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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 154, 6 March 1939, Page 3

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week-end matches DIGGERS v. DIGGERS’ SONS During the week-end the annual matcli between the “Diggers” and the “Digger’s Sons” , was played at Opotiki. After a keen and interesting match the “Diggers” proved themselves- too good for tlie “Boys”. Scores are as. follows% DIGGERS’ SONS.—lst, Innings. R. 3lanby b. It. Black 5 J). Beattie run out , 16 J. Beattie b. Black 5 3Y. Pilkington b. Black. 0 M. Le Pine retired -.. T. 54 J. .Burnett e. Pye b. Baigent ... 13 B. Burnett played on b. L'rew . . 0 D. Davies c. sub. b. Black 6 J. McGregor b. Maxwell 22 D. Reeves not out 7 3V. H. Beattie st. Brown b. Black 4 Extras 12 Total 144 DIGGERS—Ist. Innings. Pye, b. Le Pine 21 El. Baigent c. J. Beattie b. 31anl>v 19 C. D. Brown b. Pilkington 23 H. G. Rcevesi b. Le Pine 23 Burnett b. Pilkington ‘ 19 'G. Murray not out 24 E. Bunkall st. Le Pine b. D. Davies 9 W. Frew retired 24 R. Black st. Le Pine b. D. Reeves 4 W. Beattie c. Pilkington b. W. H. Beattie C 11. Summers l>. B. Burnett 2 S. Maxwell b. D. Davies 1 J. Mansell b. B. Burnett 0 A. Davies not out 7 Extras 32 Total j. .. .. 208 CLUB CO3I PETITIONS TWO -MATCHES PLAYED Two matches were played on the Reserve during the week-end, in connection with the club competition. Old Collegians beat Woodlands on the first innings, -scoring 186 to their opponents’ I'3l. Smith hatting for Old Collegians made 63 while N. Sheeran made 28 and Heilley 27. G. Eox was top-scorer for Woodlands with another 63. Bowling for -Old Collegians Smith took eight wickets for 42 runs, and !>. Beattie for Woodlands took four wickets for 23 runs. In the Otara v. Oity match, Brown not out scored 33, while Delamore 20

was the only other batsman to reach clonhle figures. Bowling for City, Henry took eight wickets. City replied witli 79’, Le Pine being top-scorer h'ith 39. 35. Brown secured -Six wickets for 23 runs. . City won on the first innings.. Following -were the scores : OLD’ COLLEGIANS First Innings. Wells run out S Hedley b. Davies . 27 Smith l.b.w. b. Beattie ......... 63 Kururahgi b. Burrett 16 .Dennett c. and b. Beattie 9 Farren e. Fox b. Beattie 5 Sheer an not out 23 Davies b. Grant . •- -0 It. Ball c. 'Beattie b. Grant ,V; . . 0 ALetai b. Beattie ; i'.: .1 M : . Sbeeran I). Davies ' 12 Extras 14 f: Total ....... 183 Bowling.—Fox, 6 overs, '3-5 runs, 0 wickets; Davies', 7,-56, 2; McGregor, 2, 8; r 0 ;• Burnett, 2. 30, 1; Grant, 5, 17, 2; D. Beattie, 4, 23, 4. WOODLANDS First innings. Davies c. Davies b. Smith 1 Grant w. Smith 13 T. Clark c. and b. Smith ’ O' Ct. F'ox c. Farren b. Smith 63 D. Beattie b. Smith 8 W.: Burrett b. S.mith 7 I). Clark b. Wells ‘ 3 J. Beattie b. Smith ............. 5 Perfect b. Sheeran ... '2

J. Shove b. Smith 4 McGregor not out ....... 0 Extras ....'. 25 Total .................. ; . 131 Bowling.—Smith, 9 overs, 42 runs, S wickets; Wells, 8, 68,’.]. • O’JARA C ? . First Innings. ' 1 Young c. Le Pine- b. Henry .... 8 Brown not out 33 Beca l.b.w. b. Lend nil m- ........ I Chambers b. Henry ............ 5 Delamere phVyed on b. Henry .... 20 Sheeran b. Henry . 0 Connor c.,sub. b. Henry . 0 Van.stone v. Henry 0 J. Connor c. Lendrum b. Henry . 2 Extras ....... G . Total 75 Bowling.—Lendrum, 3 overs, 6 runs, 1 wicket; Henry. 7, 23, 8; Wrigley, 2, IG, U , Sotheran, 1, 17, U; Le Bine, I, 5, 0. ,'i ~ CITY First Innings. C. D. Brown c. sub/ b. Brown ... 2 R. Lentjium If; E. -Brown' 10 H. Ashdown e. and 1). Connor ... 1 F. Wrigley h: Brown 0 M. Le Pin'c e. and b. Brown .... 39 J. Hedgy b. O’Connor ....' 15 8. Sotherdn e. Bieca b. Brown ... .5* C. Brown ..., 0 I>. Murray, e. f ,Yau‘stone b. Connor G G. Gosling not out 1 .Total 79 , Bowljug.—W. Connor, 7 overs, 49 mns, 3 wickets; .19. Brown, 7, 23, G. ■