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Shannon News, 16 November 1926, Page 3

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SHANNON v. PHOENIX.

CLIFF HUNT SCORES A BRILLIANT

CENTURY.

Shannon met'the newly formed Phoenix Club at Levin on Saturday„and a very interesciig game was the result, Shannon coming out winners by over 100 runs. Phoenix possess some splendid placers, who play the game both on and off the field, and Shannon can cdngratulate themsebes on getting such a strong batting sWe out for the small total of 62 runs. I, Phoenix ope-ned their innings with Auckram-and Emmett; the former taking strike to S. ,Newth, who could not find a length for the first few overs, but he was bowling remarkably well .before the iniings finished. Emm*tt was the only Phoenix batsman to reach double figures. He hit up one from Cliff Hunt, Doing caught by Crawford when going nicely. Dr.! Hunter, Mac- > kenzie and Pink being dismissed eheap- ■ ]>• made Shianon fe;»l more confident of'winning, the keen fielding and bowling of the Shannon side making randifficult to get. S. Newth was Shannon's best bowler, securing six wickets for 29 runs off 9 overs. The ball deslivered by hirn that dismissed Mackenzie and Pink, would have done credit to Gregory and Dickinson, it being the perfect ball in length, just dislodging the bails. C. Hunt also bowled well, getting 2 for 18 off five ovets. P. Morgan was successful in notching 2 for 8 off' four overs. Shannon >pened their innings with T. Spring and Cliff Hunt, the former taking strike to Biss, whqse slow left hand deliveries liad Spring guessing until lie was badly beaten by a good

one that enticed.him to hit. He missed being smartly stumped by Pink, who by the way, is a splendid wicket keeper. Cliff' Hunt then treated the onlookers to.vii splendid display of batting. He had a couple of lives early in the innings, but once he got his eye in! he never looked like getting out. He cut and hocked the bowling like the champion he is, his. score including nine fours. With his young brother, Claude Hunt, tfiey added 92 runs for

the sixth wicket, a very creditable performance*. Claude's contribution to Shannon's to*al was a nicely put together 26. N On reaching his century Cliff Hunt retired, receiving a rousing .ovation on his return to the pavilion "from his club mates and the spectators. S. Newth and G. Hemmingsen also kept their end up well and were just a trifle unlucky in getting out before they got going. As .the season advances these two players should put up some good performances with both bat • and ball. Shannon's innings, dosed for 168. Auckram bowled 16 overs for .one wicket, costing 41 runs. Biss 8 overs for one wicket for 33 runs; Emmett, i 10 overs for three wickets for 28 runs. Mackenzie was the most successful bowler, he bagging four wickets for 11 runs off three overs. ' , - PHOENIX—First luuings. Auckram, b Newth .. i.. •• • 5 Emmett, c Crawford, b Hunt 15 Mackenzie v b Newth ...< • • 2. t K. Biss, c Crawford,, b Morgan ~ 8{ Dr. Hunter, b Hunt ............ 8 -. Evans, b Newth .......... ■ 5 : Nicholson, b Newth •• • 1 Pink, b Newth ..; ■■■'.'... * 2 Langlan, not out • i 2 "Walton, b Moi gan .... ..... 2 Pirani, e Hunt, b Newth 6 Byes . "•••••;• 6 Total './.... •••• e2 • SHANNON.—First Innings. /Cliff Hunt, retired •• • • 10 ° Spring, st. Pink, b Biss 2 Hemmingsen, b Auckram » Newth, b Emmett • - 8 Morgan, b Emmett Q Urquhart, b Emmett 2 Claude Hunt, b McKenzie 26 Crawford, played on, b Mackenzie 3 Goodwin, 1.b.w., b Mackenzie 0 Bishop, b Mackenzie . •... ••;•••• u /Better, not oul; ••• • : ■' * Byes • 18 Total . . • ■• 168 pabapakai;Mu defeat levin. Levin journeyed to "Pnraparaumu on Saturday, and after a fairly even game, were beaten 1 y the Southern team by 23 runs. Paniparaumu won the toss and sent Lc /in in to bat, Phillips and Moodie opening to Lynch,-the fast - bowler. » Phillips went early, and matters did .', not look promising, until Bennett be- - came associated with Moodie, and this pair carried the score to 60, when the latter fell a' victim to Allen. The remainii'g batsmen did net put up anything like a showing, and the innings el.os-3-1 just eight runs short of the hundred. • The opeui Jg Paraparaumu men fei. early victims to Bennett, and with foui wickets clown for 38, Levin's chances appeared good, but then Caterer anc H. Weggery, batting stubbornly, helpec their side considerably, and the remain ing batsmen managed to pass their op portents' total. Following are the details: — LEVIN. Phillips, b Lynch < Moodie, 1.b.w... b Allen 2' Martin, c Thompson, b Lynch .... I Bennett, 1) Lynch 4' Taylor, e Miles, b Allen ! Field, b Alten : Walker, b Allen < Grey, b Lynch . : McDonald, b Thompson ( Harvey, c Lynch, b Hiompson .. 0

Yuille, not o'Jfc ..:'..'..... v 0 Extras 6 92 Bowling Ant-lysis.—Tbompscn 2 for 33, Lynch 4 for 25, Allen 4 for 15, Weg- : gery 0 for 13. * PARAPARAUMU. Allen, b Bennett .......... 8' Lynch, b BeL-nett 1 Miles, c Phillips, b Bennett IS Caterer, 1.b.w., b McDonald 39 Thompson, c Walker, b Bennett 2 H. Weggery, b Phillips .......... 13 E. Weggery, .b Phillips .; . 0 Graham, c Field, b Bennett 6 Roe, b Phillips 5 l.b.w . b Bennett ........ 11 Jteeve, not out 10 Extras , 2 ■ > 115 Bowling Analysis.—Bennett 6 for 57, Donald 1 for 9. OTAKI v. WERABOA. ii ' ' Weraroa and Otaki met at Weraroa on Saturday, when the latter secured an easy win, 105—56 on the first innings. In their second essay Weraroa ' scored 87. I Weraroa. i Warren,- b Lima 5 O'Connor, c and b S. Simcox. 16 \ Young, b Simcox . 4 '■ Bull, c Flutey, b Sievers 7 ' Hall, b Sievers 3 j Wallace, b Flutey 1 Harding, c and b Flutey .... .. 1 Edlin, e Bevan, b Flutey .......... 9 France, hit wichet, b Sievers ...... 2 McDonald, b Sievers 5 Broughton, not out 1 i Extras \... 2 | ■'■''; s Total 56 i Bowling analysis,—Lima, 1 for 15; Simcox, 2 for'22; Sievers, 4 for 8; ' Flutey, 3 for 11. j Otaki. Pringle, b Bull '. 22 1 P.' Simcox, 1.b.w., b Wallace 13 Bevan, b Wallace 0 S. Simcox, hit wicket, b Bull ...... 34 Sievers, 1.b.w., b Bull 0 \ J. Flutey, b Bull 0 | Lima, c Broughton, b O'Connor 1 Twist, b O 'Connor 2 Kearns, c Hall, b Wallace ........ 6 , Rhodes, 1.b.w., b O 'Connor 15 _ Twist not out 0 j Extras i.... 12 Total 100 1 Bowling analysis.—O'Connor, 3 for 36; Edlin, 0 for 6; McDonald, 0 for 1; . Warren, 0 for 0; Wallace, 3 for 16; Bull, 4 for 29; Hall, 0 for 12. i Weraroa. I Young, c Twist, b Sievers 0 , Hall, b Simcox 13 j j Warren, b Simcox 8 , Harding, b Simcox 0 j Wallace, not out 0 O'Connor, c Sievers, b Lima 46 j France, c Flutey, b Sievers 15 ] Bull, c Lima, b Sievers 0 ! Edlin, e Rhodes, b Kearns 0 Extras 5 Total 87 I Bowling analysis.—Sievers, 3 for 20; | Lima, 1 for 26; Pringle, 0 for 21; Simcox, 3 for 15; Kearns, 1 for 0.