CRICKET IN WAIRARAPA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 December 1939, Page 3

CRICKET IN WAIRARAPA

SATURDAY’S SENIOR GAMES

f 1 NEWMAN HOAR’S SPLENDID BOWLING GREENE AND LAMBOURNE BAT WELL (By “BLUE & GOLD.”) Saturday’s senior championship matches provided some sensational bowling by Newman Hoar, who, on a batsman's wicket, secured tne splendid record of 8 wickets for 12 runs. In batting there were two particularly good efforts, a 76, not out, by Greene for Old Boys against Wairarapa College, and a 64, not out, by Lambourn for Red Star against Lansdowne.

On a good wicket at the College ground on Saturday Lansdowne failed to make much progress with their batting. Newman Hoar was in great form with the ball and the Lansdowne batsmen found him most difficult to play. His destructiveness on a batsman’s wicket was evidence of his increasing prowess with the ball. Better batsmen than those in the Lansdowne team would doubtless have succumbed to his deliveries which were deadly accurate with no assistance whatever from the pitch. In the circumstances it was not anticipated that the Lansdowne batsmen would show up to advantage and their small total of 88 was not altogether unexpected against such deadly bowling as that of Newman Hoar. Confident Batting. Vern Greer was one of the two Lansdowne batsmen who showed any confidence against the Red Star bowling. Though he gave a chance early in the innings, he settled down to play an attractive and correct innings, timing his strokes nicely and playing many very effective shots. This player knows how to handle a bat and places the ball where it is most effective for run making. He has a good turn of the wrist and scores with little exertion. knowing just how to play a stroke. He is certainly one of the prettiest bats in the competition. His score on Saturday included five boundaries. A Solid Exhibition. Bill Whiteman was the only other batsman who really showed confidence in his batting. He can face the toughest bowling without feeling that it has him beaten, and goes at it with a stoutness of heart that sets a good example to the rest of the team. He stubbornly fought the bowling and reached 23 before N. Hoar bowled him. He notched four 2’s and a 3 in his total.

Out to a Leg Side Catch. Dave Groves batted well for his 19 runs which included one boundary, two 3’s and two 2’s. He was out to a leg ball which he placed into the hands of N. Hoar.

Destructive Bowling. . Newman Hoar demonstrated that he had the goods qualifying him for a position in the Country team against the Wellington representative eleven when he captured 8 wickets for 12 runs, a performance ranking with the best ever registered in the Wairarapa, though the late Bob Moss's record of 10 wickets for 10 runs in a single innings in a senior championship game for the Carlton Club many years ago, will take a lot of beating. On Saturday Newman Hoar bowled 11.6 overs of which four wore maidens. Ho took his last six wickets for one run. On two occasions he took two wickets in succession. The other wicket fell to Paterson, B. Jenkins being absent.

Disaster at the Start. Disaster overtook the Red Star eleven early in the game, lan Coleman being out to W. Whiteman without scoring. However, Charlie Roys. Graham Lambourn and A. Bell put a different complexion on the game and at stumps Red Star had 120 up for the loss of 2 wickets. A Forceful Hitter. Lambourne and Roys, however, soon settled down to steady scoring and were within four runs of the Lansdowne total when the latter was bowled for 29, which included five 4’s and a 3. He played a very forceful innings. Excellent Batting. Lambourne and Bell played out time, adding 36 to the score. Lambourn gave one of the best displays he has ever turned on. Batting perfectly,7 and without giving a chance he has G 4 to his credit. He found the boundary seven times, and also scored a 3 and five 2’s. Bell Bangs the Bowling, Bell has demonstrated in the past that he can hit hard and often, and he

gave further evidence of this on Saturday when he quickly rattled up 20. which included three 4’s and two' 2 s. A Contrast. Lansdowne took approximately 2J hours to score 88 runs, while Red Shuoccupied about li hours in compiling 120 runs. Greene Comes to Light. Greene who had not up till Saturday reproduced his form, came to light with an excellently played 76 (not out). He scored well all round the wicket and punished the bowling severely at times. He found the boundary nine times and also hit seven 2’s. It was a most attractive display and which put the Old Boys in a fairly safe position for a win. Patrick Bets Well. Patrick played a very nice innings for 29. which included four 4’s, though he played steadier as he went along, his last seven scoring strokes being singles. Hibbs scores Steadily. Hibbs again plodded along steadily, but was aggressive at times, there being a couple of boundaries and four 2’s in his total of 24. A Patient Effort. Logan made an effective partner for Greene and put on 27 by patient batting. He found the boundary on three occasions, the remainder of his score being made up of singles. Makes Most of Opportunities. Whitburn was not very long at the wickets but while there he made the most of his opportunities, his score including three 4’s and a 3. The Tail Wags. The second last wicket of the Old Boys team (Greene and Logan) took the score from 122 to 206. The Best Bowler. The best bowler for the College was Thomson. He sent down 12.7 overs for 54 runs and 5 wickets —a very fine performance on a batsman's wicket. He kept a good length and pegged away tirelessly. He dismissed practically all the principal batsmen.

Tier Stops Rot. The College team made a disastrous start. 4 wickets being down for 27. but Tier was responsible for stopping the rot. the fifth wicket falling at 60. half the score being to the credit of Tier who remains undefeated. He hit four boundaries, a 3 and three 2’s. Stevens scored 10 runs by nice strokes before Whitburn stumped him.