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Shannon News, 15 January 1924, Page 3

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WERAROA DEFEATS Y.M.C.A.

AFTER AN EXCITING STRUGGLE.

The match, between Y.M.CA. -and Weraroa on Saturday provided one of the most keenly contested and exciting games that, has been played on the Domain ff>r many a day. Y.M.C.A. had first use ,of (the wicket and totalled up ,67 before they were ail dismissed. Harris 20 and Thompson 1 14 were the double figure men. The latter hit three fours. Sloan was tricky with the leather and took four for ten. In Weraroa’s first Hughes I played a lucky innings and had 26 on the hoard before being bowled by Auckram. Sloan was the only other double figure bat. Auckram, who took 6 for 17, was Y.M.’s most destructive bowler. Y.M.G.A. took their second innings with mi excellent chance of playing the time out, but injudicious generalship lost them this advantage. Had the strongest batsmen been sent in first they would probably have been, able to stonewall successiully. These tactics ’ wiere attempted by the less reliable men by whom the innings were opened, hut Sloan and O’Connor were too much for them. Martin and Thompson made 16 and 12 respectively and the innings closed ,lor 48.. With 35 minutes to go Weraroa went in to get the 60 runs necessary for their .victory. It proved a most exciting innings and had the spectators at fever point. Hughes, who seemed disinclined to stretch his. legs, came in for quite a lot of chaff from the stand. O’Connor made 33 during an enterprising innings. While he was doing this, partnered by Marshall, an incident occurred which occasioned a good deal of discussion. O’iConnor let a ball past, which the wicket keeper, Martin, secured. Thinking that O’Connor was out of his crease Martin threw the ball and broke tbe wicket, the ball glancing into the field. O’Connor, _howev(er, had his bat over the line first, and on . seeing where the ball went, commenced to run: Tile ball was thrown in to Martin, and- while Marshall was running, he again thretv the ball on to th* wickets, but did not strike ta, stump out of the ground, although the bails were still off. The umpire was appealed to and gav,e Marshall out. After an argument, although the umpire did not reverse his decision, Marshall resumed batting. The innings closed about 6.20 p.m., when Weraroa had secured 65 for seven, winning the fniatch hv four wickets.

The bowling averages were: Sloan 4 for IQ and 3 for 30, O’Connor 5 for 40, and 5 for 28; Auckram 6 for 17 and 2 for 21; Hudson 1 for 13, Field 1 for 23, and 3 for 40. Auckram. secured the hat trick during the first innings. Following arc the scores in detail:, WERAROA.—First Innings. Hughes, b Auckram , 26 Marshal, b Aucikram ■ 5 O’Connor, c Field, b Auckram ... 2 Marciiail, b Auckram 5 Greer, run out ~ 1 Sloan., b Hudson 30 Maslin, b Field 0 null, nQt OUt . , 4 France, b Auckram 0 Wheel, b Auckram 1 Extras 3 Total 56 Second Innings. Hughes, h Field ...h.... 4 Sloan, b Auckram 12 Greer, run out 3 O’Connor, not oult 33 Marshall, c Edwards, b Field ... 6 Maslin, c Martin, b Auckram ...... 1 Marshall, b Field 2 Extras *...* 4

Toted 65 Y.M.C.A.—Firsit Innings. Auckram, c Sloan, O’Connor 0 Harris, sear, b Sloan 20 Martin, c Bull, to O’Connor 9 Walker, ,b Sloan 0 Field, b Sloan 0 Hudson, b Sloan 1 Thompson, to O’Gonnor 14 Edwards, c Greer, b O’Connor ... 1 Griffin, retired hurt 2 Percy, .not out 1 Churchill, to O’Connor ;.. 7 Extras i......... 12 Total 67 Second Innings. Churchill, run out '. o Percy, .to .Sloan . 0 Walker, b O’Connor 1 Martin, b Sloan 16 Thompson, b O’Connor 12 Auckram, c Hughes, b Sloan 1 Harris, senr., e-Bull, to O’Connor . 6 Field, b O’Connor 4 Edwards, not out. 3 Hudson, to O’Connor 0 . Qriffi(n, absent 0 Total 48

SHANNON v. MOUTOA. At Moutoa on Saturday the (home team soundly defeated Shannon, much to the latter’s surprise. It is stated that it is the first time in the last 20 years that a Moutoa team has defeated a Shannon eleven, and therefore it can be readily understood the surprise it caused in Shannon when the result became known. Just before the game commenced there was a heavy downpour of rain which caused the hall to become sticky and as Moutoa hatted first the Shannon ‘ howlers were handicapped. Shannon’s downfall was brought about by the fine batting performance of T. Morgan, who, after knocking up 101 runs, retired. Several changes of bowlers were tried, but Morgan withstood their attack on the wicket. He secured two “sixes” and eight “fours.” When five wickets had fallen and Morgan had retired, Moutoa declared their innnings closed with a total of 148 runs. Shannon then batted, and by this time the sun was again shining with the wicket improving. The first three wickets fell for 25, and at the 6th they were 79, finally finishing the innings for a total of

113. tbe principal batsmen being Harris 29. Burroughs (not out) 25 and Hunt 24. For the winners double figures were also obtained by Morgan 101 (retired), Beatson not out 12, Miason and Madsen 11 each. Following are the scores : MOUTOA. —First Innngs. Mason, c Pope 11 Madsen, to Pope , 11 Morgan, retired 101 Cutfield, b Pope 2 Spring, b Pope 1 Kusaubs, leg before, b Bishop ... 2 Beatson, not out ..... 12 Moses, not out 2 Byes 6 Total 148 SHANNON.—First Innings. Main, c Morgan 8 Doidge, c Madsen ... 2 Hunt, c Mason 24 Pope.c Morgan 3 Harris, st. Mason 29 Roach, st. Mason ;... U Burroughs, not out : 25 Bishop, c Mason 0 Johnson, b Morgan 9 Barber, c Morgan 9 Sands, st. Morgan 7 Byes 5 Total ....114 HOROWHENUA v. MANAWATU. RETURN MATCH TO BE PLAYED. A return match will be played between Hbrowhenua and Man a whin at the Levin Domain on Tuesday week, Anniversary Day, starting at 10 a.m. Following is the Horowheiiua eleven Main, Hunt (Shannon); Sieves, Simcox, Giblin (Otaki), O’Connor, (Pringle (Weraroa), Caterer (Pathparaumu), Martin, Field (Y.M.CA.)