CRICKET NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1922, Page 4

CRICKET NEWS.

HOKITIKA V. RIMU. The first match of the season was played at Rimu and resulted in a win tor Rimu by 47 runs, thanks to a fine hut lucky innings by J. O’Connor, who went ill first and was unbeaten at the c-loso of the innings for a store of 70. The following are the scores:— RIMU Ist TNNfNGS. J. O’Connor (not out) 70 Craig h. Curley 4 Starkey, c. T. Seebeck, b. Roberts 0 11. Wells, h. T. Seebeck 12 Thomas, b. T. Seebeck 1 S. Knowles b. T. Seebeck 8 Nancekivell, h. Carley 0 Bannister b. Carley 2 Cooper, i.b.w., b. Carley 2 Intvood, run out 0 W. O’Connor, 1.b.w., b. Tullock.... 4 Sundries 11 Total 144 Analysis;-—Carley 4 for 44, Roberts 1 for 25, T. Seebeck 8 for 14, Tulloeh 1 for 10, Sherman (> for L2. HOKITIKA Ist INNINGS. Carley, e. Nancekivell. b. Craig 3 Sherman, e. Craig, b. Bannister ... 2'J Daly, 1). Bannister 0 T. Seebeck, run out 0 King, e. Cooper, b. Starkey 4 Roberts, b. O’Connor 2 Tulloeh, h. Thomas 0 Lovett, h. O’Connor 14 Louglier. e. Craig, b. Starkey .... 4 A. Seebeck (not out) 15 Ferguson, li. Thomas 1 Sundries - Total I* l Analysis:—Craig 1 for 13. Starkey 2 for IS), Bannister 2 for 7. Wells l lor 5, Thomas 2 for 7. •). O'Connor 2 for 14. STILLWATER V. UNITED. The above match yesterday at Stillwater resulted ill ;i win for the home team, by 30 runs on the first innings. The United made 61 * Ilincksman 34. ■ larden 10). Bowling analysis: Mullins 6 wiekeL tor 25 runs. Mclntyre 2 lor 22., Gilbert 2 for I. - Stillwater made 111 ..Mullins 21), M<I nt> i-o 11).

Bowling analysis: Pass 2 for 26, Hincksman 1 for 20, Adams 2 for 12, j Feary 5 for 5. ] MAC LA REN’S TEAM. I PERTH, Nov. 5. ’ Oil Saturday the game was resinned ill line weatlu-r. The home side had the satisfaction of topping the visitors ] first innings’ score by forty-four rims. This was largely due to the steadlasi ploy of Heinrich, who, going ill iourt 1 ' 1 carried out his bat lor 01 runs; and : also to the. resolute batting of Evans for 53. The only other batsman to make- a stand was Howard, who scored

Freeman and Gibson howled well, hut without much sting. The former, employing a slow googly, took four wickets for KM runs. Gil son took foil: wickets for 68, and Brand one for .22. Tv Ides ley and Millwood proved ineffective. The visiters’ fielding was generally smart. The Englishmen, ill their second innings, scored merrily, Titchmarsh and Chapman shnping attractively, and compiling half centuries. Time waenlleil when three wickets hail fallen. The match was thus drawn. The scores wen.**: — Western Australia; first innings 235. England, first innings, lfif). England, second innings, 132 for three wickets. The English scores were; Millwood 6. Titi-liiliarsh (not out) 50, A\ ilkinson nil, Chapman 58, Brand (not out) 13. extras 5. liuttsworth captured (wo English wickets, llillwood and WilkiirSon, at a cost of 1!) runs.

BENEFIT FOR C. RANNERMAN. SYDNEY. Nov. 5 Yesterday then- was a cricket match between teams captained hv Collins and Macartney, for the hem lit of Hie veteran, Charlie Bannermau. Banlslev playing for Collins’s side, made a brilliant 184 (not out).