Cricket

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1914, Page 3

Cricket

Y.M.C.A. v. FOXTON

The above teams jnet on the recreation reserve 'yesterday afternoon with the result Unit the Y.M.C.A. team was defeated by 21 runs. They won the toss and went in first, but only stayed long enough to make 33. it was raining hard during their innings, and for the Foxton team fielding in light clothing the cold rain was unpleasant. i'ossibly it was consideration ior the men in the held, and the thought that they might take a chill, that determined the length of Y.M.C.A.'s stay at the wickets. The Y.M.U.A. team are kindly folk and no doubt Foxton players appreciated it. They could have kept the fieldsmen warm by keeping them chasing boundaries, but they didn't. R. l'ringle (8), Smart (T), and Howe (5) seemed to be the only ones who were led away by an inclination to make runs, the rest hrinly suppressed all temptation in that direction. Seven wickets fell for thirty-three, and the total stopped at that. Howe took four wickets for nine runs and Wilkes six for sixteon. Foxion opened badly, the first, four wickets falling for thirteen runs. The rain had ceased but the evil it does to a pitch lives after it, and when the ball found a soft spot it sometimes ploughed straight on, while at other times it rose. For the first few overs this favoured the bowlers (Clark and Howe) to a certain extent, but they were both bowling well. Had they kept up this standard there would have been joy in the Y.M.C.A. camp, but the supply of sawdust was churned up in the mud, and they could not get a footing and soon lost the length. Playing very cautiously Burgess (18, not out), and Hawke (17) put the issue of the match beyond doubt, Though they gave a couple of chances to the field they played finely and Burgess made a splendid bounday hit. "With the dismissal of Hawke the ioxton side went to pieces and Howe returning' to the bowling crease tool?: the last three wickets with three consecutive balls, and the innings closed for 54, Howe taking five for sixteen. Following are the detailed scores.— Y.M.C.A. Pringle, b Wilkes Howe, b Wilkes y Clark, b Howe Dean, b Howe Smart, b Howe J Lester, b Howe, * Chidley, b Wilkes • y J. Cooper, b Wilkes y Keys, not out G. bWilkes 3 Manson, b Wilkes l J Sundries 0 Total ;1;5 Bowling: W ilkes (i tor 1 C>, Howe, 4 for 9. FOXTON. Cook, b Howe 0 Howe, c Dean, b Clark 0 Wilkes, b Clark 0 Stiles, b Howe Burgess, not out Hawke, b Dean Muilins, b Dean 1 Hislop, b Lester y Green, b Howe ' Hollington, b Howe Bullard, b Howe § Sundries 0 Total 54 Bowling; Howe 5 lor 10, Clark I 2 for 14, Dean 2 for 9, Lester I \ for 2.