CLARKE CUP CRICKET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 135, 13 March 1940, Page 8

CLARKE CUP CRICKET

P. AND T. AND HILLCREST SUCCESSFUL LONG GRASS HAMPERS PLAY Owing to the trouble experienced by one or two clubs in fielding teams on Saturday the last series of games were played on Sunday but although there was a betiter muster generally, enthusiasm was still at a very low ebb owing to the disgraceful state of the Domain, where paspalum is over knee-deep in most parts of the outfield. Hillcrest defeated Whakatnnc by 146 runs to 87, while P. and T. in a low and closely contested game were successful by 41 runs to 41. SCORE BOARD Batting Derecourt 40 Spring ••. 30 R. Thompson 32 Bennett 32 Bowling Keepa 5 wickets for 1(5 runs. Moore 5 wickets for 38 runs. Coults 5 wickets for 75 runs. Spring 4 wickets for 19 -runs. Hillcrest v. Whakatane.

Wliakatane batted first compiling 87, of which Derccourt and R. Thompson Avere responsible for 72 runs. Hillcrest opened avcll scoring 52 for one wicket and 87 for two, the innings closing at 110. Spring ■Avas top scorer Avhilc Peebles (28) Jackson (23), Oswald (22 not out), and Jeffares (21) also reached double figures. A. Coutts Avho secured five wickets for 75 runs off 10 overs boAvled avcll, and Avas unlucky to have had a number of chances missed off" his bowling. Details were:— Hillcrest Spring C Moore b Coutts ."'.6 Jackson b Coutts 23 Peebles b E. Thompson 2S Jeffares b Coutts 21 Oswald, not out .. * . 22 Major b Coutts - Brocket! *«( Moore b Coutts 0 Warren C Haultain b Thompson 2 Brocket!, Jnr. b R. Thompson 0 Extras 12 Total 140 Bowling: E. Thompson 1 for 50, Coutts 5 for 75, Montgomery 0 for 7, R. Thompson 2 for 2. Whakatanc (Ist Innings) E. Thompson b Spring 6 Montgomery b Spring 0 Derecourt c Peebles b Spring .. 40 Moore c Jeff ares b Peebles 2 R. Thompson b Jeff ares 32 Coutts b Jeff ares 0 R. Henderson c Major b Spring 0 L. Henderson, not out ......... 2 Extras 5 Total 87 Bowling: Spring \ for 19, Peebles 1 for 28, Jeff ares 2 for 2 l >. Second Innings E. Thompson b Jackson 2 Montgomery l> Spring 3 Moore b Spring ? Coutts c Peebles b Jackson V> R. Thompson c Spring b Jackson 6 Derecourt, not out ■» • • 2 Haultain, not out 0 Extras • Q Total for five Avickets 33 Bowling: Spring 2 for 14, Jackson ?, for 19. P. and T. v Paroa P. and T. Avith the poor total of 45 in the first strike looked certain *o be defeated but as is often the Avay Avith cricket, the unexpected happened, Paroa being dismissed for 41 runs, Keepa's consistency Avith the ball Avas chiefly responsible for Paroa's failure. His five Avickets sfor 16 runs off 9 OA'ers Avas a good performance. P. and T. T n second innings Avas more fruitful the total reaching 103 before time Avas called. Moore, 5 for 38 bowled well. Details avcic; — P. and T.

Keepa, not out H Chard l> Cleland 0 Crawford c H. Grant b Cleland 11 Hudson h Goodwin 2 Penny c Fitehett b Goodwin .. ?, Bennett b Fitehett 7 Extras 12 Total 45 Howling: Cleland 2 for 9, Goodwin 2 for 16, Fitehett I for 7, Goile 0 for 2. Second Innings Kecpa Ibw, b Cleland .. tf »?nnclt I) Cleland 32 Chard b Moore 20 (Continued foot next coium^).

Crawford b Moore 13 Hudson b Moore I 4 Penny b Moore 0 Jackson b Moore 0 Rivett, not out 9 Hunt c Fitehett i) G ilium 1 Piamus b Gillam 1 Ex tras 1 Total 103 BoAvling: Moore 5 for 38, Gillam 2 for 25. Fitehett 0 for (>, Cleland 2 for 23, Goodwin 0 for 10. Paroa T. Grant c su!) b Kccpa ...... 5 H. Grant c eub b Kcepa 16 Shaw b Keepa 1 Goile c Piamus b Kecpa 5 Cleland c sub b Chard 3 Gillam b Kcepa i> Goodwin b Chard 0 Moore not out 1 Fitehett b Chard 1 Extras * Total 41 Bowling: Chard 3 for 19, Keepa I for 16, Bennett 0 for 2.