CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 439, 3 December 1930, Page 5

CRICKET

. DOWN THE GRADES SATURDAY’S RESULTS In the lower grade cricket matches played on Saturday in splendid weather there were returned some good bowling figures, these being the feature of the day’s play. Following are some of the scores: — MARIST “B” AND IMLAY Marist took first strike and put on 62. F. Greener (16) and Wallace (20) batted patiently and saved a “rout.” C. Higgins (11) was the only other batsman to reach double figures- All the Imlay bowlers were in fine form. Imlay replied with 57. Strang (12), played an uphill innings and Hart (10), was the other double-figure scorer. Higgins (three for 7) and Purser (five for 18) were in splendid form with the ball. Scores were as follows: Mairist McEntee, b Strang 1 Purser, b S. Yates 1 N ’ jii, b Gascon .1 Higgins, b Hart H Greener, b Hart 16 Tuffiu, b Gascon 5 Wallace, c Yates, b Elmer 20 Slight, c Gascon, b Strang .... 1 Sharland, b Elmer 0 Sewart, run out 2 Cronin, not out 0 Extras 4 Total 62 Bowling: Strang, two for 4; Gascon, two for 13; Hart, one for 13; Yates, two for 20; Elmer, two for 7; Coomber, none for 1. Imlay Elmer, run out . . . 4 Strang, b McEntee • 12 Gascon, b Purser . 7 S. Yates, b Purser 2 Smith, b Purser 0 Hart, b Higgins 10 Coomber, b Higgins 5 Davis, b Higgins 0 G. Yates, b Purser 6 Heald, not out • 2 Rollander, b Purser . . 0 Extras D Total 57 Bowling: Purser, five for 18; Greener, none for 5; McEntee, one for 13; Higgins, three for 6; Tuffin, one for 6. COLLEGIATE V- MARIST Played on the Collegiate ground on Saturday, the match with Marist resulted in a win for Collegiate by 36 runs- Batting first, Collegiate compiled the handy total of 109 runs, their best run-getters being Reynolds (33), Ritchie (27), and Barron (16). Only one of the Marist bowlers, Bigham, seriously troubled the batsmen, and he came out with the fine “bag” of seven for 22. Marist made a disastrous start, seven wickets falling for 20 runs. Watts played a fighting innings for 26 not out, and got assistance from Neale only, who compiled a hurricane 29 before putting a leg m rront of a straight one. Details of scores: Collegiate Ritchie, c Neale, b Koorey .... 27 Dean, thrown out 2 Rutledge, c Moran, b Bigham . . 2 Orton, 1-b.w., b Bigham 0 Moore, 1.b.w., b Bigham 0 Reynolds, 1.b.w., b Moran . . . . 33 Buchanan, 1.b.w., b Bigham .... 11 H. W. Austin, b Bigham .... 0 Kemp, b Bigham 4 Williams, not out 5 Barron, b Bigham 36 Extras: Total 169 Bowling: Bigham, seven for 22; Moran, one for 14; Koorey, one for 39; Burton, none for 2; Carmody, none for 5; Neale, none for 18. Marist Herd, b Orton 3 Carr, c Dean, b Barron 0 Watts, not out 2(5 Tuffln, b Barron 6 Moran, 1.b.w., b Barton 0 Burton, run out 1 Bigham, b Williams 0 Unorcy, c Rutledge, b Williams . . 6 Neale, 1.b.w., b Rutledge . . • • 29 .Stewart, b Dean 1 Carmody, c Kemp, b Dean .... 0 Extras 1

Bowling: Dean, two for 3; Barron, three for 10; Williams, two for 15; Rutledge, one for 9; Orton, one for 29.

ARAMOHO AND TECH. COLLEGE,

Ou Peat Park on Saturday Aramoho, who were in equal position at the top of the list with two others in the second grade, were put down by Technical College. The latter have now played three matches and have won three, scoring 1000 points, while Railway and Watersiders are lying second with 750 points. Technical College put up a total of 144 runs, A. Main waring (48). Follas (23) and Thompson (20) being the principal scorers. Aramoho could not stand up to the Technical College bowlers, being all out for 18 runs. R. Mainwaring took three wickets for 5 runs and Trask secured seven for 4 runs, taking four in one over, including doing the “hat trick.” Following are the scores:— Technical College. R. Mainwaring c Pepper, b Bachelor 7 Thompson l.b.w. b Bachelor -0 Trask l.b.w. b. Pepper 2 Hoy b Pepper 0 Markham b Pepper 5 Simpson st. Spencer, b Pepper .... 8 Follas b Harr, n .. 23 Noble c and b Harrison 0 Galyer c Farmer, b Baldwin .. ..13 Hastings, not out 2 A. Mainwaring b Harding ..... .. 48 Extras 16 Total 144 Bowling.—Baldwin, one for 23; Farmer, nil for 12; Bachelor, two for 21; Harrison, two for 23; Pepper, four for 27; Graf er nil for 19; Harding, one for • Aramoho. Goddard b Trask ’.. 2 Batchelor bR. Mainwaring .... 2 Pepper b Trask 5 Crafer c Galyer, b R. Mainwaring 8 . Baldwin l.b.w. b Trask .0 Farmer b R. Mainwaring 0 Harrison b Trask 0 Spencer not out 0

AFTER THE HAWKE CUP AN ELIMINATION MATCH WANGANUI AND TARANAKI On Friday and Saturday of next week the Wanganui eleven will play Taranaki at New Plymouth in a Hawke Cup elimination match, which will decide the challenger for a match for the trophy. The Wanganui team will travel to New Plymouth by the 3.20 p.m. train on Thursday, December 11, with Mr J. H. Williams as manager. They will stay at the Royal Tfotel, New Plymouth, and will elect their own cantain.

The personnel of the team finally chosen by the Wanganui selector is as follows:

G. A. Bullock-Douglas (Old Boys). C. H Fowler (United). E. C. Gee (Old Boys). J. D. Grant (Wanganui). H. V. Gregory (Tech. College). G. A. McDougall (Old Bovs). R-. Mete Kingi (Tech. Old Boys). R. I. Sewell (United). L. R. Spurdie (Wanganui). .T. H. Williams (Wanganui). L. A. Wood (United). Twelfth man: H. Evani? (Wanganui). Emergencies: A. J. Darby and C. Smith. A match has been nrr with Hawke’s Bay to he played at Napier on Thursday and Friday, January 1 and 2. All members willing to make this trip are requested to let the secretary of the association know as soon as possible.

A second grade match has also been arranged with the Feilding Cricket Association. This match will take place at Wanganui on Thursday and Friday, January 1 and 2. All second grade players willing to take part in this match are requested to let the second grade selector (Mr J. Cameron) know at once.

A match has also been arranged for the third grade against Feilding to be played in Wanganui on January 1 and

TOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA M.C.C. AND TRANSVAAL PEEBLES GETS WICKETS JOHANNESBURG, Dee. 1. Marylcbone, in their first innings against Transvaal scored 238 (Wyai 58, Hammond 70, Chapman 37, White 36. Brown took three for 64; Vincent 3 for 54; A. Hall 3 for 53). Transvaal in their first innings made 176 (Taylor 46. Peebles took five wickets for 45 and White 3 for 13). Marylebone in their second innings had lost 3 for 65 when stumps were drawn.

When the Transvaal score stood at 105 four wickets fell without the addition of a single run. Peebles at one stage had an average of three wickets for four runs.

Pepper b Trask 0 Newsham b Trask 0 Harding b Trask 0 Extras 1 Total 18 Bowling.—R. Mainwaring, three for 5; Trask, seven for 4; Hastings, nil for