CRICKET.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 312, 18 December 1936, Page 3

CRICKET.

by late cut. In ihe long week-end the Stratford Cricket Club senior team -played two •enior games, having a - comfortable win over Manaia and suffering de*t«at at f .the hands of Hawera Old Soya. 'The .defeat was actually a jnuch less (decisive one than, the score indicated. The losers were actually unlucky not .to play -out time for an admittedly somewhat inglorious draw ;ahd lad licit been with them might haw put Hawera out for considerably less than the 159 they managed to pile tfp. ' Chapman; the last man, was .felb a victim to -the fast bowling qf ißluist'in the last over of the match. &. Cuff, who .is generally a/ relidropped Barker rwhn went jon to make 68 before that hytaraan .had opened his account. Cuff redeemed himself by his play in the slips during the rest of the innings and later brought off a much more difficult catch.' ' # . #;■ * Kiveil •sis - -bowling exceptionally well this yean -He is keeping a conk jfjtentiy ■ good length .and is always difficult to deal with; Aldridge, who took four / wfcketa lor 20 . against Haweiw in his. first,senior match is also in.good. form. .The team’s attack; however; seems to suffer from a lack of sting and ability to make the ilpftt of advantages gained over the batsmqm,.,/.; Y. ; , ■*\. ■*, .The. absence of .the opening batsHall, ' who will be awaiyf from Srtatfprd on holiday-seriously' diminishes the batting strength of the team. His presence in the match against-Hawera’ might have meant the difference between victory and •i ■ : ■ - •# defeat. ’ * * * w ; .... .. .- / In the Manaia .game Beere, the captain of the team, showed a return to his batting .form, In addition to his 34. the second .highest score of the innings he won the match by putting Epjßjf.nn to bowl and skittling the isla.’iiii just when it appeared ."the side had dug -itself to play out time.