HAD A TREAT

NZ Truth, Issue 1262, 6 February 1930, Page 16

HAD A TREAT

Bayites Get Taste Of Real Cricket

(Prom "N.Z. Truth's" Hawkes Bay Representative^) The English visitors gave Hawkes , Bayltes a batting treat that .will long live In their memories and one which at the same time should give the game m the district a long -needed boost. r\NCE .again the Indian proved the mainstay of the visiting team's batting strength and had he gone early their score may not have been any greater than "m an ordinary club game. Bowley, when at 42, was caught, and during his hour and ten minutes at the crease gave a very sound display. In fact, next to the Prince's it was the best, if not the most brilliant, of the Englishmen. ■ : - Like his uncle, "Rangi" that prince of cricketers, Duleep. executed the pull to a great extent. On one occasion he was sent a full toss on the leg and instead of placing it on that side he surprised all by stepping quickly back and cutting the ball beautifuhy to the boundary past point. . Benson, Nichols, Wool ley and Earle all gave a glimpse of what a firstclass batsmen Is capable. The latter was. ln a happy mood and out of the forty runs smacked -no fewer than five sixes. The English, batsmen all placed their shots m a remarkably clever manner, oftttmes making belief that the. Hawkes Bay field was badly placed, but such was not the cage. Also their scoring was done without waste of time, but- at the same time there was nothing reckless about their playing. The Hawke's Bay team created a fine impression m the field, arid all through the big innings were ever on the alert, and gave everything a go to prevent boundaries. Beck was the best of a very good lot and . during the afternoon this young player must have easily saved anything » up to half a hundred, runs. One of the t visitors stated that the Bay fielding was second to none m the Dominion as far as his experience went. Reaney bowled .well. also. . Young , Nair.n sent down 18 overs for 90 runs / without getting a wicket and he, too, r shaped promisingly, but Is m want of , tuition as a bowler. . In the second innings the home team suffered from stage fright. Kavanagh, 32 s not out and Nairn, 31, gaining . most of I the. home side's tally. c . -