HIGH SCHOOLS MEET

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 445, 1 February 1933, Page 6

HIGH SCHOOLS MEET

CLOSE GAME BETWEEN OLD BOYS' TEAMS EIGHT RIJNS WINS MATCH A close game resulted in Hamilton on Monday when the Rotorua and Hamilton High School Old Boys' crieket teams met on Seddon Park. Rotorua batted first and compiled 223 runs to which Hamilton replied with 231, winning the game by eight runs on the first innings. Heley and Keane opened for Rotorua and although Keane went early, the first-named batsman, and Hampson, gave the team a good start, 62 runs having been scored when the second wicket fell. Heley made 20 runs. Hampson continued to bat attractively and with Ewert also batting well the score was advanced quickly. After making a fine knock of 93 runs, Hampson was caught by Shakeshaft, off the bowling of Smith. Lawrence and Lewis, both 16 runs, brought the second century up and the innings closed shortly afterwards for 223 runs. Consistent batting by the Hamilton players placed the home team within one run of the visitors' total at the fall of the ninth wicket and excitement was intense as the last man toolc strike, but the tailenders added a further nine to the total before the innings concluded, giving Hamilton the decision by a margin of eight runs. Hubbard with a score of 57 runs was the highest scorer for Hamilton, and was eventually trapped leg before by Keane. Others to bat well were Seccombe (29), Trask (33), and Gibbons (30). Following are the detailed scores.

Total 223 Bowling: Sterling toolc two wickets for 30; Fraser, one for 21; Trask, one for 34; West, none for 9; Smith, three for 28; Wilson, none for 17; Seccombe, none for 31; Gibbons, none -for 11; Hubbard, two for 9; Shakeshaft, none for 3.

Total 231 Bowling: Neeson took one wicket for 26 runs; Heley, none for 25; Keane, five for 73; Hampson, one for 31; Ewert, none for 31; Lawrence, two for 8; Spedding, one for 13.

Heley, c Hubbard, b Track 20 Keane, b Fraser 6 Hampson, c Shakeshaft, b Smith 93 Spedding run out 8 Ewert, b Smith 28 Pipson, c West, b Smith 6 Lawrence, c Fraser, b Hubbard 16 Godsalve., c Smith, b Sterling 0 Sherriff, b Sterling 0 Lewis, b Hubbard 16 Neeson, not out 4 Extras 26

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Sterling, b Keane 12 Seccombe, Ibw, b Keane 29 Wilson, c Lawrence, b Hampson 14 Trask, lbw, b Lawrence 33 Hubbard, lbw, b Keane 57 Gibbons, b Keane 30 West, c Hampson, b Lawrence 4 Smith, b Keane 13 Shafeshaft, c Spedding b Neeson 5 McDell, b Spedding 10 Fraser, .not out 1 Extras :..... 23

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