SATURDAY'S GAMES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 96, 14 December 1931, Page 6

SATURDAY'S GAMES

HIGH SCHOOL AHEAD OF MAMAKU ON FIRST INNINGS CITY AND ALBION ALSO LEAD The final series of the first round in the Rotorua Cricket ' Association's competition opened on Saturday afternoon. Ngongotaha met City at the Government Grounds and were dismissed in their first innings for the small total of 42 runs, City replying with 137.

Disposing of Old Boys for 57 runs, l Albion compiled 125 runs, declared, r for the loss of eight wickets, two of • their batsmen being absent. ! Gresham, who went in higher up . in tEe batting list than usual, had ; scored a good 55 runs not out when . Albion declared their innings closed. i The youthful High School team, in totalling 117 runs for the loss of . three wickets, have a lead over the , leading team, Mamaku, who they dismissed for 96 runs. CITY AHEAD ■ City had no difficulty in disposing of Ngongotaha cheaply in their first | innings, the whole side being able to score only 42 runs against the bowling of Godsalve., Harding and Lack. The first-named finished up with the excellent figures of seven wickets for 14 runs in six overs, and Lack took the remaining three for eight runs in three overs. Harris, one of the opening batsmen, was the only double figure scorer, his total being 10. City started off unluckily, Cobett hitting his wicket when the score was 3, but Harding and Hewson carried on brightly and carried the total to 24, before Hewson was bowled by Beaumont. Lack followed up his bowling success by scoring 25 runs and Alexander made a good contribution of 30. When City's last wicket fell at 5.40 p.m., 137 runs were on the board, giving- them a lead of 95 runs on the first innings. The bowler with the best figures on the Ngongotaha side was Lows, who took three wickets for 22 runs. Ngongotaha commenced their second innings just before time, and at stumps had scored seven runs without loss. Scores: — NGONGOTAHA First Innings Harris, b Lack ; 10 Burnie, c Davis, b Godsalve. 8 Dawson, c Harding, b Lack 4 Craig, c Harding, b Lack 1 Pitts, b Godsalve ...... 0 Lows, b Godsalve 6 Beaumont, not out 8 Ellis, b Godsalve 0 Iremonger, c Lack, b Godsalve . 0 Marcroft, lbw, b Godsalve 0 Tewton, b Godsalve 0 Extras ...... 5 Total 42 Bowling: Harding took no wickets for 9 runs; Godsalve, seven for 14; Lack, three for 8. NGONGOTAHA Second Innings Harris, not out 6 Dawson, not out 1 Total for no wickets 7 CITY. — First Innings. Harding, c Beaumont, b Dawson 23 Corbett, hit wicket, b Beaumont 0 Hewson, b Beaumont 13 Godsalve, c Lows, b Harris 6 Lack, lbw, b Beaumont 25 Alexander, b Lows 30 Davis, lbw, b Lows 19 Woodward, absent 0 Mason, c Pitts, b Lows 5 Monsin, not out 1 Seamer, b Ellis 4 Extras u Total 137

Bowling: Beaumont took two wickets for 25 runs; Harris, one for 29; Ellis one for 49; Lows three for 22; Dawson, one for 6.

Old Boys Disposed of Cheaply Albion batted first against Old Boys but met trouble in the first over, Burton being bowled for none. McGill joined Hinton and the total was advanced to 34 when Hinton was eaught off Mitchell. Both playing sound cricket, on a wicket which was bumping badly McGill and Gresham combined in a good partnership until the firstnamed was bowled by Healey after scoring 39. Gresham carried on attractively and with Lenihan, showed signs of recording another fine partnership but Godsalve took Lenihan's wicket with a very fine catch off Mitchell. i Little support was given Gresham oy the tail-enders, and ,the innings closed at eight wickets for 125 runs, Gresham being not out with 55 runs to his credit. Mitchell secured the best bowling figures for Old Boys by taking 4 wickets for 33. The Albion bowlers found the wicket to their liking and considerable trouble was experienced by Old Boys in scoring off them. Godsalve was the only double figure scorer, his total being a dozen runs, when bowled leg before by Hinton.

Suth'erland, Albion's fast bowler, was bumping dangerously, and ended up with two wickets for five runs off eight overs, five of which were maidens. But 57 runs were credited to Old Boys when their last wicket fell, the four Albion bowlers all securing good figures. Albion played out time in their second innings without loss, Burton (12) and Hinton (4) having taken the total to 21 when stumps were drawn for the day. Scores : — Albion — First Innings. Burton, b Musgrave 0 Hinton, c Healy, b Mitchell ...... 9 McGill, b Heley 39 Gresham, not out 55 Sutherland, b Heley 1 Lenihan, c Godsalve, b Mitchell 10 Hampson, b Mitchell 0 Penno, b Neeson 4 Tregilgas, b Mitchell 4 Archer, absent q Boord, absent 0 Extras 3 Total ,v 125 Bowling: Musgrave took .one wicket for 37 runs; Mitchell, four for 33,

Heley two for 37; Neeson one for 6. ALBION. — Second Innings Burton, not out 12 Hinton, not out ..., 5 Extras 4 Total for no wickets 21 OLD BOYS. — First Innings Musgrave, b Sutherland 1 Ewert, b Lenihan .... 9 Matthews, b Penno .... ,... 7 Mitchell, b Penno 0 Heley, c Hinton, b Sutherland .... 4 Godsalve, lbw, b Hinton 12 Cottrell, c Gresham, b Hinton .... 7 Neeson, st. Gresham, b Hinton .... 0 Lewis, lbw, b Lenihan 4 Aitken, not out .... 1 Extras 12 Total 57 Sutherland took two wickets for five runs, Lenihan two for 14; Penno two for 14; Hinton, 3 for 12. HIGH ;SCHOOL LEAD MAMAKU Ryder and Brooker, the High School stock bowlers were again in form, and tied Mamaku, who are the leaders in the competition, down to 96 runs in their first innings. D. Simmonds (25), Reed (17) and McPherson (15) were the only Mamaku batsmen who could score off the bowling, the remaining eight players making only 33 runs between 1 them. Ryder's 'figures were five wickets for 44 runs and Brooker took three for 28. Keene and Matthews also bowled well. High School started well, Ryder, one of the opening batsmen, scoring 20 runs before being bowled by Reed. -A very fine partnership, which had not been dissolved when stumps were drawn, was seen between Beale and Hampson, these two batsmen having put on 43 runs for the third wicket when the game was adjourned. Seven bowlers were tried by Mamaku in an effort to effect a separation, but without result. At the close of play Beale had scored 48 runs not out and Hampson 28. Scores: — MAMAKU.— First Innings A. Simmonds, c Dawson, b Keane 0 D. Simmonds, lbw, b Ryder .... 25 Nankervis, b Brooker 5 D. Hanson, b Ryder 5 J. Beckett, b Ryder .... 0 F. Reed, c Ryder, b Brooker .... 17 K. Loekie, b Ryder 7 K. Price, c Ryder, b Brooker .... 4 McCutcheon, b Ryder 15 Macpherson, c Keane, b Matthews 1 Hall, not out 11 Extras 6 Total .... 96 Bowling: Brooker took three wickets for 28 runs, Ryder" five for 44; Keane, one for 15; Matthews one for 5. HIGH SCHOOL. — First Innings. Ryder, b Reed 20 Hinton, c Beckett, b Reed 7 Beale, not out 48 Higgins, c Simmonds, b Nankervis 8 Hampson, not out 28 Extras 6 Total for 3 wickets 117 I