SATURDAY'S CRICKET.

Shannon News, 12 February 1924, Page 3

SATURDAY'S CRICKET.

WERAROA DEFEATS MOUTOA.

1 Ideal weather favoured the match between Weraroa and Mouioa at the Weraroa Memorial Park on Saturday. The afternoon was, it anything, too but, but conditions lor the game were excellent. The result was a rather easy win for Weraroa by 98 runs to 67. In both cases the greater part oi the score was put on the first men in, the tail being lamentably weak. The fielding was lair, but patchy, in some !

1 cases neing on the level oi the average schol noy player. Weraroa went in first, Hughes and Pringle carrying the score to 63 before going out. Pringle played a sound- bat and looked like staying right through, but eventually fell to a ball thrown off the matting coming in and taking his wicket. His 46 runs were compiled in excellent

style' and he gave no chances. Davis showed fair form and Hughes was the

only man beside Pringle to get into (Innbin flcrnrflS.

Moutoa made much the same start es Weraroa. Mason and Madsen •got going well, the former compiling 24 and showing himself to be' a much better bat than the figures would indicate. Morgan batted' nicely for 14 the tail being easy to dispose of, O'Connor having a field day amongjst them. .Scores are as follows: WERAROA. Hughes, c Davies, b Mason .......... 16 Pringle, b Madsen 46 Conder, 1.b.w., >b Madsen 5l

O'Connor, b Newth 1 Davies, 1.b.w., b Madsen 9 Sloan, c Mason, b Newth 1 Marshall, b Madsen 2 Hall,, b Newth 2 Bull, b Madsen 7 Marslin, b Newth 4 Weal, not out 3 Extras 2

To'tol 98 Bowling analysis.—Newth 4 for 31, Mason 1 for 27, Madsen 5 for 16. MOUTOA. Madsen, b Pringle 1 Mason, c Sloan, ,b O'Connor 24 Morgan, c Sloan, b O'Connor H Davis, c Hall, b O'Connor ..a 6 Newth, c Bull, b O'Connor 0 C. Morgan, c Pringle, b O'Connor 2 Sutherland, run out 1 Bastion 10 Moheke, c 'Maslin, b O'Connor ... 6 Rangi, stumped Maslin, b O'Connor 0 Ellsworthv, b O'Connor 2 Extras *'.......■ 1

Tot'al : 67 Bowling analysis.—Pringle 1 for 16, O'Connor 8 for 22, Sloan 0 for 29.