HIGH SCORING

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20990, 18 December 1939, Page 3

HIGH SCORING

SENIOR B GAMES / HAMILTON’S BIG TOTAL BRIGHT DOUBLE TO FORSTER The Senior B competition on Saturday was marked by high scoring efforts on the part of several of the 1 teams. Both Hamilton and Cam- ! bridge A passed the double century j in their respective engagements, * Forster (Hamilton) contributing | largely to his team’s success by scor- j ;ng a bright 96. He also secured ! four wickets. Details:— l Hamilton v. Old Boys Hamilton, first innings 106; second ! innings 233 for five declared (F. Forster 96, P. de la Mare 61, W. Innes-Jones 28). Old Boys, first innings 151 (T. Ross 55, A. McDell 47; Forster, four for 53); second innings 70 (Fraser 49: A. Taylor, eight for 31). Hamilton won by 118 runs. Frankton United v. Cambridge A ! Frankton United, first innings 173 j (J. Mackie 36, A. Nodder 33);!. second innings 97 for four (C. Day f 51). Cambridge A, first innings 252 j for nine declared (C. Boyce 80, A. ; Finlay 61, W. Munroe 30, L. McKin- ' non 21; Collins, four for 49). Cam- ! 1 bridge A won by 74 runs on the first i . innings. j ;

AUCKLAND CRICKET RAIN AFFECTS PLAY (Special to Times) AUCKLAND, Monday Owing- to the rain, only three of the four games set down Tor decision at Eden Park were resumed on Saturday, and In those three play was delayed uutll nearly louto’clock. The Ural'ton v. Eden matin provided an exciting- finish, the rormer learn winning in the last over of the day. North Shore defeated University on the llrst Innings by 3u runs, while Y.M.C.A. bent i’onsonby by 39 runs, tneir advantage on the nrst day’s play. The fourth game, Middlemore v. Parnell, resulted in a win for the former team by 19 runs on the nrst innings The results of the games concluded on Saturday were as follows: Eden, llrst innings, 14 4. Grafton, nrst Innings, 140 for seven wickets. North shore, llrst Innings, 54 1. University, llrst innings, 514. Ponsonby-Baknoral, llrst Innings, 104, ; Y.M.C.A., llrst innings, 143; second innings, 137 for three wickets. Y.M.C.A. won by | 39 runs on the first Innings. CANTERBURY SELECTION PLUNKET SHIELD TEAM (By Telegraph.—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday A surprise in the selection of the Plunket Shield team to represent Canterbury against Otago at Christ- j church next Saturday is that of R. C. Webb, a solicitor, who was drafted [ lo Ngaruawahia camp as a soldier of ! the special force. Webb, who is the wicketkeeper, is still in his early twenties. He played for Canterbury in Plunket Shield games last season j and the season before, taking the 1 place vacated by C. K. Jackman wh?n the latter went to Auckland on trans- ; fer. A sound bat, as well as an alert j and reliable wicketkeeper, Webb had a club average last season of 36.71. ! In Plunket Shield games his top score I was 40, against Otago. The team to play Otago is as foi- | lows: J. L. Kerr (West Christchurch), I R. E. J. Menzies (Old Boys), M. P. Donnelly (West Christchurch), W. j McD. Anderson (Old Boys), F. P. 1 O’Brien (St. Albans), W. A. Hadlee ! (Old Boys), H. Davis (East Christ- i | church), I. B. Cromb (Lancaster | Park), A. W. Roberts (Riccarton), D. IN. Mcßae (Lancaster Park), R. C. J Webb (St. Albans). V. James (East Christchurch) is twelfth man. This team, when the Otago matc.n ' is concluded, will travel to the North I Island, with the exception that B. C. I Harbridge (Old Boys) replaces Webb against Wellington. SHEFFIELD SHIELD GAMES BRADMAN 251 NOT OUT iUnited Press assii.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) MELBOURNE. Dec. 17 ! In the Sheffield Shield cricket j match between Victoria and Queensland, the former made 363 for five ; wickets (Tamblyn 107, Hassett 83) in] reply to Queensland’s first innings i score of 279. Replying to New South Wales’ total I of 336 in the game at Adelaide, South i Australia compiled 430 (Bradman j 251 not out; O'Reilly live lor 108). 1

DEATH OF THOMAS McKKBBON AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL (United Press Assn.—FJec Tel. Copyright) SYDNEY, Dec. >l7 The death has occurred of Thomar Robert McKibbin, a noted old international cricketer, at the age of 69.