Cricket Competitions

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 128, 3 November 1930, Page 3

Cricket Competitions

GAMES IN CENTRAL H.B.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE SEASON

Weather conditions were decidedly not of the best on Saturday for the official commencement of the cricket season throughout Central Hawke’s Bay. Conditions were in favour of bowlers, one of whom,«a boy named Mullindcr, performed the "hat trick” when playing junior grade for Takapau against. Old Boys at Takapau. The most outstanding batting performance, and incidentally the third highest in comparison with Napier and Hastings, on that afternorn, was put up by A. S. Wilder, who, playing very effective cricket compiled 72 not out. Last year’s champions, Old Boys, received a shock at Pukehou, when they suffered a very decisive beating at the hands of the Te Aute College team, which proved itself more than a match for the visitors, and won by ten wickets. ! EPARAIMA v. WAIPAWA WILDER IN FORM This match was played at Waipawa, and resulted in the best batting of the afternoon. Going to the wickets first, Waipawa made the moderate total of 101, of which O’Halloran got 24, Petherick obtained 15, Cox 14, Stephens 15 and Smith 23. For Eparaima, the wickets were fairly evenly divided amongst A. S. Wilder, J. McLean, J. Douglas and P. Canning. i Eparaima made 175 for five wickets, the principal scorers being A. S. Wilder 72, not out, J. McLean 33, C. F. Hartland 20, J. Douglas 22.

W’AIPAWA OLD BOYS First Innings

Petherick, c Wilder, b McLean 15 Bibby, B. Wilder 0 Hooper, b Douglas 11 Hobin, c Tovar, b Wilder . . 2 Flynn, b Wilder 0 Stephens, c Douglas, b Nelson . 15 Verran, b McLean 0 Rust, c Douglas, b Wilder . . 8 ; O'Halioran, played on, b Wilder 24 Cox, b Wilder 14 Cable, not out 2 . v Extras . . 10 Total 101 Bowling Analysis: Douglas, 1 wicket for 16 runs; Wilder, 6 for 40; Nelson, 1 for 18; McLean, 2 for 15; Canning, 0 for 2. EPARAIMA First Innings A. S. Wilder, not out . . . . 72 Canning, b Hobin 6 McLean, c Verran, b Hobin . . 33 Hartland, c O’Halloran, b Verran 20 Douglas, c Flynn, b Petherick . 22 Nelson, b Stevens 8 Wilson, not out 7 Extras 7 Total for 5 wickets . . 175 Bowling Analysis: Flynn, 0 wickets for 33 runs; Hobin, 1 for 34; Hooper, 0 for 35; Verran, 2 for 19; Cox, 0 for 5; Rust, 0 for 16; Stevens, 1 for 15; Petherick, 1 for 11.

OLD BOYS BEATEN BY TEN WICKETS Old Boys had first stand at the wickets, and were dismissed for the modest total of 51 runs, the chief hitters being Rickey 10, and Merritt 27. ’ Te Aute raised 72 on the first innings, Sharp batting for 27 and Ruru for 25. Bowling, L. McCarthy was in good loim and collected seven wickets for 12 runs.

A meagre 43 was the total for which Old Boys were dismissed in the second innings, Guy 14, and D. Smales 11, being the only double figure batsmen. Te Aute required 24 runs to win which they knocked off comfortably, without one wicket falling, J. Ruru contributing 19. OLD BOYS First Innings L. McCarthy, c Kihi b Dwyer.. . 0 W. Rickey, not out 10 J. Elliott, b Thompson .. .. 0 R. Guy, b Thompson . . . . 5 S. McCarthy, b Thompson .. 0 A. Smales, c Hunter, b Nicholls 8 D. Smales, b Nicholls . . .. 0 S. Rickey, b Nicholls . . .. 0 J. Campbell, b Thompson .. 1 C. Williams, b Thompson .. 0 Merritt, c Dwyer, b Thompson 27 Total .. .. .. 51 Bowling Analysis: Dwyer 1 wicket

for 25 runs; Thompson 6 for 19; Nicholls 3 for 7. TE AUTE First Innings Sharpe, b L. McCarthy .. ... 27 Turei, b L. McCarthy .. .. 0 Nicholls, b A. Smales .. .. 1 J. Ruru, 1.b.w., bR. Guy .. ..25 Thompson, b L. McCarthy . . 4 Hunter, 1.b.w., b L. McCarthy . 0 Reidy, c L. McCarthy, b R. Guy 1 Dwyer, c J. Campbell, b L. McCarthy 3 Paerata, c A. Smales, b L. McCarthy 5 E. Ruru, bL. McCarthy . . . . 0 Kihi, not out 0 Extras 6 Total 72 Bowling:R. Guy, 2 wickets for 20 runs; A. Smales, 1 for 6; W. Rickey, 0 for 7; J. Campbell, 0 for 10; J. Elliott, o for 11; L. McCarthy, 7 for 12. OLD BOYS Second Innings L. McCarthy, c Thompson, b Dwyer . . . . . . . . 4 W. Rickey, c Thompson, b Dwyer 0 J. Elliott, 1.b.w., b Dwyer . . 6 R. Guy, c Hunter, b Nicholls . . 14 S. McCarthy, b Dwyer . . . . 4 A. Smales, c Paerata, b Dwyer 0 D. Smales, b Nicholls ... . . 11 S. Rickey, b Nicholls . . . . 0 J. Campbell, b Nicholls .. . . 0 C. Williams, not out . . . . 2 Merritt, st. Ruru, b Turei . . 0 Extras 2 Total 43 Bowling: Sharpe, 0 wickets for 1 run; Dwyer, 5 for 30; Thompson, 0 for 9; Nicholls, 4 for 2; Turei, 1 for 1. TE AUTE Second Innings Nicholls, not out 3 J. Ruru, not out 19 Extras 2 Total for no wickets . 24 Bowling: R. Guy, 0 for 12; L. McCarthy, 0 for 10. JUNIOR GRADE OLD BOYS AT TAKAPAU

At Takapau, on a bumpy pitch the Old Boy junior eleven played the Takapau team, the game being productive of some fair individual scoring. A light drizzling rain, which fell intermittently throughout the afternoon, made the pitch slow and the outfield soggy. Old Boys took first stand at the wickets and produced a first innings total of 104 runs, making good use of the opposition bowling. A. Wilson was the best individual batsman, running up a tally of 26 runs before being dismissed by Mullinder. Other batsmen with double figure totals were:—Polhill 23, Monteith 13, and Reidy 15. Takapau were dismissed after a short stay at the wickets for 42, only one man reaching double figures, Ellingham, who compiled 13. Old Boys collapsed in the second innings for a meagre 25, the Takapau bowling upsetting the visitors badly. Following are the details: —

OLD BOYS First Innings J. Polhill, c Ellingham, b Nia Nia 23 C. Crocker, c Wyatt, b Ellingham 2 J. Anderson, c Davis, b Mullinder 7 H. Monteith, b Priest . . . . 13 A. Wilson, b Mullinder . . . . 26 D. Reidy, c Ellingham, b Wyatt 15 C. Wilson, b Mullinder . . . . 0 E. Bliss, b Mullinder . . . . 0 A. Mills, b Wyatt 6 C. Cockburn, b Mullinder . . 5 J. Brittain, not out . . . . 0 Extras 7 Total 104 Bowling Analysis: Ellingham 1 wicket for 19 runs; Mullinder, 5 for 30; Priest 1 for 11; Wyatt, 2 for 25; Nia Nia, 1 for 7; Savage, 0 for 6. TAKAPAU First Innings Nia Nia, b Anderson .. .. 9 Priest, c Crocker, b Anderson 2 Ellingham, c Anderson, b Monteith 13 MUllinder, run out, b Polhill . . 0 Savage, b Anderson .. .. 0 Thompson, b Anderson . . 0 Davis, c Crocker, b Monteith . 2 Drake, c Wilson, b Monteith .. 5 S. Marshall, b Monteith ... 5 Wyatt, not out 5 C. Marshall, c Wilson, b Monteith . .. 0 Extras 1 Total 42 Bowling Analysis: Polhill, 1 wicket for 18 runs; Anderson, 4 for

19; Monteith, 5 for 6; Cockburn, 0 for 4. OLD BOYS Second Innings Polhill, b Mullinder .. .. .. 1 Crocker, 1.b.w., b Wyatt .. Anderson, b Ellingham . . .. (X Monteith, b Ellingham .. . . 2 Wilson, c Davis, b Ellingham 0 Reidy, c Savage, b Mullinder 0 C. Wilson, not out 8 Bliss, c Marshall, b Mullinder 0 Mills, b Ellingham 1 Cockburn, b Ellingham Brittain, run out .'. . . .. 8= Extras .. 1 Total 25-