CRICKET.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 January 1914, Page 2

CRICKET.

♦ Levin Wednesday players met a I'.AL.C.A. team ou the recreation reserve yesterday afternoon, and if they are not satisfied with the beating they got, then they need a lot of convincing. Levin went in first ou a dry wicket, though a strong cross wind was blowing, in a few minutes they were in difficulties. With the bowling of Clark, they could do nothing, and the score run 1 for U, 2 for 4, 6 i'o_- 4, 4 for (i, 5 for 10. Then Sloan stayed the rot, and the innings closed for a total of 4li. Could the slumps speak they would undoubtedly have passed sarcastic remarks about the inability of the Levin players to keep the ball otf. The only one to make a stand was Sloan, who put together u wellmade 2-i halt the total score. Against the splendid bowling of Clark it wa.s a good score, and shows the utter failure of the rest of the team. Clark finished with the iine average of 8 for 20. Towards the close of the innings rain came on. The players persisted Cur about 10 niiniik's- the rain for : !0 minutes.

When Y.M.C.A. went to the wickets the pilch was greasy, and it was difficult to keep a footing. The ball was also greasy. Though the bowlers this by the use of sawdust, and flius got sufiicient grip of it to make it sjiin. The bail in its turn could not get much grip on the greasy pitch. Clark and 11. I'ringle opened for V.M.C.A., and with Clark bowled for one Levin began to look pleased. Howe joined J'riugle, and as the two steadily raised the score Levin's chance went down, and long before a separation was effected at SO. had disappeared around the coiner. Howe was the first to

go. Having too "confidently he was clean bowled. His fine total of •'}(; included two boundaries. The score read 2 I'or SI). I'ringle

was playing a steady, . cautious game, the kind of game that f makes for a high acore and dis- ' heartens the bowlers, when, <_ through an unfortunate standing, he was run out after had made 30. A few minutes daler stumps wore drawn, the Y.M.- ; (.'.A. having lost 4 for 84. Following are the scores— LEVIN. Dempsey, b Clark f Chidley, b Howe 0 Judd, b Clark 4 Horn, e and b Clark () Sloan, not out 23 Simpson, c and b Clark (J Jackson, b Clark 3 Hall, b Clark 1 McDerniott, b Clark 2 Manson, b Clark 0 Xeill, b A. Pringle 0 Sundries 7 Total 46 Bowling -Clark, 8 rtfr 20; Howe 1 for (i; Pringle, 1 for 13. Y.M.C.A. Pringle, P., run out 30 Clark, b Judd, 1 Howe, b Dempsey y6 Porteous, not out 3 Sundries 14 Total $4 Bowling—Judd 1 for 14; Dempoey 2 for 3 ; Sloan, 0 for 27; Horn 0 for 15; .Simpson, 0 for 9.