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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 130, 25 January 1932, Page 6

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matches at rotorua ALBION BEHIND MAMAKU ON FIRST INNINGS GOOD SHOWING BY CITY The game between the championship leaders, Albion and Mamaku, played at Mamaku on Saturday, had reached a very interesting stage when play closed for the day. Mamaku took first strike and three wiekets were down for three runs, due to good bowling by Burton. rlansen went to a. brilliant catch hy Hinton in the slips, while Dods was neatly snapped up by Hampson at point. A good partnership between Simmonds and Re.ed retrieved the position and Hall compiled a quick 20 runs, not out. Simmonds' innings of 35, although not chanceless, was quite a sound knock, and he was mainly responsible for Mamaku's score of 91 runs. Burton and Hinton gave Albion a good start, and put on 34 runs for the first wicket, when Burton was well caught by Lockie. Hinton was bowled by Reed shortly after, and ■;.hen McGill and Gresham took the icore to 64, McGill dominating the bowling. When Lenihan went out for 12 runs, four wiekets were down for 80, and Albion's chances of a first innings lead were bright. Hampson made two runs, but five successive wiekets fell without further addition to the score, the whole side being out for 82 runs, Lockie and Reed being the destroying agents. Mamaku in their second innings had ;^it on 10 runs without loss when stumps were drawn. Following are the detailed scores: MAMAKU First Innings Simmonds, Ihw, b Atkinson — 35 rlansen, c Hinton, b Burton 2 Beckett, b Burton 0 Dods, c Hampson, b Burton 0 McCutcheon, c Atkins, b Burton 3 Morris, b Atkinson ... 0 Xoed, c Burton, b Tregilgas ...... 13 Doclcie, c McGill, b Tregilgas ...... 4 MePherson, lbw, b Lenihan ...... 6 Hall, not out 20 Devine, c Gresham, b Hinton 0 Extras 8 • Total 91 Bowling. — Burton took four .vickets for 28 runs; Lenihan, one for 12; Atkinson, two for 23; Tregilgas, two for 18; Hinton, one for 5. ALBION First Innings Buiton, c Lockie, b Morris 10 ilinton, h Reed 19 McGill, c Simmonds, h Lockie 20 Gresham, c MePherson, b Reed . 7 benihan, h Reed 12 Hampson, b Reed 2 i.ikIm-on, c Hall, b Lockie 0 Tregilgas, c Lockie 0 iliggins, not out 0 Lieher, b Reed 0 Extras 12 Total 82 Bowling. — Reed took fie wiekets for 23 rvuns; Morris, one for 9; Lockie, three for 7. MAMAKU Second Innings

lansen, not out - 7 Simmonds, not out 1 Extras 2 No wiekets for 10 CITY II OLD HIGH SCHOOL Clty had first use of the wicket in heir match against -High School on Saturday, and were given a good tait hy their opening batsmen, larding and Corbett. Corbett battd particularly well in scoring 46 uns, which included five fours and wo sixers. Both "sixers" were hit >fr Matthews, the first being off the irst hall of his opening over. Hardng scored a good 22 runs before beng dismissed leg before by Mathews. The scoring rate up to this tage had been fast, the first 70 runs >c:ng hit up in 45 minutes. A temporary "rot" set in at this tage, the wiekets of Hewson (5), \lexander (7), and Mason (4) fallng in fairly quick succession, but !o Isa've was batting solidly and car•ied his total to 29 runs before beng caught by Hinton off the bowling )f Keane. Seven wiekets were down for 121 •uns, but the "tail" played brightljq Davis and Mulligan, in particular, corlng well and carrying the total to 155 runs before the last wicket had 'allen. The improved batting forra "f the -onthful tail-ender, Mulligan, in face )f the deadly bowling of Keane, was \ pleasure to watch and evidence the ;ood results of batting practice. He vas undefeated when the last wicket fell, with 11 runs to his credit. Keane bowled very steadily •hroughout the innings, and ended in w'th the good figures of eight vickets for 50 runs off 13 overs. He v'as undoubtedly the hardest bowler o play, and at all times kept the latsmen quiet. High School had only 15 runs on he board when their first wicket fell, linton bemg bowled by Harding, and .he second fell with only one more •un added. Beale, however, was batting in his lsual form and becoming associated vith Keane, the score was sent along teadily and had reached 71 runs >efore Keane was smartly stumped by Iason off the bowling of Mulligan. Beale at this stage had scored 31 •uns, and was joined by Matthews, vho, however, failed to break his 'duck." Clark was the next batsman, nd he and Beale carried on until ime, when the total was four wiekets or 82 runs. Corbett, Godsalve, Harding and Alexander all bowled well for City, -.nd the improved fielding of the team vas a feature of ,the day's play, mundnries being difficult to secure. Detai-s : — CITY First Innings Gorhett, b Matthews 46 Harding, lbw, b Matthews 22 'Iewson, b Keane 3 Godsalve, c Hinton, b Keane 29 Alexander, c Matthews, b Keane 7 Mason, c sub, ""5 Keane 4 Davis, b Keane 17 Robinson, b Keane 0 Munro, c Bergham, b Keane 9 Geymer, c sub., b Keane 0 Mulligan, not out 11 Extras , 7 Total 115 Bowling. — Keane took eight wiekets for 50; Hinton, none for 23; Mat-

thews, two for 34; Beale, none for 29; Alexander, none for 7. HIGH SCHOOL First Innings Hinton, b Harding. 9 Beale, not out 31 Higgins, c sub., b Godsalve 0 Keane, std Mason, b Mulligan ...... 25 Matthews, c Munro, b Godsalve . .0 Clarke, not out 7 Extras .!> 10 Total for four wiekets 82