SATURDAY'S MATCH

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 355, 17 October 1932, Page 6

SATURDAY'S MATCH

CITY IN STRONG POSITION AGAINST OLD BOYS OTHER GAMES POSTPONED The official opening of the Rotorua Cricket Association's 1932-33 season was robbed of its interest on Saturday as a result of the heavy rain of the previous night causing the postponement of games set down for the Rotorua High School grounds. The only mateh commenced was that be- I tween City and Old Boys at the Gov'ernment grounds, where the wicket was much drier, but a trifle slow. City took first strike and opened with Davis and Harding, who carried the total to 17 before a "separation was effected, the latter with seven to his credit being eaught off Heley, who had found a good length. Lockie joined Davis and the pair advanced the score to 29 before Heley secured his second success by bowling the newcomer for nine runs. Sixteen runs were added for the next wicket, but after this, the stay of the remaining batsmen was short and with one man absent, the innings closed for 66 runs. Heley bowled well for Old Boys, taking six wickets for 37 runs off seven overs. With two players short, Old Boys fared worse than their opponents and at the conclusion of their strike were seven runs behind City on the first innings. Heley and Hampson opened, but .disaster ,came quickly, Hampson being bowled by Harding before he had scored and when the total was two. Heley continued to compile runs quietly but could get no one to stay with him, and was caught off the bowling of Reed when 14.. With only one wicket to fall, things looked bad for Old Boys, but mainly by the efforts of Musgrave and Lewis 15 runs were added for th'e last wicket and the innirigs was brought within seven of the City total. Reed was the most successful bowler tried by City, his figures reading four wickets for 20 runs off 9.1 bvers. Although three wickets had fallen for 26 runs in their second visit to the crease, • City later recovered well and when stumps were drawn for the day had compiled 83 runs for the loss of four wickets. Of this total, Harding, by patient batting, was credited with an undefeated 38, a good partnership between the latter and Bowden producing 54 runs for the fourth wicket. Following are the detailed scores: CITY First Innings Davis, caught, b Heley 25 Harding, b Heley 7 Lockie, b Heley 9 Reed, caught, b Heley 8 Seamer, run out .... 7 Bowden, c Musgrave, b Heley .... 7 Mason, b Musgrave j 0 Mulligan, st Godsalve, b Heley .... 1 McPhierson, not out 0 Extras 2 Total 66 Bowling: Heley took six wickets for 37 runs; Neeson none for 7; Pipson, none for 13; Musgrave one for 5. Second Innings Davis, c Lewis, b Musgrave 2 Reed, c Sutherland, b Musgrave 12 Harding, not out 38 Lockie, run out .... 7 Bowden, c sub, b Hampson 21 Mason, not out 0 Extras 3 Total for four wickets 83 Bowling: Musgrave took two wick-

ets for 13; Heley none for 18; Neeson none for 27; Cottrell, none for 9; Hampson, one for 15. OLD BOYS First Innings Heley, caught, b Reed 14 Hampson, b Harding 0 Pipson, c sub, b Harding 6 J. Godsalve, b Reed 8 Musgrave, Ibw b Reed .... 15 Neeson, b Reed 1 Cottrell, c Harding, b Bowden .... 2 Lewis, not out .... 10 Extras 3 Total .... 59_ Bowling: Reed took four wickets for 20 runs; Harding one for 12; Davis none for 11; Bowden one for 7; Seamer none for 6.