CRICKET.

Otaki Mail, 8 January 1923, Page 2

CRICKET.

OTAKI B. DEFEATS A.

On Saturday tho competition match between tho Otaki A and B teams was played on the recreation ground. The A team batted first and knocked up 69, Bowden playing a useful innings of 23, Eohua being tho next highest scorer with 10 not out. The B's topped their opponents' score by 10 with a total of 79, K. Davis 26 and G. Winterburn 24. being the most successful batsmen. Following are the scores:— Otaki A. Coleman, b Grey S Hakaraia, b Tahiwi 0 Bowden, c —, b Crichton 23 Clarke, e and b Monk 4 Twist, b Monk 4 Kearns, b Tahiwi 6 ■ Rehua, not out 10 S Twist, senr., b Tahiwi 1 Knox, c —, b Tahiwi 7 Batten, run out 3 Tuna, b Winterburn 0 Extras 3 Total % 09 Bowling Analysis: Tahiwi 3 wickets for 16, Grey 1 for 6, Monk 2 for 13, Davis 0 for S, Crichton 1 for 17, Winterburn 1 for 1. Otaki B. R. Tahiwi, c —, b Bowden 0 Gray, b Coleman 4 Davis, run out 26 Monk, b Bowden 3 Takeroi, b Bowden 4 G. Winterburn, b Rehua 24 Crichton. c —. b Rehua 3 Hori, c —. b Rehua 0 Winterburn, b Rehua 7 Field, c and b Rehua 0 Kiriona, not out 2 Extras 6 Total 79 Bowling Analysis: Rehua 3 wickets for 12, Bowden 3 for 27, Hakaraia 0 for 12, Coleman 1 for 23.

NorthoiH Competition,

In the Northern Competition on Saturday, Shannon defeated Levin Y.M.C.A., and Weraroa beat Foxton. Wcraroa is now leading with four wins out of live games, Y.M.C.A. and Shannon being next with three wins each.

THE SECOND TEST. N.Z. 373; M.C.C. 329 FOR SEVEN WICKETS. Christchurch, Saturday E" Tho second test match, M.C.C. Zealaud, was resumed in bright nad sunny weather, before an attendance of about 7000. The end of the day's play leaves tho match in a very interesting state and there is almost certain to bo a draw. In New Zealand's tail McGirr batted without a mistake. The English fielding was crisp all through and the bowling steady. The Englishmen, did not bogin too promisingly, but Chapman and Wilkinson put up a valuable stand, as did Haitloy and Brand later. The 2so\v Zealand bowling was ver3* stcady till the tea adjournment, and then fell oil. Three or four fairly ea*y catches were dropped by the New ZaaJauders. Scores to date:—

NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. I Collins, c and b Brand 102 Blunt, c Freeman, b Brand 33 Sneddon, c Titchmarsh, b Brand .. 0 Lambert, b Freeman S 3 Shepherd, l.b.vr.. b Calthorpc fS Garra/d, c McLean, b Calthorpa •. 8 Dacre, c Titchmarsh, b Calthorpe . 45 Berneau, c Freeman, b Calthorpe . 2 Alcott, c McLean, b Gibson 16 McGirr, not out 40 ; Condliffo, 1.b.w., b Freeman 1 Extras 31 ~ " Total 37S Bowling analysis: Gibson eno for SGt Freeman two for 80, Brand three for 84, Calthorpe four for 78. M.C.C.—Fir3t Innings. Wilson, c Shepherd, b McGirr .... 6 Titchmarsh, b Berneau 13 Wilkinson, b Berneau 59 Chapman, b Bearneau 77 Calthorpe, b McGirr 11 Lowry, st. Condiffe, b Garrard ... 61 McLean, c McGirr, b Allcott .... 7 Hartley, not out 43 Brand, not out 21 Extras 28 Total for seven wickets 320