HUNTERVILLE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20013, 2 December 1927, Page 2

HUNTERVILLE

CRICKET. On Wednesday afternoon Broadway journeyed to Hunterville to engage the home team in a competition match. The weather was fine at the commencement but became overcast about 3.30. HoWevJr, the rain held off and the game was played out on a good but rather slow wicket.' HiintervlUo were without Mowbray, Coleman and their captain, Reg. Aferwpod, and are to be congratulated on winning a very interesting game. With Broadway having scored 66, mainly through A. Smith, whd played a rattling innings for 42, Huntorville had eight wickets down for 39, but G. Adkins, with Porter, took the score from 39 to 70 before Adkins was well stumped by Smith. Towers, the last man in, was also stumped after making a beautiful stroke for four. A. W. Porter carried his bat for 34, Huntcrville winning by 10 firns. The following are the details:— Broadway. First Innings.—Smith b. HalWOod 42, Innes b. Bowick 6, Ball e. Porter, b. Hallwood 4, Rhodes b. Bowick 0, McBeth fc. Bowick 0, Porter b. Bowick 0, Afoldon b. Bowick 5, Reid, 1.b.w., b Bowick 1, Gould c. Stewart, b Bowick 6, Duncan c. Higgins, b Hallwood 0, Sayers not out 0, extras 2, total 66. Bowling.—W. A. Bowick 7 wickets fot 31 runs. Second Innings.—Ball c. Hall, b. Bowick 10, Porter c. Higgins, b Bowick 17, Rhodes b. Bowick 2, Mcßeth b. Stewart 9 2 Innis b. Stewart 1, Alelden b. Stewart 3, Smith not out 8, Reid, b. Bowick 0, Duncan st. Porter, b Bowick 0, Sayers, c Hall, b Bowick 1, extras 1, total 52. Bowling.—*J. Stewart 3 wickets for 19 runs, A. Bowick 7 for 32. Hunterville. First Innings.—-W. A. Bowick b. Ball 5, J. Stewart, b. Ball 3, C. Bowick 1.b.w., b. Rhodes 0, H. Towers, b. Rhodes 8, A. W. Porter not out 34, C. R. Higgins, c. Smith, b. Rhodes 0, J. Hallwood b. Rhodes 5, D. Abel, b. Rhodes 0, G. Hall, e. Porter, b. Rhodes 4, G. Adkins, st. Smith, b. Duncan 4, H. Towers senr.. st. Smith, b. Duncan 4, extras 9, total 76. Bowling.—Ball 2 wickets for 29 runs, Rhodes 6 for 30, Duncan 2 for 8. Second Innings.—-W. A. Bowick b. Duncan 9, J. Stewart run out 4, C. Bowick, b. Ball 6, H. Towers, junr., b. Ball 0, C. R. Higgins not out 1, J. Hallwood b. Rhodes 1, D. Abel not out 1, extras 6, total 5 wickets for 28. Bowl-ing.-—Ball 2 wickets for 12 runs, Rhodes 1 for 11, Duncan 1 for 0. WITH THE RIFLES. Owing to the inclement Weather the Hunterville Afiniature Rifle Club did not shoot off the third round of the scratch competition last week. Rata Defence Club. The Rata Club shot off their competition for C. Gower’s spoon, for 500 fl nd 600 yards with the following results. —A. J. AlcDonald 40, 42 (8), 9(l* M. Gray 41, 40 (7), 88; H. H. Brice 40, 41 (2), 83; G. Follett 45, 33 (1), 79 ; C. Gower 38, 38 (scr.), 76; C. Lawson 35, 33 (7), 75; W. Innes 36, 34 (1), 71; P. Rhodes 30 retired. On Saturday the Rata Club will shoot for Air A. H. Rhodes’ spoon at 800 and 900 yards. BOWLING. Owing to the bowling green being flooded nearly a foot deep on Monday afternoon the competitions which wefo to have started on Wednesday have been postponed until Wednesday next, December 7.