CRICKET.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 452, 11 March 1909, Page 2

CRICKET.

FOXTON V. HIMATANGI. The competition for the Austin Shield was continued at Himatangi yesterday, when Foxtou defeated the home team by 50 runs on the first innings. Several of the selected players* of the Foxton club were unable to make the trip and it was necessary to take two schoolboys and also to play the coachdriver to enable them to put a full team in the field. Himatangi were represented by perhaps the best team they have had this season. Foxton batted first, the innings closing for 92 runs, Baillie 30 and Robinson 25 being the chief scorers. Both these batsmen played very sound cricket, the former showing particularly good form. None of the other players reached double figures. The two schoolboys, Nye and Howe, with coaching, are the making of good players, Himataugi’s fielding was poor, several catches being missed. Ol the bowlers, Rossand Grant were the most successful the former securing four wickets tor 16 runs and the latter two for six. Himatangi’s innings produced 42 runs. Ross, snr,, Ix, was the only double figure scorer. Foxton’s fielding, though certainly’ better than that of Himatangi, I still left room for improvement. Afternoon tea was provided by the home team. The following are the scores : FOXTON. Nye, snr., b Witten 9 Whibley, b Witten. 8 Robinson, c Grant, b Witten 25 Baillie, st. Caithness, b Grant 30 Cook, b Witten o Bullard, c Duck, b Ross, jnr. 2 Momo, b Ross, jnr. 3 Martin, c Algar, b Ross, jnr. o Nye, jnr,, c Raikes, b Ross, jnr. 2 Howe, not out 1 Baird, b Grant .2 Extras 10 Total 92 Bowling Analysis.—Witten, 4 wickets for 40 runs ; Ross, jnr., 4 for 16 ; Grant, 2 for 6 ; Sheppard; o for 10 ; Caithness, o for 10. HIMATANGI. Duck, b Nye 0 Caithness, c Whibley, b Nye 6 Grant, c Bullard, b Whibley 4 Ross, snr., c Robinson, b Momo 11 Witten, b Whibley i Raikes, c Momo, b Whibley 4 Ross, jnr., b Whibley 0,; Hartley, b Whibley 0 Algar, c Bullard, b Whibley 2 Thompson, not out 8 Sheppard, b Whibley o Extras 6 Total 42 Bowling analysis.—Whibley* 7 wickets for 16 runs ; Nye, 2 for 13 ; Momo, 1 for 7. FOXTON V. MOUTOA. A match was played on Saturday on the school pitch between teams from the local and Moutoa schools. The game resulted in an easy win for the Foxton boys- by an innings and 27 runs. Moutoa batted first, making 27, Taikare 12 being the top scorer. Foxton replied with 71 of which Nye made 31 and Howe 20. Moutoa were disposed of for 15 in the second innings, thus leaving Foxtou victorious by the above margin. After the match the visitors were entertained at Perreau’s by the local boys. The following are the scores:— FOXTON. Kruse, c Dudson 7 Johnson, b Taikare o Coley, c Taikare o Baker, c Bowe 3 Bullard, c Bowe o Betty, caught Dudson L 1 Nye, c Dudson 31 Howe, not out 20 Aitkeu, b Taikare 5 McEweu, c Taikare o McDonnell, c Taikare x Extras 3 Total 71 MOUTOA.—Ist innings. Bowe, b Howe o Burr, c McEweu 1 Taikare, b Betty 12 Bowe, c Johnson 8 Dudson, c McEwen - 1 Edwards, b Howe 1 Nimmo, b Howe o Newth, st Nye 0 Bowe, b Howe o Walden, b Betty o Sullivan, not out 0 Extras 6 Total 29 Second Innings. Bowe, b Betty o Burr c Aitkeu 0 Taikare, b Betty . 4 Bowe, c Coley 5 Dudson, c Coley 1 Edwards st Nye 3 Nimmo, b Nye 0 Newth, c McEweu 1 Bowe, b Betty - 0 Walden, not out o. Sullivan b Nye <y Extras Total ie