GIRLS AT CRICKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 823, 18 November 1929, Page 7

GIRLS AT CRICKET

TEN TEAMS THIS SEASON OPENING AT REMULRA White frocks arid ties of club colours t\ ere spurted by Auckland’s cricket girls for the first time this season on Saturday. More than 110 girls, who have taken up the game this summer, participated in the opening of the Reason ceremony and the knock-out competition. which provided a try-out f *r the championship cup to commence on Saturday next. Th© season promises to be the most successful since the girls took up 'Ticket in Auckland. The four teams, which participated in last year’s competitions have increased to ten tlis year. The new elevens include two University. and one each representing Takanuna Oiammar. Training College, All Saints* and Hockey. Addressing tl e players, toe Mayoress. Mrs? A. L>. Campbell. expressed appreciation of the substantial increase in players, who. she said, would give the game a decided impetus among girls. She referred to the fine moral effect of the game, • md the spirit of sportsmanslv. p it cngemh red. and expressed tlw hope that its tone would make itself felt in their harnctcrs. In congratulating the association ~n the development of girls' Ticket in Auckland. Mrs. Campbell hoped th y text season would produce •wen more interest and that mor© grounds would be needed. The ten t- a ms were engage*! throughout the afternoon on a knock-out vom-i»-titior. played on an innings timelimit basis. Results arc as follow: First R< • a ml Training College brat Hockey B All Saints beat University R. iVvi.-npoi’i Old Girls beat Taka puna Grammar; Eloekcv A beat YA\.CA.; Grammar Old Girls beat University A. Second Bound: Training College beat

i >aints; Grammar Old Girls Leu: A: Techni Old Girls, a bve. Third Hound: Training College beat Technical old Girls: Grammar old Gills, a bye. l inal: Training College beat Gi immar Old Girls. THAMES MATCHES tl'roin Our Uic.i Correspondent) THAMES. Sunday. I 'laying on a bowlers’ wicket the • •ru k' t m'mi'cs ut Thames on Saturday 1,1 llie '-ity-Ki.ruk i match were not 1.2.UU. The high wind materially helped the trundlers. and gave a swerve tu K. AN. Wells's bowling, which made th*- flight of the ball hard to follow, '\itli the result that he yot four ut Kara kids wickets for seven runs. The other i ity bowler. K. Gibson. secured tiu ee for 34. City batted first and ' v : 1 * all out l'or a moderate 4*j. K. AV. W ells, the only double scorer, getting ee for 1 Buchan, two for three. Karaka’s visit to the wicket put 4a on tne score board, and the two runs ' it ; ■a -’ Innings. City made &N In its secorni essay—T. A’angioni. 22: J. Hill, 14 < 'rawfnrd-AVatson (not out), 13; A. Martin. 10. Ou No. i wicket. High School dcI' ated *1 ara.ru in a one-innings match thu scores being School 04. Tararu 03. Tararu went in first and out, of its (J 3 total. K. (’leave was not out with 41. Ii < vor Hoyle bowled three out for 13: J. Montague, three for seven* AV Baktr. tun for 23. High School's score got by P. Jloyh. IS: AY. I.angdon <nut out). 3G: 11. Marshall. 14; ~.Aie- *-• • M. fox got two wickets lei* IJ. and •'. Billing, three for seven. In the s«-coral innings Tararu declared with five wickets down for 1 cl—K. V' 1, ■ lv ' •. M. Hare. 28. T. Moyle's wickets cost 44 runs. High school played out time.