HAMILTON CRICKET

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19765, 21 December 1935, Page 8

HAMILTON CRICKET

COMPETITIONS CONTINUE. SECOND ROUND IN SENIOR A. PLAY AT SEDDON PARK. Further progress was made to-daf in the Hamilton cricket competitions, the first series of matches in the second round of t'he senior A grade being introduced at Seddon Park. After recent heavy rain, the outfield was on tlie heavy side, and the wickets favoured the bowlers. Details of the play up to the time of going to press appear below:— EAST AND CLAUDELANDS. FORMER FIRST TO BAT. ” Keen • interest was evinced in thft meeting of Hamilton East and Glaudelands on No. 2 wicket, East being first to bat. W. Cassidy and G. Innes were the opening batsmen, Cassidy facing Ewan for first strike, and opening his account with a single off t'he first ball. Innes also scored a single off Ewan’s final ball of the first over. Hemi took up the attack at the other end, only one run coming off his first over. The scoring rose slowly by singles, neither batsmen taking any chances with the bowling. After 20 minutes’ play onlyeight runs had been scored, but Gassidy, who had been playing, a careful game, had settled down, and from this stage, began to play with greater confidence, scoring a four and a two from successive balls. Innes also improved his score with a well-placed boundary. Cassidy continued in aggressive style, displaying a nice variety of strokes. Macklow replaced Ewan with the ball, one run coming off his first over, while Hampton relieved Hemi at the n other end. Innes was playing a confident hat, although lie was inclined to take chances, and on several occasions narrowly escaped being run out:. At one stage he opened his shoulders for a big hit, and was dropped on the boundary by Bennett. Good fielding by Claudelands kept the extras down. The first wicket fell when Cassidy was well caught by Hampton off his own ball. Cassidy had played a colourful innings for 27. 11. Going then w-ent in to partner Innes, facing Hemi for his first strike. Up to the time of going to press East had lost one wicket 1 for 57 runs. Details.: — HAMILTON EAST.—First Innings. W. Cassidy, c and b Hampton .. 27 C. Innes, in 24 11. Going, in o Extras 6 Total for one ivicket . 5? HAMILTON V. OLD BOYS SLOW SCORING. ' 4 Playing on the No. 2 wicket in theJf match with Old Boys, Hamilton won the'toss and elected to bat. Winger and McKenzie opened to the bowling of Clarke, McKenzie scoring two singles in the first over. Runs continued to come slowly, but McKenzie sent a hard one from Clarke through the slips for two. R. Clough took up the bowdlng at the other end, but good fielding resulted In a maiden over, Winger being given little opportunity. McKenzie snicked the first ball of Clarke’s third over through -the” slips for one, this being the only run of the over. McKenzie square-cut Clough for two in the next over, but the bowlers were keeping the batsmen quiet on a tricky wicket. Both batsmen were content to block, taking no liberty with the bowling. Winger was responsible for the first boundary when he hit Clarke nicely to leg, bringing the total up to 10 for the first half-hour. McKenzie later square cut Clarke past point for two and Winger drove the last ball of the over past Hay at mid-on for two, putting 18 on the score board. Fraser took up the bowling and with his first ball puzzled McKenzie who skied an easy ball to Clarke In the slips, the score board now reading one wicket down for 18 runs. J. Everest replaced McKenzie at the crease, scoring two off the first ball from Fraser. Fairburn was put on to bowl at the southern end and, maintaining a good length, kept the batsmen quiet In his first over, only two being added to the total. At the time of going to press the scoring was as follows: McKenzie, c Clarke, b Fraser .... 10 Winger, In ’* Everest, in ’' ’' 5 Extras 0 Total for one wicket .... 2a