CRICKET.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 816, 24 February 1910, Page 2

CRICKET.

HIMATANGI v. FOXTON,

This match was played on the Himatangi pitch yesterday afternoon and after an interesting game resulted in a win for the home team by 18 runs. Foxton batted ->• first and at one stage of the innings it looked as if they were all going to be dismissed for a very small total, Sefton and Evans failing to score and Robinson being snapped in the slips after notching three. However the “tail,’’ made a fairly good stand and brought the total up to 57 before the last man was dismissed. The only double figure scorers were Osboldstone ir, Munro n and Whibley 10. This game was Osboldstone’s first appearance in local cricket and it is to be hoped that that it will not be his last as, with practice, he should develop into a fairly good bat. Witton and Redgrave accounted for all the wickets, the former capturing five at a cost of 16 runs and the latter four for 34. Himatangi made a bad beginning, their captain being bowled before a run had been scored. However, Redgrave and Albrey put a different complexion on affairs, bringing the total up to 51 before a separation was effected. After the dismissal of these two batsmen, the rest of the team did not make any stand at all, the trundling of Evans being too good. The tenth wicket fell with the score at 75. Albrey 27 and Redgrave 22 were the only double figure scorers. Of the Foxton bowlers, Evans was “ out on his own,’’ being responsible for the downfall of six of the Himatangi batsmen at a cost of only ten runsThe visiting team was entertained at afternoon tea by the home club. The following are the scores: — FOXTON. Bullard, l.b.w, b Redgrave 5 Munro, b Witton 11 Robinson, c Rori b Redgrave 3 Sefton, c Redgrave b Witton 0 Whibley, b Redgrave 10 Evans, b Witton 0 W. Howe, run out 4 Osboldstone, b Redgrave 11 Chrystall, c Williams b Witton 1 B. Howe, not out 4 Hooker, b Witton 1 Extras 7 Total 57 Bowling analysis: Witton, five wickets for 16 runs, and Redgrave four for 34, HIMATANGI. Redgrave, b Sefton 22 Caithness, b Whibley 0 Albrey, c Sefton b Evans 27 Witton, b Sefton 3 W. Davey, c Sefton b Evans 3 G. Davey, l.b.w, b Evans 5 Williams, c Howe b Evans o Rori, not out 6 Robertson, c Howe b Evans 2 Richardson, run out o Morgan, b Evans 2 Extras 5 Total 75 Bowling analysis: Evans, six wickets for ten runs ; Sefton, 2 for 18; Whibley, 1 for 17 ; Bullard 0 for 2 ; and Munro, o for 22, Yesterday’s match concluded the second round of the Austin Shield competition and the positions of the different teams are as follows. The Glen Oroua team having withdrawn from the competition, all matches in which they were to have taken part have been counted as a win to their opponents. Matches Team. Played. Won. Lost. Points Himatangi 6 6 0 12 United 6428 Foxton 6244