CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1922, Page 3

CRICKET.

McLAREN’S TEAM. AUCKLAND MATCH ABANDONED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Auckland, Dec. 18. The cricket match has been abandoned owing to continuous rain. HEATHCOTE-WILLIAMS SHIELD. SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ MATCH. Christchurch, Last Night. The Heathcote-Williams shield match, between the Napier Boys’ High School (challengers) and Christchurch Boys’ High School (holders) commenced to-day in perfect weather. The visitors made a very poor showing, being disposed of for 20 in the first innings. Six was the highest Individual score, while six batsmen failed to open their accounts. Cromb took six wickets for 6 runs, and W. Moffat three for 13. Christchurch replied with 293 (Mortlock 155, Burrows 12, W, Moffat 15, Blitcliff 32, Skipworth 23). Beutb, with three wickets for 48, was the most successful bowler. In the second innings Napier lost five wickets for 38 (Vogtherr 21). A SCHOOL MATCH. Wellington, Dec. 18. The inter-college cricket match, Wellington v. Wanganui, commenced to-day In dull weather. At the luncheon adjournment Wellington had lost six wickets for 143 (Evans 45, McDonald 29, Hollings 26, Mackenzie 18). Laurie took four wickets for 16, Lance two fOF 3L f> OTAGO v. CHRIST’S COLLEGE. Christchurch, Dec. 18. Otago High School, batting against Christ’s College, were all out for 32 (Barresley 10, Duncan 9). College lost two wickets for 58. MACLAREN’S VIEWS CRITICISED. rfy Telegraph.--Press Asar..—Copyright. London, Dec. 17. The Hon. L. Tennyson, referring to Mr. MacLaren’s statement, declared that. Australia has just as highly paid professional cricketers as they had in England. From any point of view, the game was no more commercialised there than in Australia. Professionalism was the backbone of English county cricket. “I cannot understand what Mr. MacLaren Is driving at. The force of habit is the only possible explanation,” Tennyson adds. SOUTHERN DIVISION. STRATFORD DEFEAT MIDLANDS. Playing at Hawera on Saturday, the Stratford team defeated Midlands on the first innings by 94 to 43. Following are the detailed scores:— STRATFORD. Furrie, c Nichols, b Neilsen 39 Redmond, run out 5 Richmond, c Plank, b Brodie 0 Cole, b Brodie 16 Beale, c Neilsen, b Brodie 4 Young, c Fairweather, b Brodie 8 Hale, c Plank, b Davis « Thomas, c and b Nichol 1 Gatton, c Fairweather, b Nichol ...... 5 Massey, c Fairweather, b Davis .......... 5 Beere, not out 1 Extras “

Total 94 Bowling analysis—Brodie four for 41, Oakes none for 23, Neilsen one for 11, Nichol two for 12, Davis two for 6. MIDLANDS.

Total »» Bowling analysis—Cole five for 15, Beale four for 24. Going in ofr a second innings, Stratford made 98 for five wickets as follows: Redmond, b Davis, 39; Richmond, 'b Neilsen, 2; Young, b Davis, 3; Beale, not out, 31; Thomas, c Davis, b Nichol, 4; Beere, b Plank, 13; extras 6; total 98. OTHER MATCHES. Hawera Juniors secured a three-point win over Kaponga. The match was specially Interesting because Kaponga, being 33 behind on the first innings, put on 87 for five wickets and declared, leaving Hawera 54 to get to notch a three-point win by wickets. For Hawera, Hamond made 45 not out, and for Kaponga, J. Barclay made 36 and A. Betts 33 i not out. Manaia A and Kaponga A played a friendly game, which resulted in a win for Manaia by 33 runs on the first innings. For Kaponga, Baigent 18, Harrison 17, and Grace 12 batted well, and for Manaia, Dr. Maunsell 45 and McKay 10 held the honours. Kaponga’s second innings closed for 113. Baigent 31, Howcroft 12, and Harrison 17 batted well. At closing-time Manaia had lost one wicket for 18 runs. Manaia B met Eltham B at Kaponga, and suffered a defeat by 48 runs—a three-point win for Eltham. WELLINGTON MATCHES. Following are the results of Saturday’s play in Wellington: Y.M.C.A. 276 v. Wellington 2-117; Midland 141 v. Institute 3-105; Thorndon 143 v. Petone 6-149 ; Old Boys 104 and 5-18 v. Hutt 114. Best performances: Batting—P. R. Fulton (Y.M.C.A.) 128, D. C. Collins (Old Boys) 64, W. Hamilton (Petone) 52, E. H. Berneau (Wellington) 49 (not out), W. A. Baker (Midland) 45, B. J. Kortlang (Wellington) 44 (not out), H. M. McGirr (Hutt) 42. Bowling—C. G. Wilson (Wellington) five for 17; H. C. Watson (Institute) five for 38; W. S. Brice (Petone) five for 62; H. M. McGirr (Hutt) four for 2; W. A. Aldersley (Hutt) four for 12, D. C. Collins (Old Boys) four for 14; W. Warne (Thorndon) four for 56. •

Neilsen, b Cole • v Nichol b Cole 10 Reading, c Thomas, b Beale 1 not out 0