HOROWHENUA CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.

Shannon News, 21 April 1925, Page 3

HOROWHENUA CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.

U’CUN NOR WINS TOR WERAROA.

The cricketing season ended qn a high note qn Saturday for Levin, when Weraroa met and defeated utyAKi, die winners of pie southern cnauipionship, in the game ior the nail .Shield, and the cuampionsmp qi the district,. by the substantial margin If 69 runs, on the first innings.

Tne honours of the day were unUuUDtecliy O’Connor’s, who may he said with truth to have won fiiq game ior Weraroa, the team appearing to ue demoralised at tne easy dismissal of Lloan and Hughes, the opening jjutsmen. His contribution of 61 to the total score of just twice those figures, was a .brilliant efiort and included five lours, and two sixes. Welaroa lias played fairly consistently for tire past two or three seasons and got their reward on Saturday, for iveenness and loyalty to (heir Club. uiaki batted first to the bowling of Sloan and O’Connor, these two bowling right through the innings. .The Southern team opened well, and it looked as if they were in for a good score. Twenty-one showed up on the ooard before they were dismissed, and the best of the Utaki players were to come. The bowlers got busy at this stage, however, and at no time alter this did the Otaki team look dangerous. The bowfing became more deadly as the game progressed, Sloan particularly being a veritable thorn in the sides of the batsmen, his average of six for 19 being one that wouid be hard to beat. O’Connor with four for 26, accounted for the remainder, for a total of 53 runs for the innings. Weraroa’s fielding was keen, perhaps too keen, at times, several mistakes being made for this reason. The best incident of the day was a beautiful catch by Sloan in the slips, early in the game. Sloan and Hughes opened for Weraroa, both being soon returned to the pavilion, Sloan for a duck, and Hughes for 3. O’Connor went in after Sloan. Young followed Hughes, but failed to score, and Weraroa’s supporters were looking decidedly gloomy with three down for 21 runs, all but five pf which. were credited to O’Connor.

On Condor’s joining O’Connor a much needed stand was made. Condor left at 52, when the score was only one below Otald’s total, his contribution being 12. Marshall followed and played the right game in being content to hold up his wicket, O’Connor to do the scoring. The latter wa.s now giving' a bright display, scoring all round the wicket, but took no risks until he had brought the total to over 70, when with the championship assured, he Tasked out with a carelessness which brought about his downfall. .

Hall was associated with Marshall, and put on a useful 22, Marshall’s 10 being the only other double figures. Amongst the Otaki bowlers, Nankivell and Clark .were conspicuous. OTAKI. Fletcher, b O’Connor 8 Clark, c Sloan, b O’Connor 5 S. Simcox, q France, b Sloan 6 P. Simcox, b O’Connor 2 Nankivell, c and b Sloan 0 Kearns, c Sloan, b O’Connor 4 Johnson, b Sloan ' & Lima, b Sloan 0 Twist, not out 8 Ferguson, q O’Connor, b Sloan ... 14 Julius, b Sloan 0 Extras 6

Total M Bowling analysis.—O’Connor 4 for 26, Sloan 6 for 19. WERAROA. Sloan, b Nankivell 0 Hughes, c Lima, b Nankivell 3 O’Connor, c Clark, b Julius ...: 61 Young, c Lima, b Nankivell 0 Conder, l.b.w. Lima .................. 12 Marshall, c Kearns, b Nankivell ... 10 France, l.b.w. Julius 3 Hall, b Clark 22 Broughton, b Clark ® Bull, st. Fletcher, b Clark 3 Hudson, not out .., '. 4 Extras 4

Total 122 Bowling analysis.—Nankivell 4 for 30, Lima 1 for 58, S. Simcox 0 for 14, Julius 2 for 11, Clark 2 for 5.