SPORT AT MATAPU

Taranaki Daily News, 3 November 1934, Page 11

SPORT AT MATAPU

TENNIS AND CRICKET MATCHES. GENERAL AND PERSONAL NEWS. Playing at Matapu in the second match of the Egmont Tennis Association competition, St. Joseph’? beat Matapu by three games, the result being:—St. Joseph’s, 12 sets, 105 games; Matapu,'l2 sets, 102 games. Details -of .play are:— Women’s singles: Miss E. O’Dowd beat Miss S. Mullaly, 6—2; Miss I. Reid beat Miss K, Fake, 6—3; Miss I. O’Sullivan beat Miss M. .Best, 6—4; Miss M. Guy beat Miss N. Fake, 6—5; Miss J. Firidlay beat Miss N. White, 6—3; Miss L. Foreman beat Miss M. Gower, '6-1. Women’s doubles: Misses O’Dowd and O’Sullivan beat Misses S. Mullaly and Best, 6—l; Misses Reid and Guy beat Misses K. Fake and N. White, 6—3; Misses Findlay and Foreman lost to Misses N- Fake and M. Gower, 5-6. Men’s singles: T. Guy beat M. Sheehy, 6—2; H. Willis lost to N. Glentworth, 5— C. Calder lost to .B. Cowell, I—6; E Guy lost to D. Leatham, o—6; C. Treweek lost to F. Cowell, 2-6; B. Awahou lost to P. Fake, I—6. ; Men’s doubles: Guy and Wilhs lost to Sheehy and F. Cowell, 3—6; Calder and Guy lost to Glentworth and B. Cowell, I—6; Treweek and Awahou lost to Leatham and Fake, 4—6. Combined .doubles: Miss O’Dowd and Guy beat Miss Mullaly and Sheehy, 6— Miss Reid and Willis beat Miss K. Fake and Glentworth, 6—4; Miss Guy and Calder lost to Miss M. Best and F. Cowell, 3—6; Miss O’Sullivan and Guybeat Miss N. Fake and. Leatham, 6—3; Miss Findlay and Treweek lost to Miss N. White and Cowell, 3—6; Miss Foreman and Awahou lost to Miss M. Gower and P. Fake, 2—6. , Owing to rain last Saturday the match which was started between Mangatoki and Matapu had to be abandoned.

Cricket Against Fraser Road. Fraser Road beat the Matapu team by 63 runs at the week-end. Matapu batted first but could only realise 39 .runs, in which Bryant and Lobban were topscorers. Fraser Road made 102. A. Newall was top-scorer with 23. Bowlmg for Matapu, Murphy took three, for 30 and Chadwick three for 26. For Fraser Road Pullen had the good average of five for 12 and Sharp three for six. Details are:—

Matapu: Chadwick, st Death, b Newall 6- Rowe, c Broomfield, b Pullen, 4; Lobban, b Pullen, 7; I. Preece, b Newall, 6; Bryant, b Sharp, 9; Murphy, b Pullen, 2; Kelsen, b Pullen, 0; Guy, st Death, b Sharp, 2; Booth, b Shaii>, Mabey, not out, 0; Calder, b Pullen, 0; extras, 3; total, 39. Bowling: Pullen took five wickets for 12 runs; Newall, two for 18; Sharp, three for six. ’ Fraser Road: Kennedy, run out, 3; Pullen, c Bryant, b Lobban, 11; S. Death, c Mabey,’ b Lobban, 0; Newall, c Guy, b Chadwick, 23; R. Sharp, b Chadwick, 13; Broomfield, retired hurt, 2; Galbraith, b ’ Murphy, 9; Notman, c Lobban, b Chadwick, 0; M. Death, not out, 18; J. Sharp, b Murphy, 0; Sanderson, b Murphy, 10; extras, 13; total, 102. Bowling: Murphy took three wickets for 30; Chadwick, three for 26; Lobban, two for 39. Cricket Club Dance. On Wednesday night a dance was held in the Matapu’ hall, when there was a record attendance, over £29 being realised at the door. Visitors were present from Hawera, Eltham, Kapuni, Stratford, Okaiawa and other parts of South Taranaki. The hall, which was decorated in the clubs colours of blue and gold, looked very attractive and was the work of the members. Music was played by Vinsen’s Ambassadors and an extra by Miss N Prince. Competition winners were: Cake, Mr. Hall (Hawera); traycloth, Mr. H. Calder; chocolate, Mr. Quin (Hawera). A Monte Carlo dance was won by Miss J. Findlay and W. Gatenby, and a fox-trot competition by s Mr. Weir and partner. The judges were Messrs. J. Schneider and A. Lobban. Supper was served under the supervision of Mesdames Guy and Seed.