WIN ON FIRST INNINGS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 26, 15 February 1937, Page 3

WIN ON FIRST INNINGS

Rugby Defeat United . Qn the opening day of the Rughj v United game at Hastings, Rugby secured a lead of 32 runs on the first innings and in their second strike had

lost seven wickets for 88 runs. The return of the representative playera gavo them an exceptionally etrong "tail," and in consequence they raised the aggregate to 327, Biggar, Beuth and Fisher compiiing excellent scores. United batted out the remainder of the afternoon to lose sii wickets for 214 runs, Morrisey being the outstanding performer with the bat. Rugby won 011 the fjrst innings. Detailed scores are as follow : — RUGBY. First innings 98 Second Innings. Milne, l.b.w. b Grant 0 Jones, c Frater, b Grant O Crailce, b Frater 64 Halligan, b Frater 13 E. Mitchell, b Frater 0 Carr, b Grant 6 Fisher, l.b.w., b Frater 64 Singleton, b Frater 8 G. Mitchell, not out 15 Biggar, b Hawthorne 73 Beuth, c Frater, b O'Brien 78 Extras 36 Total 327 Bowling analysis. — Frater, five for 80, Grant three for 37, Hawthorne one for 29, O'Brien one for 34, Armitage none for 11, Morrisey none for 5t). Younghusband none for 54. UNITED. First Innings 66 Second Innings; Hobbs, c Beuth, b Mitchell 4 Hawthorne, b Oraike t> Simpson, b Craike 23 O'Brien, b Craike 12 Armitage, st. Biggar, b Beuth ... 22 Morrisey, not out 72 Youngjhusband, not out 28, Jeffery, l.b.w. b Graikft 87 Extras 10 Total for six wickets 214 Bowling analysis. — Craike four fcr 58, .Beuth one for 11, Mitchell oue for 77, Carr none for 11, Milne none for 12, Singleton none for , 13.