SATURDAY'S CRICKET

Chronicle (Levin), 16 April 1946, Page 7

SATURDAY'S CRICKET

horowhenua beaten GAME WITH OLD BOYS A Horowhenua eleven journeyed to Wellington on Saturday to meet with defeat at the hands of Wellington College Old Boys. The visitors batted first and found the wicket difficult after heavy rain. Of the total of 65 runs Rodgers, Ropata and McDonald were the only ones to reach double figures. Old Boys replied with a fine 210, and then sent Horowhenua in again, when they made 113. McDonald (23), France (21), Juno (16), Walker (12) and Flutey (10). Details: — HOROWHENUA— First Innings Medding, b Little 0 Juno, b Searell 7 Rodgers, c Rough, b Rainbird . . 15 Cahiil, c Rainbird, b Burnett . . 3 Rppata, std Cameron, b Burnett . 15 McDonald, c and b Burnett . . 12 Flutey, c Freeman, b Burnett . . 0 Garrity, b Burnett 1 McFanane, b Little 1 France, b Burnett 1 Walker, not out 6 Extras, 5 Total/, • 65 Bowling: Little, two for 11; Searell, one for 13; Rainbird, one tor 15; Burnett, six.for 31. OLD BOYS

Alexander, run out 8 R. Earl, c McDonald, b Rogers . 61 Rainbird, c Ropata, b Juno 17 Little, b Rogers 10 Rough, retired r-2 Freeman, b Rogers 0 D. Earl, not out 16 Pope, c Juno, h Rogers 9 Burnett, b Rogers 3 5 Cameron, not out 0 Searell, c McDonald, b Meddings . 2 Extras, 20 Total, 210 Bowling: Ropata, none for 29; Rogers, five for 54; McDonald, none for 49; Juno, one for eight; Walker, none for two; France, none for 28; Meddings, one for two. HOROWHENUA— Second Innings Fiutey, b Earl 10 Cahiil, c R. Earl, b Freeman ... 4 Meddings, c Freeman, b Earl ... 9 McDonald, b Cameron 23 Rogers, std. Alexander, b Cameron 1 Walker,- b Searell 12 Ropata, b Rough 5 France, b Rainbird 21 Juno, b Searell 16 Garrity, c R. Earl, b Searell . . 0 McFarlane, not out 12 Extras, 12 Total, 113 Bowling: Searell, three for five; D. Earl. two for nine; Freeman, one for 14; Pope, none for 16; Cameron. two for eight; Rough, one for 13; Burnett, none for 11; Rainbird, one for 21; R. Earl, none for four. Horowhenua Meet Petone The Horowhenua team which ! played Petone on the V/eraroa Domain on Saturday Iast was beaten I oy 14 runs. Horowhenua made a i cotal of 67, Rice, the only doublefigure scorer, contriouiing 17. Petone then went to the v/icket ancl eompiiecl 81 runs, thus emerging the ! fictors by a narrow margin. The i Petone wickets were divided evenly amongot the Horowhenua bowlers.