REP. CRICKET.

Shannon News, 3 December 1929, Page 3

REP. CRICKET.

HAWKE CUP PRELIMINARIES.

MANAWATU WIN .TWO MATCHES OUT OF THREE.

Two cricket teams from Horowhenua took part in the preliminaries in connection with the Hawke Cup, at Palmerston North on Saturday. Manawatu played against these teams, also against a side from Feilding, the object of the games being to enaoie players to further their claims inclusion in the Manawatu eleven to defend’ the Hawke Cup against Hawke's Bay next month. The games were p.ayed ou the. sportsgrounds, and the-w./.vets "weie slow as the result of recent heavy iam. The senior match against lunowhenua resulted in a draw; in the match betweed the B teams, Manawatu were the winners by a margin, of 66 runs. The Manawatu eleven against Feiulmjj won thoir game by 518 runs on the fiist innings. Details of the Horowhenua matches are given below:—

MANAWATU A. v. HOROWHENUA

Horowhenua in its game with Manawatu was unlucky insofar as time was concerned, as the batsmen with 133 m hand'for seven wickets, were doing well when stumps were drawn. Manawatu went to the crease first and compiled 215 before declaring witb only seven down. Of this total, how ever, McVicar (80), Cutler (61) aim Ongley junr., (55 not out) *were the only men with the willow .to stand uj against the opposition and had i.t not been for these three the home, clever, would undoubtedly have fared badly The match was drawn owing to tin time-limit being imposed. Details wcie. MANAWATU—First innings. McYicar, b Sievers McNeilc, b Baumber •• •• Cutler, lbw, b Bennett .. .. • • • • 6-1 Spring, b Bennett • • • Leet, c and b Bennett .. . . . . •• Ongley, not out Eglinton, b Sievers - Palmer, c and b Sievers 4 Day, not out 2 Extras Total for 7 wickets (declared) 2.15 .Bowling analysis.—Bennett, three for 55; Baumber, one for 51; Sievers, tw.> for 41; O’Connor, none for 26; Pringle none for 5; Simcox, none for 24; Pick ard, none for 9.” . The fall of the wickets was:—l—3 2—120, 3—124, .4—126, s—lßo, 6—ISA 7—206. HOROWHENUA—First innings. Martin, b Cutler fMcKenzie, lbw, b Cutler Pringle, c McVicar, b Peckston .. 28 Bennett, c Spring, b McVicar .. 1 Baumber, c McNeile, b Cutler .. oRoe, b Peckston .. b Simcox, c and b. Leet . 1 Sievers, not out - O’Connor, not out - ,;f Extra 1 Total for 7 wickets 183 Bowling analysis.—Cutler, three foi 60; Leet,'one for 6; Peckston, two far 21; McVicar, one for 11; Smillic, non*, for 12; Ongley, none for 8; Spring, none for 14. J The fall of the wickets was: —1 20j 2—21, 3—31, 4 —69, 5—95, 6—96,. 7- f 97.

MANAWATU B. v. HOROWHENUA

MANAWATU. —'First InningSr Kells, b France , •• • • 17 Spring, c McLennan, b Field .... -1 McLaren, c Bishop, b Field .. • • Greer, b France Weston, b Field • Carlisle, b France " Scorgie, c Walls, b Field J-j Thompson, c McLennan 1“* I. Weston, b Fraser 0 Extras Total Bowling analysis—France took foui wickets for 10 runs; Field, six for 11, Flutey, none for 20; E. Weggery, none for 7. Second Innings. Kells, 1.b.w., b Flutey Ip Spring, b Flutey 2 Wright, b Field 22 Carlisle, c Flutey, b France .... 4 Jewett, c Bishop, b Field 0 Weston, not out 35 Scorgie, not out 22 Extras 3 Total for five wickets 112 Bowling analysis.—Flutey took two wickets for 27; Field, two for 34; France, one for 31;.II. Weggery, none for 1; E. Weggery, none for 11. HOROWHENTJA. —Fkst Innings. Watts, b Jewett .■ • 1 McLennan, c Spring, b Jewett . . 3 . Gee, b Thompson 2 Flutey, run out 0 Walker, b Thompson 0 H. Weggorq, b Jewett 11 France, c. Wright, ft Jewett .... Id E. Weggdry, b Thompson 0 Field, b Jewett 16 Bishop, not out 0 Blake, b Greer -V .. 1 Extras 3 Total .. .;. 53 Bowling analysis.—Jewett took five wickets for 20 runs; Thompson, three for 20; Greer, onb for 0; McLaren, none for 10. Second Innings. ,Ei Weggery, c Spring, b Jewett . . 10 McLennan, b Jewett .. .. .. .. 29 Walker, e Kells, b Jewett 0 Watts, b . Wright ■ 1 Flutey, b Jewett 1 H. Weggery, b Jewett 1 Gee, b Wright 9 Field, b Wright 1 France, c Carlisle, b Jewett .... 1

Bishop, b Jewett 0 Blake, not out • 0 Extras • • 0 Total • • 44 Bowling analysis.—Jewett took seven wickets for 24; Wright, three for 4; Thompson, none for 16.