CRICKET

Waikato Times, Volume 91, Issue 14241, 16 December 1919, Page 5

CRICKET

HIGH SCHOOLS AT PLAY. HAMILTON v. PALMERSTON NORTH. At Seddon Park yesterday, afternoon the Palmerston North High School cricket representatives, who are journeying to Auckland to meet the Grammar School for the Meathcoate-Wil-liams Shield, met the Hamilton High School eleven. The match ,will lie continued this morning. Each siJe completed an innings. Hamilton made a total of 83 runs. The opening batsmen went cheaply, but Gilmour stayed the rot and was aided in this by Hume and Going. The visitors opened promisingly, 77 runs being on the board before the opening partnership betwee i Sollett and Stockwell was dissolved. Hdwever, the early promise was not fulfilled, and the innings closed for 130 runs—-47 in excess of Hamilton's total. Detailed scores yesterday were:— HAMILTON. Davey, c Stockwell, b K. Hodder . 2 Postgate, b K. Hodder ........ 1 Speight, b Harrison 2 Prosser, c Harrison, b Leet .... 'J Steer, run out -............ ») Gilmour, o Oharlos, bK. Hodder . :\l Hume, St Stockwell, b Harrison .. 14 Dobbs, b K. Hodder 2 Going, b K. Hodder 18 Bellingham, c and b M. Hodder .. 1 Fletcher, not out 0. Extras 3 Total 83 Bowling: Harrison, G overs, 3 maidens, 11 runs, 2 wiclCets; K. Hodder, 12 overs, 1 maiden, 31 runs, 5 wickets; Dawler, 3 overs, 0 maidens, 25 runs, 0 wickets; Leet, 2 overs, 0 maidens, 3 runs, 1 wicket; M. Hodder, 5.1 overs, 1 maiden, 10 runs, i wicket. PALMERSTON NORTH. Sollett lbw, b Going SO Stockwell, c Speight, b Davey .. 42 Leet, b Going 20 Hodder, K., c Speight, h Davey .. 2 Monrad, lbw, b Going 0 Hodder, M., c Davey, b Hume . . 20 Tovey, b Fletcher 0 Johnstone, b Fletcher 0 Charles, b Hume 5 Harrison, b Hume 0 Dawler, not '©ut 1 Extras 10

Total 130 Bowling-: Prosser, 16 overs, 5 maidens, 20 Tans, 0 wickets; Davey, 13 •overs, 1 maiden, 32 runs, 2 wickets: Going, 14 overs, 1 maiden, 2!) runs, 3 -wickets: 'Hume ijj overs, 1 maiden, 'ih runs, '3 wickets; Steel, 4 overs, 1 maiden, W runs, 0 wickets; Fletcher, 2 overs, 0 maidens, 15 runs, 2 wickets. HAMILTON'S COLLAPSE. PALMERSTON WIN BY INNINGS. The play this morning was marked by • Hie collapse of the Hamilton batsmen. The first wicket fell quickly .but Snei.'rht. hceomin;? associated with ■Davey, 'improved matters, and showed ■;rood form until he retired for 15, the bowler taking him with a good catch. The next six wickets fell without addition lo the score and the innings closed for 23 runs. Palmerston North won by an inning's and 23 ruas.

HAMILTON. Second Innings. Davey. h M. Hodder 3 Postgate, c Charles, bK. Hodder 0 Speight, c and b K. Hodder 15 Prosser, "b "K. Hodder 0 Steel, 'l.b.w., 'ft K. Hodder 0 CTufnour, c Tovey, b K. Hodder.. 0 Hume, c M. Hodder, b Harrison . . 0 Dobbs, not out '» Going, c Leet, h Harrison 0 Bellingham, h Harrison 0 Fletcher, st. Stockwell, b Harrison 0 Extras 2 Total 2 4 Bowling—Harrison, Sobers, 3 maidens, 4 runs, 4 wickets; K. Hodder,8 — 3—16—5; Leef. 3—2—o; M. Hodder, !_ i—o—l.