CRICKET.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3723, 22 November 1906, Page 3

CRICKET.

• DEBATES defeat foxton

The first championship cricket match of the season took P liic j; afcl | c Athletic Park yesterday aftcrnjm, when Foxton were defeated by Debaters to the tune of 73 runs to 3b on the first innings. 1 here vi as a lack ot good cricket on both sides, the bowUng being erratic, the fielding at times wretched, while with lew exceptions the hatting was of a very mediocre order. Mr Stiles captained the victors, and Mr Whifiley the Foxton eleien. Following are the scores t Foxton. W. Cook, c Betty, b Gordon - - ;J A. Cunningham, b Spelman - - P. Spiers, b Dunn ■ * ' ® T. Runnier, c Bales, b Gordon - » A. Imrie, c and b Gordon - ■ F. Whibley, c Dunn, b Spelman ■ u W. Bullard, b Gordon ■ " K. Furrie, c Gordon, b Spelman - A C. Clark, b Gordon - " , G. Bales, not out - ' ' ] ' Norman, st Stiles, b Gordon - Extras- - - - '

Beveling averages : E. Spelman, 3 for 17,; J Dimn,l for 6; Gordon, G for 4. “ Debaters. Rev. Southern, run out - - * ® Gordon, c Clark, b Cunningham - 1 E. Spelman,’b Cunningham - - f Betty, st Cook, b Clark - - 1 Chisholm, b Clark - ’ *■ Stiles, c Imrie, b Cunningham - A Dunn, c Norm in. b e iirne ■ - J. W. Rough, b B iles - - * * Bainbridgc, not out - ‘ * Millan. b Clark - 7. ’ f Shields, c Clark, b Imrie - - Extras - * * ' * 73 Bowling averagesßales,:2 for 12 i Cunningham 1 for 1«. Clarke,2 for 16 ; Furrie, 1 tor 4; Imrie, 1 for . . Foxton started their second innings, hut with a few wickets down, stumps were drawn, and the match decided on the first innings.