CRICKET AT HAWERA

Taranaki Daily News, 7 March 1935, Page 2

CRICKET AT HAWERA

WEDNESDAY DEFEATS RURAL TEAM STAND MADE BY THE TAIL. The efforts of Rogers, Thomas and Barnes in the latter part of the innings of the South Taranaki Wednesday cricket representatives against the Rural Association's representatives at Hawera yesterday gave the southern team a substantial win over the rural team. The Wednesday team batted first and the excellent bowling of Skipper, Campbell and Toro kept the scoring down, the team losing six wickets for 84 runs. It was then that the three batsmen took charge and 105 runs were added for the next two wickets. The innings closed at 190. Skipper, Campbell and Toro bore the brunt of the attack. Toro took four wickets and the other, two two each. Gane (10 not out) was the only batsman to reach double figures in Rural s first innings, which closed for 71. Fraser took four wickets, and Kennedy, Fleet and Thomas two each. Rural batted a

second time with more success, the innings realising 96 for nine wickets at the call of time. Campbell, retired with 30 to his credit, Howell compiled 22 and H; Hughes and Linn 14 each. Stevens and Christie took three wickets each. Details are:— WEDNESDAY TEAM. First Innings. Longstaff, c Hughes, b Campbell .. 8 Fraser, b Skipper * Christie, c Howell, b Toro Ken.::d:-. b Arthur 4 Fleet, c D-.L':, b Hickey 12 Gray, b Toro ” Rogers, c Howell, b Campbell 20 Thomas, c Howell, b Toro 47 Barnes, b Skipper Barker, b Toro ® Stevens, not. out £ Total Bowling: Skipper took two wickets for 19 runs, Campbell two for 62, Arthur one for 4, Toro four for 36, Hickey one for 17, Gane none for 8, Bocock none for 18. RURAL TEAM. First Innings. Skipper, lbw, b Kennedy 8 Howell, b Fraser ” Hickey, c Christie, b Fraser 1 H. Hughes, b Fraser ° Toro, b Fleet £ Bocock, c Longstaff, b Fraser J Linn, b Kennedy J Campbell, lbw, b Fleet . ■* Gane, not. out Arthur, c Rogers, b Christie » Prankerd, lbw, b Thomas 4 Death, c Rogers, b Thomas 2 Extras Total ;• 71 Bowling: Kennedy took two wickets for 18 runs, Fraser four for 17, Christie one for 5, Fleet two for 17, Thomas two for 4. Second limings. Skipper, lbw, b Stevens 3 Howell, b Rogers “T Hickey, b Stevens - ” H. Hughes, b Christie Bocock, b Stevens ” Linn, b Fraser ... Toro, c Stevens, b Christie .. " Campbell, retired : 3 ° B. Hughes, not out ” Arthur, c Rogers, b Fleet 5 Extras .’•••• * Total (for nine wickets) 95 Bowling: Stevens took three wickets for 39 runs, Rogers one for 13 ’., Ch £,, ® three for 13, Fraser one for 11, Blect one for 13.