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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18419, 22 March 1928, Page 14

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POVERTY BAY MAKES 91 IN FIRST INNINGS AGAINST AUSTRALIA. Per Press Association. GISBORNE. March 21. Only two and a half hours’ play were possible to-day in the Australia v. Poverty Bay cricket match The wicket was flooded this morning, but. despite showers, the game was continued at 2.15 p.m. The home team’s last pair continued batting brightly, carrying the total to 81, the last wicket adding 36 in fortyfive minutes. Turbutt. a high school boy, gave a chanceless display for the top score, playing fine strokes all round the wicket and batting an hour. The Poverty Bay total occupied 175 minutes. Ponsford and Woodful 1 opened for the Australians, batting very carefully and scoring mainly in singles at a steady pace. At 97, reached in 92 minutes, Ponsford was beautifully caught at mid©n for 47. Kippax livened play a little, but rain ended play. Woodfull gave a chanceless but unenterprising display. Bennett, the slow spin-bowler, was largely responsible for the slow scoring, bowling sixteen overs successively with seven maidens and having only thirteen runs scored off him. Lockett trundled well, sending down nine overs for 15 runs and a w’icket. The home side’s fielding was good. The Australians left to-night for Napier, owing to the Opotiki Road being closed to cars. Scores:— POVERTY BAY. First Innings. Lockett, b Morton 6 G. Robertson, c Richardson b Morton 5 J. Scholium, b Blackie 16 Bennett, b Morton 0 L. Thomson, b Morton 10 Fraser, b Morton 0 Pocock, b Morton 1 Jennings, b Blackie 3 \V. J. Scholium, b Blackie 4 Turbitt, c Oxenham b M’Namee .. 2S Dow, not out 11 Extras 7 Total 91

Bowling analysis.—M’Namee, one for 16; Blackie, three for 25: Morton, six j for 27: Kippax, none for 6; Alexander, none for 10. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Ponsford. c Pocock b Lockett 47 Woodfull, not out 50 Kippax, not out 13 Extras 10 Total for one wicket 120 Bowling analysis.—W. J. Scholium, none for 32; Bennett, none for 13; G. Robertson, none for 21; Lockett, one for 15; E. Dow, none for 23; J. Scholium, none for 6. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. MARIST CLUB. The following team will represent the diarist Club on Saturday:—Third A v. Shirley A, at Monica Park No 1: O’Malley, O’Connor, Nevin, M. Costello, Reddington, Kirk, Carey, W. Costello, Lagan, Blackaby, Jackson, Duggan, Corliss. EAST CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. Following are the teams to represent East Christchurch on Saturday : First Grade A v. Sydenham, at Lancaster Park—M’Ewin, Weston, Flood, Mullan, Kennedy, Phelps, Egan, O'Reilly, Brosnahan, Davis, Gregory. First Grade B v. Riccarton, at Lancaster Park No. 2—Jones, Mills, Egan, Candlish, M’Clelland, Tomlinson, Flitcroft, Dobbs, Besley, Besley, Rollinson Second Grade A v. Lin wood B, at Lancaster Park—Anderson, Handisides, Hyde, Phelps, Wilson, King, Pearce, M’Clelland, Donovan, Brown, Hampton, Johnston. Robinson. Third Grade B v. Linwood A, at Lancaster Park—Crooks, Egan, Boyce, Mansfield. Wilks, Sanson, Savage. Sutherland, Browne, Allsopp, Turnbull; emergency, Parkes. PAPANUI CLUB. The following team will represent Papanui against High School, at St James Park, on Saturday:—Wilson, Moore, Tait, Merrin, Menzics, Plows, Miles, Keys. Hadley, Lord, Sykes; reserve, O'Callaghan. VETERANS’ CLUB. The Veterans’ Club will play a team representing Sumner, at Hagley Park this afternoon (play at two o’clock).

LINWOOD’S EXECUTIVE HOLDS MEETING.

The executive of the Linwood Cricket Club met last evening. Present: Mr W. L. King (in the chair), Messrs G. W. Russell, M. K. Boon, J. Jack, P. S. Austin, and the hon. secretary. An apology from Mr R. J. Read was received. A donation of £1 Is from Mr J. A. Flesher to the club’s funds was received with thanks. It was decided to accept the selling rights at Lancaster Park for .one year. The Canterbury Cricket Association wrote asking the club to express an opinion on the proposal of the Lancaster Park Board of Control to prepare practice wickets on the south ground l'or the coming season. After a long discussion it was moved and seconded that Messrs W. King, M. Boon and K. Perrin be appointed a deputation to interview the board at their next meeting, and that the East Christchurch Club be asked to do likewise. ALr King stated that two bats had been donated for competition. The awarding of these was held over until the next executive meeting. The secretary of the Canterbury Boys’ Cricket Association wrote notifying the club that the knockout competition had been awarded to the club in the seventh grade B competition. The imposing of fines on the club for non-returns of the results of matches played each week was discussed, and it was decided that in future years the sending in of returns be the duty of the captains of each team.