CRICKET.

Shannon News, 23 March 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

_ I—.1 —. ' , LEVIN SUBMERGES WERAROA B. Levin further increased, their lead in tiie cricket competition on Saturday, by easily disposing of a weak Weraroa B team, and winning by an innings and 44 runs. Weraroa B took first strike, but could collect only 35 runs, Harding and Hiough being the only batsmen to reach double figures. Bennett took four wickets for two runs, including the hat trick, other good averages being recorded by Phillips and Field. Levin declared with 6 wickets for 120, and sent Weraroa in again. Phillips batted nicely for hig half century. Weraroa made another feeble showing in their second innings, Field proving very destructive with the ball, taking 5 wickets for 10 runs. Details of the scoring are appended:— WERAROA B —lst Innings. W. Harding, to Field 16 .1. Hall, b Phillips 1 'Langelan, b Phillips' 0 Hough, b Phillips 13 Terry, b Phillips 3 Blake, b Field • 0 Harvey, b Bennett 0 Edlin, b Bennett ! 0 Gallagher, b Bennett "2 McMillan, si Hunt, b Bennett ... (T Leger, not out 0 Total 35 Analysis: Auckram 0 for 19, Phillips 4 for 12, Field 2 for 2, Bennett 4 for 2. LEVIN. Rose, b Hall ••• 18 Phillips, st. Hough, b Harding ... 51 Hunt, b Langelan 0 Walker, b Langelan 1 Field, b Hall 0 McKenzie, not out 18 Hellamore, b Hall 0 Bennett, not out 27 Extras 5 Total, 6 wicketg for '. 120 Analysis.—Hall 3 for 32, Langelan 2 for 42. Gallagher 0 for 7, Harding j I for 28. WERAROA R.—2nd Innings. Gallagher, b Field • ° Hough, b Field ■ n Langelan, c McKenzie, b Field ... 0 Hall, b Field ° Harding, b Field 2 Terry, st. Hunt, b Hellamore 7 Blake, b Phillips ° Harvey, c Auckram, b Phillips ... 12 Leger, c Auckram, b Bennett 5 Hudson, i> Phillips ...., 0 Rhodes, not out ••• 4 Total 41 Analysis: Field 5 for 10, Phillips. 3 for 14, Hellamore 1 for 6. FletchP" 0 for 2, Benneitt 1 for 5