CRICKET.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 February 1914, Page 3

CRICKET.

LEY'jLN v. FUAILLN

Tito match played between the above teams on tiie recreation reserve on Saturday afternoon was remarkably like the match between the i.AL.C.A. and another I'oxton team, played on the previous \V ednesday. jjovin team again won the toss, and going- in lira I only made -it two less than the total put up by the I.M.C.A. against a very similar team. As beiore three players made nearly hall the score: i'ringlo (t)> Retter {(j), iSloan {0) making iV, while it took the other eight men and

■"•Jimmy Extras (ij to make the other Xnal is what they uiU; tke explanations as to why they did not do something , different would nil columns. Howe took (J for V. l'oxton also kept close to Wednesdays groove. More than Jiali their total was made by one man (Tullet). Opening, with iiurgess he scored freely while the hitter was content to

guard his wicket. Thoug-ii lie made a lew loose strokes and gave a chance during' his innings, i uilet's total of -j2 was a line one, and saved his side. After the dismissal of Uurgess by iuimg, 13roughton took the ball, and placed every man to leg. These tactics puzzled the batsmen in trying ! to avoid the net spread so openly in front of them; their play became cramped, and maintaining , an admirable length, aiid constantly varying the balls he soon had a procession of Jfoxton players to and from the wickets, and finished up with the splendid average of li wickets for ti runs. He was the hero of the match, but his work came to late. Foxton had already won the watch when he started to bowl, and their total reached 01 before the last man was dismissed, thus winning the match by 30 runs. Having , about 40 minutes, Levin went to the wickets for their second, and when stumps were drawn had lost 4 for 47: llettcr (10), Sloan (10) unci R. S. Young , (10) not out.

Taken all round, the Levin fielding- showed a big improvement. Pringle and Broughton were very good, while .the smartness of lietter behind the wickets added to the anxieties of the batsmen. Following are the scores: LEVIN. .Broughton, b Howe 1 Young, 11. S. ; b Howe 1 lietter, l.b.w. Howe (i Pringle, run out 7 Hayman, b Howe 1 McKenzie, l.b.w. Hawke 4 \oung, J.j b Howe 1 ►Sloan, c Mullins b llawke (! Moore, b.Hawkfe 1 Mason, b Howe 0 Butcher, not out 2 Sundries 1 Total ' 31 Bowling :Howo, (! J'or 9.: llawke -J for 11; Tullet. 0 for 10. EOXTOjN. Burgess, b Young 4 fullet, l.b.w. Broughton o'j Howe, c Broughton b McKenzie 4 llawke, stp lietter b .broughton I \Yhibley b Broughton 0 Cook, b Broughton M Mullins, b Broughton 1 Hislop, c Sloan b Young 2 llollington run out . 1 Clarice c. Pringle b Broughton 0 Baylis not out 0 Sundries 8 / Total 61 Bowling: Broughton, II for (i: li. S. Young, 2 for 20; McKenzie, 1 for 14; Better, 0 for 12. LEVIN (second innings). lietter, b 19 ►Sloan, b Burgess 10 li. S. Young (not out; 10 •f. Young, b Burgess c 5 Butcher c, b Burgess 1 ►Sundries 4 Total for four wickets 47 Bowling: Burgess, 3 for 14. The match of the local cricketing world is to take place on Wednesday afternoon, when Y.M.C.A. will meet Levin Wednesday team. Both teams are confident, 'and an interesting game is sure to result,, the Y.M.C.A. being desirous of adding emphasis to their last win against Levin. The following I cam has been chosen to represent Y.M.C.A.: Dean, Cringle li., Pringle A., Porteoua, Clark, Smart, Keys, Mills, Cooper, Howe and Lester: emergency, Hanson. The manager earnestly requests all the above players to appear. Playing against Eoxton, he had to find substitutes for absent players, and sometimes substitutes are not "just as g00d.." Levin will be represented by li. ►S. Young, A. Dempsey, C. H. Judd, W. Broughton," li. Simpson, B. Sloan, C. Moore, li. Horn, ]). Chidley, A. McDonald, A. Dixon. Emergencies: Hugh Hall, A. Motershead and H. Kiwi. Players are requested to be on the ground punctually at 2..">0 as cup fixtures must shir! a! that lime. The Auckland-Australia match was continued on Saturifay, when the Australian team scored 0- r >f) for 8 wickets. The chief scorers u-f;ro : Waddy 130, Armstrong 128, Bansford 158, and Noble* 00. Wellington, .requiring '105 lo win against Hawke's Bay, only made 2R9, and consequently were beaten by runs.

STEAMER OVERDUE. Sydney, This Day. Some anxiety is being , felt in Newcastle over the non-arrival of the Hornfells from Auckland. Attempts to get into wireless communication with the steamer have proved unavailing.

— IMIHUMI ■ TKOFMMaja* A reward is offered for the return of a gold brooch, lost ■in Levin a week ago.