CRICKET

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 145, 13 February 1939, Page 3

CRICKET

FRIENDLY CAME FAST SCORING During the week-end a friendly game of c ricket was played between u team representing the Hauraki Regiment and a team captained by Air. P. Uhainbers. The match was evenly contested and theronghiy enjoyed by players and spectators. Remarkably high scoring took • place, over 400 runs being; scored on the day. The match resulted in a win for AH'. Chambers’ team. Details are as follows: HAURAKI J. G. Alackny e. Connor !>. TJcdley * .. Al. Dolamere b. Chambers iO C. I). Hrown e. Grant b. Wilson do W. Perfect e. Pipe b. Conner ... ii C. Shalloon not out do W. Carey b. Pipe . I R. G. Parkinson b, Chambers .. 4 .1,. Joblin run out & I. Forbes b. Wilson I S. Fisher e. Young h. Wilsom ... 0 W. ,J. Armstrong e. Pipe b. Wilson 10 Kxtras 24 Total T -15 •CHAM HEIRS’ TEAM I. Grant retired! TL It. Young retired no 1). Ripe e. Armstrong b. Perfect of) 1... (fniujir ,e. Shalloon h. Delamere . . 10 G. Heca run out ....' 14 H. Wils on (. Armstrong b. Jobliu 18 if. I led ley not out * H. Ashdown retired 1< K'xira.s 8 Total 228

THE attrill cup TAP RANG A’S NARROW WIN The Opotiki representative- cricket team visited Tauranga yesterday to play Tauranga in the Attnll Cup competition. The match resulted in a narrow win for Tauranga by one wicket and three runs. When Taiirauga's last him!) went in to bat, Tauranga required lour runs for a, draw and live rims for a wm. Opotiki wen the toss and elected fo hat first, making It'd runs in the first innings. Wells with o() and Lciidrum with 27 runs were the only hatsmeu to make double figures. In the second innings Opotiki collapsed, making a total of only 27 runs. Tauranga in their first innings made >d runs. Randall 2(> and HullookDoiiglas 11 being the only batsmen to malic double figures. In the second innings. Tauranga made 710 runs lor the |osof nine wickets. Waldon making 20 runs. An outstanding feat in bowling; was performed, by R. Smith who secured the hat trick, also taking six wickets for 8 runs in Taiirauga’s last innings. The ground was rather small with long grass in the outer field, making it, difficult to secure runs. In the first innings Leudrum and Wells put on HTj in a chaneeless partnership. The sportsmanship on both sides was excellent. Following are the scores:—

OI’OTIKI First Innings. Wells e.h. Rudd Hed'lcy b. Muorehead R Leiidrum c. Randell b. Budil .... 2, Jones c. Dare b. Biuld 1 JiC Bine c.b. Budd - Smith b. .Mooreliead 1 H. Brown b. Budd 4 Hawkins e. (’hard b. .Mnoiebead .. 0 Davies b. Budd R Connor not out - Pilkington b. Budd 2 Extras |r > Total 'RR Bowling.— Biiklil, 15 overs, 20 runs. 7 wickets; Moorhead, 1A overs. 25 runs, A wickets; Chard. A overs, JO runs, 0 wickets; Waldon, 4 overs, 27 runs, (, wickets. 2nd. innings. Wells, b. Mooreliead I 'Medley b. .Mooreliead 0 Rendrum b. Budd Jones c. Dare h. Mooreliead I Le Pine b. Budd .Brown c. Itandall b. Budd 1

Hawkins c. Waldon b. Mooreliead 0 Davies b. Rudd .. ,Q Smith’ e.b. Buddi <5 Connor not out b.. 1 Pilkingtou b. Moorohea-d I Extras 4 Total 27 Bowling.—Mborohead, 75 overs, 16 runs, 6 wickets; Budd, 5 overs, 7 runs, 5 wickets. 1 TAURANGA First Innings. O’Connor e. Davies b. Weils . 6 ,Curtis b. Wells ‘ 6 Chard b. Smith '6 Daro l.b.w. b. Smith 4 Bullock-Doug I as. e. Pilkingtou b. Smith ll Waldon e. Davies b. Wells 7 Budd 1). Leudrum 8 Randall not Paseoe e. Connor b. Leudrum .... 4 Hunter l>. Leudrum 0 Aloorehcad b. Wells 8 Kxtras 12 'Total S 3 Howling.—Smith, 8 overs, 34 runs, 3 wickets; Wells, 10 overs, 20 runs, 4 wickets; Leudrum, 3 overs, 8 runs, 3 wickpts; Davies. 2 overs, 4 runs, 0 wickets ; Connor. 1 over. J run, 0 wickets. 2nd. Innings. O’Connor h. Wells ’...... 4 Curtis h. Smith ' 1 Hulloek-Douglas h. Smith 1 Dare, c. Hawkins h. Smith 6 Waldon st. J.e Pine b. Smith .... 20 Budd c. Lc Pino b. Smith 4 Randall e. Jones b. Smith ...... 2 Chard h. Smitli 0 Paseoe b. Smith 2 Hunter not- out 1 Aloorehcad not mit 1 Kxtras 8 Total for 0 wickets 30 Howling.—Smith. 6- overs, 21 runs, 8 wickets; Wells, 4 overs. .14 runs. .1 wicket; Leudrum, 1 over, 7 runs. 0 wickets.