SATURDAY'S PLAY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 711, 11 December 1933, Page 6

SATURDAY'S PLAY

NGONGOTAHA AND SCHOOL WIN ON FIRST * INNINGS AIJBION AND CITY DRAW The fourth series of McLean Cup cricket matches were played on Sa.turday afternoon in warm weather, but on acconnt of it heing the only day's play left for completion of the series no games were played to a " finish. Ngongotaha and High School both scored three point wins on the first innings and the Albion v. City match ended in a drawn game. The best performances of the day were as follows: — Batting E. Sutherland (Albion) 40 Harding (Ngongotaha) .... 34 Pipson (Old Boys) - 36* Higgins (High School) 36 Bowling Frost (Ngongotaha) 5 for 13 McGuire (Mamaku) 5 for 47 Beale (Old Boys) 4 for 8 Harding (Ngongotaha) •••• 4 for 9 Simpson (High School) ...; 4 for 16 Reed (Mamaku) .... 4 for 13 Wallis (Albion) 4 for 26

CITY BAT FREELY City batted first in the game against Albion and had scored 175 for the loss of nine wickets when

Hampson declared the innings closed a few minutes before 5 o'clock. Alexander (30) and McGill (33) put up a good ffrst wicket stand of 57 runs for City, although the former was dropped four times early in the innings. The remaining hatsmen all played the bowling confidently and good contributions were added by W. Young (32) and M. H. Hampson (28). With' about 15 hours' of play remaining Burton and Marshall opened for Albion and added 39 runs before the partnership was hroken, Marshall heing caught behind the stumps when 13. Wallis was next but lost Burton. after the batsman had contributed 28 and Gresham failed to last. A partnership betweem Wlallis and Sutherland saw the century mark p,assed but it soon became apparent that the required total could not he reached. Sutherland was stumped by Mason after a bright knock for 40 runs and

Lenihan scored two fours and a. smgle before being caught. Penno went to the same fieldsman and Wallis and Targett played out time when 124 runs were on the board. Wlallis was not out for 30 runs after a confident innings. Details. — CITY Alexander, c ,and h Wallis 30 McGill, b Burton 33 Godsalve, lbw, b Burton 10 Porter, lhw, b Wallis •••• 1 Thomas, run out 7 Young, b Wallis 32 Hampson, b Targett •••• 28 Mason, c Archer, b Wallis 7 Hickey, not out H Simmonds, std. Gresham, b Lenihan •— -• 1 Randerson, not out 3 Extras •••• 12 Total for nine wickets 175 Bowling: Sutherland took no wickets for 19 runs; Targett, one for 34; Lenihan, one for 39; Burton, two for 41; Wallis, four for 26. ALBION Burton, lbw, b Godsalve 28 Marshall, c Mason, b Godsalve .. 43 Wallis, not out -• 30 Gresham, c Hickey, b Godsalve 1 Sutherland, std Mason, b Young 40 Lenihan, c Young, b Alexander 9 Penno, c Young, b Alexander .... 0 Targett, not out 2 Extras - 1 Total for six wickets •••• .... 124 Bowling: Porter took no wickets for 5 runs; Godsalve, three for 28. McGill, none for 9; Alexander, two for 40; Simmonds, none for 10; Young, one for 28. OLD BOYS BEATEN Old Boys went down to High School by 34 runs on the first innings in a • ame pAved at the High School. In ihe'r first innings Old lost three ,v'..ckets aor only 17 runs but a good partnership between Pipson and Beah added 35 runs for the fourth Wicket. Beale was caught by jjawsov; his ovn bowling for 15 but Pipson cont'.nued on throughout the innings for an unbeaten 36 rbns. The side scored 80 runs, Simpson aAnd Dawson being the best High School bowlers. Although Dawson went early Higgins and Alexander put up a good second wicket stand for High School and Old Boys total was passed with six wickets in hand. The side continued on and when the last wicket fell 114 wras on the board, giving High School a lead of 34 on the first innings. Beale bowled very well to take four wickets ,a.t an average of two apiece. Details: OLD BOYS

Hinton, lbw, b Alexander 1 Spedding, c Simpson, b Dawson 6 Lunn, c Matthews, b Alexander 9 Beale, c and b Dawson 15 Pipson, not out 36 Matthews, h Simpson 1 Ewert, b Simpson .... •••• .... ..» •••• 0 Nesson, b Dawson ' •••• 1 Lewis, b Simpson - 1 • Mulligan, b Simpson 3 Donaldson, absent •••■ — • 0. Extras ? Total 80 Bowling: Alexander took two wickets for 14 runs; Dawson three for 37; Simpson, four for 16. HIGH SCHOOL Higgins, retired ( 36 Dawson, b Lunn ^ Alexander, c Matthews, b Hinton 21 Ewert, c Pipson, b Lunn .... ....v 11 Matthews, c Beale, b Spedding 14 Andrews, b Beale •••• 2 Simpson, b Beale 0 Harper, lhw, b Beale •••• 0 Dowling, b Beale 0 Brooker, h Matthews 1 Budd, not out * H Extras •••• •— > — - 14 fTotal .... . •• h ...» * 114 Bowling: Lunn took two wickets for 31 runs; Beale four for 8; - Hin-

7; Neeson, none for 4. Spedding one for 30. LOW? SCORING Playing at Mamaku both Ngongotaha and the home team scored less than a century in their innings, Ngongotaha gaining three points by 31 runs. Ngongotaha batted first and fared badly, five wickets falling for only 25 runs. However Harding was batting confidently and assisted by the tailenders, Iremonger (18) and Heeps (16) carried the total to 84 for the innings. After losing the first two wickets cheaply for 16 runs, 36 runs were added for the third wicket bj Mamaku, but after that the side colapsed for the samll total of 51 runs. Taking five wickets for 13 runs off four overs, Frost bowled particularly well, as also did Harding (four for 9 runs). Details : — - NGONGOTAHA Harding, b Reed .... 34 Hewson, b McGuire 0 Paull, b McGuire 6 Pitts, b Reed -• 0 Bowden, lbw, h Reed 1 Frost, c Beckett, b McGuire 0 Iremonger, lhw, b McCutcheon 18 Beaumont, c McPherson, b R*?ed 0 Heeps, lbw, b McGuire 16 Craig, caught, b McGuire • 3 Emerali, not out •••• 0 Extras - — « 1 ®

Total .... 84 Bowling: Reed took four wickets for 13 runs; McGuire, five for 47; Lockie, none for 13; McCutcheon, one for 6. MAMAKU McGuffog, caught, b Harding .... 3 McGuire, caught, b Hewson 11 Price, b Frost 13 Beckett, caught, b Harding 15 •Reed, b Frost •••• .... J 0 McCutcheon, caught, b Harding 0 Lockie, b Frost j 3 Munxoe, not out 2 McPherson, b Harding .... 0 Hall, b Frost •••• - 1 J. Beckett, b Frost 1 Extras 2 Total 51 Bowling: Harding took four wickets for 9 runs; Hewson, one for 29; Frost, five for 13.