WITHOUT BIAS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 41, 18 January 1944, Page 8

WITHOUT BIAS

WEEK-END BOWLING G AMES AT WHAKATANE The fine weather conditions ruling over the week-end gave bowl ens another splendid opportunity to improve the. shining hour, and some fine matches took place. Details were as under:— Alien,, J. Bell, Creeke and Howat 23 beat Wilson, Shaplcy. Buckman and Hellyar 21. Suckling.. O'Rourke, Martin and Currah 24 beat Grace, Merito, Can-" trell and Littlejohn 19. Smith. Mollgaard, Carling "and Loane. 19 beat Dainton, Chamberlain, Francis and PearsonlT. Campbell,, Thomas, Alexander and Marsh 23 beat Taylor l , Menzies, Head and Turpin 19. Lessing, E. J. Bell, Berg and Har-; ris 23 beat. Murphy, G. Head, Drubc and Baxter 15. r Smith Stars Slmwv Burgess, Lux ton and Henderson 26 beat Bennett, Darvill, Hoi-' lis and King 14. Handicap Singles' In the semi-final of the Handicap Singles competition Smith beat Berg 20-14.

WEEK-END TOURNAMENT

WJN FOR S PRATT'S TEAM

A keenly contested tournament for prizes donated by Mr L. Berg took place on tlie Wliakatane greens over the; week-end. Details were as under:— Section A: Foster,, Grace, Rice and Coe (skip) wins; Grant, Lumlejj, Gi'eeke and Hay ward (s.) 4; Butler, E. J. Bell, Berg and Hollis (s) 3; Doran, Brophy,, Kemp ton and Lawn (s.) 0; J. Wilsonv Buckman, Drnbe and King (s) 4; Burrett, Barbour,, Jeplison and Beattie (s) 2; Taylor, R. Wilson, Marsli and Howat (s) 6; Pinkeii, Hargreaves,, G. Spratt and A. Spratt (s) 6; Sliapley, Cantrell, Francis and Burgess (s) 2; Merito, Martin,, Littlejohn and Chamberlain (s) 3. B Section: Hugliest. Gee, Marsden and Hunt (s) 3 wins: Campbell, Carling, McLeod and Henderson (s) 1; Grace,, Head, Currah and Loane (.s) 4,y 2 ; BradsluuM, Moore, Middlemas and Cradwiek (s) 5; Gwynne, Menzies, Alexander and Mclsaac (s) 4; Francis, Whitfield, Parkinson and Griffiths (s) 4%; Smith. O'Rour'ke, Pearson and Luxton (s) Heggie, Pcrsey, Chester and 1 Palmer (s) 7; Allan, J. Bell, McKenzie. and Shaw* 00 lYz. Section play-off: Pinker,, 'Hargreaves, G. Spratt and A. Spratt (s) 9 beat Taylor. R. Wilson, Marsh and Howat (s) 5. Final: Pinker,, Hargreaves,. G. Spratt and A. Spratt 9 beat Heggie, Persey. Chaster and Palmer 2.

CHALLENGE SHIELD

The challenge shield Cor competition between Taneatua and Whakalanc will be played next Saturday and the Whakatanc teams will be anuunced in Friday's issue. Junior players are. notified that u 'leathers' match will be played at the .same Lime as the above, players to be. announced also.

CRICKET

OLD RIVALS DRAW

A further day's play in the Clarke Shield places three teams level with ten points each. Central registered a convincing 2 point win over Taneatua whilst. Waimana and United played a drawn game' in a high scoring game. Next week Central will play United at Wlinkatane and Waimana play Taneatua at Taneatua.The Taneatua team failed bad-

ly at Edgecumbe, to be dismissed for 21 and 18 respectively. There 1 was a different story however at Wliakatanc where over 300 runs were scored". Wa\mana won the toss and elected to bat. Miller and Axtens opened well' and had on the board before a good ball from Spring dismissed Axtens. Miller and 11. Wavdlaw cemented a stoong partnership of 91 runs before Miller Avas caught, having compiled a steady 58. Harry WardlaAV reached 60 before going to one from McKenzie. At lunch Waimana had four down for 164 but wickets fell quickly after the adjournment and the side AA T as all out for 185. Foced Avith such a score and only hours of play United went in to bat. The first wicket fell at 47 and Spring and McKenzie carried, the score to 119 at stumps when McKenzie was caught attempting a big hit. Spring's innings of Gii not out was a sound display whilst Mc-« Kenzie's 40 was registered in quick time. With eight Avickets in hand United required 67 runs to wiu., but the call of stumps concluded a drawn game. WAIMANA Miller c McKenzie b Spring .... 58 Axtens b Spring 13 11. WardlaAV b McKenzie GO J. D. WardlaAV c" McKenzie b Spring 8 Addison c Rigde.n b Galyer 12 G. WardlaAV b Whitehead 5 Bull b Galj-er 0 Boynton c Whitehead b McKenzie 7 A. * WardlaAV c John 1) Galyer .. 1 Thomas b McKenzie 7 .Menziesr not out 0 Extras 1-1 Total 185 Bowling: McKenzie 3 for 51: Galyer 3 for 27: John 0 for 6: White'-, head. 1 for 21: Spring 3 for IS: Rigden 0 for 18. UNITED Spring not out 66 John b 11. Wardlaw 4 McKenzie c G. WardlaAV b J. 1). WardlaAV 46 Extras 3 Total for 2 Avickets 119 , BoA\iing: Menzics 0 for 18:" Miller 0 for 10; H. WardlaAV 1 for 50: G. WardlaAV 0 for 22; J. D. WardlaAV 1 for 16.

CLARKE SHIELD GAMES

Balance of draw for Clarke Shield competition:— 23rd. January: Taneatua a* Waimaim; Wliakatane United v Central. .'3oth February: Waimana v Wliakatane United; Taneatua v Central: Air Training Corps a bye. Gth February: Representative game Ktth February: Air Training Corps v Waimana; Central v Wliakatane United: Taneatua a bye. 20th February: Central v Air Trajning Corps: Wliakatane United v Taneatua: Waimana a bye. 27th February: Central v Wan mana; Air Training Corps v Taneatua: Wliakatane United a bye. 4th March: Waimana v Taneatua: Wliakatane United v Air Training Corps; Central a bye. Note: Home teams mentioned first.