TARANAKI CRICKET PLAY

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 360, 15 February 1937, Page 2

TARANAKI CRICKET PLAY

RAIN PREVENTS GAMES IN SOUTH.

STRATFORD B TEAM UPSET PATEA.

SURPRISE FINISHES IN NEW PLYMOUTH SENIOR MATCHES.*

Weather conditions caused the postponement of all South Taranaki cricket on Saturday, with the exception of the match between Stratford B and Patea, which was played at Patea and resulted in a comfortable win for the visitors by 39 runs in a completed match. Patea, being previously the only unbeaten team in the senior B competition, and Stratford at the bottom of section 2, this result was somewhat unexpected.

New Plymouth’s surprising recovery against Western Park to secure a win which places its position as northern division senior champion beyond doubt, was a feature of northern play. The collapse of the division runner-up, New Plymouth High School, against whom Old Boys secured an outright decision, was equally unexpected.

Results At a Glance.

NORTH TARANAKI. Senior A. New Plymouth (111 and 210) beat Western Park (83 and 32 tor two wickets) . New Plymouth Old Boys (173 and 143) beat N w Plymouth High School (124 and 42) SOUTH TARaNaKi. Senior B —Section 2 Stratford (70. and 89 for six wickets) beat Patea (41 and 79). Championship Points. SOUTH -TARANAKI. Senior A.

STRATFORD WIN EASILY.

Senior B Cricket At Patea.

Stratford B team comfortably defeated Patea in the senior B cricket match at Patea on Saturday by 70 and 89 to 41 and 79. i'e- . emo side took first knock . 0... d p.cduce n , tsman able to control the bowling of Aldridge and Stallard. The opening partnership was dismissed for the loss of only two runs. The latter batsmen undeterred by the fate of the opening men played with more courage than caution. None of them, however, managed to get set and the highest score made v.'at that of the tenth man, Boyle, who made seven before being dismissed by Collins. The Stratford innings might have been a repetition of Patea’s had it not been for the solid innings l of Faulkner. Going in when his side .was four wickets down for 12 runs Tie knocked up an invaluable 21, which Included two fours and a six. Beauchamp’s opening contribution gave Patea a great chance of recovering on the second innings, but the support was not forthcoming from the others. His total of 21 included only one four and v-Us principally composed of singles. Blyde and Maule compiled 12 and 16, respectively, in rapid style, but the remaining batsmen could not improve on their first innings performances and the innings closed for a total of 79. Faulkner was again the backbone of the Stratford innings. He was I put in,’ immediately following the’ : collapse of the opening pair, who produced only three runs. and knocked up a solid 27. Pollard’s 13 and Hickey’s nine put the issue beyond doubt making the final stand of Brinkhurst (14) and Bradshaw superfluous.

P. W. D. L. I >ts. Old Boys. - . . . . 8 7 1 0 15 Patea .... 9 5 z 2 12 Hawera 11 Stra'ford .. .. .... 9 3 2 4 8Power Board .... 9 9 4 8 Manaia .. .; .... 8 1 2 4. Kaponga ..... ... ... 10 0 4 6 . 4 Senior B—Section 1 Hawera B .. ..10 8 1 1 17 Stratford T.H.S. 11 4 4 3 12 Opunake .. .. .. .. 10 5 1 4 11 Nolantown .. .. .. 11 4 1 6 9 Manaia .. .. .. ..10 4 0 6 8 Old Colleglant .. 10 2 1 7 5 Senior B —Section . 2. Fate a .. .. in 9 0 1 18 Old Boys .. .... 9 8 0 1 16 Eltham.. .- •• ■ io 5 0 ’ 5 10 Hawera T.H.S 5. . . 10 3 1 6 7 Stratford.. ... ..11 2 1 8 5 Hav-'era C .. .. .. 10 2 0 7 M