CRICKET

Waipa Post, Volume 38, Issue 2286, 28 March 1929, Page 4

CRICKET

MATCH AGAINST NORTH AUCKLAND. COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF WAIPA The North Auckland cricket team now' on tour in the South Auckland province played a two days' match at Te Awamutu on Tuesday and Wednesday, meeting the Waipa eleven. The visitors only batted one innings, inflicting an innings and 194 runs defeat. Throughout there was a good gallery of spectators, and the match was watched with keen interest. The scores registered were:— North Auckland, Ist innings, 340 Waipa, Ist innings 54 Waipa, 2nd innings 93 Details of the play are:— NORTH AUCKLAND Panther, b Cooper 73 W- Dunning, lbw, b Barnett 26 Vipond, c Marten, b Cooper 29 E. Wyatt, c Marten, b L. Spiers 68 A. Wruthall, b Barnett 15 A. R. Dunning, c Marten, b Barnett 14 White, not out 68 Dawson, b Cooper 19 Farman, b Barnett 13 Thompson, st. McEldowney, b Barnett 1 Arneil, lbw, b Barnett 1 Extras 13 Total , :. 340 WAIPA, First Innings. Mexted, c and b Vipond 15 Howcroft, c Dunning, b Farman 0 Barnett, b Farman 4 Spiers, b Farman 2 Tarr, c Farman, b Vipond 15 Shepherd, c Thompson, b Dunning 6 Marten, b Vipond 5 Garner, c White, b Dunning 0 Armstrong, b Dunning 4 McEldownie, not out 0 Cooper, b Vipond 2 Extras 1 Total 54 WAIPA, Second Innings. McEldowney, c Dunning, b ArNeil 13 Mexted, b Dawson ....,-. 4 Marten, b Arneil 0 Barnett, s Wyatt, b Dunning 3 Shepherd, s Wyatt, b Vipond 39 Tarr, b Panther ~ 18 Spiers, lbw., b Vipond 0 Howcroft, c Wyatt, b Panther 7 Armstrong, c Vipond, b Dunning 1 Garner, b Dunning 4 Cooper, not out 0 Extras 4 Total 93 Instead of going to the wicket for a second innings, North Auckland concluded the day with an exhibition of hard hitting, registering* a big succession of boundaries and showing what might be achieved in a hard slogging game. This added a big touch of variety and proved most interesting. In this demonstration game they registered 137 runs.

CIVIC WELCOME. Extending a welcome to the visitors on Tuesday, His Worship the Mayor (Mr L. G. Armstrong), on behalf of the residents said it was his privilege to cordially welcome North Auckland visitors to the town. Their visit was timed at a period when interest locally is rapidly reviving in this very ancient branch of sport. As Councillors, the borough administrators had been made aware of this by the numerous requests of those concerned in the sport for such improvements as will help in the provision of a better playing area. This in one sense is a very healthy sign, even if requests do have to be modified, as it indicated that at the particular period the affairs of cricket are in the hands of enthusiasts. No doubt as the year?, go on they will have good seasons and otherwise, but provided they look to the bringing on of young players and gradually establish it in the minds of the Council the fact that the game is here, and here to stay, it will receive that encouragement and support it will have merited. Te Awamutu welcomes the visitors from the standpoint of good fellowship and hospitality, and also welcomed them because such important exponents of the game coming here gives recognition to this district as an important playing centre. It could not help giving a great uplift to the game here, which will reflect in a brighter future and a more widespread interest in the game.

VISITORS ENTERTAINED. A very successful and enjoyable dinner was held last evening, when the visitors were entertained by the local association. Mr A. J. Shepherd, captain of the local eleven, occupied the chair. Apologies were received from Messrs W. G. Park (patron of the Waipa Asociation), C. J. Spiers, and C. W. Rickit (president and vicepresidents of the local association. At the conclusion of the dinner a short toast list was honoured. After the loyal toast had been respected, Mr Shepherd proposed the toast of "The Visitors." In doing so he formally welcomed them on behalf of the Waipa Cricket Association, and explained some of the difficulties under which the association worked. The association had been revived three years ago, and hoped some day to turn the tables on North Auckland. He congratulated the visitors on the thorough drubbing that had been given Waipa. The fielding of the visitors was something worth going a long way to sse. Their batting was a lesson in patient hitting. He blamed the impatience of Waipa and the lack of proper practice. Mr Vipond, president of the Rodney Association, extended the thanks of North Auckland for the welcome -extended and the royal time one and all had had. He extended an invitation to Waipa to visit Rodney next seasoi. Mr 11. H. Thompson, president of the Monganui Association, thanked Waipa on behalf of Monganui, and hoped that next year Waipa would

tour the north. He assured them of a good time in North Auckland. Mr Macdonald proposed a toast to the umpires. He comidered that the most important man on the field was the umpire. Not only hftg he fcO watch the delivery oJ] <-<v<:ry bftJl, but he had also to watch (.he flight cd the hall and see exactly how if. piluhedi 11& uppealed to playera to MU&pt ih§ ruling of umpires without ({lWsftUftii Mr W. G. Tarr, in r'ppjy, g&V§ gevetral incidents deitljtig v/'ihh tt'fftpiving, especially the lights? side,; Mr D. White, Mongtolwl, iiim »pok&. He contended Ihttfc nri umpire had ft most thankless job, but h(r war*, pleaded to say that on the two fifty;'.' play he had heard no complaint?, cither on or off the field.

Mr Barnett proposed the UJsiat of "Kindred Sports," the response to which was made by Mr W. J. Dunning, on behalf of Rodney Rugby Union. He invited Waipa Rugby Union to send a team on a visit to the north. Mr Vipond supported the invitation.

Mr Haselden, on behalf of the Waipa Rugby Union, said the invitation would not be forgotten.