Patea bowlers looked dangerous except Palmer, who for a while was keeping an excellent length. Penny > hit eleven fours, arid with good round-the-wicket strokes would have reached his century much more quickly had the outfield notheen dead. t The innings was declared closed at 167 for six wickets. Patea batted doggedly between the rain showers, and with one. man short were dismissed just on time for 87. Details are:— •' / ■’ ’’ / ..HAWERA. A. Penny, retired ....................... 100 Des Forges, b Palmer ...... 2 Jordan, b Palmer 0 Giblin, b Patterson .................. 16 Jennings, c Palmer, b. Edwards ....'■ 6 Skipper, b Gordon 32 Kennedy, not out 2 Extras 9 Total (for six wickets) ........... 167 Bpwling: Gibbs, none for 39; Palmer, two for 39; Ellis, none for 25; Edwards, one for 22; Paterson, one for 27; Gordon, one for 6. . . . ' . PATEA. A. J. Gibbs, b Giblin B G. Gibbs, c Giblin,. b Penny 8 Paterson, c Kennedy, b Giblin 22 Palmer, not out ....../..... 15 Gordon, b Giblin 5 Jones, c Skipper, b Giblin ........ 0 Ellis, c Des Forges, b Penny ........ 20 Edwards, c Skipper, b Des Forges .. 2 Hamel, c Kennedy, b Penny 3 Taylor, b Giblin 1 Sheehan, did not bat ....,.........'.. 0 Extras 11 Total 87 Bowling: Giblin took five wickets for 32 runs; Penhy, three for 24; Kennedy, none for 4; Des Forges, one for 6. HAWERA B FAIL BADLY ■’ ' >. : • THEIR TOTAL SCORE ONLY 13. STRATFORD A’s MARGIN OF 168. The Hawera B team’s performance against Stratford A fell so far short of competition standard that it was nothing but u debacle. Four men among them made 10 runs, the other failed completely and three extras brought the grand total to 13. Stratford made a comfortable 181 to win by 168 runs. Hawera batted first but little did anyone think that Fleet. (5), one of the opening men, had made the highest score of the innings. His companion, Skuse (2), Taylor (2), and Richards (1) were the only others who were put to the trouble of sprinting down the pitch. The rest had all the. exercise that was coming to them when they walked to the crease and walked back again after Wilson, Priest or Collins had dealt with them faithfully and well. Coffins took his one at the start and Wilson and Priest shared the rest' with a regularity that became monotonous. It was not Ha-

wera’s day out and yet.it. certainly : was not their day in, but between the: “ins” and “outs” they made. 13. Hall topped Stratford’s score with 44. while Davies (41), Barker (33 not out) and Haughton (25) vzere also decidedly, useful The remak.der did not reach double figures, but in view of Hawera-s total it was hardly, necessary for them, to do so. Stevens (six for 73) and Geary (three for 45) did most of the bowling. Details are:— ■ ■ HAWERA B. . Fleet, b Coffins Skuse, hit wicket, b Wilson ..... 1.. 2 J. Mortlock, b Priest 0 Davy, c Hall, b. Wilson U Geary, rup opt ....................... 0 - Stevens, b Priest ...................... (! Taylor, b Priest ..................... 2 D. Mortlock, c'Walker, b' Wilson .1. . . 0 Richards, b Priest 1 Lord, run out 0 Grindlay, not out ..................... .0 Extras ............ 3 Total' ............................... 13. Bowling: Wilson three for 5, Coffins one ; for 2, Priest four for 3. STRATFORD A. Walker, 1.b.w,, b Geary 9 Cottier, b Stevens 5 Haughton, c Stevens, b Geary ........ 25 Henderson, b Geary ................... < 3 : Wilson, st. Grindlay, b Stevens ..... 9 Priest, b Stevens ...' 3 Hall, c and b Fleet 44 Collins, c Grindlay, b Stevens 0 Davies, 1.b.w., b Stevens .........'... 41 Barker, not out 33 White, c Baskin, b Stevens ........... 0 'Extras ............................. Total 181 . Bowling: Stevens took six wickets for 73 runs, Geary three for 45, Fleet, one .for 35, J. Mortlock none for 19. HIGH SCHOOL TOO GOOD STRATFORD B 21 RUNS/BEHIND. GAME OF MODERATE SCORING. / On a wicket which at times became a quagmire none' of the batsmen in the High School versus Stratford B match was at all happy. Stratford B batted first and by unenterprising but patient batting compiled a modest 58, Gatton and • Foley (not out) being top scorers with . ' 10 and 11 respectively. Pritchard reaped the bowling honours with five wickets, all clean-bowled, for 17 runs. High School were given an encouraging lead by their opening batsmen, who’ vzere separated when the total was 27 t Thereafter they went to pieces arid .jt was only due to a determined 15 by/ Hayman that they were able to pass their opponents’ total. Ki veil took / vantage of the .sodden pitch, to capture five wickets for 28. • Details' are:— ' STRATFORD B. ‘ Green, b Pritchard' ...1............. 3Richardson, run out. .............. I Gatton,; b* Pritchard ..... . .....;.;;.' 10 Kivell,, l.b.w. b Rogers 9 Hancock, l.b.w. b Pritchard i V. Gray, c Green, b Whiteheat! 8 K Vincent, run out ............. 0 M. Gray, b Pritchard 0/ Bird, b Whitehead ................. 10 Foley, not out .................... 11 Extras \5 Total ' ............... '5B; Bowling: Pritchard .five for 17; Rogers ' 1 for 23; Whitehead two for 13; .Green, none for none. . ■./ ’• < • HIGH SCHOOL. Thomas, b Kivell 5 Duke, b Kivell ..................... 2J Pritchard, b Kivell. 0 Rogers,, run out '& Whitehead,' c Bird, b Kivell ........ 7 Lester, b Kivell .. ..... ...... .... .... 2 Kirkby, c Bird,'b’ Young ........... 9 Hayman,, c Hancock, b Young. .... 15 Sargesoh, l.b.w. b Gatton 5 Pauling, c. Young, b Gatton ....... 0 Green, not out ■ 3 Extras• •.. ,7 ? Total ...... T 9. Bowling:. Kivell five for 28; Gatton-two for 39; Young two for five. ' ' SOUTH TARANAKI TEAM RANGITIKEI GAME AT HAWERA. .

WELL-BALANCED SIDE CHOSEN. > V The South Taranaki . team to - play Rangitikei at Hawera. next Saturday 'will be;— '■'■■■ ' Penny (Hawera A), captain. . ' ' W. Barker, H. Barker, Moloney (Old Boys). ■ S. Betts, Dormer, Reg. Eden (Kaponga). Hall, Walker, Wilson (Stratford • A). r Duke (High School). '• Reserves: Jones (Patea) and Thrush A>. (Old Boys). The chosen eleven is one of the best . balanced South Taranaki has had in the field for some time. Wilson is the only . ; man who has not been making a lot of • • \ runs in club cricket this season while he usualy does fairly well with the bat in representative games. In Moloney, H. Barker, Dormer, Wilson ,and Betts, Penny has a well varied quartette of bowlers with Reg Eden and himself in reserve. ' Lay (Stratford B) and Jones (Patea) are the two Unlucky men, while Starrock : (Old Boys)'would have < been a useful •(£ man for a bad wicket. • • ■ WELLINGTON PREMIERSHIP. ' k —— . , COMPETITION' NEARLY DECIDED; • • '' By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. • : ; » By defeating Institute by ten wickets . > ' d Wellington gained a clear eight points lead for the senior cricket championship. With 125 on for the loss of six wickets j in response to Institute’s 122, Wellington declared straight away yesterday and ' dismissed Institute the second time for 106 (T. Tucker 38 not out). Blundell ■■ ■ captured six wickets for 36. R. Morgan (66) and Foley (27) hit off the runs re- ''inquired for an outright win.without loss. Midland applied the closure after hit- ■ . ' ting up 324 for four wickets against Uni- • ' ' versify (Baker 142 net out, Standidge J 66). University totalled 228 and 105. D. Cleverley secured six wickets for 50. ;; ’ 5 Midland won by.. 96 runs on the first innings. ■ " Petone found the 373 set them by Kil- j birnie top much and could only respond with 262 (Dempster 110, Roberts 68). ; Crook took five wickets for 51. 1 Wellington College Old Boys beat Hutt ■ ;dj by 88 runs on the first innings, scoring I 195 (N. Burnette 84, James 35) and 50 for two wickets ,tp Hutt’s 109 and 201 for dd! nine wickets (Ross 73,- Wames 68). Me- d Cann .took five wickets for 68 for" Hutt. Wellington is now practically assured vd-dj of the premiership with 30 points. Hutt, Old Boys and Kilbirnie come next with 22 points each, followed by Petone 20 points, University 12, ’ Midland 12, and Institute 12. • ' 1 . " '‘‘ ,'