SOUTH TARANAKI GAMES

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1933, Page 10

SOUTH TARANAKI GAMES

HAWERA’S GOOD PATCH DRAW WITH KAPONGA ELEVEN. S. BETTS’ BRILLIANT CENTURY. Hawera struck a good patch at Kaponga and held the home team to a draw despite a brilliant century by S. Betts. The game was one of high scores, Hawera making 269 and Kaponga 235 for two wickets. Hawera won the toss and the batting showed unusual solidity, nine men reaching double figures and six making more than 20. Bray again was top scorer, while Penny also was in form. Penny, Fraser and Warnes paced the way for the' big score by putting on 81 for the first two wickets. Kaponga had only two hours and five minutes to bat, so that a draw appeared inevitable. Once Betts got into his stride, however, the situation changed and at the finish it was a “near thing." Betts hit eight sixes and 13 fours. Details are:— HAWERA. Penny, c S, Bette, b V. Betts 44 Fraser, c Fitzgerald, b S. Betts 10 Warnes, c and b Court 26 Jennings, b V, Betts 33 Giblin, c Palmer, b V. Betts 12 Bray, c Palmer, b V. Bette 46 Jordan, not out 23 Kennedy, b Dormer » -19 Shaw, run out 28 Goodwin, b V. Betts “ Hill, b Court 1 Extras . 26 Total 269 Bowling: S. Betts took one wicket for 50 runs; Dormer, one for 38; Court, two for 20; V. Bette, five for 90; Bourke, none for 10; Eden, none for 5; Cuff, none for 17; Fitzgerald, none for 15. KAPONGA. Court, b Penny 49 S. Betts, c Goodwin, b Kennedy .... 166 Dormer, not out 5 Extras Total (for two wickets) 235 Bowling: Warnes took no wickets for 33 runs; Penny, one for 47; Giblin, none for 15; Kennedy, two for 30; Jennings, none for 64; Fraser, none for 31,

STRATFORD BETTER OF DRAW

BIG SCORING IN OLD BOYS GAME.

H. BARKER BATS VERY WELL.

Stratford 4 had the better of a draw with Old Boys on the Longbum wicket

at Hawera, replying to 207 for nine wickets with 168 for four wickets. Though the scoring was high, the best individual tally was 54 by H. Barker. The wicket was very much in favour of the batsmen, and the early Old Boys players shaped very well. Moloney and H. Barker were the most impressive, using their feet /ell, while W. Barker played his usual steady innings. At the finish Sargent and Worley had a good partnership. Lay with the help of a breeze bowled very well, swinging away and breaking back —ideal bowling on such a true wicket. Stratford batted very confidently from the outset, Sandford and Hall giving the side a, start of 75. However, time was too short for the Old Boys total to be reached. Details are:— OLD BOYS. W. Barker, b Lay 37 Moloney, b Walker 44 Thrush, b Lay • 13 H. Barker, b Young 54 Duke, c Lay, b Wilson 19 Sturrock, c Beere, b Wilson 9 Pritchard, c Wilson, b Lay 7 Thomas, b Lay 1 Beamish, b Lay ” Worley, not out 2 Sargent, not out 10 Extras ; H Total (for nine wickets dec.) .... 207 Bowling: Lay took five wickets for 61 runs; Young, one for 42; Wilson, two for 44; Walker, one for 36; Beere, none for 10. STRATFORD. Sandford, b Sargent 30 Hall, b Pritchard 46 Young, c Moloney, b Pritchard 22 Walker, b Moloney 26 McGregor, not out 9 Lay, not out 8 Extras 27 Total (for four wickets) 168 Bowling: Sturrock took no wickets for 24 runs; Pritchard, two for 30; Thrush, none for 17; Moloney, one for 17; H. Barker, none for 13; Sargent, one for 19; Duke, none for 18.

SOUTH TARANAKI SENIOR B.

HAWERA BEATS POWER BOARD.

Hawera’s innings win over Power Board was the feature of South Taranaki senior B games bn Saturday. Hawera made 155 and Power Board 58 and 65. Hawera High School beat Old Collegians by 156' runs to 70, and Manaia beat Stratford by 60 runs and Opunake beat Stratford High School by 52 runs.’

HAWERA DEFEATS POWER BOARD.

The inconsistent Power Board team was, decisively beaten by the competition leader, Hawera, and was in fact outclassed. Powe? Board got rid of Geary, Mason and Fleet cheaply, but Fairweather was in the mood and made 59, receiving support from Stevens (15), Kibblewhite (22) and Cockerili (10). B. Hughes took six wickets for 21 runs. Fleet and Stevens soon rattled Power Board out, the former taking three for 11 and Stevens six for 40. Butet made 24 not out, Sargeson 10 and B. Hughes 14. Following on Power Board did little better against different bowlers, though only Hine men batted. Buist again topscored with 26 and Baigent made 13 not out Mason took five wickets for 27 runs. The innings took little more than half an hour; half of the runs coming in sixes.

HAWERA HIGH SCHOOL WINS.

Hawera High School avenged its first round defeat by Old Collegians, winning by 156 runs to 70. School’s batting was good, Allen making 10, Kirkby 31, Gardiner 18, Anderson 10 and Lester 30, while a useful 35 came from extras. McCarthy took three wickets for 27 runs, W. Wills two for 9 and Cropp three for 7. Only two of Old Collegians were among the runs, Boesley making 35 and P. Wills 18 not out. Pauling took three wickets for 21 runs, Lester two for 12 and Allen two for 0. *

MANAIA’S TWO-INNINGS WIN.

- Manaia beat Stratford, at Stratford. by--6u runs in a completed match. Manaia batted first for 98 (J. Christie 22, Nelson 17, H. Whalen 21, V. Hobday 12, E. Sutton 10), Francis taking five for 27. Stratford started badly and reached only 70 (Latham 17), Nelson being responsible mainly with seven for 19 in 9 overs. In the second innings, thanks to Christie (29) and C. Hobday (28), Manaia totalled 106, Francis taking five for 34. Stratford had 135 to make but wickets fell steadily and the innings closed for 74 (Faulkner 18, Francis 15, Hancock 14). Nelson took six for 36.

OPUNAKE BEATS STRATFORD HIGH.

The Opunake team defeated Stratford High School in a high scoring one-innings match at Stratford by 52 pins. Opunake opened with an innings of 179, Maddock (57), Cundy (38) and W. Burgess (22) helping to take the score to 125 for three. Later in the innings McTavish’s 22 assisted and 19 extras brought up the total. Adlam (three for 39) was the best bowler with Hunter (two for 24), although Sutton did not receive much support from the field with one for 47. High School started well, Adlam (27) and Richardson (18) recording a partnership of 41. The only other batsmen to reach double figures were Betts (23) and Sutton (16). Woolford, Maddock, Burgess and Cundy shared the bowling honours.

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES. NORTH TARANAKI SENIORS. P. 3pt. 2pt. D. L. Pts Western Park 6 2 1 1 2 9 New Plymouth ... 6 0 3 0 2 6 Old Boys 4 0 2 1 1 5 'Snh/wll . - . 4 0 1 0 3 2 SENIOR B. 9 5 2 0 2 19 New Plymouth .... 9 1 6 1 1 16 Western Park A .. 9 2 3 1 3 13 Western Park B .. 9 0 3 0 6 . 6 9 1 1 0 7 5 9 0 2 0 7 4 JUNIORS P. w D. L. Pts. School A 8 5 1 2 11 School B 8 5 1 2 11 New Plymouth ...» 9 5 1 3 11 Waitara 9 5 0 4 10 Old Boys 9 3 1 5 7 Band • 9 1 0 8 2 SOUTH TARANAKI SENIORS. Old Boys 9 6 2 1 14 Kaponga 9 3 4 2 10 Stratford 9 2 3 4 7 Hawera 9 2 1 6 5