CRICKET.

Shannon News, 20 January 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

LEVIN. A -v. WERAROA. Tiie above teams met at Weraroa on aaiuiuay, under. meal weatiuer ouadiuuiis, txuii alter a very exciting game aevm wun ay t.u runs uu ine mst nmaigs. Gtmaor vvamuig Hie toss, sent mo men tu Hie \yiciie.ts. Young and bi can-opening to tae nowling oi Field and AiuuKraai. Both batted with c6anaence, carrying uie score (o 29 beiure 1 ouag was novvied by Field. o’Connor iQtiowed and soon sent tae leather around soaring 24 in very quicii time, nis score including two. sixes oi the nest, before be was caugnt on Field by Hopa. Sloan batted well for 24 which included one six, but apart from Condor who scored 13, none oi tiie others reached double figures and the innings closed for 99. Field finished with tae good average of 6 wickets for 33, and if the fiejamg liad been keener his average Would liave been much better.

Bennett and, Sharp opened lor Levin to the odwling of O’Connor and Bull, Sharp being run out without having soared. Walker and Bennett took the score to 39 before Walker was caught by Sloan off Bull. He had scored Zl including one six. Bennett hatted very well for his score of 29. Six wickets were dbVyn f°r 7© at this stage and it looked like anybody’s game, when Tingey and Hopa came together and carried the' score, past Weraroa’s total, Hopa was content to play carefully, whilst Tingey did the scoring. Both played good cricket. The score was carried to 119 before the last wicket fell. Bull was howling very well and secured five wickets for 48 runs..

With an hour and a-half to play, Weraroa hatted again and declared with 5 wickets down for 80, leaving 35 minutes to play until 7 p.m. Levin were content to play carefully and played out for the loss <of two wickets. Details are as follow: * WERAROA. Young, b Field 6 Sloan, b Field 34 O’Connor, c Hopa, b Field .24 Conder, c Hopa, b Field 13 Warren, b Field 8 Gallagher,, run out . 3 France,- b Tingey ], 6 Hudson c and b Bennett 1 Hall, b Field 0 Bull, b Tingey 9 Gray, not out 1 Extras ; ti Total / 99 ’ Bowling.-rAuckram Q wickets lor 17, Field 6 for 33, Tingey 2 for 28, Bennett 1 for 15. LEVIN. Bennett, run out 39 Sharp,'run out 0 Walker, c Sloan, b Bull 21 Field, b Sloan 4 Auckram, run out ..... 6 Tingey, 1.b.w.,-b Conder 26 Hopa, b Bull 8 Harkness, b Bull. ... , 3 Jenkins, b Bull .. , 2 Sullivan, c and b Bull ............ 4 Whitehouse, not out 1 y Extras i 7 Total , , 119 Bowling.—O’Connor 0 for 27, Bull 5 for 48, Sloan 1 for 18, dander 1 lor 9.