CRICKET MATCHES

Waikato Times, Volume 194, Issue 22320, 11 April 1944, Page 2

CRICKET MATCHES

VISITING TEAMS ENGAGED j CLOSE CONTESTS RESULT Ideal weather conditions were exner- | ienced yesterday tor two Liendly cricket ■ matches at Seddon Park. On No. 1 wicket , Maniapoto was successful acainst a Ham- : iltoa eleven, while on the adjoining wicket ; a second Hamilton team nairowly defeat- > ed Waipa on the first innings. ' In reply to Hamilton's 62 Maniapoto . couid muster little more, the innings j closing for 78. Seventy was hoisted with j only five wickets down but there was j then a procession, the result of accurate : bowling bv Thomas and Dunbar. Seccombe's 34 was a fine effort but apart j from Aliott few of the other batsmen; gave good support. A declaration when Hamilton had reached 63 lor seven wick- j ets in its second innings added interest | to' the game, with Maniapoto having the , chance, which it accepted, of winning ' outright. , j Maniapoto did not reach the required ! total without having to watch the Hamil- ; ton bowling closely. Greene, who was j not called upon in Maniapoto s first in- j nings, bowled exceptionally well, his five 1 ovc-rs costing only eight runs and his j length throughout being very steady, i Some aggressive batting by Gillespie | brought victory to the visiting team. I The evenness of the teams sustained j .nteffest ir. the game between Waipa and j a second Hamilton team on No. 2 wicket, i Monohan, with a neatly compiled 42, in- ; eluding five fours and one six, was large- i y responsible for Waipa's total of 91 but Knowles also attracted notice with a ■ stylish 20. Aitken, who took three wick- I . ets for 16 in 11 overs, always commanded respect and he was given good support by he Air Force bowler, McGregor, who 'ained considerable speed from the wicket. When the Hamilton side lost ive wickets for 28 prospects did not apiear rosy but thanks to the steady batting of Aitken and Slight, with valuable; assistance from Hutt and Tanner, the Waipa total was overhauled. Eighteen overs, in which he took six for 53. were bowled by J. Tarr, while Grocock kept a fine length throughout 16 overs, finishing with one for 21. Details of Play Hamilton v. Maniapoto.—Hamilton, first 1 innings 62. Second innings, 63 for seven wickets declared; Dunbar, b Aliott 4; Petrie, run out 15; Lawson, b Aliott 19; Morris, b Oruin 9; Golby, c and b Orpin 3; Raymond. c and b Orpin 2; Cleave, not out 7; Greene, run out 1: extras 3. Bowling: Aliott two for 21, Barber none for 16. Orpin four for 10. Sun none for 13. Maniapoto. first innings 78; Boulton, lbw. b Golby 2; Barber, c Morris, b Golbv 3; McKibben, c Golby. b Raymond 2; Seccombe. b Dunbar 34: Gillespie, st Morris, b Raymond 14; Wooten, played on, b Golby 0; Aliott, c Taylor, b Dunbar 14; tlebden. c and b Thomas. 2: Orpin, not out 2; Hazcll, lbw, ta Thomas. 0: Sun. b Dunbar x extras 5. Bowling: Golbj - three .or 23, Raymond two for 28, Dunbar thtee or 22. Thomas two for none. Second innings, 56 for four wickets: Boulton, not out 10: Aliott, b Thomas 14; Hebden, lbw, P Thomas 0; Orpin, b Greene 7; Wooten, lbw, b Greene 2: Gillespie, not out 20; extras 3. Bowling: Golby none for 13, Thomas two for 25, Greene two for 8. Cleave none for 7. Waipa v A Hamilton eleven.—Waipa, first innings 91: Monohan. c Puna, b Aitken 42; Goodwin, c Puna, b Moroney 1: J. Tarr. c Puna, b Senior 1; Knowles, b Aitken 20; Kersley. b McGregor 1; C. Tarr c Hutt, b McGregor 1; Spiers, c and b Aitken 10; Grocock. c and b .McGregor 8; May, not out 5; W. Powell, b McGregor 0; J Powell, c and b Hutt 0; extras 2. Bowling: Aitken three for 16 McGregor four for 31, Moroney one for 1. Tanner none for 27. Senior one for 5. Slight none for 8. Hutt one for 1. Hamilton 98: D. McKenzie, b Tarr 2: A. Senior, run out 1; Puna, b Tarr 4; Aitken. c and b Tarr 25; McGregor, c May. b Grocock 3; D. Smith, c Powell, b Tarr 6: Mackie. c Powell, b Tarr 2: Slight, retired 30: Hutt. c Monohan. b Tarr 12: Tanner, not ! out 10; Moroney. b Spiers 0; extras 3. Bowling. Grocock one for 21, J. Tarr six for 53. Kersle> none for 20. Spiers one for 1. DEFEAT OF WAIKATO FIRST INNINGS MARGIN ; Interference with the specially-prepared wicket at the Auckland Domain caused I disappointment and created considerable