SATURDAY'S CRICKET.

Shannon News, 19 January 1926, Page 3

SATURDAY'S CRICKET.

~ LEVIN DEFEATSWERAROA. PHILLIPS BOWLS 8 FOR 22, Levin met Weraroa at the Weraroa Domain on Saturday and, for the first time in two seasons, beat,them, and, moreover, by an innings and 27 runs. Bennett, for health reasons, was unable to play, and was replaced by Fletcher, who contributed a useful 16 to Levin's total score of 146 runs. .Hunt's 40, with, Rose and D. Mackenzie's 22 each accounted, for a large proportion of the aggregate. Hudson's 17 marks a distinct improvement upon his previous showing. Phillips was the slimg / star among the bowlers and his 8 for 22 played havoc with Weraroa's wickets in their first innings. Had it not been for O'Connor, who scored 38 in the first innings and 21 in the second, the margin of defeat would have been even greater. The match was a complete, disappointment, as although it ,was anticipated by some that Levin would prove victorious, it was generally conceded that the final scores would not be very far apart in the aggregate. \ ' LEVIKL Fletcher, b Sloan .....' 16 Phillips, c. O'Connor, b Bull ... 0 Rose, c Hopa, b Perry '.' 22 Hunt, b O'Connor ,•• ■••• *Q J. Mackenzie, c Bull, b O'Conrior 7 D. Mackenzie, c Bull, b O'Conrior 22 Hudson, st. Hopa, b O'Connor 17 Walker, c Hopa, b Auckram, 1.b.w., Perry "...•• 7 Field, not out .-, • * Morgan, b Perry .-•* ••••• ® Byes ■-■.■•- -.•* °

146 Analysis: Sloan 1 for 36, Bull 2 for 35, O’Connor 4 for 43, Perry 3 for 23. WERAROA.—First Innings. Warren, 1.b.w., Phillips •' 0 Hughes, b Phillips ■•••■ 9 Sloan, b Phillips 0 O’Connor, b Phillips 38 Halley, c Hunt, b Phillips - 0 Priestman, c Hunt, jb Phillips .... 2 Perry, b Phillips ; 9 Hudson, c Rose, b Hudson 6 Bull, not out 9 France, c and h Philips 9 Hopa, c Fletcher, b Hudson •••••• 9 Byes 5 60 Analysis.—Auckram 0 for 10, Phillips 8 for 22, J. Mackenzie Q for 16, Hudson 2 for 8. WERAROA.—Second Ihniings. Halley, c Auckram, b Morgan ... 4 Warren, b Morgan 3 Hughes, c Auckram, b Hudson ... 5 Perry, c Walker, b Morgan 1 Sloan, b Morgan £ O’Connor, c Morgan, b Field ... 21 Priestman, b Auckram : 9 Hudson, b Auckram, b Phillips ... o France, c Field, b Auckram 2 Hopa, not out 59 Analysis.—Hudson 1 for 5, Morgan 4 for 14, Field 1 for 28, Phillips 1 for 9, Auckram 3 for 3.