MID-WEEK CRICKET.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 66, 10 December 1937, Page 8

MID-WEEK CRICKET.

Dual Leadership in Hastings Series TWO OUTRIGHT kWINS Dual leadership was established in the mid-week cricket competition in Hastings yesterday afternoon when the , first series of games of the second round. of the club competition were completed. Both games ended in outright wins, Heretaunga defeating the hitherto leaders by an innings and 52 runs, while United defeated Methodist. United and !West End now lead ihe competition . with 12 points ' each. . Play was over early yesterday afternoon, and .the scoring generally jvas on tlxe low side, though several batsmen • made quite good contributions. Bowlers, however, • were in ■ the ascendancy and there were some excellent averages recorded. Details of tho games are as follow: — Heretaunga v. west End.

Resuming their reply .to Heretaunga's score of 267, rfest End raised the tally from two for 42 to a- total of 127 and followed on- .to be dismissed a second time for 88 runs. Scores : — HERETAUNGA First innings 267 WESTEND ^ First Innings. Wilcocks, c Curry, b Carpenter 14 Saunders, b Rouse 1 Martin, c Bligh, b Rouse 25 Sherratt, b Carpenter 45 McDonald, b> Carp enter : 16 Ladbrook, c Ingram, b Shuker ... 0 Boyd1, b -Shuker 2 Rosenberg, b Rouse 1 VYallace, b .Rouse t.'. 5 Hunt, b Rouse 5 Morrison, not out .1 13 . E'xtras 13 Total 127 • Bowling analysis. — Rouse flve wickets for 54, Carpenter three for 21, Shuker two for 31, Roe none for 8. . Second Innings.. «, Martin, lbw, b Rouse 1 Wilcocks, h Rouse 7 Sherratt, c Blight, b Rouse ......... 53 McDonald, c sub., b Rouse 0 Boyd, c Shuker, b Carpenter 2 Rosenberg, b Shuker 9 Saunders, not out 6 Dadbrook, b Shuker 4 Hunt, b Shuker 0 Morrison, e sub., b Bhuker ..., 2 Wallis, c Bligh, b Shuker 4 Extras 0 Total 88 Bowling analysis. — Shuker five for 10, Rouse four for 42, Carpenter one for 30, Sinclai none for 6, UNITED v. METHODIST. On the opening day of the matcF^ United completed both innings and Methodist their first. Yesterday Metfe1 odist faced the task of making 137 for an outright win, but failed, tjie innings closing at 87. S'cores: — UNITED. First' Innings 136 Second Innings 47 METHODIST First innings 47 Second Innings. Ball, b Swallow 2 Wilkins, b Brimer . .1 2 Gosnell, b Brimer 30 Sadler, b Brimer 0 Mayo, c O 'Neill, b Brimer ....... g Tunnicliffe, not ont ..• i. ... S0 Brady, c and',b Boyle 5 Linyard, l.b.w.,"b Mahoney 3 March, e McCaw, b Mahoney 4 Younge, ^-Horton, b* Mahoney ....■ 0 Extras t '3 Total- 87

Bowling analysis; Mahoney four for 16, Brimer four for 23, Boyle one for 22, Swallow one ' for 23.