REP. CRICKET

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 25 November 1927, Page 5

REP. CRICKET

HAWKE’S BAY ». WAIROA HAWKE CUP PRELIMINARY. SHEPHARD GETS A CENTURY. The first representative cricket match of .the season was commenced on Nelson Park, Napier, this morning, when Hawke’s Bay met Wauv< in the preliminary game W decide the right of entering a challenge for the Hawke Cup now held by Taranaki. Conditions for play were ideal, the wieket being fast, though the outfield was a little slow. A varying breeze played a few tricks with the ball, but otherwise ib» conditjous entirely favoured the bitsmen. Hawke’s Bay won the toss and elected to bat. Huns came quickly and at the luncheon adjournment the home team had lost five wickets fur 354 runs. Hawke’s Bay opened with Worker and O’Brien. The latter held his end up while his more experienced comrade rattled on the runs. In quick time the score mounted, O’Brien recording an occasional single, but the High School Old Boys’ skipper found the bowling to his liking aud accordingly punched it hard. It was not until the acerb leached 40 that O’Brien was brilliantly thrown out after making .1, A .SHORT STAY. Temperton opened quietly, being also contented to allow Worker io pile Up tile culls. In his short stay the uewe-mer mt lour suites ueime he was caught, with the aggregate reading 64—2—6. Elliott, another colt, joined Worker, and a bright partnership resuneoin a flood of runs. As soon as he had settled down, Elliott followed the example set by the opening batsman and commenced to bang hard. The century was passed after 50 minutes’ play.

WORKER RUN OUT. Keeping up (he hitting, the pair brought the total to 135, when Worker was run out after calling for u second run. Worker’s score included 14 hits to the boundary, five being in succession, then a little later four more balls found the edge of the grass. 135—3—79, The next to don the pads was Shephard, who quickly got into his stride aud scored freely. The pair brought the total past double figures and went on to record a century for the partnership. This was terminated by Elliott being caught >it the outfield after hitting half a dozen fours and five 2’s. 235—4—48. SHEPHARD’S CENTURY. Shephard was then joined b» Beany, the High School lad, who held his end up while the veteran 1 continued t° score rapidly, and reached his century after batting for “0 odd minutes. He went into treble figures with two successive boundary hits, but in the same over he was smartly caught at mid-off, alter hitting 14 boundaries. 280 - 5—103. Owen then joined Heaney, and the pair continued the blight hitting, putting on some 80 runs to be unbeaten when the luncheon adjournment was called. Details of the play are as below:— HAWKE’S BAY. First Innings. Worker, run out .. .. .. ~ 79 O’Brien, run out 11 Temperton, c Marshall, b Peni .. 0 Elliott, c White, b Barton . . ~ 18 Shephard, c Ballance, b Barton 103 Heaney not out 47 Owen, not out 31 Extras ; 241 Total for five wickets ~ ~ 354