SATURDAY'S CRICKET

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 102, 21 December 1931, Page 6

SATURDAY'S CRICKET

COMPETITION GAMES BRIGHT DISPLAY BY HIGH SCHOOL AGAINST MAMAKU CITY AND ALBION WIN The final matches in the first round of the Rotorua Cricket Association's competitions, which were completed last Saturday, resulted in further four-point wins for all the winning teams, those successful on this occasion being High School, City and Albion. The first century scored for the High School team was secured by Hampson, Beale of the same team, only missing the same feat by three runs. Leaders Defeated » High School gained a four point win over Mamaku, the hitherto leading team, last Saturday. On the first day Mamaku had made 96 to which School had replied with three wickets for 135. On resuming the innings Beale (48) and Hampson (28) continued to bat in fine style., runs coming at a fast rate. Excitement grew tense as Beale ran into the 90's, and the much coveted century, not yet made by any boy in the High School seemed inevitable, but with his score at 97 Beale was bowled by Reid. Hampson, who was now 75 continued to bat forcefully. With his score at 96, he drove one to the boundary to gain the honour of the first century. The tail did not wag very effectively and on Hampson's attaining the century the innings was declared closed at 7 wickets for 255. With two hours to play and 159 to get Mamaku opened with the Simmonds brothers, to the bowling of Brooker and Keane. - D. Simmonds was caught off Keane with the score at 7. Hanson and A. Simmonds carried the score to 25 when Simmonds was taken in the slips. Hanson continued to bat well and much credit 's due to him for his good effort to save his side. • Of the remaining batsmen McCutcheon (13) and Beckett (19) only wero eapable of standing up to the bowling. The innings closed for 98 leaving High School the winners by an innings and 61 runs. Details : — Mamaku — First Innings, 96. Second Innings^ A. Simmonds, c Alexander, b Keane 17. D. Simmonds, c Ryder, b Keane 1 Hansen, not out . 36 Price, c Dowling, b Ryder 1 Reid, c Hampson, b Ryder 6 McCutcheon, b Brooker 13 Beckett, c Ryder, b Hinton 19 • Macpherson, b Keane 3 Hall, c Beale, b Keane 0 Nankervis, absent 0 Loekie, absent 0 Extras 2 Total 98 High School — First Innings ' Hinton, c Beckett, b Reid 7 Ryder, b Reed 20 Beale, b Reed 97 Higgins, c Simmonds, Nankervis 8 Hampson, not out 100 I Keane, b McCutcheon " 9 Matthews, b Reed 1 Dawson, c Hanson, b Simmons 2 Extras ~ 11 Total for 7 wickets 255

CITY HOLD ADVANTAGE City had little trouble in maintaining their lead over Ngongotaha who on going to the wickets on Saturday required 88 runs to wipe off the first innings deficit. In this task they were unsuccessful, their last wicket falling when 53 runs were on the board, giving City an outright win by an innings and 42 runs. Five Ngongotaha wickets were down for 17 runs and had it not been for Barney (10) and Ellis (14) the score .vould have been ridiculously small. Corbett was responsible for five Ngongotaha wickets at the expense of 29 runs and Godsalve secured four for 18. The only other bowler tried, Lack, took the remaining wicket. Details : — CITY' First Innings 137 NGONGOTAHA First Innings 42 Second Innings Harris, c Davis, b Godsalve 7 Dawson, b Corbett 7 Craig, b Corbett 0 Lowe, c Robinson, b Godsalve .... 3 Beaumont, e sub., b Corbett 5 Pitts, b Godsalves 0 Burney, c Davis, b Godsalve .... 10 Tvlarcroft, b Corbett 1 Ellis, b Corbett 14 furton, c Alexander, b Lack .... 5 Ii'emonger, not out 1 Total .... 53 Bowling: Corbett took five wickets for 29 runs, Godsalve, four for 18; Lack, one for 4. ALBION WIN By gaining an outright win from Old Boys on Saturday, Albion secured another four points and owing to Mamaku's defeat now take the lead for the championship. Burton and Hinton, who the previus Saturday had put on two runs .vithout loss continued Albion's second nnings, but Hinton was soon skittled cy Matthews. Boord failed to last, but Burton and Gresham carried the score .0 43, before the former who had been jatting attractively was caught belind the wickets. Gresham and McJill cemented a good partnership .vhich produced 40 runs and then the former was bowled in attempting. to )ull Neeson. The outgoing batsman's icore of 22 included four fours and i three. The remaining batsmen idded only sixteen runs to the total, vhen McGill who was more restraincd than usual went lbw to Heley, vho bowled very well for his six yickets. Musgrave and Matthews looked like ?iving Old Boys a good start, hpt the former was caught in attempting to iit Penno. Matthews was stumped off fhe same bowler, and Mitchell after compiling nine suffere.d a similar fate. Godsalve opened his account with a six and then Sutherland knocked

Heley's wickets out of the ground. By aggressive batting Godsalve retrieved Old Boys' position and with good drives scored 36 before he was caught behind the wickets. Following are the scores. ALBION First Innings 125 Second Innings Burton, c Cottrell, b Heley .... 25 Hinton, b. Matthews 7 Boord, b Matthews 2 Gresham, b Neeson 22 Penno, c Matthews, b Heley 0 Sutherland, lbw, b Heley 0 McGill, lbw, b Heley 14 Lenihan, c Musgrave, b Heley .... 2 Archer, b Heley 0 Hampson, not out 4 Extras 21 Total 97 OLD BOYS First Innings 57 Second Innings Musgrave, c Lenihan, b Penno .... 12 Ewert, b Lenihan 1 Matthews, st Gresham, b Penno 16 Heley, b Sutherland 7 Mitchell, st Gresham, b Penno 9 Godsalve. c Gresham b Sutherland 36 Cottrell, c Lenihan, b Hinton .... 2 Neeson, c Penno, b Hinton 0 Lewis, c and b Hinton 1 Aitken, b Lenihan ...: 0 Vercoe, not out 7 Extras 5 Total 96