CRICKET IN HAMILTON

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19805, 8 February 1936, Page 8

CRICKET IN HAMILTON

COMPETITIONS RESUMED CONDITIONS IDEAL FOR PLAY. BATSMEN DISPLAY AGGRESSION. After a postponement of a week the Hamilton cricket competitions were resumed at Seddon Park this afternoon, when the last series of matches of the second round of the senior competition was commenced. Weather conditions were ideal and despite the recent soaking rains the wickets had dried remarkably well and were not tricky as anticipated. 'Batting in both games was brighter than that seen during the previous series of matches and an alert field was called for to cope with the aggressive attitude of the batsmen.

STEADY SCORING. HAMILTON EAST START WELL. Hamilton East won the toss in their match with Old Boys on the No. 2 wicket and elected to bat, Cassidy and Jordan taking strike to the bowling of Clark and Aitken. Cassidy showed aggression in the first over and opened the scoring with two smart singles to cover point. In the second over Jordan sent a hard ball from Aitken beautifully away to leg, bringing the score up to 7 for the first five minutes. Jordan was in an ace of being run out after Cassidy had glanced a high ball to mid-on, but he recovered his crease first as Senior swept off the bails. Both batsmen continued to add singles, being content to find openings in the field rather than resort to hard hitting. Jordan contributed a handy four when he cut a ball from Clark hard past cover point. Aitken, bowling from the London Street end, was keeping the batsmen quiet, bowling two maidens in succession.

Clark obtained success with the third ball of his fifth over, when he took Jordan’s leg stump with a ball that swung ‘in sharply. During his stay at the crease Jordan contributed 7 to the score which stood at 17 at the time of his dismissal. He was replaced at the wickets by G. Clough.

The new batsman soon accustomed himself to the bowling, gaining two singles when he sent the ball hard to mid-on -and making an additional two when he drove Aitken smartly to cover point. After a short period of blocking tactics Cassidy resumed an aggressive attitude and advanced the score by two with a leg glide, the best stroke of the early play. At this stage Hansen replaced Clark at the railway end and after the next over Aitken was relieved by R. Clough. With singles and an -occasional two the score mounted steadily and 40 was on the board after three-quarters of an hour’s play. Another change was tried in the bowling, Fraser being put on in place of R. Clough. The alteration, however, did not affect the batsmen and G. Clough drove the fifth ball of Fraser's second over powerfully for four.

At the time of going to press the scores were:—

HAMILTON EAST. First Innings. Cassidy (in) 25 Jordan, b Clough 7 G. Clough (in) 13 Extras 8 Total for one wicket 53 CLAUDELANDS v. HAMILTON. A QUIET GAME The first day’s play of the match between Claudelands and Hamilton was commenced at No. i ground, Seddon Park to-day. Despite the recent rains, the ground was in good order, and the pitch contrary, to expectation, was firm and true, giving the batsmen every opportunity to score. Winning the toss, Claudelands elected to bat, Wilson and Alderman taking the crease, to face the deliveries of Everest and Winger, who opened the bowling for Hamilton, the former commencing at the High School end. Alderman settled down fairly quickly, although some of his shots were uncertain. Wilson however, seemed nervous, and with liis score at one was smartly caijght at first slip by Lissette off Everest. With the score reading one wicket for six runs Hampton went in, and whilst playing carefully, showed that he intended to score, but -he was dismissed by a smart catch by Avery from behind the stumps from a ball by Harding just when he had played himself in. His total was 10.

When Hemi joined Alderman, who was playing carefully, Innes relieved Everest, and in his first over bowled a maiden. Scoring at this stage was slow, Harding having completed his fourth over from the London Street end, while only five runs hail been registered against him. Details: — CLAUDELANDS.—First Innings. A. E. Alderman (in) 16 W. IT. Wilson, c Lissette, b Everest 1 G. S. Hampton, c Avery, b Harding 10 D. Hemi, lbw, b Innes 1 T. A. Ewan (in) 10 Total for three wickets ...., 38 M.C.C. TOURISTS. MATCH AT NAPIER. HOME SIDE OUT FOR 88. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) NAPIER, Saturday. After rain had prevented play on the first day the -cricket match Marylebone Cricket Club v Hawke’s Bay commenced this morning in threatening weather and on a soft wicket. Hawke’s Bay batted first. The score uL noon was two wi-ckets for 3G. At lunch Hawke’s Bay had lost eight wickets for 88. The remaining wickets fell without further score and the innings dosed for 88. Langridge took eight wickets for 25. (.continued in next column./

Details:— HAWKE’S BAY—First Innings. Worker, c Parks, b Sims 35 Mahony, st- Powell b Langridge . 3 H. Reaney, c Mitchell-lnnes, b Langridge 0 Evans, b Sims 1 Lambert, c Mitchell-lnnes, b Langridge 1 T. Reaney, c Powell, b Langridge 27 Biggar, c Parks, b Langridge .. 0 Kauter, c Mitchell-lnnes, b Langridge 0 Beuth, b Langridge 11 Johnston, b Langridge 5 McCarthy, c Holmes, b Langridge 0 Extras 5 Total 88 Bowling.—Baxter took no* wickets for 8; Parks, none for 25; Sims, two for 25; Langridge, eight for 25. PLUNKET SHIELD. PLAY STILL IMPOSSIBLE. RAINY CONDITIONS PREVAIL. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Saturday. There was no play in the Wellington—Auckland Plunket Shield match this morning. Rainy conditions are still prevailing and the wicket is soft. Overhead conditions are threatening and there is a cold southerly wind.