CRICKET.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17606, 10 January 1929, Page 3

CRICKET.

WAIKATO COMPETITIONS. RESUMED ON SATURDAY. The Cricket Association’s competitions will be resumed on Saturday next, after a spell of three weeks. The first round in the Senior grade has been completed, and is in a most interesting stage. Hamilton East and Old Boys are leading, with 8 points, closely followed by Frankton, with 7 points. W’hen Old Boys and Frankton met in the last round Old Boys had a narrow victory by one wicket, and as Frankton recently defeated Hamilton East they may avenge their loss of the first round. Old Boys will be without the services of their captain, Senior, and Frankton will be without E. Everest, whose bowling has greatly strengthened the Frankton team. Hamilton East and Hamilton will meet on No. 1 wicket. Hamilton is a rapidly improving team, due to its younger members gaining confidence, and with M. Winger hack again may make Hamilton East fight it out to the very last. Fortunes are somewhat fluctuating in the Senior B grade, with the old rivals Y.M.C.A. and Old Boys being perhaps a shade better than the other teams, but at, this stage it is exceedingly difficult to pick the champion team. High School, owing to the holidays, will not he fielding a team, so Frankton will win by default.

Cambridge B is the leading team in the Junior grade, but the Technical School team is performing remarkably well for their first season in Saturday competitions, w’hilc Y.M.C.A. has had several victories of merit, and as this team meets Cambridge B it is possible that the winning sequence of Cambridge B may be broken. The following is the draw: — Senior A. Hamilton v. Hamilton East, at Seddon Park No. 1; Frankton v. Old Boys, at Seddon Park No. 2. Senior B. Hamilton East v. Y.M.C.A., at Seddon Park No. 3; Frankton v. High School at High School; Ngaruawahia v. Railway at Railway grounds; Old Boys v. Huntly, at Huntly. Juniors. Old Bovs v. Hamilton East, at Seddon Park, No. 4; Y.M.C.A. v. Cambridge 8., at Steele Park No. 1; Frankton v. Cambridge A, at Cambridge. Reid Cup Competitor The first round of the Reid Cup games will be completed this evening, and the second round will be commenced on Monday, 14th instant. The following is the draw for this round: —Insurance v. Borough Council, Seddon Park No. 1; Railway v. Imperial, Seddon Park No. 2; N.Z. Dairy Co. v. Rubber Trades, Seddon Park No. 3; Stock Auctioneers v. Police, Seddon 'Park No. 4; Law v. Electrical Workers, Steele Park No. i; Innes v. P. and T., Steele Park No. 2; Y.M.C.A., a bye.

TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. The Waikato competitions will be resumed in all grades on Saturday. The following teams have been chosen; — Frankton. Senior A v. Old Boys.—Cobbc, Connolly (captain), E. Everest, Ewan, Lee, McLean, llabone, A. St. George, Steel, Ward, Western. Emergency: Muir. Senior B. v. Hamilton High School. —Grace, Griffiths, Mann (captain), Mitchell, Muir, Rennie, Seccombe, Thorpe, McKenzie, Tomlinson, Watson. Juniors v. Cambridge, at Cambridge. —L. Hawkins, R. Everest, Hickey, Patterson, W'allace, Last-llarris (captain), E. Ilunwick, S. llunwick, Garde, Middleton, Lentfer. Emergencies: Hodgson, Carrie. Kiwi ’bus leaves railway crossing, 1.15 p.m. sharp. Any players unable to take part will please notify secretary immediately. PAEROA v. TE AROHA. PAEROA, Wednesday. The following Paeroa cricket team has been selected to play the Te Aroha representatives on Saturday:—Meachem, Stack, Taylor, Knight, Dale, Rollton, Ball, McQuillan, Wright, Millar, Mayo. Emergency: Barclay. NORTH OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND. INVERCARGILL, Wednesday. The cricket match between Southland and North Otago was concluded to-day, the game ending in a draw. In reply to North Otago's first innings’ score of 155, Invercargill scored 368 (Taple, 119). In their second innings the visitors scored 155 for the loss of nine wickets.