CRICKET.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 442, 3 December 1908, Page 2

CRICKET.

The first match in the competition for the Austin Shield was played on the Park pitch yesterday afternoon between the Foxton and Debaters and resulted in a win for the former by 7 runs on the first innings. The Foxton team played two men short. For Foxton Baillie and Cook were the chief scorers, and W. Nye was most successsful with the ball. W. Gordon was the mainstay of Debaters scoring 23 not out and capturing four wickets for 30 runs. FOXTON. Cook, b Gordon 20 Puti, b Gordon 5 Baillie, b Johnston 24 Nye, b Gordon 9 Spiers, b Gordon 1 Robinson, c Betty b Walden 11 Bullard, b Walden 4 Watson, c Gordon b Johnston 6 " Furrie, not out o Kxtras 12'

Bowling analysis, Gordon 4 for 30, Walden 2, for 17, Johnston 2 for 10. DEBATERS. Woods, bNye 12 Betty, b Nye 1 Johnston, l.b.w. b Nye 0 Eittlejohn, c Puti, b Bullard 3 Connolly, b Nye o Bpwe, c Robinson, b. Furrie 5 McCall, b Speirs 8 Furrie, b Spiers 11 J. Walden, b Speirs n A. Walden, c and b Nye 2 Gordon, not out 23 Extras 9 85 Bowling analysis: Nye, 5 for 27 ; Bullard, 1 for 12 ; Spiers, 3 for 23 ; Furrie, 1 for 13. The match between,'. Mirantii (Shannon) and*Foxton, postponed from last wefiVVill be played on the Park on Saturday commencing at '2 p.m. The team to represent Foxton will be chosen from the following I—Nye,l—Nye, Robinson, Baillie, Whibley, Woods, Stil es, Puti, Meadows, Momo, Cook, Gordon, Watson, Johnston, J. Furrie, J. Bowe, and Spiers. * ; '■ T'V' ■»>;; v.'"