Cricket

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 November 1912, Page 2

Cricket

I/UVIX WIODXESDAY v. OTAKi "WJCDXESDAY. This match was played at Otaki on 11 \\ ednesday, and each side played | Mvolvo men. Levin went in first, I Hid I Jay Ma rd and Jlowe opened the tatting. Runs came freely, both I players punishing the bowling freely, | 'Jayward hitting out with freedom. , Howe played steadily, and was fjowlI ed by Ropata when the score stood jit 19. Hall was run out at 21, and Mottcrshead joined Hayward, tlio '■.•tsinen carrying the score to 39, when Spici's uprooted Mottorshead's wickot*. Horn was batting for over half an hour for his three runs, and bis "stonewalling" enabled Haywanl to further augment the score. Mal•olm added a useful G. The fielding •1 the Otaki ]>lnyers was somewhat faulty, extras accounting for 13. On going in to hat Otaki fared hadlv, ITowe and TTayward's howling being destructive. Tho former is a fast bowler, who from time, to time alters his pace with googleys. Tho ! 'ollowing are the scores:—

LEVIN. I fay ward, b Uopata ... ... 23 ifowe, b Ropata 7 I fall, rim out ... ... ... 0 Mottershcad, b Spiers 5 Morn, b Little 3 Blackburn, run out 3 Cliark, b Little ... 0 Simpson, b Ropata 3 lVinglo, b Little 0 Malcolm, b Little 6 Walton, b Little 0 Keys, not out 8 Extras j.'j Total ft] OTAKT. Kaikeek. b Horn ... ... 2 Davison, b llowo 0 Kopata. run out ... ... 3 Watts. 1) Ilowe () Wilson c and b Howe 2 Mall, b Howe 0 AcLsett, st Ho wo 3 Murray, c Hall b Hay ward ... 2 Keegan, run out 1 Spiers, Ibw Hay ward 0 Little, not out 1 A. N. Other, b Hay ward ... 0 Total 14