SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 58, 4 December 1924, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

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PUTARURU BEATS SELWYN. The first round in this season’s competition for the Lcggatt Shield is drawing to a close. The Putaruru Club completed its matches in the round during the week-end, when in excellent weather it defeated Selwyn at Putaruru by a margin of 20 runs. The details are as follow: PUTARURU. —First Innings. ~H. Dukeson, c Knap, b Knowles 0 D. Brown, c Gordon, b Knowles 4 J. Phillips, b Knap . . . . 6 J. Gasparich, not out . . . . 10 A. Faulknev, std Macown, b Bollard 4 Dr. East, b Knowles . . . . 0 Ward, c Knap, b Knowles .. 1 K. Day, b Hoi lard . . . . . . 0 J. Smith, c Knap, b Bollard .. 0 W. Henderson, b Bollard . . 0 P. not out .. .. .. 0 Extras . . .. . . . . 3 Total . . . . . . . . 28 Bowling.—-Knowles 4 for 10, Knap 1 for 11, Hoi lard 4 for 5. Second Innings. Dukeson, b Taylor . . . . 26 Brown, c Edwards, b Stephenson 12 Gasparich, c Hollard, b Knowles. . 3 Phillips, b Knowles . . . . 4 Faulkner, b Knapp. . . . . . 6 East, c and b Taylor .. .. 5 Ward, b Knowles .. . . .. 2 Day, c and b Taylor . . . . 2 Smith, c Macown, b Knowles .. 2 Henderson, b Knowles .. . . 1 Lees, not out .. . . . . 2

Total . . . . . . . . 65 Grand total . . . . 93 Bowling: Knowles 5 for 25, Hollard 0 for 12, Stephenson 1 for 11, Knap 1 for 13, Taylor 3 for 4. SELWYN.—First Innings. R. Macown, b Phillips . . . . 0 Edwards, c East, b Phillips .. 3 E. Hollard, e Dukeson, b Faulkner 13 R. Knap, b Faulkner . . . . 4 Gordon, b Faulkner . . . . 0 E. Stephenson, c Henderson, b Faulkner 1 J. Knowles, c Smith, b Phillips 3 J. Stephenson, b Phillips.. .. 0 L. Taylor, not out . . . . 13 Munro, c Henderson, b Faulkner 4 W. Galvan, c Gasparich, b Faulkner 3 Total . . . . ' . . . . 44 Bowling: Phillips 4 for 24, Faulkner 6 for 20. Second Innings. Hollard, c Brown, b Faulkner .. 3 Edwards, b Phillips . . . . 1 Macown, c Gasparich, b Phillips 11 Taylor, b Faulkner. . . . . . 9 E. Stephenson, b Faulkner . . 0 Knowles, b Phillips . . . . 0 Gordon, b Phillips.. . . . . 0 Knap, b Phillips . . . . . . 1 Galvan, b Phillips.. .. .. 0 Munro, run out . . . . . . 1 J. Stephenson, not out .. .. 0 Extras .. .. .. .. 3 Total . . .. .. . . 40 Grand total . . . . 73 Bowling: Phillips 6 for 12, Faulkner 3 for 12, Gasparich 0 for 2. The usual hospitality, in tile form of afternoon tea for the players, was extended by the ladies of Putaruru, who were cordially thanked at the close of the match. ARAPUNI v. TE WHETU. The Te Whetu club has also concluded its matches in the first round, the final one being against Arapuni, at Te Whetu. The visitors won by a margin of four wickets. Appended are the scores:— TE WHETU.—First Innings. W. Pettit, b Gallagher .. .. 3 A. Woodward, b Benjamin .. 0 J. Melville, b Gallagher .. .. 2 T. Walding, not out .. .. 23 F. Wooltiams, J.b.w., b Benjamin 9 T. Smith, b Gallagher .. .. 1 D. Walsh, b Benjamin .. .. 0 H. Jensen, c Gallagher, b Benjamin .. . . .. .. 0 G. Anderson, run out .. .. 3 J. O. Pettit, c Rabonc, b-Grainger 0 Rua Moses, b Grainger .. .. 2 Extras . . . . .. .. 6 Total 49 Second Innings. Rua Moses, c Grainger, b Benjamin . . .. .. .. 0 Anderson, b Grainger . . . . 4 Woolliams, c Anderson, b Grainger 3 Woodward, c Grainger, b Benjamin .. • • • • ■ • 4 Walding, bit wicket, b Grainger 0 W. Pettit, b Grainger . . . . 0 Melville, played on, b Benjamin 7 Walsh, b Grainger .. .. 1 J. O. Pettit, c and b Benjamin . . 4 Smith, c Brown, b Benjamin .. 5 Jensen, not out . . . . • • 1 Extras .. .. • • • • 6 Total 35 Grand total .. *.. 84

| ARAPUNI.—First Innings. A. Lind well, 1.b.w., bW. Pettit 7 J. E. Orr, b Woodward . . . . 5 T. Rabone, b Woodward . . . . 3 W. Grainger, b Woodward . . 2 Benjamin, b Smith . . . . 8 G. N. Wilford. c Walding, b W. Pettit . . . . . . . . A H. Anderson, b W. Pettit . . 0 W. S. Brown, b Walding* . . . . 23 Jackson, 1.b.w., b Walding . . 3 Gallagher, b Walding . . . . 4 Percy, not out . . . . . . 1 Extras . . . . . . . . 2 Total . . . . . . . . 62 Second Innings. Lindwell, b Woolliams . . . . (> Orr, cW. Pettit, b Woodward . . 5 Grainger, not out . . . . . . 6 Rabone, b Woodward . . . . 1 Benjamin, c Walsh, b Woodward 1 Wilford, run out .. .. .. 0 Anderson, b Woolliams . . . . 0 Brown, not out . . . . . . 4 Extras . . . . . . . . 2 Total for 7 wickets .. . . 25 Grand Total . . , . 87 Excellent weather favoured the game. The teams enjoyed afternoon tea, provided by the ladies of Te Whetu, who were duly thanked for their hospitality. FURTHER MATCHES. To complete the first round the replay of the Arapuni-Selwyn match at Mangatapu has to take place and is to be followed by the Waotu-Arapuni match at Waotu. These matches are due to be completed before the Christmas holidays commence.