CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 253, 23 September 1940, Page 4

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CITY CLUB’S GOOD YEAR

A season of successful sport is reviewed in ihe report to bo presented at the annual meeting of the City Cricket Club, it stales, inter alia: —The senior A team again maintained its exceptionally good record and accomplished a meritorious performance to win the championship. This team also had six players in the representative Hawke Gup team, an achievement of which we all feel proud. The senior B and junior B teams were not so successful. The cricket bat donated by Mr A. E. Mansford to. the player obtaining the best batting average was won by A. Carlisle, while the trophy donated by Air W. L. Fitzherboi t, for the quickest century went to R. Weston. The batting throughout was most satisfactory. The youthful players fully maintained the promise displayed during the previous season, and many notable performances by players wore recorded. A. Carlisle, with an average of 40.50, showed considerable improvement and his 129 against Pritchard, the Palmerston and Plunket Shield bowler, is worthy of special mention. S. AleVicar was next on the baiting list, scoring 402 runs at an average of 40,20 runs per innings. C. AlcVicar was third on the list with an . average of 35.70. The efficiency of ihe bowling was of the highest standard. T. Downes’s fast howling was the important factor during the season. His' figures speak volumes : Of 220 overs, 47 were maidens, for only 581 runs; with 67 wickets at a cost of 8.67 runs apiece. I. F. W. Hearsey was second; of 159 overs, 62 were maidens, with 334 runs for 33 wickets, which represents an average of 10.12. C. AlcVicar finished third. Congratulations are extended to the following players who represented Manawatu on various occasions: T. Downes, S. AlcVicar, C. AlcVicar, I. F. •W. .Hearsey. A. Carlisle, F. Coilis. The senior B team played some exceptionally fine games, but was unlucky to loose several of the early games by a small margin. The best batting figures were secured by R. Weston who scored 209 runs at an average of ( 29.36; J. Thompson had 305 runs, average 25.42; and A. Pollock 302 runs, average 21.57. The most successful bowlers were: W. Cameron, 15 wickets, average 10.09: B. Blackwell. 39 wickets, average 13.67: and W. King, 24 wickets, average 17.21. J. Burgess, F. Pollock, W. King and R. Weslon, junr., wore selected to represent Manawatu in this grade. The junior B team’s averages show that the batting was very weak, although many fine individual performances were recorded. G. Gongb .secured the best batting average with 20.18 and also the aggregate with 343 runs. A. G. Anderson finished second with 12.38 and 223 runs respectively. N. Finnic scored 177 runs. This player also headed the bowling averages with 38 wickets at the small cost of 6.3 runs apiece, L. Bonifaco obtained 52 wickets at a cost of 323 runs, averaging 6.4 per wicket. O. Torstonsop, 22 wickets, average 6.6; G. Gough, 18 wickets average 8.7, and A. Anderson, average 10.00, all bowled well. The finances are most satisfactory. The report' mentions the, departure on active service of Messrs H. Lang. and E. Kelly and the enlistment of Messrs C. AlcVicar. G. Cameron and G. Gough, to whom best wishes are extended.