COMPETITION CRICKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 82, 1 November 1939, Page 8

COMPETITION CRICKET

P. AND T. DEFEAT HILLCREST PAROA-CENTRAL DRAW Hillcrest sintered their third loss of tlie season on Saturday agaijnst P. and T. who were successful by eight runs on the first innings. While at Paroa Cencral and the home eleven tied with totals of 8-1 runs each. THE SCORE BOARD. Batting. Spring 63 Hudson .. 45 Penny 41 Chard 37 Goile., not out 33 Bowling - . Spring G wickets for .. .. 37 Gillam 5 wickets for 11) Chard 5 wickets for 34 Jefl'ares 4 wickets for 10 Casliman 4 wickets for ~ .. 1G Russell 4 wickets for 27 Pipe 4 wickets for .. .. 3G P. and T. batted first compiling 109 runs, Chard and Kecpa (17) contributing a useful second wicket partnership Avhicli yielded 52 runs. With the exception of Spring, Hillcrest's batting Avas Aveak, Avickets falling rapidly. A fine last Avicket stand between Williams (15 not out) and Brocket!. Hoavca'ci - nearly gave Hillcrest the lead these tAv.o batsmen putting on OA-er 20 runs.

P. and.T. fared badly at first in their second strike and Hillcrest had a fine chance for an outright win at one stage, but Hudson and Penny in a splendid fighting partnership added 75 runs for the seventh wicket after six earlier wickets had fallen for 20 runs. Penny., a high school lad deserves particular mention for his sound displa.v. Details were:—■ P. and T. (First Innings) Iveepa b Spring 17 Back b Spring 2 Chard b Jackson 37 Lambert c Pipe b Spring 0 Bennett c Henderson b Spring 2 Todman st Peebles b Pipe 5 Hudson c Henderson b Spring <> Penny c Pipe b Jackson 10 Normall c Oswald b Spring .... 4 Francis, not out 4 Rivett c Oswald 1) Jackson .... 2 Extras 20 Total 10!) Bowling analysis: Spring f> for 37, Pipe 1 for 36, Jackson 3 for 10. (Second Innings) Kcepa played on b Williams ~ 1 Back c Henderson b Pipe 2 Chard c. Oswald b Pipe 0 Lambert c Williams b Pipe . . 3 Bennett c Abbott b Pipe (» Todman c Henderson b Williams 0 Hudson b JefTares 45 Penny, not out 41 Wormall c and b JefTares 3 Francis c Peebles b JefTares .. 0 Rivett c and b JefTares 5 Extras 10 Total 116 Bowling analysis: Pipe 4 for 30, Williams 2 for 13, Jackson 0 for 21. Brockett 0 for 5, Spring 0 for 15, JefTares 4 for 10, Henderson 0 for R.

Hillcrest. Spring c Francis b Lambert 63 Jackson, run out 3 Pipe c Hudson b Chard 0 Henderson b Keepa 1 Abbott b Chard 1 Oswald b Chard 1 Jeifares c and b Lambert 0 Chamberlain h Chard 1 Peebles b Chard 1 Williams, not out 15 Brockett b Tod man 5 Extras 5 Total 101 Rowling analysis: Chard for '!!, Keepa 1 for ,*W, Lambert 2 'for 2i, 0 for 2, Tollman 1 for I Central v. Paroa. This match proved a dual between two even teams, the result of which was a fair indication of their relative strength on the day. Details werer— Paroa (First Innings) Grant b Russell 2 Gillam b Cashman 2 Howat Ibw Russell 0 Moore c Campbell b Russell 1 Cleland Ibw b Cashman 6 Goile. not out 33 Bolt b Laurie () (Continued nt foot ol' ne\t co! ;;:n :")

j Wells c Waddell . 24 IT. Grant c Campbell b liusscll Goodwin lbw b Anderson 1 Fitchett b ; 7 Extras ;"> Total 81 Bowling: Gashman 4 for J(i, Russell 4 for 27, Knock 0 for 14, Anderson 1 for Ri., Laurie I for 7, Johns 0 for 5. Central. Knock b Fitcliett A Anderson c Gleland I) Bolt .... 10 iMelson llnv b Gleland 2 Russell I) Gillam 1U Gashman c Bolt b Gillam 8 run out l Wadclell c Moore b Gillam .... 10 Laurie, run out . 0 Woods b Gillam 0 John lbw b Gillam 21 Campbell, not out ? Extras S Total 81 Bowling: Gillnm 5 for If), Fitchclt 1 for 6, Gleland 1 for 16, Wells 0 for 5, Moore 0 for Goodwin 0 to" >, I>>ft I for Howat 0 for 14.