CRICKET TRIAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 135, 30 January 1932, Page 6

CRICKET TRIAL

YESTERDAY'S MATCH rotorua batsmen fail to produce true form DR. WALLIS IMPRESSES A cricket trial match for the purpose of selecting players to represent the Bay of Plenty in its challenge for the Hawke Cup, was played yesterday at the High School grounds i between a team selected from Tauranga, Te Puke and Rotorua and a : side representing the Rest of the Bay 1 of Plenty. The wicket was good and the outfield fast and credit must be given to the groundsman (Mr. McDowall) for his preparation of the ground. The combined Rotorua team had first use of the wicket, Burton and Beale opening to the bowling of Peebles and Menges. Disaster befel the home side early, Burton being bowled by Peebles before a run had been registered. Broberg joined Beale and the pair carried on for some time, Broberg doing most of the run-getting and batting well. The partnership had added 49 runs when Beale was caught by Kenny off Menges. He had scored but six runs of the total. Buxton was, the neiit batsman but he lost Broberg after nine runs had been added and Hampson and S. Randall also failed to stay. Buxton and iDr. Wallis were associated in a good partnership which pro.dueed 32 runs for the sixth wicket, the Doctor displaying good form and scoring well per medium of cover drives.

Buxton was bowled by Menges when the total was 106 runs for six wickets and his score 35. Delugar was the next man but he failed to open his account. A further 32 runs was added in the partnership between Dr. Wallis and Montgomery but the firstnamed lost his wicket by playing a rising ball to Kenny ip the slips. His display had been the brightest of the innings, his contribution being 41 runs. The total was increased by 14 runs before the last wicket fell, the not out batsman being Lenihan who had scored four runs. Lyon, Peebles and Menges were the most successful bowlers for Bay of Plenty and fully deserved their success. Bay of Plenty opened their innings at 2.45 p.m. with Lyon and McGill, Lyon dispatching the first delivery from Delugar to the leg boundary and repeating the stroke off the third ball. Dr. Wallis claimed Lyon's wicket after he had made 24 runs, the total being 25 runs, of which McGill had scored but one. Lyon had played a forceful innings throughout, but his partner was uncom'fortable and had adopted stonewall tactics. ' Lees joined McGill but scored only 4 runs before being caught leg before by Wallis. McGill was the next to go after having scored only two runs out of a total of 32. Kenny was scoring slowly although his timing was at fault and Godsalve was shaping well till he was well caught by Wallis off Reed for six runs. No addition to the score had been made when Kenny was caught by Reed off his own bowling, five wickets having fallen for 51 runs. Menges and G. Peebles combined in a hne partnership which added 41 runs, both playing good cricket and increasing the score at a fast rate. Menges was the first to go after scoring 27 runs, the bowler being Broberg. Peebles gave a chance to Wallis soon afterwards which was not accepted, but the batsman mistimed a ball from Lenihan when his score was 28 runs and Gresham who had talcen over the wicketkeeping from Buxton, toolc the catch.

The "tail" continued to add to the total and 10 wickets were down for 124 runs, but in order to give other players a trial, thirteen batsmen took the crease and '18 runs were added before stumps were drawn. Dr. Wallis, who took five wickets for 17 runs, and Lenihan, one for 11, Reed and Broberg also keeping the batsmen quiet. Delugar, the Te Puke fast bowler was inclined to be erratic in both direction and length. The fielding of the two sides was only fair, but no fault could be found with that of Lenihan and Kenny. Details. — ROTORUA COMBINED TEAM Burton, b Peebles 0 Beale, c Kenny, b Menges 6 Broberg, b Menges' 35 Buxton, b Lyon 33 Hampson, lbw, b Godsalve 0 Randall, c Sullivan, b Kenny .... 2 Wallis, c Kenny, b Lyon 41 Delugar, c Kenny, b Lyon 0 Montgomery, c Peebles, . b Lyon 10 Randall, c Lyon, b Peebles 4 Lenihan, not out 4 Extras ^ Total ;• Bowling: Peebles took three wickets for 35 runs; Menges two for 26; Godsalve one for 22, Lyon three for 35 Kenny one for 18. BAY OF PLENTY Lyon, b Wallis McGill, c Delugar, b Randall .... 2 Lees, lbw, b Wallis 4 Kenny c and b Reed 10 Godsalve, c Wallis, b Reed .... 6 Menges, b Broberg 27 G. Peebles, c Gresham, b Lenihan 28 McConnell, b Broberg 3' Moffitt, lbw, b Delugar 9 Sullivan, b Wallis — 4 F. Peebles, c Broberg, b Wallis 4 Ruff, not out 9 J. Hinton, c Delugar, b Wallis .... 4 Extras 3 Total ...... 142 Bowling: Delugar took one wicket for 32 runs, Wallis five for 17, Randall one for 23, Reed two for 23; Broberg two for 22, Lenihan, one for 11, S. Raadall none for three.