CHAMPION DEFEATED

Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1934, Page 10

CHAMPION DEFEATED

HAWERA OLD BOYS LOSE HAWERA WINS UNEXPECTEDLY. THRUSH DOES THE HAT TRICK. Ift one of the most exciting cricket matches at HaWOra for some time, Hawera defeated Old Boys by seven runs On the first innings. Only time robbed Old Boys of what appeared to be certain victory, though the honours of the match in any case would have gone to Hawera. Batting first, Hawera men went out in regular succession against the always steady bowling of Old Boys, and the total appeared very uninspiring. Worse followed for ,01d Boys, however, only Thrush making double figures in a score of 50. The debacle was chiefly due to remarkably steady bowling by Fleet. With a lead of seven runs On the first innings, Hawera attempted to play out time in their Second strike. Against Thrush’s brilliant bowlin., the task was hopeless, and the innings closed with 65 On the board. With 25 minutes to get the runs, Old Boys went all out, making a disastrous start with two wickets down for two runs. Thrush, Duke and W. Barker collected rubs in fine style and though the bowling was steady, the total crept nearer Hawera’s. Another over and the result could conceivably have been different.

The defeat was the first Old Boys has experienced this season. With such a string of batsmen, it would have had little difficulty in passing Hawdra’s total. The outstanding performance of the match was Thrush’s hat trick, closing Hawera’s second innings. He took one Wicket with the last ball of one over and the Other two with the first two balls of his next. Details are:— HAWERA. First Innings. Des Forges, CH. Barker, b Sturrock 2 Penny, b Sturrock 5 Skipper, b Thrush 0 Jennings, b Thrush 5 Fleet, 1.b.w., b Sturrock 0 Bray, b Sturrock 13 Shaw, b Thrush 6 Fraser, not out 11 Sparrow, b Sturrock 0 Guise, b Herbert 5 Graham, c Sturrock, b Herbert .... 1 Extras 11 Total 57 , Bowling: Thrush took three wickets for 15 runs;, Sturrock, five for 24; Herbert, two for seven. Second Innings. Des Forges, cW. Barker, b Thrush 2 Fraser,, c Sargent, b Thrush 0 Skipper, c Thrush, bH. Barker .... 6 Jennings, b H. Barker 8 Penny, c Worley, b Thrush 21 Fleet, b H. Barker 0 Bray, c Worley, b Sturrock 14 Shaw,, not out 8 Sparrow, b Thrush 0 Guise, b Thrush 1 Graham, b Thrush 0 Extras 5 Total 65 Bowling: Thrush took six wickets for 16 runs; Sturrock, one for 22; Barker, three for seven; Herbert, none for 10. OLD BOYS. First Innings. W. Barker, b Fleet 8 H. Barker, c Fraser, b Fleet ...... 5 Duke,. c Des Forges, b Penny .... 0 Sturrock,- c Jennings, b Fleet 9 Thrush, c and b Fleet 10 Beamish, b Fleet 2 Herbert, b Fraser 6 Jordan, b Fraser . 3 Thomas, 1.b.w., b Fraser 2 Worley, run out 4 Sgrgent, not out 0 Extras 1 Total 50 Bowling: Fleet took five wickets for 21 runs; Penny, one for 24; A. Fraser, three for four. Second Innings. Duke, not' out 28 Thomas, c Penny, b Fleet 2 Sturrock, run out 0 H. Barker, c Bray, b Fraser 1 Thrush, run out 11 W. Barker, not out 14 Extras 10 Total (for four wickets) 66 Bowling: Fleet took one wicket for 23 runs; Fraser, one for 24. DRAWN GAME AT PATEA STRATFORD’S DIFFICULT TASK. BOURKE MAKES 57 RETIRED. Patea haying occupied most of the afternoon compiling a total of 184, Stratford A was faced by a difficult task when it began to bat at 5.30 p.rii. The game was drawn, with Stratford having scored 112 for the loss of four wickets. The match was played at Patea. Patea batsmen did not enter the twenties until Edwards, fourth man in, made a stajid. Jones made 17 and then. Bourke played a fine innings for 57 before he retired. Walker (six for 68) kept 'the scoring down. Stratford Opened with Hall and Barlow, but while Hall put his leg before at nine Barlow went on for 23, and Walker, 46 not out, was the mainstay. H. Ellis did most of the damage, taking three for 16. The fielding on both sides was not up to A standard, Patea gaining 30 from extras and Stratford 16 in an hour and three quarters’ play. Details are:— PATEA. Palmer, b Barlow . 6 Gibbs, c Hall, b Walker 9 Ellis, ■ b ' Walker 15 Edwards; b Walker .... 21 Jones, b Beere 17 Bourke, retired 57 McKenna, c Bourke, b Walker ...... 5 Pauling, b Barlow 10 Wills, c Hall, b Walker 1 Rowlands, st., b Walker .. 7 Wills, not out ... 0 Extras .......................... .30 . Total ■ 184 • Bowling: Walker .'took six wickets for 64, Beere, one for 46;-BarloW, two for 25; Young, hone for 16. ■ STRATFORD. - Hall, 1.b.w., b Ellis 9 Barlow, c Edwards, b Ellis 23 Gatton, c and b Ellis 8 Walker, not out 46 Beere, b McKenna ‘ 0 Hancock, riot out 10 Extras 16 Total (for four wickets) 112 Bowling: Pauling took no wickets for 29; McKenna, one for 8: Wills, none for 10; Ellis, three for 16: Rowlands, none foj- 16; Edwards, none for 13.